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Elsevier Faces Tough Questions About Its Business Model During Library and Publishing Conference

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And Elsevier, the for-profit scholarly communications giant that many librarians and researchers love to hate, will never go away. The daylong program kicked off with a riveting one-on-one conversation between Kevin Guthrie, ITHAKA’s president, and Youngsuk “YS” Chi, the chairman of Elsevier. It is a collaborative product,” she said.)

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Next Week - The Library 2.0 "Emerging Technology" Mini-Conference - All Keynotes and Sessions Posted!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OPENING KEYNOTE PANELISTS: Christina Mune Associate Dean of Innovation and Resource Management, University Library at San Jose State University @bibliopathic Christina Mune is the Associate Dean of Innovation and Resources Management at San Jose State University's King Library.

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Futuring open education at the University of Mary Washington OER Summit

Bryan Alexander

Today I traveled to Fredericksburg, Virginia, to participate in the University of Mary Washington ‘s Open Education Resources Summit , organized by the excellent Steven Greenlaw. Here are the slides : Second, I will break the audience into small groups, so that each could tackle a different scenario, presented in handouts.

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Futuring open education at the University of Mary Washington OER Summit

Bryan Alexander

Today I traveled to Fredericksburg, Virginia, to participate in the University of Mary Washington ‘s Open Education Resources Summit , organized by the excellent Steven Greenlaw. Here are the slides : Second, I will break the audience into small groups, so that each could tackle a different scenario, presented in handouts.

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7 Good Google Scholar Alternatives for Academics and Student Researchers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

You can use WorldCat to search for a wide variety of resources including research theses, books, magazines, songs, maps, genealogical records, movies, and more. ScienceDirect ScienceDirect is a platform by Elsevier that offers access to a huge collection of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters including open access materials.

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Best Websites to Help You Find Academic Books and Journal Articles

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

You can use WorldCat to search for a wide variety of resources including research theses, books, magazines, songs, maps, genealogical records, movies, and more. While some of the resources on ResearchGate are available for free download in full-text format, others are not and you can only access their abstract.

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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

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And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks. Who Owns Student Data?

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