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Paying for Performance
Western Governors U. says it will pay McGraw-Hill for course content based on how well students do with it. Pearson is also using the model.
MLA Shift on Copyright
Association's journals will now leave copyright with authors, with explicit authorization to post articles on personal or departmental websites, or in open access repositories.
Opinion
Book Beat 2012
University presses head to the publishing industry's annual confab. Scott McLemee tags along.
'Mudwoman'
In new novel, acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates depicts the struggles -- both external and psychological -- of a university's first female president.
Opinion
Ride a Pale Horse
It infected a third of the world's population and killed tens of millions. Scott McLemee reads a new book recalling the influenza pandemic of 1918.
Some Leeway, Some Limits
In landmark ruling, federal judge rejects most arguments made by publishers in suit against Georgia State over e-reserves. But she also imposes some rules that could complicate life for librarians and professors.
Opinion
Pushy Textbook Publishers
Nate Kreuter writes about the frustration of receiving unsolicited review copies -- and the impact of marketing efforts on the curriculum.
Textbook Alternative
U. of Minnesota will catalog and offer peer reviews of open-source textbooks, aiming to help professors find those materials and give them the confidence to assign them.