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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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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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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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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

In the following section, we’ve outlined specific examples of High Tech solutions that enable higher ed administrators to deliver High Touch experiences to students. One Stop Shop for Student Services: Modern solutions unify student information systems with payment and engagement technologies to provide comprehensive views of the student.

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In planning for the new library, the financially challenged institution seeks to forge a path that balances cost with quality, while also reaching a wider swath of the state’s rural residents. As part of the transition, the university has planned for an “all-digital” academic library, which it announced in a Feb.

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