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Mathieu Plourde

Not on the Same Page: Undergraduates' Information Retrieval in Electronic and Print Boo... - 0 views

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    Academic libraries are increasingly collecting e-books, but little research has investigated how students use e-books compared to print texts. This study used a prompted think-aloud method to gain an understanding of the information retrieval behavior of students in both formats. Qualitative analysis identified themes that will inform instruction and collection practices.
Mathieu Plourde

College Faculty Continue their Love Affair with Print Textbooks, Says New BISG Study - 0 views

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    "Research finds overwhelming percentage of faculty feel students need texts to succeed… and they prefer them in print. "
Nancy O'Laughlin

How Nik Osborne Plans To Disrupt Class -- Campus Technology - 0 views

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    "In that model, the institution negotiates a deep discount off the list price of the textbook in order to have access to an e-text edition. In return for the discount, the university guarantees that every single student in the course will buy the e-text, which is charged like a lab fee. This is a definite change from the current textbook model, in which each student is personally responsible for showing up to class armed with the textbook, either in printed or digital form."
Nancy O'Laughlin

The Price Is Right? -- Campus Technology - 0 views

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    "Logically, e-textbooks should be much cheaper than the print options available to students--but they're not. CT looks at the rationale behind their pricing, and the market factors at play."
Mathieu Plourde

STEPP: The Student E-rent Pilot Project - 0 views

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    "STEPP was launched by the Alternative Media Access Center, in partnership with CourseSmart and the AccessText Network, through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (DoEd), Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). This program is designed to meet the textbook rental needs of any postsecondary student and aims to help improve low-cost access to higher education textbooks for all students, including those with print-related disabilities. "
Mathieu Plourde

Survey: iPad adoption sluggish but e-textbooks booming - 0 views

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    "E-textbooks show signs of finally gaining traction, although they still account for a smaller share of all textbook purchases than any method of acquiring a print textbook. Twenty percent of students in this year's survey either bought or "rented" an e-textbook this spring. Over all, electronic versions accounted for 9 percent of all textbook purchases."
Mathieu Plourde

AcademicPub - Create a custom book with real-time copyright clearance - 0 views

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    "Our application provides real-time copyright clearance and an ever-expanding content library along with the ability to add your own materials and articles from the web. And - peer recommendations from colleagues in your discipline can present new possibilities to enrich your courses. "
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    This is basically a course pack builder. It takes care of copyright clearance and offers the option for students to download as a digital file or get a print-on-demand.
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