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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
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Net Neutrality Is Back Before Courts and Congress
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by George H. Pike
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For nearly 5 hours in a federal courthouse on Feb. 1, 2019, Net Neutrality advocates and critics traded arguments in the case of Mozilla Corp. v. FCC over the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2017 decision to rescind Net Neutrality rules.
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EBSCO Information Services Announces Acquisition of Stacks
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EBSCO Information Services acquired Stacks, whose platform was released in partnership with EBSCO in 2016. This hosted content management system for libraries simplifies content creation, enables the marketing of library programs and services, and facilitates conducting surveys and polls, among other tasks.
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CLOCKSS Recruits More Publisher Partners
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CLOCKSS partnered with 11 more publishers to preserve their digital content for the future, including the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), the Canadian Dental Association, Georgia Southern University, IntechOpen, iScience Notes, Quantum Publishing, and Spandidos Publications.
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Yewno Discover Indexes Peter Lang Publishing Group's Content
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All books and journals from the Peter Lang Publishing Group, which specializes in the humanities and social sciences, are now discoverable via the Yewno Discover platform.
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'When Amazon Went From Big to Unbelievably Big' by Alexis C. Madrigal
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Alexis C. Madrigal writes for The Atlantic, "The past three years have seen a new Amazon emerge as the company's physical footprint balloons."
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'Amazon Sells Way Fewer Books to Academic Libraries Than People Think' by Adam Rowe
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Adam Rowe writes for Forbes about a new study from Ithaka S+R, "Library Acquisition Patterns."
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Webpage Archiving Tools for Librarians (4:00)
INFOdocket co-founder Gary Price discusses the Wayback Machine and the features, limitations, and usability of a range of webpage archiving tools of interest to librarians in this clip from Computers in Libraries & Internet Librarian 2020.
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Online Teaching in K-12: Models, Methods, and Best Practices for Teachers and Administrators
Edited by Sarah Bryans-Bongey and Kevin J. Graziano;
Foreword by Norman Vaughan
Online Teaching in K–12 is the essential hands-on reference and textbook for education professionals seeking success in the planning, design, and teaching of K–12 online courses and programs.
2016 | 352pp hardbound | ISBN 978-1-57387-527-1 |
Regular Price $65.00 | Web Order Price: $58.50
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