Books Grants and Contracts Research 
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
Almost all of the materials budgets are tied up in subscriptions and access fees for online resources, often with multi-year contracts with vendors that provide these services. Mostly these are print books and other physical materials, but even some of those purchases are tied to a contractual obligation.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 31, 2023
A: The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) collects statistics on academic library budgets annually. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) also collects statistics on research library budgets annually. About 18 percent is spent on one-time purchases (including books and ebooks).
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SRHE
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Fixed-term contracts have long been the norm for research-only contracts, which are usually dependent on short-term funding from a external grant. For some decades the norm for ‘academic’ posts had settled at ‘teaching and research’, with appointments to last until retirement age. 2(5)(d) and s.2 2 (8) (b) ii.).
SRHE
JULY 15, 2022
Helen Perkins was appointed as Director of the Society for Research into Higher Education in 2004. In December 2021, after another very successful Research Conference, she gave notice of her intention to retire. The benefits were such that the Society was able to introduce its now established series of annual research grants.
The Change Leader, Inc.
JULY 18, 2023
Research shows that students who must incur debt to attend college have lower GPAs, more health issues both before and after graduation, are less likely to buy a house, will get married and have children later in life, are less likely to start a business, and are less entrepreneurial. Just read the book. It’s a better return on time.
Edu Alliance Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
It was equally significant for my wife and me to pass on a multicultural world view, not from books or YouTube videos but lived experiences, to our children. And for some scholars, there are academic benefits to living and working in a locality or culture where one’s research is centered. Research priorities may need to shift.
The Change Leader, Inc.
MARCH 21, 2023
Drumm McNaughton discusses the misconceptions and essential roles these institutions have in their communities with Executive Director Dr. Andrew Koricich of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research collaborative and resource hub that has completed the insurmountable task of defining what rural-serving institutions are.
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