Deadline approaches for replacing 1st printing of APA 6th Ed.

I'm forwarding the information I received on one of my listserv's. The deadline for replacement is Dec. 15!!
If you purchased a first printing copy of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, you are eligible for a free replacement copy from the APA. The first printing of the new edition (dated July 2009) contains many errors. To correct this, the APA is giving two choices:
· Download and print the eight pages of errata sheets, to use with the first printing
· Contact the APA for a free replacement copy (second printing). The APA FAQ sheet has all the information to request a replacement.

Please have the following information before you call the APA Service Center:
· Date of purchase
· Place purchased
· Amount paid

Oberlin's Open Access Resolution

Oberlin joins the ranks of several major research universities in declaring all faculty scholarship will be openly accessible. The resolution is posted here.
For additional information on Open Access, see the information on Cory Tucker's Scholarly Communications guide.

High graduation rates' impact on urban economies

Detailed report with lots of data, charts and graphs clearly demonstrates the high cost of failing to graduate a substantial percentage of our students. The data are unfortunately about 4-5 years old, but still useful for making the case that drop out rates deserve serious attention, especially in these economic times. Las Vegas is of course among the 50 largest cities included in this study. The full report is here. A brief overview is here.

Common Core Data for Elementary/Secondary Schools, 2007-08

This First Look presents national and state level data on student enrollment by grade and by race/ethnicity within grade, the numbers of teachers and other education staff, and several student/staff ratios for the 2007-08 school year.

University presses move to Open Access model in tough budget times

As you may or may not know, UNLV Libraries is now sponsoring an Open Access publishing platform for scholarly journals. This article from Inside Higher Ed briefly describes the University of Utah becoming the most recent university press--University of Michigan Press led the way--to embrace Open Access for book publication. Excerpts from the article:
"the press will survive -- in part by embracing a new model of organization (becoming part of the university library) and a new business model (embracing open access, in which most publications would be available online and free). While both of those changes are significant, key aspects of the press's identity and mission will not change. It will continue to be a peer-reviewed scholarly publisher, and plans to continue its highly regarded work in fields such as composition studies, folklore, poetry, environmental studies, and the history and culture of the West....But the more significant philosophical shift is to open access, with digital publication as the norm...the press will survive and that in digital format its books will have "the same rigorous scholarly peer review" as print books."

How to fix international higher education comparisons

We all sort of knew this--every country counts things differently in terms of reporting on their higher ed students. The study's author, however, not only points out the flaws but suggests ways to address them. The article describing the report was in today's Inside Higher Ed. Access to the report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy, “The Spaces Between Numbers: Getting International Data on Higher Education Straight,” is here.

Replacing APA 6th Ed, first printing

This was sent out by APA's customer service to a colleague on Oct. 30...
"In order to receive a replacement manual you must return your current copy of the 6th edition to APA no later than December 15, 2009. We would like to make this transaction as cost neutral to you as possible, so efforts are being made to provide you with pre-paid postage you can use to return the book to us. We expect this process will be available the first week in November. If you are interested in a replacement copy please contact the APA Service Center at your convenience for further information. Service Center staff can be
reached at: 800 374-2721 from 8:30 AM- 6:30 PM (EST) M - F. Email
correspondence can be directed to order@apa.org.