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Libraries Can Lend Foreign Books
Supreme Court rules against textbook publisher's effort to prevent resale of cheaper imported textbooks.
'Learning the Possible'
Author discusses new book on the challenges facing Mexican-American students.
Company Sees Opening for OER
Open education advocates launch Lumen Learning, which aims to help institutions replace expensive textbooks with open-source solutions.
Free Textbook Company Shelves Clones
Following a lawsuit from major textbook publishers, a Boston company rewrites its "textbook replacement" material and asks judge for breathing room.
Opinion
Cardinal Questions
Can believers and unbelievers find fellowship? Scott McLemee looks at the 21st-century dialogue between faith and reason.
Rights Reserved
To lessen the impact of rising textbook costs, three institutions have created programs that allow students to borrow course materials.
Opinion
Let's Get Small
Jeremy Bernstein's "A Palette of Particles" offers a guided tour of the subatomic universe. Scott McLemee goes on a trip.
Big Push for Open Access
White House order jump-starts the process and even wins support from publishers.