Thursday 31 May 2012

Connotea: Bookmarks matching tag oa.new (50 items)

Connotea: Bookmarks matching tag oa.new (50 items)


Pampel & Kindling: Repositorien für Forschungsdaten - Infrastruktur...

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:25 AM PDT

 
Pampel & Kindling: Repositorien für Forschungsdaten - Infrastruktur...
www.slideshare.net
A slide presentation by Heinz Pampel and Maxi Kindling on OA data repositories, May 24, 2012.

Teure Fachliteratur: Unis rufen zum Boykott gegen Wissenschaftsverlage | Wissen | ZEIT ONLINE

Posted: 30 May 2012 08:05 AM PDT

 
Teure Fachliteratur: Unis rufen zum Boykott gegen Wissenschaftsverlage | Wissen | ZEIT ONLINE
www.zeit.de
From Google's English: "Prices for trade journals increase dramatically. Universities and institutes now attacking leader Elsevier Publishing. Researchers should continue to publish in open access journals....There are only two lines on the home page of the Technical University of Munich , but they have it all: "was a result of undue cost and terms agreed, the Board of the Center Mathematics, cancel all subscribed Elsevier journals from 2013." Elsevier is not just any magazine publisher, but one of the world leader in scientific journals, content and economically well placed. Estimated around 30 percent return, the publisher generates annually...."

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NASFAA Submits Comments on CFPB’s Financial Aid Comparison Shopper

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

NASFAA submitted comments and suggested improvements to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its beta version of the "Financial Aid Comparison Shopper," an interactive, online tool...

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Opinion: Higher Education's Online Revolution

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"At the recent news conference announcing edX, a $60 million Harvard-MIT partnership in online education, university leaders spoke of reaching millions of new students in India, China and around the...

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ANN-12-11: Live Internet Webinar – Direct Loan Tools

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

This letter announces Federal Student Aid's instructor-led, online training session on Direct Loan (DL) Tools for Windows, a supplemental software product designed to assist schools with Federal...

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California: Bill Would Offer Free College Textbooks Online

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"California would seek to provide college students with free textbooks online under two bills approved by the state Senate," the Associated Press reports. "The bills sought by Senate President Pro...

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05-30: Gainful Employment Webinar #7 – How to Read Your GE Backup Detail Report

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

This announcement makes available Gainful Employment Webinar #7 - How to Read Your GE Backup Detail Report on May 16, 2012 in Microsoft Powerpoint Format.

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Saving for College: Most Parents Flunk the 529 Test

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"A new survey from brokerage Edward Jones found that 62% have no knowledge of 529 college saving plans, which are tax-advantaged plans for education savings—akin to 401(k) plans for retirement," Dan...

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Prepaid Tuition Plans Flawed But Still Popular

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Prepaid college tuition plans are no longer the surefire solution to runaway tuition costs they once seemed," the Associated Press reports. "The mostly state-sponsored plans were designed as a way...

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South Carolina: 13 Plead Guilty to Student Loan Fraud

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Thirteen people pled guilty this month to federal charges involving student loan fraud in the Walterboro area, U.S. Attorney for South Carolina Bill Nettles said Wednesday," the Post and...

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To Train Community-College Leaders, a For-Profit University Hires a Leader in the Field

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Forty-two years after founding what is widely considered to be the nation's pre-eminent program for developing community-college leaders, John E. Roueche is leaving the University of Texas here to...

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Opinion: Restored Competition Will Lessen U.S. Inequality

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"The U.S. middle class is squeezed by the rising costs of college education and health care, and an economy that increasingly rewards only superstars," Luigi Zingales, professor of entrepreneurship...

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