Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Staffing and Budget Cuts Limit Libraries' Ability to Evolve Doug Lederman Wed, 10/30/2024 - 10:08 AM Campus libraries are more important than ever, but many colleges are cutting back on library faculty. Byline(s) Letters to the Editor

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University Business

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Register now Date & Time: Wednesday, October 16 at 12pm ET As technologies, space utilization, and institutional identities evolve at a rapid pace, higher ed libraries are undergoing a fundamental transformation to new modalities, redefining their roles as temples of knowledge and community hubs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

Howard University’s Undergraduate Library will be renamed in honor of Howard President Dr. Wayne A. Having the Undergraduate Library named after me symbolizes the years of dedication and hard work that we have collectively invested in the pursuit of academic excellence,” Frederick said. Dr. Wayne A. 8 farewell dinner.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 19, 2024

Davidson College, a private, liberal arts institution in North Carolina, has secured an $85 million donation to expand its library with a focus on bringing it into the digital age.

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University Business

AUGUST 16, 2024

Hundreds of New College of Florida library books, including many on LGBTQ+ topics and religious studies, are headed to a landfill. In the past, students were given an opportunity to purchase books that were leaving the college’s library collection. Read more from the Herald-Tribune.

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Clark Nesxen

JULY 8, 2024

Over the last few years, public libraries have transitioned from being buildings that only store and lend books to being fully featured community centers. The most successful public libraries are designed with people in mind and with the help of the community they serve. What is most important to those who use the library?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 22, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation How do academic libraries spend their money? The figure, created from IPEDS data collected in 2020, shows academic library spending in four categories across institution type. How much do academic libraries spend on databases vs. books vs. journals vs. everything else libraries lend?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

Trinity College Dublin will remove Irish philosopher George Berkeley’s name from its biggest library because of his links with 18th century slavery, The Guardian reported. The library, which was named after Berkeley in 1978, will be stripped of its name. No new name has been chosen as of yet.

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Creatrix Campus

JULY 24, 2024

5 Strategies for Improving University Library Management Services admin Wed, 07/24/2024 - 17:17 According to recent studies, improving student learning experiences globally requires efficient administration of university libraries.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Future Trends Forum was delighted to host Sandy Hirsh and David Lankes , editors of and contributors to a new book on the future of that institution, Library 2035.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Since opening in 1977, the University of Arizona’s Main Library in Tuscon has served as a central hub for students to study and conduct research, but it hadn’t changed much in four decades. The university recently completed major library renovations, and the first two floors have now been transformed into a bright, colorful and airy space…

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2024

Today’s college libraries are gathering places as much as they are spots where students come to read. When it came time to renovate Sam Houston State University’s Newton Gresham Library, staff knew that the focus was going to be on a lot more than books. Higher education is…

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Creatrix Campus

AUGUST 14, 2024

5 Key Features of Cloud-Based Library Management System Software admin Wed, 08/14/2024 - 06:35 Higher education libraries can be difficult to maintain, but a cloud-based library management system provides an easy-to-use but effective alternative. Students are free to provide reviews and give ratings to books.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 8, 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.”

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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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

The University of California, Berkeley, will shutter three libraries—the anthropology, physics-astronomy and mathematics statistics libraries—in the next few years, part of a long-term plan to save money, Berkeleyside reported. Currently, libraries make up 1.3 percent, or $42 million, of the university’s $3.2

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

Celia Rabinowitz, Assistant Vice-President for Academic Engagement & Director of the Mason Library at Keene State College, reached out after reading my piece How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? One represents the trends and challenges most of us in academic libraries are reading about. If not, ask why.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JULY 25, 2023

UC Berkeley Student Protest Keeps Anthropology Library Open—Kind Of Featured Image at Top of Article Anthro pic.jpeg Ryan Quinn Tue, 07/25/2023 - 03:00 AM

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CAPD

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As a part of Open Access Week, The MIT Libraries will be hosting several events that are relevant to PhDs and postdocs. Time : 12pm -1:30pm, Monday, October 23, 2023 Location : IN PERSON; The Nexus, Hayden Library (14S-130) Here is the Link to register. The Nexus, Hayden Library (14S-130) Here is the Link to register.

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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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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 8, 2023

He argues that facilities like parks, churches, and libraries make communities more resilient when there is a disaster, to such extent that they reduce deaths due to a disaster more than hard infrastructure, such as

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Professor Andrew Comrie reached out after reading my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? In his book, Like Nobody's Business: An Insider's Guide to How US University Finances Really Work (Open Book Publishers, 2021), Andrew digs into academic library budgeting. then versus about 1.5%

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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.”

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Elizabeth Dellavedova, associate library director at a community college, connected with me after reading my piece “ How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Q: Can you share your concerns about my blog post on academic library spending? Encouraging students to visit the library is not enough.

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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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 2, 2023

Berkeley Students Rally to Save a Library Scott Jaschik Tue, 05/02/2023 - 06:28 AM

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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A Comprehensive Guide to Library Management System Software. This tough task is now simplified, thanks to the library management system software. Let’s try to learn more about library management system software in this blog post. . How in general is a library managed? Wed, 12/07/2022 - 00:44.

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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?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

Vermont State University has abandoned plans to go all virtual in its libraries, VTDigger reported. The university will also keep a small collection of “popular, casual, reading books” and children’s books in the libraries, administrators wrote. Ad keywords: administrators faculty Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Margaree Seawright Crosby A committed activist who was part of the “Greenville 8”, Crosby participated in sit-ins in the 1960s to protest segregation at the Greenville library while she was a student at South Carolina State University. She and seven of her peers including famed civil rights activist, the Reverend Jesse L.

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CAPD

JANUARY 10, 2023

The MIT Libraries offer a goldmine of trainings and workshops on topics that are central to your work as a graduate student. Workshop topics include: data repositories and data management, using search tools efficiently, adopting citation management tools, open access and scholarly publishing, and much more.

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Ray Schroeder

OCTOBER 4, 2023

West Virginia University will reduce its libraries’ personnel budget by up to $800,000 following recommendations from the provost’s office. The dean of libraries must submit a plan for the cuts by Dec. 1, and staff will be notified if they have been terminated between Dec.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 22, 2023

Carey Thomas from the campus building known as Old Library, the Board of Trustees announced Tuesday in an email to the community. ” Thomas’s name was initially inscribed over the library entrance in 1935 to honor her role as Bryn Mawr’s first dean and second president.

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

MAY 28, 2019

Photo credit: The University of Edinburgh In this extra post, Christine Love-Rodgers, College Lead for Library Academic Support (CAHSS), highlights the important role that the Library Academic Support team play in developing students’ information literacy….

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 23, 2023

Digital-first libraries already existed in higher education. But as many higher education services traditionally offered in person move online, more library materials and experiences have jumped to digital formats. But librarians have concerns about adopting them for all disciplines and materials.

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