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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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3 Questions on Academic Library Budgets for an Assessment and Planning Librarian

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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3 Questions for a Retired Academic Librarian

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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. David is also co-editor of the Journal of Electronic Publishing.)

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Community colleges' positive, pervasive digital leap

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Against the backdrop of headlines blaring news about declining community college enrollments, one bright spot has emerged: community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly aligned in their enthusiasm for the digital transformation that has occurred at their institutions since the start of the pandemic.

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ChatGPT: Threat or Menace?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I recently attended a collegewide discussion of ChatGPT’s teaching implications, and I was struck by the exasperated faculty participants’ intense and insistent negativism. Yet to my mind, the platform, even in its current form, is an asset that faculty would be remiss not to leverage.

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CCS Announces Winter 2024 Lecture Programming

College for Creative Study

With world-class faculty and unsurpassed facilities, students learn to be visual communicators who actively use art and design toward the betterment of society. CCS fosters students’ resolve to pursue excellence, act ethically, engage their responsibilities as citizens, and learn throughout their lives.

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Digital Learning in Higher Education Enhances Student Achievement

Creatrix Campus

Get access to an extensive range of digital books, periodicals, and research papers through digital libraries and repositories. Systems for electronic portfolios— Student Information System platforms that let students present their work and monitor their academic progress. There are enough tools for evaluation and feedback.