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Western Sydney University and ProQuest team up for free digital textbooks

Digital textbooks can encourage learning

Textbooks have long been a source of financial strain on college students, and can sometimes interfere with the accessibility of higher education as a whole.

To try and help with this issue, Western Sydney University and ProQuest teamed up to provide free digital textbooks to incoming university students through the University’s library. This article from No Shelf Required includes statements from both the University and ProQuest regarding the collaboration. Some of the goals for collaboration include making the cost of college more affordable, and textbooks more accessible, particularly to students with disabilities. The digital textbooks come from 60 academic publishers and can be accessed by students via Ebook Central which is ProQuest’s ebook platform. Continue reading Western Sydney University and ProQuest team up for free digital textbooks →

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Last Call: ProQuest Historical Mpls. Tribune Training

Image by Anna-Stina. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licensing.
Image by Anna-Stina. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

CMLE would to remind you of a last call for attendance at a face-to-face training on May 9th  for any interested library/school media staff in the Central MN region.

Description: Examine the functionality of the full-image collection of the Historical Minneapolis Tribune 1867-1922, as well as the tools and options it provides for all researchers. Explore selected examples of searches, topics and content associated with Minnesota, national, and world history during the dawn of the 20th century.

No charge, but registration is suggested by sending email to cmle@stcloudstate.edu (Great River Regional staff need not email; already registered)

The lab will have 18 computers, but feel free to bring your own device, as there will be easy access to the wireless.

Friday, May 9, 2014, 10 am-noon

Rasmussen College, 226 Park Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Audience: Academic, public, and special librarians, or K-12 school media staff

Contact: Patricia Post, papost@stcloudstate.edu, 320-308-4779

Note 1: A big thank you to Pat Grelson, Rasmussen College for sharing her lab on the day of this training!

Note 2: ProQuest also offers Minneapolis Tribune training via webinar.

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Upcoming Training on Historical Minneapolis Tribune

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Some rights reserved by Kev_Hickey_UK

CMLE is happy to announce a face-to-face training in May for any interested library/school media staff.

Examine the functionality of the full-image collection of the Historical Minneapolis Tribune 1867-1922, as well as the tools and options it provides for all researchers. Explore selected examples of searches, topics and content associated with Minnesota, national, and world history during the dawn of the 20th century.

No charge, registration information will be coming soon.

Friday, May 9, 2014, 10 am-noon

Rasmussen College, 226 Park Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Audience: Academic, public, and special librarians, or K-12 school media staff

Contact: Patricia Post, papost@stcloudstate.edu, 320-308-4779

Note: A big thank you to Pat Grelson, Rasmussen College for sharing her lab on the day of this training!