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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 qualified answer from panelist Caroline Levander, vice president for global and digital strategy at Rice University: Yes, among other things. “It UNC and Elsevier did eventually strike a deal.

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Reliable Turnitin alternatives for K12

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This is the only service that can access the libraries like Elsevier/Scopus and Springer & Nature. That’s a smart corporate strategy, although it means that users don’t get too many other plagiarism check services to choose from. . This is certainly a huge factor when it comes to popularity.

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Strictly for adults?

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Although Knowles tries valiantly to delineate some important distinctions between the strategies and approaches of children and adults, the distinctions he makes are either meaningless or poorly defined. Burlington, MA: Elsevier Previous posts in this series: 1. Reference Knowles, M. Holton, E. and Swanson, R.

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How a Partnership Over Annotation Software Fits Into Bigger Changes in Research Workflow

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Elsevier, one of the world’s largest publishers of scientific journals, hasn’t been shy about shifting away from just publishing to offering a set of tools for scholars to use throughout the research process. Higher education leaders have been watching Elsevier’s overall strategy with caution—and some concern.

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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). Markson, Cengage’s strategy officer, argued that the company is “extremely committed” to driving down costs for students.

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

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For instance, psychologist Robert Sternberg (1985) defines critical thinking as “the mental processes, strategies, and representations people use to solve problems, make decisions, and learn new concepts”​ (cited in Shaw, 2014, p. 6, eds Burke C.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via the EFF : “Stupid Patent of the Month: Elsevier Patents Online Peer Review.” Shawn Graham responds to this patent on peer review by patenting Elsevier. Last week , the CFPB announced the bank would have to pay $4 million to settle a probe into Wells Fargo student loan practices.