Colleges and universities aren't the only institutions keeping an eye on the rise of large, free online-ed courses. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Writing
“CSI: Rare Book School, or Digital Forensics in the Archives”
Computer forensics isn't just for cybersecurity experts. Archivists need to know the basics too. This is the third installment in a series of blog posts I'm doing on my week at UVA's Rare Book School studying born-digital materials. Read More at Wired Campus (CHE) »
“After Outcry, U. of Missouri Press Is Back to Printing Books”
The latest news in a drama over the fate of a venerable university press. As a publisher friend of mine said, "It's hard to run a university press but it's harder to kill one." Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Digital Materiality, or Learning to Love Our Machines”
The second in my series of blog posts on the week I spent at UVa's Rare Book School, enrolled in a course on "Born-Digital Materials; Theory and Practice." Read More at Wired Campus (CHE) »
“A Push Grows Abroad for Open Access to Publicly Financed Research”
Not whether, but when: My latest Hot Type column looks at the open-access momentum building in Britain, Europe, and Australia. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
