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Tech World Overreacts to Google’s New Privacy Policy – How Does It Affect You?

Eric V. LePage — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:28:25 +0000

ReadWriteWeb: “Google updated its privacy policy on Tuesday. It replaced more than 60 separate policies with a single one that treats Google users and their data as the same across all Google services.”

Some Associations, Scholars Protest Bill That Would Curb Public Access to Research

Eric V. LePage — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:22:57 +0000

Wired Campus: “Opposition to the Research Works Act continues to spread. In a statement posted today on its Web site, the Modern Language Association said it opposes the bill, HR 3699, which would prevent federal agencies from requiring researchers to make the published results of federally supported research available to the public without publishers’ consent.”

Fair-Use Guide Seeks to Solve Librarians’ VHS-Cassette Problem

Eric V. LePage — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:22:26 +0000

Wired Campus: “The Association of Research Libraries might have a solution to what some librarians call ‘the VHS-cassette problem.’”

The Challenges of Digital Scholarship

Eric V. LePage — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:21:59 +0000

ProfHacker: “The call to seriously consider forms of new media such as blogging, YouTube and Twitter as part of academic scholarship is growing louder and louder.”

Campus Reactions to Apple’s Entry Into E-Textbook Market

Eric V. LePage — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:10:46 +0000

Wired Campus: “Last week Apple released free software to make e-books for the iPad, declaring that the company intended to ‘reinvent the textbook.’ Apple also updated its iTunesU service, first released four years ago, to make it possible for professors to put syllabi, lecture videos and audio recordings, and e-textbooks into one spot for students.”

Students’ Video Game Tests New Artificial-Intelligence Engine — at the Prom

Eric V. LePage — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:10:13 +0000

Wired Campus: “Few rituals conjure a storm of emotions like the high-school prom. Some remember the night forever, and others try to forget it as soon as they leave the gym.”

New Projection Devices Enable Users to Wirelessly Share Desktops

Eric V. LePage — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:09:51 +0000

Campus Technology: “Users can now project images and information from their desktop without having to connect their computer to a projector.”

Thanks to iPads and Kindles, E-Book Lending at Libraries Explodes

Eric V. LePage — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:09:19 +0000

ReadWriteWeb: “When the concept of libraries lending out e-books first came about, the idea had its skeptics. Some in the publishing industry worried that the practice could eat into e-book sales, while others questioned whether such a system would be popular or effective among consumers. Some recent statistics suggest that library e-book lending is taking off.”

Thanks to iPads and Kindles, E-Book Lending at Libraries Explodes

Eric V. LePage — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:09:16 +0000

Join the Conversation on the Future of eTexts: Cost, Adoption, Implications

Eric V. LePage — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:08:09 +0000

Educause: “Join the new eTexts Constituent Group to discuss the rapidly evolving domain of digital textbooks, multimedia supplements, tutorial websites, e-reader/annotation software, and related materials—that we may collectively refer to as "eTexts" for short. It is a place for community sharing of ideas, analyses, experiences, and practical outcomes of using eTexts. The primary focus is eText acquisition, delivery, and support strategies that help further the interests of higher education through cost savings for students, selection of eText reader/annotation software, devices, and institutional policies.”