Books and Publishing

Books and Publishing
Mar 18, 2021
As COVID-19 forced professors to embrace digital texts, they were likelier to know about -- but not to use -- free, openly licensed materials. Progress was greatest at colleges that promoted OER, especially minority-serving ones.
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New guidelines aim to make peer review more inclusive while also acknowledging the stresses on the peer-review process, Andrew Berzanskis, Jane Bunker and Rebecca Colesworthy write.
The upside-down reflection of a red barn.
A merged institution born out of financial strain seeks to balance cost with quality, while also reaching more rural residents. But its botched announcement led to an outcry, an apology and a no-confidence vote.
The book cover for Robert A. Schneider's "The Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion."
Scott McLemee reviews Robert A. Schneider’s The Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion.
The cover of Robert T. Tally Jr'.s 'J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit: Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion'
Scott McLemee interviews author Robert T. Tally Jr. on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit: Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion.
The red book jacket cover for Jamie Kreiner's "The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction."
Scott McLemee reviews Jamie Kreiner’s The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction.
The book cover for Denise Gigante's Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America.
Scott McLemee reviews Denise Gigante’s Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America.
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Some laud the agreement. Others say it falls short. If nothing else, the deal offers an example of how a collection of colleges is navigating a tense academic publishing ecosystem.
An image of the eight book covers featured in this review.
Scott McLemee highlights forthcoming university press books of a more personal nature.
The book cover for Leslie Kern's 'Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies." The book jacket is mostly white with "and other lies" in red font.
Scott McLemee reviews Leslie Kern’s Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies.
The green book cover for Gregory Berns's "The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent―and Reinvent―Our Identities."
Scott McLemee reviews Gregory Berns’s The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent―and Reinvent―Our Identities.
An open laptop screen showing an interactive map, with many dots connected to one another with curving lines.
New scholarly forms are transforming intellectual creativity, access to knowledge and reader engagement, Allison Levy writes.
Two young activists, wearing T-shirts that say "JUST STOP OIL," sit with their hands against the wall in front of Vincent van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers," its frame smeared with tomato soup.
Scott McLemee reviews Daniel H. Weiss’s Why the Museum Matters.

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"The OER Moment" is Inside Higher Ed's new print-on-demand compilation of articles.

This collection of news and opinion articles may be downloaded here, free.

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March 18, 2021

As COVID-19 forced professors to embrace digital texts, they were likelier to know about -- but not to use -- free, openly licensed materials. Progress was greatest at colleges that promoted OER, especially minority-serving ones.

August 19, 2020

Can colleges teach students what they need to know in the 21st century? Derek Bok offers an answer.

December 4, 2019

Planned pricing changes by academic publisher Cengage have not gone down well with the National Association of College Stores.

November 4, 2019

As major textbook publishers grapple with new strategic directions, alternative providers focused on lower-cost materials seize the opportunity to grow their market share.

September 19, 2019

As California's community colleges implement degree pathways with no textbook costs, what -- if anything -- can be gleaned from their data?

September 18, 2019

Publishers’ sales teams can freely visit professors on many campuses. Steven J. Bell asks, shouldn't academic librarians promoting alternatives have easy access to the faculty, too?

July 30, 2019

Concerned about limited purchasing options and potential price increases, students and consumer groups challenge the proposed merger of two major textbook publishers.

June 13, 2019

State University of New York system strikes deal with Lumen Learning to expand and fill gaps in systemwide platform to deliver open educational resources free to students.

May 2, 2019

Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education will combine to create one giant education publisher focused on digital content. Observers aren’t convinced that’s a good thing for students.

April 29, 2019

Analysis commissioned by advocacy group documents how major companies' business strategies could help them lock up research and learning data that colleges and scholars need.

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