Why a prep school in Massachusetts replaced its library books with digital versions, and colleges are moving to electronic textbooks.
http://www.pri.org/science/technology/digital-books-replace-print-in-schools1639.html
Digital books replacing print in schools | PRI.ORG
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The Great Library 2.0
There’s been nothing like it since ancient times. As producer Sean Prpick explains, Google’s computers will soon hold the largest collection of books in history. What will this mean for our culture and the way we get our information?
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Library damage
"One selfish person was not caring about the rest of us."
Dr Kristian Jensen, head of collections at the British Library, on the academic who stole pages from historic books.
From: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2008/nov/21/british-library-books-damage
The full story is here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/nov/21/british-library-sues-iranian-academic
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Standardizing Schools - with the Education Minister
A University of Regina Education professor says standardized testing is a waste of time and money. Yet — the provincial government is increasing the number of standardized tests in Saskatchewan schools. We spoke to Russ Marchuk - the provincial Education Minister.
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