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The new management of netLibrary, which took over in April after the troubled e-book company was purchased by a nonprofit library group, is taking steps to make the company more attractive to librarians in academe such as adding more-current titles and improving the company’s communication with librarians. Read the Full Article
With digital works, preservation is a bit more tricky. Several museums are organizing to recommend methods for preserving digital art — works that deal in light, code, and constantly changing technology. Read the Full Article
DENVER – May 28, 2002 – eCollegeSM [Nasdaq: ECLG], the leading provider of technology and services for online higher education programs, today announced that it has been selected by the State of Colorado as one of the preferred providers of eLearning solutions for programs delivered by the State’s higher education system, as well as by […]
It is just before sunrise, and Lee M. Grenci is ready to start teaching. Read the Full Article
The campaign, which Microsoft now acknowledges was ill-timed, has prompted at least a few school officials in Oregon and Washington to consider switching to free, open-source software programs. Read the Full Article
Project LINCOLN, Neb. (May 24, 2002) — Two years before cutting costs became the watchword for state agencies, the Nebraska National Guard and Nebraska Educational Telecommunications (NET) began collaborating on Project ALERT, a series of distance learning courses enabling Guard members to use home computers to log onto the Worldwide Web and train at their […]
Oberle and Associates, a Richmond-based construction firm, will transform about 6,500 square feet of underutilized space in the Ball Communications Building into a digitally-based education and research center. Read The Full Article
UF students may have that opportunity as early as Fall semester, after a UF graduate and the Department of Geography install a satellite station atop Turlington Hall that receives images in real-time. Read The Full Article
Farm workers spend more time navigating through strawberry plants than they do the World Wide Web, but now a new program is helping them gain computer skills, letting them keep up with their school-age children. Read The Full Article
A survey shows that cheating among college students has risen dramatically in the past two years. Listen To the Segment