Inside Higher Ed

Δύο άρθρα στο Inside Higher Ed, που θεωρούμε ότι παρουσιάζουν ενδιαφέρον. Ενδιαφέρον επίσης έχουν και τα σχόλια στο τέλος του πρώτου άρθρου
 

The Library Web Site of the Future by Steven J. Bell (February 17, 2009)
 

Academic librarians want their Web sites to attract faculty and students the way flowers invite insects for a visit. The urge to plunge into the cornucopia of electronic riches that lies waiting in the library’s highly organized portal should be irresistible. Exclusive research databases, costly electronic journals and digital books and treasures lay in wait for those who need and are willing to seek them out. For faculty, at least two powerful motivators should drive their personal interest in expecting a great library Web site. One is their own need to easily find scholarly content that supports their research. The other is a desire to have students discover the resources that strengthen their research and result in high quality assignments. το πλήρες άρθρο εδώ

Split Over Open Access

June 4, 2009

In the debate over "open access" to scholarly research, the Association of American University Presses has weighed in on the "anti" side of things, backing legislation that would end a federal requirement that work supported by the National Institutes of Health be available online and free within 12 months of publication. The stance of the presses has pitted the publishing arm of higher education increasingly against many other parts of academe, as many scholars and librarians are enthusiasts for open access, and a growth number of college and university faculties are backing the idea. Now 10 university press directors are coming forward to announce jointly that they also support the idea. And while they don't specifically identify the legislation that the AAUP is backing, they make clear that they don't back it at all το πλήρες άρθρο εδώ