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From: wiredcampus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: wiredcampus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: 12/6/2004 - The Chronicle's Wired Campus Newsletter

THE WIRED CAMPUS

A daily glance at education-technology headlines
for Monday, December 6.

A service of The Chronicle of Higher Education

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FROM THE CHRONICLE:

"Does E-Science Work?"
The human contact necessary to build trust and share ideas has
been lost in electronic collaborations involving several
campuses, a study shows. "Unfortunately, most science isn't
amenable to just communication across the Internet," one of the
study's authors says.
<http://chronicle.com/weekly/v51/i16/16a02501.htm>

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A LOOK AT OTHER SOURCES:

"Online Research Can Be Easy, but Beware of Hoaxes"
College professors and librarians say the Internet age has
forced them to teach students a new skill: discerning between
reliable information and dross on the Web. (Associated Press)
<http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20041206/1019371.asp>

"Tech Cheating Turns Professors Into Sleuths"
Professors at California Polytechnic Institute at San Luis
Obispo have stepped up their anti-cheating measures after
catching students relaying answers during an in-class quiz over
cellphones. (The Tribune)
<http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/news/10350028.htm>

"U. of Nebraska at Lincoln Libraries Translating Digitally
Henceforth"
Librarians at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln have
digitized every doctoral dissertation submitted to the
institution since 1954. (Daily Nebraskan)
<http://www.dailynebraskan.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/12/03/41af
f6fa860bc?in_archive=1>

"Spyware on My Machine? So What?"
Campus computing officials struggle to keep their networks free
of spyware, but many computer users say they don't worry about
installing questionable programs on their machines. (Wired)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65906,00.html?tw=wn_t
ophead_1>

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