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By jdupuis on October 13, 2012.
  • Everyone should program, or Programming is Hard? Both!
  • Oh No: LinkedIn Just Went Klout On Us
  • Can eTextbooks help save the planet?
  • Preventing the Second Big Deal (not getting locked into big etextbook deals)
  • Generation Y Leads in Book Buying, Says Industry’s Most Comprehensive Report
  • Apress unveils open access book publishing program for the tech community
  • Libraries reinvent themselves as labs of creativity
  • More Technology, Please (students want more edtech)
  • Lessons From Swiss Watch-Makers (traditional nonprofit higher ed needs to focus on high end value, niche branding)
  • The teaching-only stream: Are we headed up a creek without a paddle?
  • 2012 top ten trends in academic libraries
  • Clubs and cliques in STM publishing and the impact on Open Access (#openaccess)
  • The Finch Report and RCUK Open Access policy: How can libraries respond?
  • Academic Publishing Giant Springer For Sale
  • Good searching really isn’t about searching
  • Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Disruption? (MOOCs won't replace traditional courses)
  • Is the MOOC / Coursera Model the Future of Higher Education in Canada?
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