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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. But we are profitable.”

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Will 'Publish or Perish' Become 'Clicks or Canned'? The Rise of Academic Social Networks

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“The idea that some of these sites are for-profit raises questions about whether our work is really going to be available to the public, or if we’re doing it for free for a corporation,” says Fatima Espinoza Vasquez, assistant professor at the University of Kentucky’s School of Information Science. “It It also raises copyright issues.

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Critical thinking becomes imperative in an age where information is plentiful and continuously evolving. These learners are not just passive recipients of information; they are active participants in their educational journeys, equipped to handle the challenges and opportunities that come with a technology-driven world.

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(The Very Last) Hack Education Weekly News

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” “ University of California System is playing hardball with Elsevier in negotiations that could transform the way it pays to read and publish research,” says Inside Higher Ed. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Via Edsurge : “ Employment Outcomes Data Is All Over The Place.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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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. ” “Why So Many Top Hackers Hail from Russia ,” according to information security journalist Brian Krebs.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Edsurge on Hypothes.is ’s partnership with Elsevier. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” An op-ed in The New York Times : “The Misguided Drive to Measure ‘Learning Outcomes’ ” Via NPR : “From Little Rock to Parkland: A Brief History of Youth Activism.”