SAGE commissions research team at LISU to undertake research investigating the value of academic libraries for academic staff - May 7, 2012
Academic and professional publisher SAGE has commissioned the research team at LISU, Loughborough University (UK) to undertake research investigating the value of academic libraries for academic staff. LISU conducted 8 case studies in three regions – the UK, USA and Scandinavia – to uncover examples… Read More
SPARC-ACRL forum scheduled to be held at ALA on June 23 - May 7, 2012
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) has announced that the next SPARC-ACRL Forum, ‘Campus Open Access Funds: The State of Play’ will be held at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, on June 23, 2012, from 4:00-5:30 pm in the Grand Ballroom South… Read More
Pearson and LearnSomething partnership to expand professional training solutions - May 7, 2012
Print and digital education materials provider Pearson has announced an expansion of its professional training solutions by partnering with LearnSomething, a provider of customised, digitally-delivered corporate training services. The collaboration will result in a comprehensive set of solutions to assist corporations, associations, unions and government… Read More
Ithaka report offers overview of online learning technologies - May 3, 2012
An Ithaka S+R report, released and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the challenges to be overcome by institutions so that they can take advantage of online learning technologies. The report, titled ‘Barriers to Adoption of Online Learning Systems in US Higher Education,’… Read More
MIT and Harvard unveil online learning platform edX - May 3, 2012
Harvard University and MIT have announced edX, a new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners. EdX will build on both universities’ experience in offering online instructional… Read More
UK public sector saving £28 million through open access to scholarly content, say reports - May 2, 2012
The UK Open Access Implementation Group (OAIG) has released two reports that say open access (OA) to published scholarly research offers significant benefits to the UK. The UK public sector already saves £28.6 million by using OA. The reports make it clear that both the… Read More
