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ERIC Number: EJ606719
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Going for Profit and Scholarship on the Web.
Carlson, Scott
Chronicle of Higher Education, v46 n35 pA45-47 May 5 2000
Reports on the initial steps and leadership of a new for-profit Web site, Fathom, established by Columbia University and five other institutions, that will market distance-education courses and academic texts. Discusses challenges in integrating the entrepreneurial spirit of the Internet with the university's core values. Reviews the career of the site's developer, Ann Kirschner. (DB)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Distance Education, Higher Education, Internet, Marketing, School Business Relationship, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Columbia University NY