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Vermont State U Will Make Libraries All Digital

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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5 Strategies for Improving University Library Management Services

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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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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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Vermont State U Will Make Libraries All Digital

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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Welcome to the February issue of Teaching Matters: Library and University Collections

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Photo Credit: University of Edinburgh Image Collections CC0 Welcome to the February issue: Library and University Collections This month’s issue of Teaching Matters puts Library and University Collections firmly in the spotlight.

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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Ithaka S+R shared results from its triennial survey published last week, which sought to capture college library deans’ and directors’ perspectives three years into the pandemic. “We haven’t had time to assess this new cadre of students,” Trunnell said, adding that many college libraries are short-staffed.

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Dissertation Week in the Library: 11-15 November 2019

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this post, Christine Love-Rodgers, College Lead for Library Academic Support (CAHSS), provides an in-depth assessment of the University’s first Dissertation Week event that took place in November 2019… The University of Edinburgh Library held its first Dissertation Week on November 11-15 2019.