SpeakerText Gets Social, Now Open to Everyone SpeakerText providers a service to transcribe videos and link those transcripts to the customer’s video player through a drop-down menu. Once a video has been indexed, SpeakerText hosts the transcript in the cloud and automatically attaches a time-coded link of the transcript to the video, so that users [...]

A new video produced especially for Spanish-speaking families shows how going to college is more attainable and more affordable than ever. More: continued here

A new video produced especially for Spanish-speaking families shows how going to college is more attainable and more affordable than ever. More: continued here

Secretary Duncan described what ED is doing to support the growth of green jobs and advance the sustainability movement. More: continued here

Secretary Duncan described what ED is doing to support the growth of green jobs and advance the sustainability movement. More: continued here

Secretary Duncan issued a statement celebrating the 37th anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. More: continued here

ED has awarded more than $4 million to 28 states in support of a new grant initiative, Building State Capacity for Preventing Youth Substance Use and Violence. More: continued here

ED announced $9.2 million in grants to help higher education institutions in 17 new sites develop or review and improve, and fully integrate their emergency management planning efforts. More: continued here

ED announced 5 grants totaling $3.5 million to non-profit organizations for projects to improve charter school quality across the country. More: continued here

The POINT: Amy FryOn Tuesday, September 14, ACRL released Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report by Dr. Megan Oakleaf. The report lays out the current landscape of academic library assessment and seeks to provide strategies for libraries to demonstrate and quantify their value within the context of institutional missions and goals.Oakleaf [...]