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Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2. Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” ” The Chronicle of Higher Education on Elsevier “becoming a data company.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning. ” That is the Sophie B.

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” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” The School Library Journal reports that “ New York DOE Green Lights Amazon eBook Deal.” Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. million total.

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” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. ” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. The open-access publisher PLOS has a new CEO : Alison Mudditt.

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” Via The Atlantic : “The Libraries Bringing Small-Town News Back to Life.” Elsevier on “The Augmented Researcher: What Does 2018 Hold for AI in Publishing ?” Via Chalkbeat : “ Rocketship becomes latest charter network to pull the plug on Tennessee ’s Achievement School District.”

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” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. The program will focus on nonprofits that help refugees, which will be able to apply for fee waivers to access the Coursera course catalog.” ’” LOL job titles.

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The BBC reports that “ Cuba signs deal for faster internet access to Google content.” Campus Technology reports that “ Elsevier Debuts Metrics Tracking Journal Performance.” ” The latest from Stanford history professor on Larry Cuban on “ personalized learning ” in Silicon Valley area schools.