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Picture by Michael Coghlan: https://flic.kr/p/dtgg4h There's a wrapper in my pocket. It's from a chocolate bar I got a long, long time ago, From a local Spar. I ate it in a country park, Sitting by a tree, Soaking in the morning Sun: The sounds of birds and bees. It's Winter now. I'm back at work. And many months have gone Since that blissful country park, And that warm Summer Sun. I really should throw away This wrapper in my pocket. Although it brings fond memories, My pocket's gone all mockett.

Satire on corporate monopolies in 19th-century America, targeting a railway owner who once famously said "I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half." At my University we are currently discussing how to provide support for software that can help students and staff manage their references and sources.  There are of course many different options available on the market - some free, and some not.  During discussions I have made no secret of my preference for Zotero - which I believe offers the most intuitive and comprehensive functionality.  To this end, I have done some showcases of Zotero for various academics - which appear to illicit one of three responses from them: Oh, brave new world that has such software in it!  I had no idea - and I want it now! We already use it.  Have been for years.  So why are you telling us about it now? But don't we already have Mendeley in our official software catalogue? I fully expected ...