Author: Paul R. Pival
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Adobe to Require New Epub DRM in July, Expects to Abandon Existing Users
Ooh, this doesn't sound good. The Digital Reader is reporting that come July, 2014, Adobe will be requiring vendors and hardware to support an updated version of their DRM (Digital Rights Management) solution. So what, you ask? "This means that any app or device which still uses the older Adobe DRM will be cut off.…
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LogMeIn Free going away
Well, it was a good run while it lasted, but LogMeIn Free is going away by the end of this month 🙁 I've been using and recommending this wonderful product since 2007 to remotely access my home iMac from work, and my work machine from home. I've also used it on occasion to provide remote…
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5th International m-libraries Conference 2014 – in Hong Kong
Ooooh, that's a tempting location! 5th International m-libraries Conference 2014, Hong Kong, May 27-30, 2014. Early bird registration is now open for the 5th International m-libraries Conference to be held for the first time in Asia at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. With the theme 'm-libraries: from devices to people', the programme includes international keynote…
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The Chronicle of Higher Education on Distance Education
Today's online issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education has a couple of DE-related articles: ‘U.S. News’ Releases New Rankings of Online Programs Exactly How Many Students Take Online Courses? For that first one, "Only all-online, degree-granting programs in popular areas, such as nursing, technology, and business, were evaluated."
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Recent JAL Articles on Library Support of Distance Education
I just received an alert for the latest issue of the Journal of Academic Librarianship (vol 39, iss 6) and noticed the following articles: Distance Learners' Self-efficacy and Information Literacy Skills AbstractThis study investigates distance learners' information literacy skills in using digital library resources and the factors (online learning and information manipulation) that correlate with…
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1001 Canadians – Pleasure Reading Survey
"The National Reading Campaign recently commissioned a study by Environics Research Group to gather benchmark data about the pleasure reading habits of Canadians. Based on a nationally representative sample of 1,001 Canadians, the survey results revealed a population of passionate readers still very engaged with traditional reading platforms, and a group of Canadians not reading…
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Google Scholar takes on web-based citation managers (sort of)
Yesterday, Google Scholar announced Scholar Library. This would initially appear to be a shot across the bow of Zotero and Mendeley and the like, but at this time Scholar Library doesn't allow you to *import* anything that you've found outside of Google Scholar. Still, it's an interesting move. Also at this time, they still allow…
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A short roundup of thoughts around Harvard Business School Press
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education for a brief comment on this excellent post by Joshua Gans, Harvard Business School Publishing crosses the ‘evil’ academic line. It seems Prof. Gans had found, among others, my post from 2009 raising an eyebrow over the practice of HBSP…