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Some Leeway, Some Limits

In landmark ruling, federal judge rejects most arguments made by publishers in suit against Georgia State over e-reserves. But she also imposes some rules that could complicate life for librarians and professors.
Opinion

Pushy Textbook Publishers

Nate Kreuter writes about the frustration of receiving unsolicited review copies -- and the impact of marketing efforts on the curriculum.

Textbook Alternative

U. of Minnesota will catalog and offer peer reviews of open-source textbooks, aiming to help professors find those materials and give them the confidence to assign them.
Opinion

The Trouble With Black Studies

Fierce debate breaks out yet again about an ever-controversial field of scholarship. Scott McLemee keeps his eyes on the prize.
Opinion

Old-School Publishing

Greedy publishers, overworked scholars, unnecessary books and too much hype...Scott McLemee reports on academic publishing, circa 1600.

Andrew Delbanco's 'College'

In a new book, higher-ed thinker tackles difficult questions about the future of college in America.

'The Black Campus Movement'

New book aims to put the fight for black studies departments and cultural centers in a broader historical context.

'Communists and Perverts'

A new book explores a Florida legislative committee that targeted gay students and professors in the 1950s and '60s.