An examination of power paradigm controls, peer review and scholarly communication. It covers issues such as: silencing scholars within totalitarian and democratic forms of government; intellectual freedom, intellectual suppression, the big lie and the freedom to lie; and rhetoric versus reality.
PrefaceDedicationIntroductionSilencing Scholars Within Totalitarian and Democratic Forms of GovernmentIntellectual Freedom, Intellectual Suppression, the Big Lie, and the Freedom to LieRhetoric Versus Reality in AcademiaParadigm Dependency in Academia and Its Effect on Peer ReviewDouble Standards and Peer-Review SuppressionToleration of FalsificationTransition From Academic Discussion and Debate to Controversy and ScandalSaying What You BelieveTrust, Skepticism, and WhistleblowingPeer Review SecrecyPolitically CorrectOut Of Cite, Out Of MindRole and Responsibility of Academic LibrariansSilencing Scholars in the Electronic AgeReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index.