Criticism
Questia was criticized in 2005 by librarian Steven J. Bell for referring to itself as an academic library when it concentrates on the liberal arts and treats users as customers rather than students. Bell argues Questia does not employ academic librarians or faculty. Although some of its employees have advanced library degrees, they do not work or collaborate with faculty to develop collections that serve distinctive student populations.
Tim Harris, Questia president and CEO, said in May 2010 that Questia has been purchased by Gale, part of Cengage Learning.
Questia launched their Q&A blog on September 21, 2011. Q&A is divided into "Education news," "Student resources" and "Subjects" categories. "Subjects" is further broken down so readers can find specific content based on their academic needs.
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