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BOUND FOR DISPUTE
Hoping to keep their theses available for eventual commercial publication, creative-writing students at some colleges have raised objections to policies allowing open access online to their works. Mark Brazaitis (left), director of the creative-writing program at West Virginia U., says his students should be able to opt out of a program to put their theses online. John H. Hagen (right), a library administrator at WVU, says online distribution will help writers' professional prospects. (Photograph by Randy Snyder)
The Lectures Are Recorded, So Why Go to Class?
More colleges are taping lectures so students can watch online, but not all professors are sure the results are good for their classrooms. Student Writers Fight to Keep Their Work Off the Web Association Tightens Identity Verification for Medical-School Entrance Exam How It Does It: The RIAA Explains How It Catches Alleged Music Pirates Colleges Express Concern About State Laws That Require Them to Fight Online Piracy Tech Therapy: Graduates Need Jobs. How Can Technology Help? Record Industry Says Spike in Piracy Notices Is Not Part of Lobbying Strategy Huge Databases Offer a Research Gold Mine -- and Privacy Worries Students Compete to Defend Against Malicious Hackers LINKED IN WITH: Laura N. Gassaway, a law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who thinks a lawsuit against Georgia State University's electronic reserve system has implications for other colleges. |
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