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"We believe
that all textbooks will eventually be distributed digitally
, and VitalSource's
solution offers active learning capability and portability for students. The
UMAA National Board represents
52,000 Twin Cities campus alumni who are members of the association
.
The statement reads:
"The University of Minnesota Alumni Association strongly
endorses the
university's vision to be one of the top three public research
institutions
in the world.
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Bookshelf
is available as a
free download (Windows or Mac) at
http://www.vitalsource. The company
delivers proprietary software
solutions, commercial content delivery through
its growing base of publisher partners, and custom
curriculum solutions and
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announced today that the New York University College
of Dentistry has renewed
its contract to provide the VitalSource Curriculum for another six years
. This curriculum
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" Stein is executive director of the American Bar
Association and former dean of the
university's law school.
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for
educational excellence, keeping alumni connected to their alma mater and
building pride and
spirit in the university.disciplinary studies
Professors and students can organize
and search their materials -- even
highlight and take notes in the text."
About New York University College of Dentistry
Founded in 1865, New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) is the
third oldest and the
largest dental school in North America, educating more
than 8 percent of all dentists., a privately
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As the strategic positioning process moves into implementation, we
encourage university
leaders to continue to engage a wide array of
people within the university and greater community
, and to establish
and monitor measures of success.
"The university can't afford to
stand still in the face of changing
demographic, economic and global challenges," UMAA President
-elect Robert
Stein said., VitalSource Technologies, Inc.bibliographies 75
The growing inventory of VitalBooks
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New York University College of Dentistry Renews VitalSource Contract
, VitalSource
Technologies, Inc.
The board specifically endorsed recommendations presented to the
university
's Board of Regents Friday by President Robert Bruininks. We have
confidence in President
Bruininks' wisdom, leadership and courage, and
we urge the Board of Regents to support his
recommendations. The Store offers more than 1,000 titles in
the VitalBook(TM) digital format, starting
from as low as $."
In addition to lower prices, VitalBooks offer features that make reading
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be mandated for
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"The VitalSource Curriculum
is a wise investment in technology, one of the
pillars of future education," said Dr. Andrew I."
NYU School of Dentistry is one of 10 dental schools in the nation using
VitalSource Curriculum
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the university's goal to continue to embrace change and to build a
campus culture centered on excellence, diversity and access to
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"We look
forward to working with them
for the next six years and beyond. For more
information please visit
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Alumni Association Publicly
Supports U of M President's Strategic Positioning Recommendations
MINNEAPOLIS, The University
of Minnesota Alumni
Association (UMAA) National Board of Directors today passed a resolution
supporting
the university's vision of becoming one of the top three public
research institutions in the world
. In recent years, the UMAA has
taken positions on many issues, such as faculty tenure, the selection
process
for university regents, the merger of the men's and women's athletic
departments and a
new on-campus stadium.
Now students can buy their books like they buy their music - by
downloading
them off the Internet.postsecondary helpful
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"Alumni care deeply about their alma mater
," said Andrea Hjelm, UMAA
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the
state's future needs.
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downloaded
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"We are thrilled to renew our commitment to New York University College
of
Dentistry, the largest dental school in North America," said Frank Daniels
III, president and
CEO of VitalSource. Among other features,
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a variety of colors,
and even copy and paste in their books.scholarship transformation
Students at NYU College of Dentistry
have used VitalSource Curriculum for
the past four years. NYUCD has a significant global reach and
provides a level of national and international diversity among its students
that is unmatched
by any other dental school. VitalSource solutions are available for a variety of
programs in secondary
, post-secondary and graduate education.starred prepared
has
launched the VitalSource Store(TM), an online bookstore
devoted to providing
better books at better prices for students. For more
information please visit
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"While we cherish and uphold the university
's rich
traditions, we believe the proposed changes will build on the best of the past
and make
the university even stronger for future students and alumni. "The university can't be Minnesota's economic
engine without
getting ahead of those changes and that's why these recommendations are moving
forward
at exactly the right time.:
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Nation's largest dental school commits
to digital learning for six more years
RALEIGH, N.VitalSource Launches Online Bookstore Offering
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, N. By partnering with
established textbook publishers, we can offer students the books they need
at
prices they can afford, all in a more useful format. VitalSource solutions are available for
a variety of
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"VitalSource has created
a solution with the Store.toward selecting
Throughout the year textbooks can easily be updated with new editions
, as
necessary, and students can refresh their curriculum whenever they reconnect
to the Internet
. Spielman, Professor and
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the College of Dentistry.
Delivering
all of our textbook material in this way is a win-win for the
school, students, and faculty. Other
graduate programs that have adopted VitalSource
include schools of law, pharmacy and nursing. That
means students have access to their
books whenever they turn on their computer - they don't have
to rely on the
Internet.starred profession
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About VitalSource Technologies, Inc."
The resolution
was adopted on a vote of 33 to 2.99 to 60 percent
off list price of hardcopy versions.
"For
years, students and educators have argued academic content is too
expensive," says Frank Daniels
III, president and CEO of VitalSource. It also allows students to use key
phrases to rapidly search
their entire library of downloaded textbooks,
references and personal notes and highlights.nwsa starred
When
students enroll, their personal laptop is loaded
with all of the textbooks for their four years of
study. As representatives of the
university's alumni, we pledge our support and assistance
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