Educational Materials/Bibliography by Resource Type

Newspapers, Magazines and Opinions

Beja, M., 2009a. Harvard U. Press to Sell 1,000 Books Online. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Harvard-U-Press-to-Sell-1000/7427/ [Accessed August 3, 2009].

Beja, M., 2009b. Textbook Lending Grows in Popularity. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Textbook-Lending-Grows-in/7254/ [Accessed August 3, 2009].

Boyle, J., 2007. The inefficiencies of freedom. Financial Times. Available at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/25cf260c-265c-11dc-8e18-000b5df10621.html [Accessed May 7, 2009].

Carter, D., 2009a. College textbook rentals gaining traction. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.ecampusnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=60192 [Accessed August 18, 2009].

Carter, D., 2009b. Disparate state rules plague online education. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=61237 [Accessed October 27, 2009].

Carter, D., 2009c. New Kindle is textbook friendly. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=58654 [Accessed July 28, 2009].

Carter, D., 2009d. Partnership a boon for alternative textbooks. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=62244 [Accessed January 3, 2010].

Chernek, V., 2009. U.S. Department of Education Grants Funding to Bookshare to Convert Open Content Textbooks to Accessible Formats. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/tech-solutions/all-press-releases/index.cfm?i=61913 [Accessed December 1, 2009].

Devaney, L., 2009. Free online course helps students plan careers: Alabama becomes the second state, after Michigan, to adopt Microsoft’s CareerForward online curriculum. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=59642 [Accessed July 13, 2009].

eSchool News, 2009a. Kindle lightens textbook load, but flaws remain. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=61219 [Accessed November 5, 2009].

eSchool News, 2009b. Schwarzenegger: Printed texts are old school: Analysis: As a budget-cutting strategy, California's digital textbook initiative could have national implications. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=59180 [Accessed July 2, 2009].

Lardinois, F., 2009. Google's Vision for the Future of Google Books: EBook Store, Google Editions. The New York Times. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/07/31/31readwriteweb-googles-vision-for-the-future-of-google-boo-50804.html [Accessed August 5, 2009].

Lewin, T., 2009a. In a Digital Future, Textbooks Are History. The New York Times. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html [Accessed August 10, 2009].

Lewin, T., 2009b. Textbook Publisher to Rent to College Students. The New York Times. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/14/education/14textbook.html [Accessed August 17, 2009].

McCarthy, C., 2009. Amazon's Big-Screen Kindle DX Debuts. CBS News. Available at: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/06/tech/cnettechnews/main4996025.shtml [Accessed July 28, 2009].

Miller, M.H., 2010. California Law Encourages Digital Textbooks by 2020. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/California-Law-Encourages/20526/ [Accessed January 20, 2010].

Mitchell, R., 2008. Harvard to collect, disseminate scholarly articles for faculty. The Harvard University Gazette. Available at: http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2008/02.14/99-fasvote.html [Accessed August 3, 2009].

Parry, M., 2010. Agenda for Open Online Courses Can Go Forward, Federal Officials Say. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Agenda-for-Open-Online-Courses/22496/ [Accessed April 14, 2010].

Parry, M., 2009a. Obama Course-Giveaway Backlash? The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Obama-Course-Giveaway/7638/ [Accessed August 12, 2009].

Parry, M., 2009b. Obama's Great Course Giveaway. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/article/Obamas-Great-Course-Giveaway/47530 [Accessed August 12, 2009].

Plotkin, H., 1998. Tear Down The Walls / College in the Digital Age. SFGate.com. Available at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/1998/08/31/digitaleduc.DTL [Accessed August 12, 2009].

Prabhu, M.T., 2008. Copyright fight looms over college textbooks. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=54684%3B_hbguid=1a943a6a-3bb8-4f98-9bd7-ab945e14b76c [Accessed May 6, 2009].

Prabhu, M.T., 2009. Experts split on 'Kindle in Every Backpack'. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=59868&page=1 [Accessed July 28, 2009].

Reisz, M., 2009. 'Giving it away' a textbook argument. Times Higher Education. Available at: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=409050 [Accessed November 16, 2009].

Ruth, D., 2009. High school teacher's algebra book aces California test. Rice University News & Media Relations. Available at: http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=12907&SnID=1361565618 [Accessed August 11, 2009].

Schwarzenegger, A., 2009. Digital textbooks can save money, improve learning. San Jose Mercury News. Available at: http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_12536333 [Accessed June 11, 2009].

Shannon, V., 2007. A group approach to teaching teachers. International Herald Tribune. Available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/technology/25iht-curriki26.1.8466585.html?_r=1 [Accessed July 30, 2009].

Stansbury, M., 2008. Florida adopts open-content reading platform. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=51790 [Accessed July 2, 2009].

Stansbury, M., 2009a. Free digital resource centers coming soon. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=61315 [Accessed October 26, 2009].

Stansbury, M., 2009b. The rise of digital textbooks. eSchool News. Available at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=59876 [Accessed August 3, 2009].

Wiley, D., 2009a. Digital Textbooks Call for New Business Models. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/David-Wiley-Digital-Textbooks/7256/ [Accessed August 3, 2009].

Wiley, D., 2009b. Giving Away Academic Books Online Can Actually Help Print Sales. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/David-Wiley-Giving-Away/7278/ [Accessed August 3, 2009].

Wiley, D., 2009c. The Parable of the Inventor and the Trucker. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/David-Wiley-The-Parable-of/7244/ [Accessed August 3, 2009].

Young, J., 2009. U.S. Appeals Court Rules Against Blackboard in Latest Patent Ruling. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/US-Appeals-Court-Rules/7490/ [Accessed August 3, 2009].