NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY; 2011-7

FEATURED RESOURCE

Ramsey Library is pleased to announce the availability of a new online package, theOxford Digital Reference Shelf. This new package includes Oxford University Press standard reference sources in history and culture (e.g., The Oxford Encyclopedia of Greece & Rome, Black Women in America, The Oxford Companion to the Book), literature and language (e.g., The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature), the arts (e.g., The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture,The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance) , science (e.g., Encyclopedia of Global Change), the social sciences (e.g., Encyclopedia of Human Rights) , and law (e.g., The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History). All individual titles are linked from their respective record in the online catalog.

UPCOMING CELEBRATION

NOTES FROM RAMSEY wants to send a special thanks to Professor Bruce Larson for bringing to our attention that April 26 is WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY!! Be sure to mark your calendar and watch NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY for more exciting news! (Actually, Bruce just forwarded a note in good faith. It was NOTES that spotted the celebratory date.)

TLTR: RECENT NEWS OF NOTE

iPads for College Classrooms? Not So Fast, Some Professors Say., By Ben Wieder
iPads are all the rage, but researchers who look into the teaching value of tablet PC’s say those older devices may be better.
English Professor Uses High-Tech Tools to Make Case for Importance of Reading
Innovations: Invigorating the Classroom
Ernst Benjamin of the American Association of University Professors says the group’s recent report is not an effort to politicize the classroom but to improve student learning.
Early Finding of Cal State U. E-Textbook Study: Terms Matter
The university has found that whether or not students liked their digital textbooks depended on what rules publishers set on how they could be used.
‘New York Times’ Paywall Will Add Costs to Some College Offerings
Campuses that participate in the college-readership program will have to pay for access to the paper’s site but will receive a discounted rate.

OTHER RECENT NEWS OF NOTE
Judge Rejects Settlement in Google Books Case, Saying It Goes Too Far By Jennifer Howard
The judge urged the parties to consider revising the settlement, however, and suggested an approach that would ease his major concerns about copyright.
Google Decision Spurs Research Libraries to Rethink the Path to Digital Access, By Jennifer Howard
The libraries reiterated their commitment to making as much material as possible available digitally and hoped to find a solution to a vexing copyright issue.
A Copyright Expert Who Spoke Up for Academic Authors Offers Insights on the Ruling
Libraries, Publishing, and a Plea for Shotgun Weddings , By Bryn Geffert
Libraries and university presses are both ailing and desperate. Their union could be their salvation.