Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software. The increasing advancement of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud, mobile, digital, and analytics have transformed the way libraries offer many services. It’s the time of Library Management Software. What is cloud-based Library Management Software?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

What Chua had intended as a semi-comedic study of parenting at a cultural intersection quickly became a hotly contested book. “A If you actually read the book, you realize that it gets really complicated. If you want to write the book, write the book.’” But it made me terrified to speak at faculty meetings.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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The Scholarly Teacher

JUNE 12, 2024

Alesia Jennings , Western Carolina University April Tallant , Western Carolina University Key Statement: A six-anchor model to boost new faculty teaching self-efficacy was developed, providing practical applications for faculty development programs and individual course design. Six anchor model of Faculty Forward.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

People sat outside on blankets, chatting or reading books. That is not hyperbole, I wrote this text with several college degrees, including a doctorate, in my faculty office. Louis, Missouri. At Bradley, I walked across a college campus for the first time. The buildings were regal. The grass was manicured. This was another world.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Laurel Littrell is a faculty librarian at Kansas State University. 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? Can you enlighten us?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In Stephanie Land’s brave and important new book CLASS ( a follow-up to her memoir MAID , the basis for an award-winning Netflix series) she explains that even though she knew a college degree was the best chance she and her 6-year-old daughter had of escaping poverty, being deprived of food made it nearly impossible.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

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. Hide by line?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

In the prisons where I work, they’re limited to no more than 10 books total,” she said. They’re always having to make these heartbreaking choices about which books they’re going to get [and which] they’re going to give away.” Faculty are also restricted in the number of materials that they can bring into prisons, as well as what type.

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Great College Advice

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The library may be on limited hours if it is open at all. Faculty leave town and go on their own vacations. Book your complimentary session now and start your college admissions journey today! Winter break is not the best time for college tours We do not recommend scheduling campus tours over your winter holiday break.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

The students are always the teachers in my book about which community-engaged practices to implement in a space,” she says. “I The center houses student offices and study areas, conference rooms for community gatherings, a library, a dining lounge area, and wellness spaces for lactation, meditation, and napping. “In

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, I used ChatGPT to help me write a letter of recommendation and to assist me with crafting my lesson plan on banned books in libraries. Maggie Melo is an assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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University Business

MARCH 13, 2023

Last month, full-time faculty filed a motion of no confidence to school leadership when it announced a transition to a fully digital library, which would have eradicated roughly 300,000 books across its five campuses. More from UB: Have you considered a merger? Recent philanthropic efforts between the J.

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software. The increasing advancement of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud, mobile, digital, and analytics have transformed the way libraries offer many services. It’s the time of Library Management Software. What is cloud-based Library Management Software?

Libraries 52

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation In an email response to my piece “ How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? As David spent the last 40 years working as an academic librarian and the last 20 years as a library dean, his critique carries some weight. These may not be the most prestigious or richest libraries.

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University Business

JULY 29, 2024

The fall semester will soon be here and students will be buying … no, renting … no, just picking up their books from the bookstore. Three trends have emerged over the past decade: renting books instead of buying them, having colleges pay for the rental or bypassing textbooks altogether and using open educational resources (OER).

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

At Queens College, part of the City University of New York, a faculty member has teamed up with two students—one of them neurodivergent herself—to create a virtual resource hub for supporting neurodivergent students. When faculty and staff are supported, they can do a better job of supporting students.”

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Dr. Al Solano

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Faculty should assume that the students who do have formal accommodations have jumped through so many hoops to get them, and these accommodations are not giving them a leg up. That's something that I think a lot of faculty don't quite understand because they've never been through this process. It's giving them a fair shot.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The University has world-class collections of books, archives, art and museum objects, whose potential for learning and teaching can be unlocked through digitisation. Digitisation is the process of representing books, documents, recordings or objects as digital information. Dec 19, 2017

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Perhaps the following conversation between Anita Casavantes Bradford and Steven Mintz about how R-1s can support their faculty to find fulfillment in meaningful research and as transformative teachers and mentors can suggest some answers. ” However, our campuses and our faculty roles have changed dramatically in the last few decades.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 29, 2023

What it includes: The Family Study Room, located in the college’s library, has computers, whiteboards, comfy seats, a TV, a DVD player, an interactive touch-screen table, age-appropriate books, games, magazines and more. I remember taking my daughter to the library with no support.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from the outside of its library building. The inscription read, “My alma mater was books, a good library … I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity. Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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College for Creative Study

JANUARY 22, 2024

With world-class faculty and unsurpassed facilities, students learn to be visual communicators who actively use art and design toward the betterment of society. She is the author of two biographies, nine books of poetry, and the editor of two poetry anthologies. Her poetry has been translated into German, French and Italian.

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Creatrix Campus

JUNE 27, 2024

All the required data for a student to study will be available within their palm with the power of the cloud - and no more carrying heavy books. Get access to an extensive range of digital books, periodicals, and research papers through digital libraries and repositories. When you study you need to evaluate yourself.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Faculty and other guests will host weekly Homestead seminar sessions for discussions relevant to the Homestead. Cabin Bob also boasts a Homestead library, with books related to Homesteaders’ lives and interests as well as a study space, adding another academic dimension to the living-learning community.

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Great College Advice

JUNE 26, 2023

In fact, the graduation rate for STEM majors in liberal arts colleges tends to be quite high–because faculty work hard to ensure that students interested in the sciences actually make it through these difficult majors. Nevermind that the drop-out rate from STEM majors is very high, especially at large universities.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

In response to the post about the book collection, one reader asked plaintively, “How is it possible that with an entire boomer generation retiring in droves, there are no old books’ homes where they can send their banished collections?” ” The idea of an “old books’ home” made me smile.

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University Business

APRIL 14, 2023

Grewal, however, faced student, faculty and community backlash for his plans to reformat their library systems into an “all-digital” model that would have eliminated several full-time positions and a huge selection of its books.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition Dr. King assembled a diverse and powerful coalition of individuals from various departments and disciplines, including academic staff, faculty, administrators, and students, all working together towards a common goal—improving retention and graduation rates for minoritized students.

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Goucher DEI

MAY 22, 2024

You can schedule an appointment with Kirsten at any time using the Office of Title IX’s Bookings page. This growing virtual resource hub offers students, faculty, and staff easy-to-access and easy-to-use resources for navigating various experiences. The Office of Title IX manages the Nondiscrimination Policy and Procedures.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed ® , Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with economist and investment manager David Linton about his findings from his upcoming book, Crushed: How Student Debt Has Impaired a Generation and What to Do About It. Bring in a consultant or have faculty figure out ways to increase revenue without raising tuition.

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eLiterate

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Faculty generally advance in their careers based on their research, not their teaching. Active learning, with strong training and support for the faculty, should be the rule rather the exception. Students are asked to purchase an expensive 400-page book of which they will be asked to read perhaps 15%. And why not?

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JANUARY 25, 2023

I Googled the name of my accounting ethics textbook to see what came up and there was Chegg offering answers even to separate questions in my book. But now, instead of meeting at the library like most students did before the pandemic, students can collaborate on group chats and email each other the material.

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Campus Groups

MAY 31, 2022

Create clues for must-visit places on campus such as the library, student center, gym, health center, bookstore, advising center, and other important buildings to know. Favorite book, film or sports team, describe your summer vacation, what superpower would you choose.

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College Scholarships

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

These resources can include electronic content from the library, e-books, video lectures, and journals. Accreditors may examine factors such as student services and faculty-student interaction. It is because students can use free educational resources rather than paying for textbooks and other course materials.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

She held schooling in high esteem, and she made sure her children had library cards and took them to the library. As soon as Vassar was old enough to get to the library on her own, she checked out all the books she could get her hands on. She read all the Little House on the Prairie books, and all about the Hardy Boys.

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