EDUCAUSE Now - #48 - 1) Using Metrics 2) Indiana University's E-Text Program

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This episode of EDUCAUSE Now features:

Using Metrics
(:35-5:08)
Using metrics is crucial to the success of your organization. But how do you make use of these measurements? Martin Klubeck, author of the book, Metrics How to Improve Key Business Results, and Tim Chester, CIO at the University of Georgia, share their advice on using metrics for success.

Indiana Unviersity's E-Text Program
(5:09-11:57)
In this interview with Indiana University Library Dean, David Lewis, he discusses the new program that is aimed at lowering the cost for student textbooks. Along with a compulsory business-to-business model, he talks about the software platform for the new textbook format. A recent E-Live, hosted by EDUCAUSE President, Diana Oblinger, gives a more in-depth persepective from Indiana University's CIO, Brad Wheeler.

EDUCAUSE Now Music

• "Groove It" by Denis Kitchen
• "The Cool Fugue" by Ben Rusch
• "Quebec City" by The Marble Tea
• "Honolulu Shuffle" by Kaimoku
   

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