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Research Libraries Collaborate on Shared Digital Repository

A group of the nation’s largest research libraries are collaborating to create a repository of their digital collections, including millions of books. These holdings will be archived and preserved in a single repository called the HathiTrust. Materials in the public domain will be available for reading online.

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‘Blog Action Day’ Calls for Discussion of Poverty

The second annual Blog Action Day takes place today, bringing together 8,000-plus blog, podcast, and videocast sites to post about the same issue on the same day. This year’s topic is poverty. The purpose of the effort is, according to organizers, «to create a discussion. We ask bloggers to take a single day out of their schedule and focus it on an important issue. By doing so on the same day, the blogging community effectively changes the conversation on the web and focuses audiences around the globe on that issue. Out of this discussion naturally flow actions, advice, ideas, plans, and empowerment.»

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Is Higher Ed Technology Keeping Up with Student Demand?

Students see campus technology is a key factor in selecting a college or university and consider it critical for their professional development. Yet higher education institutions on the whole aren’t keeping up with student needs in this area, according to a new report released Monday by CDW Government (CDW-G).

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American U Takes ‘Campus Experience’ Online

American University in Washington, DC has signed with media agency Realview TV to design, produce, and stream the school’s online «Virtual Campus Experience.» The video will showcase its students, faculty, and virtual campus on the Web via an interactive video-based micro site that’s designed to match the school’s brand.

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American Sentinel U Adopts Web-based Retention Program

To combat distance students dropping out before completion of their classes, American Sentinel University has implemented EducationDynamics’ Adult, Online and Continuing Education Retention Program. This Web-based communications tool is designed to keep students connected to their instructors, peers, and institutional support services.

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