EDUCAUSE | Library Items

2 New Digital Models Promise Academic Publishing for Profit

"Scholarly publishers are well aware that more and more readers and libraries want to get hold of monographs in electronic form. The trick has been how to deliver content digitally without going out of business. Two new models?one with an open-access component, one without?should help publishers test out ways to adapt and, maybe, thrive."

Cellular Phone Service and Communications Devices ? Guidelines & Policy

This Seattle Pacific University policy institutes an institutional stipend to cover presumed business use of personal cell phones for certain employees.

E-Textbooks for All

A pilot at the University of Texas at Austin will replace printed textbooks with electronic versions for all students in certain classes, free of charge.

B-Schools in Second Life: It?s more than just Fun and Games; It?s the Confluence of Playing, Learning, and Working

"A few months back, at the beginning of the semester, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) made an award to Babson College and the Sloan Consortium to develop a virtual (business) incubator in Second Life. Students in this class would engage in research and development that had the potential of making a significant difference in the field of entrepreneurship globally."