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E-Textbooks Are More Popular Than Ever. But Professors Still Don’t Trust Them.

Nearly half of professors think students learn better with print materials, according to a new report—but demand from both students and institutions is still pushing them to be more digitally focused.

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Academic Publishers Threatened By Open-Access Expansion

Critics say a directive to make federally funded research immediately free to the public could violate authors’ copyrights. It could also disrupt the $19 billion academic publishing industry.

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Use AI to Build Course Materials? Earn $1,000

In a new pilot project, faculty are encouraged to use generative artificial intelligence to create, or build on, open educational resources.

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A Viable Model for Open-Access Publishing

MIT Press’s digital approach has broadened readership of monographs, but questions remain on whether its “idealistic” open-access model can change the publishing industry. 

Editors of ‘Philosophy & Public Affairs’ Journal Resign En Masse

Thirty-eight editors of Philosophy & Public Affairs, a Wiley-owned journal, announced their resignations en masse Wednesday, including the entire editorial...
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Researchers Investigating Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing

A new study by Ithaka S+R seeks to gain insight into the technology’s potential to transform the production of academic scholarship.

Textbook Affordability a Top Faculty Concern

Nearly two-thirds of faculty members view textbook affordability as a top priority for their universities, according to the annual Faculty...

Colleges Urge Education Dept. to Keep Rules Allowing Inclusive Access

Seventy-five administrators and professors from at least 61 institutions are calling on the Education Department in a letter released Wednesday...