For Advice on Publishing in the Digital World, Scholars Turn to Campus Libraries - Chronicle.com
'Rapidly changing' is the term most often used these days to describe the landscape of scholarly communication. Scholars have to clear new and higher hurdles as they bump up against copyright and fair-use issues, open-access mandates, and a baffling array of publication and dissemination models. The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2008

UQ's new CEIT powers an Australian education revolution
Virtual learning environments and science experiments conducted through web browsers are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Australia's first centre of leadership in educational innovation at UQ. The University of Queensland's new Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology (CEIT) opens on 20 November, positioning UQ at the forefront of research into teaching and learning technologies to be disseminated to universities around the world. UQ News, 20 November 2008

Shared values lead to international education agreement
A common pursuit of higher education in areas ranging from interfaith dialogue to policing leadership and environmental sustainability will see closer ties between Australia's Charles Sturt University (CSU) and a leading Korean institution. The Vice-Chancellor and President of South Korea's Dongguk University, Young Kyo Oh, will visit CSU in Sydney on Wednesday 19 November. CSU News, 18 November 2008

Australia's first live 4k video stream (UQ News)
Broadband speeds several hundred times faster than regular broadband connections will be reached at The University of Queensland's St Lucia campus on Thursday, November 20. The speeds will be reached as the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation participates in the Super Computing 08 conference - specifically in the Broadband Challenge - run out of Texas, USA. UQ News, 17 November 2008

Internet changes the rules for researchers
With social scientists increasingly using the internet for research and observation, new methodological guidelines need to be developed according to Emma Beddows from Swinburne University of Technology. Writing in the latest edition of Swinburne's International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society, Beddows examines some of the unique issues associated with internet-based research, and calls for renewed guidelines to address these concerns. Swinburne University, 17 November 2008

DCC Digital Preservation survey
In order for us to better understand the needs of the research community, the DCC project team kindly request that you fill out this questionnaire, which may reach you via other members of the Alliance. It will take you about 20 minutes. The research community as a whole will benefit from your cooperation!

Community college system offers distance education by cellphone
Universities in Japan and Canada unveiled courses by cellphone last year, and now, in the midst of National Distance Learning Week, the United States has, too. The Louisiana Community and Technical College System announced yesterday the creation of LCTCSOnline, a new program built in collaboration with AT&T and Pearson Custom Solutions, a branch of the publishing and education company

Monash Law School to offer international dual degree
In an Australian-first agreement with a US law school, Monash University's Faculty of Law has established a dual degree program with Washington College of Law WCL, part of Washington's American University. The international dual degree program offered between Monash and WCL enables Monash Law students studying the Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) to complete their degree at Washington College of Law in Washington DC, obtaining a Juris Doctor degree from both law schools. Monash University News, 11 November 2008

Seven trends to watch in digital learning
The IMS Global Learning Consortium recently held a series of discussions with industry leaders and administrators about current and future trends in digital learning. A number of issues were discussed, but out of those conversations, a few common themes emerged. Listed below are seven of those trends. We invite you to join in the conversation and share with us your thoughts on these and other elements worthy of consideration. IMS News, 10 November 2008

Second annual SPARKY video contest
The SPARKY Awards challenges you to illustrate in a short video presentation what you see as the value of sharing information. Use your imagination to suggest what good comes from bringing down barriers to the free exchange of information. Submissions by 30 November 2008.