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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In a library landscape where budgets are strapped and librarians struggle to reach students, artificial intelligence might offer some efficiencies, according to Elias Tzoc, associate dean for teaching, learning and research at Clemson University. Yes In-Article Careers: 3 Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Backlash as a university says its library will be 'all digital'

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“Our digital library will provide students and faculty with 24/7/365 universal access to information, resources and services with unlimited access to texts, scholarly articles, databases and more,” the statement said. “The physical touch of a book is hard to replace.”

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The Growth of Online Education Provides Opportunities: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 9

The Change Leader, Inc.

In an article by a group of faculty who work for the University of Phoenix , the authors suggest that online education can lead to issues for students and instructors as well as challenges in content development. The challenge then becomes, How do we get faculty to change their mindset and their instructional pedagogy?