You'll be seeing a lot of news coverage regarding e-reserves and copyright violations. As featured in this issue, Georgia State University is currently being sued by various publishers for continued e-reserves related copyright violations. Don't worry - we won't let that happen to you: our staff of copyright experts can make sure that all your content is used properly. See more. On a lighter note, the term is wrapping up, finals are on the way, and it's time to get ready for summer. If you're teaching in a summer session, now is the time to let us know. We're preparing Summer course packs, and we'd love to get your project in the queue. It's also a great time to take stock of what materials you'll be using for the Fall term. We're prepared to help you with your reading list and Course Pack or Custom Textbook preparation – whether you're planning early or waiting until later in the summer, we're here for you. Thanks again for your continued support, and keep in touch!

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Publishers Sue Georgia State on Digital Reading Matter (The New York Times) Three prominent academic publishers are suing Georgia State University, contending that the school is violating copyright laws by providing course reading material to students in digital format without seeking permission from the publishers or paying licensing fees... See what your colleagues have to say about this issue (The Chronicle of Higher Education News Blog) "The cost of textbooks is definitely alarming, but that does not give anyone the right to distribute the material..." New Copyright Guidebook Helps Instructors Avoid Copyright Violations University Readers introduces the Copyright Guidebook to educate instructors on how to avoid copyright violations. The company says a recent Georgia State University lawsuit involving alleged copyright infringement highlights the need to educate instructors on properly managing copyrighted material in the classroom...

Big Spender (The New York Times) It is hard to walk through Princeton University and not come across the fruits of its endowment... Clueless in America (The New York Times) We don't hear a great deal about education in the presidential campaign. It's much too serious a topic to compete with such fun stuff as Hillary tossing back a shot of whiskey, or Barack rolling a gutter ball...

A Test on Education and Learning (seattlepi.com) How important is getting a good education? Is it in any way related to how long you'll live? Does education relate to the quality of a person's marriage?... Massive March on State Capitol (California's Progress Report) Thousands of college students around the state protest Schwarzenegger's proposed cuts to UC, CSU, and Community Colleges...

College Admissions Dance Gets Longer, More Complicated (csmonitor) When you think of a teenage rite of spring fraught with doubts, the quest for a prom date might come to mind. But for many seniors this year, it's even trickier to pair up with a top-choice college... Bill Seeks More Scrutiny of Private Universities (Rocky Mountain News) State lawmakers are looking to give the Colorado Commission on Higher Education more power to reject the applications of private universities after a controversial school was approved to begin operating this fall...

Hawkings Says Space Investments Attract Kids to Science (Physics Today) In a lecture celebrating NASA's 50th anniversary at George Washington University, theoretical astrophysicist Stephen Hawking argued that an active human spaceflight program is one of the few opportunities for governments to attract students to the sciences... On Secularity (Inside Higher Ed) When colleges call themselves secular, what, exactly, do they mean?...

Dr. Rhonda R. Janke Dr. Rhonda R. Janke, author of Farming in the Dark, has over 25 years experience in sustainable agriculture research and extension work in sustainable cropping systems. A graduate of Cornell University, she worked at the Rodale Institute for eight years overseeing cropping experiments and later as Research Director. Dr. Janke is currently teaching sustainable and organic agriculture at Kansas State University. She continues to farm her own ten acres with her husband, where they raise vegetables, sheep, and chickens. Learn more by visiting her website and become a part of her online discussions about the future of sustainable agriculture. A Recent Review "Together with the historical perspectives provided by author Rhonda Janke, the interviews provide a snapshot of where we are today in the struggle to develop an agriculture and food system that will endure the impacts of consolidation at home and globalization everywhere. ... This is a readable and current resource for those interested in sustainable agriculture, and anyone concerned about the future of our food system." - Dr. Charles Francis, University of Nebraska, Professor and Extension Educator Promotional Tips! See what efforts Rhonda Janke has made to promote her title • Partners with local co-ops and bookstores interested in carrying copies of her title. • On a grassroots level, she distributes flyers on campus and to colleagues country-wide. • Rhonda has contacted her extension news team about doing a press release for the book. • Rhonda regularly attends academic and industry conferences, such as the Sustainable Agriculture Conference. She also plans speaking engagements and meetings.

Macroeconomics: Theory and Policy, 2nd Edition Paperback, Full Color, 512 pages - $79.95 Free desk copy, instructor's solutions manual, and test banks for adopting instructors! Dr. B. Modjtahedi presents macroeconomics for first-year students in a clear and accessible manner. This book introduces the goals of full employment, price stability, and long-term growth and develops the basic macroeconomic model step by step using real-life examples. Students will learn how to conduct macroeconomic analyses using the empirical evidence presented in each chapter to support the particular model or theory. Microeconomics: Theory and Policy, 2nd Edition Paperback, Full Color, 480 pages - $79.95 Free desk copy, instructor's solutions manual, and test banks for adopting instructors! Undergraduates will enjoy and learn from Modjtahedi's fresh and innovative approach to microeconomics. The role of economic policy is introduced from the beginning to teach students how to analyze situations for economic efficiency and weigh whether any government policy is justified. Specific topics include perfect competition, monopoly pricing, externalities, and public goods. Farming in the Dark A Discussion About the Future of Sustainable Agriculture Paperback, 316 pages - $22.95 An invaluable resource for farmers and educators alike who are looking for an informative text to serve as a springboard for discussions about sustainable agriculture and how to gear up for a successful future. Students of sustainable agriculture will benefit from Janke's honest look at the successes and failures of the sustainable agriculture movement over the last twenty years. The book spotlights interviews with farmers and other key players in the movement. Click Here to see more original works published by University Readers. Structure and Design By G G Shierle, PhD, FAIA Structures support load and are essential to define form and space. To design structures in synergy with form and space requires creativity and informed intuition of the structural principles. The objective of this book is to introduce the principles as foundation of creative design and demonstrate successful application on many case studies. Richly illustrated, the book clarifies complex concepts without calculus and provides greater insight for readers with mathematics background. The book includes details in wood, steel, masonry, concrete, and fabric. Many graphs streamline complex tasks like column buckling and design for wind and seismic forces and correlate SI metric with US units. The book is a reference book for architects, civil engineers and builders and a text book for education. Read a recent review of Structure and Design: "Professor Schierle has struck a perfect balance between the pragmatic of structure and the creative of architectural design. His textbook is an invaluable resource for architects and structural engineers who collaboratively strive to achieve an inventive, competent structural solutions that help define the form and space of buildings, yet offer structural safety, reliability, and predictable long-term performance." -Julie Mark Cohen, B.Arch., PhD, PE, Consulting Structural and Forensic Engineer About the author Professor Schierle is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, recipient of the ACSA Creative Achievement Award, NSF, HUD, and FEMA research grants, founding Director of USC's Master of Building Science Program, and a professional architect. He lectured and published extensively on Design for Earthquake Safety and tensile structures, including at AIA National Conventions. Dr. Schierle holds PhD and Master of Architecture degrees from UC Berkeley and a Dipl-Ing degree from Stuttgart. Prior to USC he taught at UC Berkeley and Stanford. He served on the California structure license committee, the Journal for Architectural Education Editorial Board, and the Fabric Architecture advisory board. His professional practice includes major projects in America, Asia, and Europe. Reserve today for Fall 2008 classes! Want to know more? Contact Jessica Knott, Project Editor, at 800.200.3908 x19 or jknott@universityreaders.com. An Introduction to Business Learning Business Concepts Through a Simulation Experience, 4th Edition By Dave Dusseau, Ph.D. & Doug Wilson, MBA Are you looking for an interactive approach to teaching introductory business courses? An Introduction to Business is the only source specifically written to be used in conjunction with Management Simulation's "Foundation®". This updated book provides a framework for understanding the essential aspects of business while using the simulation. It demonstrates how the private enterprise system and businesses that participate in that system provide value for customers, clients, and society through the products and services they offer. This 4th edition includes a new chapter on Business Ethics, and business profile sidebars. These sidebars contain real world business scenarios that accompany and further illustrate key learning points in the text. The Foundations simulation places students in the position of making business decisions for their company, while An Introduction to Business guides them through the key content areas of marketing, accounting, finance, and production. It also addresses legal and regulatory topics and describes the basic forms of business. The objective is to offer an interactive and interesting way to learn about business basics with a content-rich guide. Using An Introduction to Business in conjunction with the simulation has proven to help students to understand and appreciate the role business plays in our economic system and our society. Ask about the following teaching resources available for Dusseau and Wilson's manual: • Chapter-by-chapter lesson plans • Syllabus • Questions and answer key • Study guide • PowerPoint presentations Reserve today for Fall 2008 classes! Want to know more? Contact Jessica Knott, Project Editor, at 800.200.3908 x19 or jknott@universityreaders.com. New Online General Biology Course Are you looking for a way to teach more students with fewer resources? That was the dilemma facing Dr. Robert Pozos, who teaches multiple large sections of the non-major introductory biology course every semester at San Diego State University. For the past five years, he's been developing an online solution that combines modular, web-based reading materials and interactive student evaluations (quizzes and exams) with flexible course management tools. Dr. Pozos has a distinguished background in biomedical research as well as teaching. He has thoroughly tested his course, BioEspresso: General Biology, with over 5,000 students to date and dozens of teaching assistants and is now ready to offer it for use to other professors. Students pay $79.95 each for access to BioEspresso: General Biology. You can offer it to your students — for Fall 2008 only — for a special introductory per-student price of $64.95. That includes student access to all the modules, some superb images, dynamically generated quiz and exam items written by the author, and a message and grade-tracking system. Adopting BioEspresso: General Biology for your course gives you access to tools for customizing the content and the course design and for tracking and motivating students. BioEspresso doesn't just digitize content, as so many other new biology products do. It is designed also to: • Help you customize the content and keep track of student progress • Save you time and effort while enriching the student experience • Get students to take responsibility for their own learning • Keep the price to students significantly lower than the cost of a standard textbook For more information, please contact Becky Smith, Managing Editor, at 800.200.3908 ext. 18 or bsmith@universityreaders.com.