Tag: monographs

  • Reinventing University Publishing: day 2, Perspectives – New monographs

    Apologies — liveblogged, but forgot to post this from the conference… First on, McComas Taylor and Grazia Scotellaro, ‘E-texts: a new experience in learning objects’. Took us through the example of ANU E-View student textbook, The Joy of Sanskrit.  Excellent presentation taking us through the process of creating and using the e-text, which students loved.…

  • Reinventing University Publishing: day 2, Panel – New Models

    Had to miss the keynote, so in for the morning panel.  First up, Randy S. Kiefer, Exec Dir CLOCKSS.  This is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the principle of LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) + C = Controlled.  So they’ve developed a decentralised, geographically disparate preservation model, with 12 nodes worldwide, and seek…