Archive for the ‘Publications’ Category

1-1-1 Express Book Review: The eduStyle Guide to Usable Higher Ed Homepage Design by Stewart, Cody and Andy Foss

First, let me start with a disclaimer: I’ve just received and browsed my electronic review copy of The eduStyle Guide to Usable Higher Ed Homepage Design (email arrived a bit before 6AM this morning). I knew it was supposed to be released any day now, but I had no clue when it would hit my […]

Interested in the state of print and electronic publications in higher education? Take this online survey now!

In the summer of 2007, I created a survey about the state of print and electronic publications in higher education. At that time, more than 200 institutions took the time to complete this survey. Later, I produced a 5-page executive summary PDF file presenting the main results and wrote a column “Demand Print or Print […]

The registration deadline for the â€œSaving Bigâ€ webinars has been postponed to Friday January 30, 2009 at 9PM ET

Once again I found in my inbox this morning a message from someone who wanted to register for the upcoming webinar series: â€œSaving Bigâ€³ (the initial registration deadline was yesterday at 9PM). As a result, I decided to postpone the registration deadline until next Friday (January 30, 2009) at 9PM ET. Register for Saving Big […]

What strategies have you implemented to “save big” – or small – at your institution?

I’ll be hosting a 2-webinar series for Higher Ed Experts about this topic early next month presented by Joe Hice, AVP at the University of Florida and Rachel Reuben, Director of Web Communications at SUNY – New Paltz: Saving Big: Winning strategies to get better results even with a crunched budget: February 4 & 5, […]

The Christian Monitor will become web-only next April. Are higher ed news publications next?

I’ve been following the print vs web issue for some time now – as many of you, I’m sure. It’s a known fact that the newspaper industry is in big trouble. And, the decision for The Christian Science Monitor – a century-old paper – to go web-only, at the exception of a weekend magazine, is […]

eduWeb in 140 words: Producing our Catalog with our Web CMS by Anne Macdonald, Managing Associate Director for Web Services at Suffolk University

Note from Karine: This year, Iâ€™ve asked all the eduWeb speakers working in universities/colleges to share in 140 words or less the biggest take-away from their presentation or table talk. If you’ve attended this session, feel free to weigh in by posting a comment, a question or a suggestion. The most important take away from […]

eduWeb 2008 in 140 words: High Tech and High Touch: Integrating the Web and Print Using Variable Print Technology by Dr. Cam Cruickshank, VP for Enrollment Management at Tiffin University

Higher Ed Experts Update: The registration deadline for â€œStop the Pressesâ€ has been postponed to Friday June 20, 2008 at 9PM ET.

Last night, I received a couple of emails asking if it was still possible to register for (there’s definitely a pattern going on, here) next week’s webinar series: Stop the Presses (the initial registration deadline was yesterday 9PM). As a result, I decided to postpone the registration deadline until this Friday (June 20) at 9PM […]

Higher Ed Magazines: Gone Digital, Going Paperless?

My third UB column for 2008 is now available in the June issue as well as online: “Magazines: Gone Digital, Going Paperless?” You’ll find in this column 4 tips from several of your peers (including Karl Bates from Duke University and Bonny Griffith from Ithaca College) to get you started. With the help of this […]

Get the report about the state of advertising and sponsorship in print and electronic higher ed publications

Some of you might remember that a few weeks ago I conducted an online survey to find out if and how paid advertising and sponsorship are used in magazines and newsletters published by universities and colleges. A total of 110 professionals working in institutions representing more than 1.5 million students completed this online survey between […]

Planning to go digital with your magazine/newsletter (or wish you would)? Sign up for “Stop the Presses”, a 3-webinar series on June 24-26

I’ve been working on this new webinar series for some time now. That’s why I’m very pleased today to announce that registration is now opened for “Stop the Presses: Why and how to go digital with your magazine or newsletter” at www.higheredexperts.com/stopthepresses This series taking place on June 24, 25 and 26 has a great […]

Interested in the state of paid advertising in print and electronic publications from higher ed institutions? Take the online survey now to receive the results with an executive summary highlighting best practices!

I’ve put together a short online survey to find out if and how paid advertising and sponsorship are used in magazines and newsletters published by universities and colleges. The results of this survey will be used for a study Iâ€™m conducting on this topic and a future article. This online survey should take you 3 […]

The State of Higher Ed Podcasting in the US: Thoughts, links and a recording

I had a very interesting experience this morning presenting a session about higher ed podcasting in the US to a room full of people at the University of Warwick in the UK. No long flight or dreadful jet lag required (but no nice sightseeing in the UK either :-). I did my presentation using WebEx […]

Higher Ed PR Professionals and News Editors Go Web 2.0 with Real Blogs

Something big is happening. In several higher ed institutions across the country, some PR and News professionals have started to embrace the conversational age by launching real news blog inviting feedback from readers by publishing – moderated – comments In the past couple of weeks only, 3 new initiatives were launched in different institutions: News […]