More on Questia

Drew, Bill drewwe at MORRISVILLE.EDU
Thu Feb 1 11:05:56 EST 2001


Many university presses are in bed with Questia.  Recognize any of these?:

Purdue University Press, Rutgers University Press, University of
Pennsylvania Press, Oxford University Press UK, University of North Carolina
Press, Michigan State University Press, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Press, McGill-Queens University Press, Kent State University
Press, Duke University Press, Cornell University Press, Baylor University
Press, and many more.  There are also many that have published for the
library community for many years including H.W. Wilson and Persian Press.

The "partners" listed is also interesting: National Association of College
Stores (College Store Online),  WebCT, and a company called Smartthinking.

Here is the Board of Directors:

Rod Canion - Chairman of the Board, Founder of Compaq Computer Corporation
Ken Lay - Director, Chairman and CEO of Enron Corporation  <--  Those from
California without electricity should know this company.
P. Andrews McLane - Director, Senior Managing Director at TA Associates
Troy Williams - Founder, Director, President & CEO
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SUNY Morrisville College Library 
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