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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“Without fail, almost every library director stopped on this question for multiple days,” Hulbert said about the prompt that asked respondents how they would handle budget cuts. ” Many of the survey results resonated with librarians present at the Denver meeting.

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Articles with titles such as “ Academic Libraries Without Print ” may perpetuate fear that some institutions seek to reduce print to zero. But this and other articles focus on library services “centered on” e-resources but not to the exclusion of print. That presents a challenge for modern librarians.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

Library Services: An increasing number of automated and self-service solutions have hit the market to help manage library resources such as checking out books and devices. Technology will never stop evolving, nor presenting new opportunities and challenges.

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Dissertation Week in the Library: 11-15 November 2019

Teaching Matters Academic Support

At the heart of the week was a Dissertations Fair event on Thursday 14th November, held at the Main Library, with 11 stalls staffed by University teams, digital resource suppliers, the National Library of Scotland, and the National Museum of Scotland. Found out so many things and places to research I didn’t think about”.

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The Growth of Online Education Provides Opportunities: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 9

The Change Leader, Inc.

Project-based learning A growing trend in online learning, this approach allows students to research, present and share their ideas to demonstrate real-world skills. However, their resistance tends to be due to the following: Faculty lose control of the presentation of the materials. Educational apps will help facilitate instruction.