Books & Publishing

The concept of self-plagiarism is peculiar and in some ways more interesting than ordinary plagiarism, observes Scott McLemee.

Author discusses his new book on problems with legal education.

Why is brazenly putting one's name on a text that someone else wrote repugnant? Should it be? Scott McLemee explores the issue.

Planned pricing changes by academic publisher Cengage have not gone down well with the National Association of College Stores.

Author discusses her book on the failure of American universities to rescue scholars seeking to flee Nazi Germany.

Carnegie Mellon University has signed an open-access deal with Elsevier -- the first of its kind for the publisher in the U.S.

Authors discuss their new book on race relations in higher education.

Scott McLemee surveys upcoming university press books that, in anticipation of the coming year's presidential campaigns, focus on the White House or the road to it.