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Just Saying No to For-Profit Academic Publishers
The scholarly communication system is full of tension these days: libraries stretch budgets to meet the hugely increasing cost of journal subscriptions, academic publishers insist upon the added value...
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How to Request Materials
As a student or faculty member at Teachers College, you can request materials for the library to purchase. To do this, follow these steps: 1) From the library homepage, click on “Request Materials,”...
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The MOOC: Online education, super-sized
Image credit: Michael Morgenstern for the Chronicle of Higher Education Reposted from Pressible. In case you have been too enclosed in the physical beauty of the Teachers College (or a similar...
View ArticleLinked Jazz releases video
Do you like data? Do you like jazz? Then you’ll love Linked Jazz, a project based at the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. What is Linked Jazz, you say? I’m glad you asked....
View ArticleOpen Library of Humanities Launches
The open access movement just got one tick stronger. The Open Library of Humanities (OLH), an initiative aiming provide support for openly accessible humanities scholarship, was launched just a little...
View ArticleFederal government supports Open Access
There have been several recent developments in federal support for Open Access (OA) over the last few weeks. In case you OA fans out there missed them, here is a brief summary: The Obama administration...
View ArticleThe Amplify Tablet: News Corp.’s tablet for the classroom
Yesterday, Amplify, the education unit of News Corp., released a tablet that promises to enhance the classroom experience for students and teachers alike. For students, the Amplify Tablet features a...
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The Digital Public Library of America Launches
(Covers to) A guide to New York City issued by New York Central Lines. (on verso) Rand McNally & Co., New York. (with map). Held by the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. The Digital Public...
View ArticleScalar: The next big thing in scholarly publishing?
To all those following our commentaries on open access, e-books, the scholarly communication crisis, and educational technologies, there is a new platform out there that touches on all of these while...
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Digital Humanities updates
It’s a busy summer for folks in the digital humanities. Here’s a quick overview of some of the developments in the DH community: Inlet near Sunset Beach, 06/1973, Record Group 412: Records of the...
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