6 billion people live without broadband
6 billion people without broadband is a large number of people. It is hard to imagine when everyone around me is so connected to technology.
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2 billion people live without mobile phones
At times I would like to be part of this 2 billion people. I think sometimes we are so connected to our phones that we don't know what to do without them.
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The graphic is a chart showing the profit, company name and logo, and industry.
It is interesting to see that Scholarly Publishing is very profitable.
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My professors often provide students with the full text to course readings.
Most classes I have taken the textbook is right at my fingertips on the computer. It makes life a lot easier than toting around heavy books that I don't know what to do with when class ends.
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I have a personal computer and/or smartphone with a data plan and internet access.
This is a great privilege that I have. I use my phone for everything such as school, work, family, finances, entertainment and so much more.
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After reading all of this information, I thought you might be interested in how much the Los Rios Community College District pays for students to have access to the library's research databases and other library resources.
The Los Rios Community College District seems to want the best education for their students. Investing in your students education invests in your future as a college.
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And in academia especially, only a privileged few have access to certain types of scholarly writings
Who are the privileged few? Why is there a lock on what we can learn?
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This graphic is meant to illustrate the incredible profits experienced by academic publishers. You can see that scholarly publishing is far more profitable than being one of the biggest retailers in the world (Amazon).
It is alarming how much more profitable academic publishing is than retail. Education should be available to everyone. Many people hold back on getting an education or continuing an education because of cost.
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My hope is that someday more academic information will be freely available. Until then - we should all be part of this fight.
Academic information should be readily available to anyone that wishes to use it. What would the world be without access to academic information?
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