E-Content

EDUCAUSE Library Items for E-Content

The PressForward Project and Scholarly Communication on the Open Web

February 21, 2013

A healthy ecosystem for scholarly communication requires a continuum from independently distributed work to postpublication peer review. With funding from the Sloan Foundation, the Roy Rosenzwe…

Sustaining Our Digital Future: Institutional Strategies for Digital Content

January 30, 2013

This UK report, commissioned by the Strategic Content Alliance and undertaken by Ithaka S+R, "Sustaining Our Digital Future: Institutional Strategies for Digital Content", tells of how …

Five New Paradigms for Science and an Introduction to DataONE

March 21, 2012

William Michener ( wmichene@unm.edu ) is Professor and Director of e-Science Initiatives for University Libraries at the University of New Mexico. He is Project Director for Data Obser…

Temple U. Project Ditches Textbooks for Homemade Digital Alternative

February 8, 2012

"A pilot project at Temple University this fall gave 11 faculty members $1,000 each to create a digital alternative to a traditional textbook." …

How Digital Content + Open Licenses + Open Policies = Sustainable Educational Resources for All

September 12, 2011

Cable Green, Director of Global Learning @ Creative Commons, will discuss how, if we are smart, we will use today's technical and legal tools to build and share high quality, affordable edu…

The State of Ohio's Digital Bookshelf Project (Pilot Program/Emerging Technology)

February 14, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

For the 2010 academic year, 50,000 of Ohio's 70,000 Introductory Psychology students have had a low-cost digital option available for the textbook of their instructor's choice. Developed …

Prospects for Systemic Change across Academic Libraries

April 7, 2011

James G. Neal ( jneal@columbia.edu ) is Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University. Comments on this article can be posted to the web v…

Openness in Streaming Media

February 15, 2011 | A session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2011

Online tools are transforming the way we interact with streaming audio and video. What once was housed in an hour-long disc is now open at the per-second level. Sharing customized clips, discipline…

7 Things You Should Know About Open Educational Resources

May 27, 2010

Open educational resources (OER) are any resources available at little or no cost that can be used for teaching, learning, or research. The term can include textbooks, course readings, and other …

E-Books in Higher Education: Are We There Yet?

January 26, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin presents an update to the rapidly changing e-book and e-textbook landscape and provides some higher education stakeholders with a clearer view of the road ahead. As T…