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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work

Inside Higher Ed

Cutting resources by level of use would appear to be the easiest method, but what if the 2-3 people who use a comparatively low use, specialized journal are leading a multi-million dollar research grant on a topic that is core to the university mission? modified from NISO 39.7-2013, 2013, section 3.7]

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CU Boulder Chancellor DiStefano: Lessons learned from 50 years in higher ed

University Business

Successful graduates are not simply those with the highest employment levels or the biggest salaries; a truly successful graduate leaves college prepared to support and sustain a diverse democracy, participating in civic life in ways that positively impact humanity.