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Monumental Stairs: How Computational Design Guided Collaboration and Innovation at the U.S. Air Force Academy

Clark Nesxen

Embodying this blend of heritage – and future – focus ed design is the building’s striking centerpiece: a monumental staircase winding through its core inspired by the spiral staircase in the McDermott Library on campus. Our computational strategy first tackled the most critical fabrication limit: the bent glass guardrail.

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Last week, Vermont State University announced plans for an “all-digital” academic library when the new institution, formed from the consolidation of three colleges, officially launches on July 1. “What we heard was that they need and want access to library resources where they are, whether on or off campus.”

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Striving for Digital Equity in Education

The Scholarly Teacher

Mabel CPO Okojie , Mississippi State University Tinukwa Boulder , University of Pittsburgh Zoey Zhao , University of Pittsburgh Keywords: Digital Divide, Digital Equity, Educational Technology Key Statement : We discuss the complexity of the digital divide and the possibilities of achieving digital equity.

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Library Management System Software

Creatrix Campus

A Comprehensive Guide to Library Management System Software. Managing a house of books is not a small deal. Cataloging, stock keeping, managing lending, and borrowing can take a lot of time and effort for your institutional librarian when done manually. How in general is a library managed?

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The Digital Library: Providing services at the cutting edge

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

The Digital Library is in fact comprised of three services: Development & Systems Digital Imaging Unit uCreate Studio These services offer a range of technical support to the University focused on the provision of digital services, assets and technologies, all in support of research, teaching and learning.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

It’s no great revelation that today’s students are digital natives and view technology as an intrinsic part of how they navigate the world. However, despite their preference for using digital technology to complete day-to-day tasks, they crave interpersonal connections and relationship building.