Tadween Roundup: News and Analysis from the Publishing/Academic World
Tadween Publishing brings you the latest news and analyses from the publishing and academic worlds that relates to pedagogy and knowledge production.
How
Open Access and Para-Academic Publishers Are Disrupting Academic Publishing
By Kevin Eagan (Digital Book World)
As book publishing evolves alongside technology, academic publishing has
remained static in many ways. Yet, as Kevin Eagan explains, the open access
movement and “para-academic” publishing are making changes to academic
publishing outside of its traditional realm.
Entire
library journal editorial board resigns, citing ‘crisis of conscience’ after
death of Aaron Swartz
By Russell Brandon (The Verge)
The editor-in-chief and editorial board of the Journal of Library
Administration resign in order to demonstrate their support for the open access
movement in the wake of Aaron Swartz’s suicide.
Why
ebooks are a different genre from print
By Stuart Kelly (The Guardian)
According to Stuart Kelly, eBooks are not only changing the cosmetic and
physical appearance of books, they are changing the very essence of what a book
is.
Don’t
Let the Dream of Open Access Journals Die
By Puneet Opal (The Atlantic)
Following the announcement by MIT that it would release documents relating to
the case of Aaron Swart, Puneet Opal makes an argument in favor of open access
to academic publications, stating that such a commitment would “push society
intellectually forward.”
The
state of state funding of higher education
By Doug Lederman (Inside Higher Ed)
In the face of economic crisis, many state funded institutions of higher
education across the United States have experienced cuts to their budgets over
the past few years. To counter this withdrawal of revenue, some colleges and
universities have sought to increase tuition. A new report, however, claims
that raising tuition might be the wrong move to make.
U.S. Still Has More Work
to Do in Technology Education
Autumn Arnett and T.A. Cooper (Diverse)
If the United States is looking to embrace technology in the classroom, China
might be the model to follow.
Assault
on Writers From Automated Software
By Gini Graham Scott (Huffington Post)
Writers are constantly facing challenges to old publishing norms thanks to
evolving technology. Yet, as Gini Graham Scott explains, one of those
challenges may be that new technology could replace writers altogether.
Amazon
Buys Goodreads: We’re all just data now
By Rob Spillman (Salon)
Amazon’s purchase of Goodreads, an online portal for writers and readers to
review books, looks to be another move by the corporation to take over the book
publishing world.
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