A Digital Journalism instructor won’t allow ebooks in her class. While I love my ereader for recreational novel reading, there's a lot to be said for print when you're in class.
Questions a prospective parent (and academic) will ask about the library when visiting colleges (interestingly, none of the questions are about the collection . . . ).
How many articles are open access these days? A study of Scopus
finds that OA is becoming more popular (even if some of it isn’t
exactly up to snuff in terms of copyright law), but access is still very
volatile. While it's interesting to know just how much is out there, there's still the question of how much the average searcher can find. In that gap is my paycheck, I guess.
Elsevier is demanding the removal of published articles from the authors’ own websites. They're getting more serious about protecting their copyright. At least authors will still be able to post previous drafts without worry.
Continued concerns about MOOCs. If you aren't already aware of the big issues, this is a nice summary.
Tired of people telling you that librarians are going the way of the print index? Well, a new study tries to figure out which jobs are at risk of being replaced by computers. Turns out that librarians probably won’t be replaced by EMERAC
anytime soon. Librarian is right in the middle of the pack, along with
home entertainment system installers and machinists. (See the very end
of the article for the list.) Library technicians, however, are going to
need reboots instead of coffee in the near future.
