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Content Discovery Demystified

What's your preferred way of finding a paper in your field? Scott McLemee looks at a report on the available options.
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London Calling

Has November become the month for student protests over budget cuts and tuition hikes? Scott McLemee reports on developments in London -- and closer to home.

Measuring Engagement (With Books)

The e-textbook consortium CourseSmart has announced an analytics program that will provide data about students' usage of a text, which universities can use to link with outcomes.
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Chimera and Consequences

When is a forbidden book most fascinating? When it doesn't actually exist. Scott McLemee browses for the call numbers of the damned.

Fleeing From 'Free'

Flat World Knowledge will no longer publish versions of its textbooks at no charge. How big a setback does the company's change represent for the 'open' movement?

Pearson's Open Book

Publishing giant unveils search engine for open educational resources -- and its own content.

'Occupying the Academy'

Editors discuss new book on diversity work within higher education.

Measured Innovation in Peer Review

Two online publishing ventures seek to reform peer review without blowing it wide open.