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Occupy Knowledge: It's Ours, After All

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:07:59 -0400

Occupy Knowledge: It's Ours, After All:

Barbara Fister, Inside Higher Education.

A Modern Scholar's Ailments: Link Rot and Footnote Flight - Publishing - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 13:37:24 -0400

A Modern Scholar's Ailments: Link Rot and Footnote Flight - Publishing - The Chronicle of Higher Education:

The scourge of link rot, whereby links in scholarly citations stop working…

Oxford English Dictionary 'will not be printed again' - Telegraph

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:59:17 -0400

Oxford English Dictionary 'will not be printed again' - Telegraph:

No longer will we be able to amaze students with the 23 page entry for “set” — instead, we’ll have to settle for scrolling down an incredibly long page.

Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:18:10 -0400

Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age:

Changing notions and practices regarding intellectual property may be behind some of the rise in student plagiarism, according to this report in the NY Times.

Learning a Language From an Expert on the Web

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:16:29 -0400

Learning a Language From an Expert on the Web:

The NY Times profiles Web services that pair language learners with native speakers.

New research on information literacy examines young adults' evaluation of Web content

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:30:06 -0400

New research on information literacy examines young adults' evaluation of Web content:

Researchers from Northwestern University observed online information seeking and evaluating behaviors among a sample of 18 and 19 year olds and came up with some very interesting findings.

Textbooks -- A Better Way?

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:10:16 -0400

Textbooks -- A Better Way?:

Discussion of the economics of textbooks, the impact on students, the scholarly publishing ecosystem, and some ideas for alternatives to current practice.

E-Books Taking Hold

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:22:00 -0400

E-Books Taking Hold:

I’ve been wondering for a long time whether and when e-books would “tip” — that is, gain mainstream acceptance and use. Here’s one indicator that this may be on its way (but note that paperback sales aren’t included, so print is still in the lead).

Older Vermont Newspapers to be Digitized, Made Freely Available

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:44:00 -0400

Older Vermont Newspapers to be Digitized, Made Freely Available:

This exciting initiative will result in the digitization of up to 100,000 pages from Vermont newspapers from 1836 to 1922. The newspapers will be freely available for the public to search and read. We’ll be following this project!