Faculty Issues

In the Basement of the Ivory Tower describes the realities of teaching writing as an adjunct to poorly prepared students -- and questions whether many of them should be in college.

Despite legal roadblock in Google Books project, libraries might soon benefit from other digital search-and-retrieval services.

With a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and a faculty position in Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, David...

As a leading economist of education, Charles T. Clotfelter has brought data-driven analysis to many key topics surrounding American schools...

Sloan Consortium develops standardized metrics for assessing quality of online programs.

With free e-books, you often get what you pay for. Scott McLemee discovers the art of making do-it-yourself editions.

A long-awaited decision by a federal judge could be a significant blow to Google's attempts to sell access to books it scanned from university libraries.

New research suggests as they wait for the "digital switch," libraries may need to collaborate to better use their print collections.