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Off-The-Shelf: E- Book Platforms For Academic Libraries, Audrey Powers Nov 2013

Off-The-Shelf: E- Book Platforms For Academic Libraries, Audrey Powers

Audrey Powers

The presenters of this pre-conference will elaborate on the current state of e-book platforms in academic libraries from a holistic, experiential perspective and present important research findings discovered while preparing for this pre-conference and a future issue of Against The Grain. The topics covered will include an overview of e-book platforms including technical aspects and business models, lending platforms, aggregator platforms, publisher-specific platforms, and university press platforms. At the end of the session we will reconvene into smaller breakout groups which will enable participants to meet with the presenters individually to pose specific questions. The presenters include a variety of …


Assessing Curriculum For College Success, Oscar T. Mcknight, Rod Lake, Mark Fortner, David Silverberg, Eugene Linton Sep 2013

Assessing Curriculum For College Success, Oscar T. Mcknight, Rod Lake, Mark Fortner, David Silverberg, Eugene Linton

Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.

Massillon City Schools and Ashland University assessed a project designed to strengthen the curriculum and improve student learning potential. Results suggest that assessing student learning potential can predict standardized testing outcomes (i.e., ACT/SAT scores) and college success (Entrance/Graduation). Incorporated are suggestions for implementing a standards-based curriculum and how-to predicting student outcomes using the Student Success Survey. The Student Success Survey can be found online at: http://scientificlegalservices.com/survey_update/index.php


Exploring Open Educational Resources For Enhancing Teaching And Learning., Zakir Hossain Aug 2013

Exploring Open Educational Resources For Enhancing Teaching And Learning., Zakir Hossain

Zakir Hossain

No abstract provided.


Teacher Personality Characteristics In Instrumental Music Education Majors, David W. Snyder Apr 2013

Teacher Personality Characteristics In Instrumental Music Education Majors, David W. Snyder

David W. Snyder

No abstract provided.


Cmu Libraries" Digital Assets Preservation Strategy, Gabrielle Michalek Mar 2013

Cmu Libraries" Digital Assets Preservation Strategy, Gabrielle Michalek

Gabrielle Michalek

No abstract provided.