Why Vermont State’s digital library idea is so controversial
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 8, 2023
Digital-first libraries already existed in higher education. But librarians have concerns about adopting them for all disciplines and materials.
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Davidson College Lands $85M Gift to Digitize Library
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 19, 2024
Davidson College, a private, liberal arts institution in North Carolina, has secured an $85 million donation to expand its library with a focus on bringing it into the digital age.
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How library collections can help colleges diversify
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Academic libraries can lead institution-wide DEI goals through material acquisition and improved accessibility, according to a new report.
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Academic Libraries Leading the Way in Accessibility
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
As higher education institutions provide more than just legally required accessibility and disability services, they could find guidance from their own academic libraries, who are often at the forefront of this field. Bartle Library Tower at Binghamton University. Binghamton University, New York The Glenn G.
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Learning from Public Libraries
ACRLog
MAY 30, 2023
It’s been especially front of mind as someone who transitioned from working at public library branches to working at a community college library. In the back of my mind, I’m reminding myself that those are issues that those working in academic libraries are, or at least, should be concerned about as well.
Proposed bill would quash Vermont university’s plan to cut library collection
Higher Ed Dive
MARCH 23, 2023
Vermont State University walked back some aspects of a plan to downsize its libraries after strong backlash.
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Academic Libraries Champion DEI Efforts
Insight Into Diversity
AUGUST 21, 2023
At college and university academic libraries, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives often involve improving item-collection policies and enhancing access to materials for students and community members, resources for faculty research, and educational programming on related topics.
Library Spaces for Today’s College Student
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
MARCH 22, 2024
Today’s college libraries are gathering places as much as they are spots where students come to read. When it came time to renovate Sam Houston State University’s Newton Gresham Library, staff knew that the focus was going to be on a lot more than books. Higher education is…
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Enhancing Online Student Learning with Academic Library Services
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 29, 2023
In fact, I have never worked in a library. I have also heard online students praise library services as the most valuable support service they experienced during their programs. Another instructor mentioned that the library must be “easy to find…with a link to the library” from within the syllabus.
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Davidson College Snags $85M to Digitize Library
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 18, 2024
Davidson College, a private, liberal arts institution in North Carolina, A North Carolina college has secured a $85 million donation to expand and renovate its library and and digitize its extensive collection? with a focus on bringing it into the digital age.
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Harvard Partners with HBCUs to Digitize Library Collections
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 21, 2023
A new partnership between Harvard Library and the HBCU Library Alliance aims to advance efforts in digitizing and preserving collections at historically Black institutions. The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative will provide $6 million in funding for the four-year project to aid the development of the HBCU Digital Library.
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Supporting Prison Libraries
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Nonprofits and individuals who had traditionally donated reading materials to prison libraries found their contributions rejected or returned, with policies now favoring books from publishers, bookstores, or approved online sources. The post Supporting Prison Libraries appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.
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UA Libraries’ Digital Archival Project Empowers Voices Among U.S.-Mexico Border Communities
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Serving as the heart of knowledge and scholarship in higher education, academic libraries are uniquely positioned to advance and support digital and data-driven storytelling and archival efforts, especially as they relate to marginalized communities. Children of the Mexican Folklore Club reenacting Las Posadas procession, 1959.
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How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money?
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 22, 2023
Blog: Learning Innovation How do academic libraries spend their money? The figure, created from IPEDS data collected in 2020, shows academic library spending in four categories across institution type. How much do academic libraries spend on databases vs. books vs. journals vs. everything else libraries lend?
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University Libraries Evolve to Support Future Needs
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Since opening in 1977, the University of Arizona’s Main Library in Tuscon has served as a central hub for students to study and conduct research, but it hadn’t changed much in four decades. The university recently completed major library renovations, and the first two floors have now been transformed into a bright, colorful and airy space…
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How is AI affecting HE libraries?
totallyrewired
OCTOBER 27, 2023
It is based on the fourth AI Conversation session that took place today where Coco Nijhoff answered questions around the topic, How is AI affecting HE libraries? The Evolving Landscape : Coco points out that the approach to integrating AI in university libraries varies significantly across the sector, creating an evolving landscape.
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Vermont State U Will Make Libraries All Digital
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Vermont State University plans to repurpose libraries on its five campuses and move to an “all-digital academic library” system when it opens as a unified institution in July, VTDigger reported. The goal of the changes, Grewal said, is to provide "greater equity of access to our library services.”
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WVU to reduce library budget by up to $800K
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The recommendations come less than a week after the flagship university's board cut 28 degree programs and about 140 faculty positions.
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Emory University Partners with Moth&Flame on Virtual Training Library
Campus Technology
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Emory University's Goizueta Business School and virtual reality (VR) communication company Moth&Flame VR have partnered to develop a VR training library for students and professionals to work on team-building skills.
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UC Berkeley to Close 3 Libraries
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 7, 2023
The University of California, Berkeley, will shutter three libraries—the anthropology, physics-astronomy and mathematics statistics libraries—in the next few years, part of a long-term plan to save money, Berkeleyside reported. Currently, libraries make up 1.3 percent, or $42 million, of the university’s $3.2
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3 Questions on Academic Library Budgets for an Assessment and Planning Librarian
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 31, 2023
Fitzgerald , an assessment and planning librarian at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, reached out to me after reading my piece “ How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? ” In her email, Sarah shared some fantastic insights on trends in academic library spending. How do academic libraries spend their budgets?
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UC Berkeley Student Protest Keeps Anthropology Library Open—Kind Of
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 25, 2023
UC Berkeley Student Protest Keeps Anthropology Library Open—Kind Of Featured Image at Top of Article Anthro pic.jpeg Ryan Quinn Tue, 07/25/2023 - 03:00 AM
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3 Questions for the Dean of the Mason Library at Keene State College
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 24, 2023
Celia Rabinowitz, Assistant Vice-President for Academic Engagement & Director of the Mason Library at Keene State College, reached out after reading my piece How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? One represents the trends and challenges most of us in academic libraries are reading about. If not, ask why.
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Have Academic Library Staffing Numbers Really Declined That Much Over the Past Decade?
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Blog: Learning Innovation The first draft of this blog post was written before I published a post on 1/22 titled How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? The idea that academic library budgets are fungible shows ignorance of how these budgets work. Probably some change in how library staff are counted. What is going on?
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3 Questions for Elizabeth Dellavedova, Associate Library Director at a Public Community College
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Blog: Learning Innovation Elizabeth Dellavedova, associate library director at a community college, connected with me after reading my piece “ How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Q: Can you share your concerns about my blog post on academic library spending? Encouraging students to visit the library is not enough.
3 Questions on Academic Library Spending to the Scholar Who Wrote the Book on University Budgets
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 26, 2023
Blog: Learning Innovation Professor Andrew Comrie reached out after reading my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? In his book, Like Nobody's Business: An Insider's Guide to How US University Finances Really Work (Open Book Publishers, 2021), Andrew digs into academic library budgeting. then versus about 1.5%
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Weekend Reading: Placing the student experience at the heart of the university library
HEPI
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
As university libraries prepare for an influx of new students, we spoke to Benjamin Veasey, University Librarian, and Adam Robinson, Content Manager, about the innovative schemes implemented by the University of Derby to ensure a truly excellent experience for the new starters. AR: The library is really proud of our Develop@Derby initiative.
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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Among her many roles at KSU is Library Data Coordinator. Laurel is, therefore, well positioned to answer some of the questions that I posed in my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Libraries can delay rehiring when necessary to use “salary savings” to manage budgets, at least in the short term.
Vermont State U Will Make Libraries All Digital
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Vermont State University plans to repurpose libraries on its five campuses and move to an “all-digital academic library” system when it opens as a unified institution in July, VTDigger reported. The goal of the changes, Grewal said, is to provide “greater equity of access to our library services.”
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Berkeley Students Rally to Save a Library
Inside Higher Ed
MAY 2, 2023
Berkeley Students Rally to Save a Library Scott Jaschik Tue, 05/02/2023 - 06:28 AM
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Howard University’s Undergraduate Library to be Renamed in Honor of President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2023
Howard University’s Undergraduate Library will be renamed in honor of Howard President Dr. Wayne A. Having the Undergraduate Library named after me symbolizes the years of dedication and hard work that we have collectively invested in the pursuit of academic excellence,” Frederick said. Dr. Wayne A. 8 farewell dinner.
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Wheaton to change library name following review into its history of racism
Higher Ed Dive
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The Christian institution will take other steps to redress its past, including by assessing its support for students of color.
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*Recording* How AI is affecting HE Libraries?
totallyrewired
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Recording of today’s AI Conversation with Coco Nijhoff (Imperial College London) on How AI is affecting HE Libraries [link]
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Trinity College Dublin to Remove Name of Irish Philosopher from Library Due to Slavery Ties
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 26, 2023
Trinity College Dublin will remove Irish philosopher George Berkeley’s name from its biggest library because of his links with 18th century slavery, The Guardian reported. The library, which was named after Berkeley in 1978, will be stripped of its name. No new name has been chosen as of yet.
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Bryn Mawr to Remove Name of Former President From Library
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 22, 2023
Carey Thomas from the campus building known as Old Library, the Board of Trustees announced Tuesday in an email to the community. ” Thomas’s name was initially inscribed over the library entrance in 1935 to honor her role as Bryn Mawr’s first dean and second president.
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Vermont State U Will Have Some Books in Its Libraries
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 13, 2023
Vermont State University has abandoned plans to go all virtual in its libraries, VTDigger reported. The university will also keep a small collection of “popular, casual, reading books” and children’s books in the libraries, administrators wrote. Ad keywords: administrators faculty Is this diversity newsletter?:
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Acadeum Introduces Skills Marketplace Library of Workforce Credential Courses
Campus Technology
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Course-sharing platform Acadeum has launched Skills Marketplace, a library of over 380 online vetted workforce credential courses outside the traditional higher education curriculum.
After Protests and a Resignation, a New University Withdraws a Plan for a Digital-First Library
The Chronicle of Higher Education
APRIL 25, 2023
By David Jesse Lisa Rathke, AP Students from some of the Vermont State Colleges protested in February at the state capitol against a planned shift to a bookless library at the new Vermont State University. Proposals to remove books and reshape campus athletics shook up three soon-to-be-merged Vermont colleges.
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Interesting Insights from Carnegie Mellon’s Dean of Libraries
Educause
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Dean of Libraries at Carnegie Mellon, Keith Webster, discusses CMU cloud lab strategies, and the Artificial Intelligence for Data Discovery and Reuse Symposium, which aims to find innovative solutions to accelerate the dissemination and reuse of scientific data in the data revolution.
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WVU to reduce library budget by up to $800K - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
Economics and Change in Higher Education
OCTOBER 4, 2023
West Virginia University will reduce its libraries’ personnel budget by up to $800,000 following recommendations from the provost’s office. The dean of libraries must submit a plan for the cuts by Dec. 1, and staff will be notified if they have been terminated between Dec.
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Vermont State University pauses controversial digital library plan after president resigns
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 17, 2023
Parwinder Grewal had been in his role in less than a year before he abruptly stepped down.
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There’s More to the Story- Meet Our Library Consortium Team!
Community College League of California
APRIL 27, 2023
One of the League's services to districts throughout California is the Community College Library Consortium , a joint project with the Council of Chief Librarians.
Colleges that can’t survive owe their employees dignified closures
Higher Ed Dive
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The library director of a small Pennsylvania college lays out what leaders should consider when their institutions are struggling to stay open.
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The Role of Libraries in the Digital Age
Educause
MAY 1, 2023
Smith also talks about the challenges of building a technologically sophisticated, flexible, and equitable library and her frustrations with people's complacency and lack of curiosity about libraries.
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