A blog-post from The Chronicle of Higher Education was forwarded to you by: tshields@nccu.edu Message from the sender: Colleagues, You may find this article of interest. Theodosia Theodosia T. Shields, Ph.D. Director of Library Services & Assistant Professor North Carolina Central University 1801 Fayetteville Street Durham, NC 27707 (919) 530-5233 office (919) 530-7612 fax tshields@nccu.edu June 19, 2012 Start-Up Hopes to Create Free Digital Versions of Published Books http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/start-up-hopes-to-create-free-digital-versions-of-published-books/36991 If her fund-raising campaign via the new site is successful, an anthropologist’s book on oral literature in Africa would be back in circulation. Most E-Mailed Sullivan Defends Her Leadership at U. of Virginia http://chronicle.com/article/Sullivan-Defends-Her/132379/ In Praise of Leisure http://chronicle.com/article/In-Praise-of-Leisure/132251/ Grading with Voice on an iPad http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/grading-with-voice-on-an-ipad/40907 Gates Foundation Gives $9-Million in Grants to Support 'Breakthrough' Education Models http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/gates-foundation-gives-9-million-in-grants-to-support-breakthrough-business-models/37037 As Land-Grant Law Turns 150, Students Crowd Into Agriculture Colleges http://chronicle.com/article/As-Land-Grant-Law-Turns-150/132301/ Finding it hard to keep up with all that's happening in academe? The Chronicle keeps you up to date with award-winning reporting and analysis of current events in higher education. We offer daily and weekly e-mail newsletters that will keep you current. Go to http://chronicle.com/myaccount/newsletters http://chronicle.com/myaccount/newsletters to sign up. (c) The Chronicle of Higher Education 1255 23rd Street NW Washington, DC 20037