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Five Ways to Get Discounted and Free Ebooks
by Brandi Scardilli
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Weekly News Digests

eLife's Research Advance Augments Published Articles
eLife introduced Research Advance, a new type of article that allows authors to publish results that add to their original research papers. With this article, authors can explain new developments and implications for their work by using about 1,500 words (not including methods) and up to four main figures, tables, or videos.
Google Debuts Paperless Classroom Feature
Google's Classroom launched and is available to users of Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools for teachers. Classroom helps teachers create and collect assignments, automatically copy documents to distribute to students, and facilitate the use of Drive for each student, all via Google.
collectionHQ Rolls Out Updated Interface
collectionHQ revamped its interface to support users through each step of the collection management and development process. It is now operating as version 4.0.

NewsBreaks

Revising FOIA for Improved Access to Government Information
by Nancy K. Herther
Speaking in Texas the day before he was assassinated, President John F. Kennedy affirmed, "We seek a free flow of information … We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people." One of the key assets to our democracy came with the internet and the ability to make government information widely available through any browser. However, not all information is readily available. The U.S. Constitution itself does not provide any public access rights to inspect or copy government records.

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