W&M Libraries Blog

2019

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  Galileo's Dialogo: Censorship and Early Modern Science

  Posted on September 24, 2019
  From the Special Collections Blog
  In honor of Banned Books Week, Ute Schechter explores censorship and early modern science through an investigation of a clandestine edition of Galileo's Dialogo.
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  Textbook affordability at W&M

  Posted on September 5, 2019
  From the WM Libraries Blog
  National surveys indicate that students are now spending about $1200 each year if they purchase all of the textbooks required for their classes. The increase in textbook prices has far outpaced the increase in inflation, nearly doubling from 1998-2008 alone, and going up over 1,000% since 1977.