CAPD

MARCH 19, 2024

Lewis Music Library (14E-109). Lewis Music Library (14E-109). More Events Composer Forum: Guillermo Klein Thursday, April 4, 5—6:30pm. Learn more MIT Reads Mind and Matter Community Discussion Wednesday, April 17, 12—1pm. The Nexus (14S-130). Learn more Composer Forum: Clifton Boyd Thursday, March 7, 5—6:30pm. Learn more

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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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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

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

The annual Freedom to Learn DC Rally convenes at the Library of Congress, and participants will march to the U. ET and march from the Library of Congress, 68 First St. Organizers with the Freedom to Learn (F2L) network and the Right to Learn (R2L) coalition are planning a rally May 3 in Washington, D.C. NE, Washington, DC 20543.

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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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CAPD

JANUARY 17, 2024

The IAP offerings from the MIT libraries are better than ever this year, with events ranging from book club-style discussions to workshops on data management. Market Research as a Resource at MIT Libraries Monday, Jan. There’s sure to be something to interest everyone here at MIT! Learn more and register here.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

Carlos Museum and Emory Libraries. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library at Emory University in Atlanta. Clinton Fluker Clinton Fluker has been named senior director of culture, community, and partner engagement for the Michael C. Fluker is curator of African American collections in the Stuart A.

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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 17, 2023

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit library in San Francisco, has grown into one of the most important cultural institutions of the modern age. For the sake of libraries and library users everywhere, let’s hope they don’t succeed. and Penguin Random House assert that the Internet Archive is not a real library.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 27, 2023

copyright law when it digitized countless physical books from four major book publishers and offered them online. million books protected by copyrights, including 33,000 of the publishers’ titles—was swift, landing days after the March 20 hearing. Koeltl of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan wrote.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

.; David Goetsch, associate director of recruitment compliance at Emory; Dr. Eric Solomon, visiting assistant professor of English and American studies at Oxford College; and Sarah Luce Look, co-owner of independent feminist bookstore Charis Books and More. Additionally, audience members were able to tell their own stories during an open mic.

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Experiential Learning Depot

JUNE 4, 2023

If you are an aspiring or even practicing experiential educator looking for more information about experiential learning or could use a boost of inspiration, I highly recommend that you start by reading some books about experiential education written by the experiential learning greats! I recommend reading all of the books if you can.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

She says the goal of her research is to help Black students to “freedom dream,” a term inspired by Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination , a 2002 book by Dr. Robin D.G. One of her fondest memories is of getting books from the library with her family and then discussing them in the living room. “I History at UCLA.

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University Business

MARCH 13, 2023

Last month, full-time faculty filed a motion of no confidence to school leadership when it announced a transition to a fully digital library, which would have eradicated roughly 300,000 books across its five campuses. University leaders also added that the decision would save the school $500,000 annually.

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Higher Education Whisperer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

On the way to the event I stopped in at the ANU Library on the way and found myself looking up "Cambridge Phenomenon". This is a book This is First Wednesday of the Canberra Innovation Network. I might be about to do something innovative.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 14, 2023

The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from the outside of its library building. The inscription read, “My alma mater was books, a good library … I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Dr. Curtis Byrd, co-author of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate. Dr. Rihana Mason, coauthor of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate.

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AIFS Abroad

OCTOBER 27, 2023

If we break the word down, we can understand that the concept is a combination of books and therapy — and it actually dates back to Ancient Greece when libraries were seen as sacred places of answers and healing. I found this class to be one of my favorites as we explored bookstores and libraries. Sounds pretty great, right?

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

To make the point, consider the young man who spends four hours every Saturday shelving books at the local library. He shows up at 10am, collects the piles of books that have been checked back in, sorts them into stacks according to where they should be reshelved, and then starts putting books back on the shelves until 2pm.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

In the prisons where I work, they’re limited to no more than 10 books total,” she said. They’re always having to make these heartbreaking choices about which books they’re going to get [and which] they’re going to give away.” It becomes a normal thing, just like a law library,” he said. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

People sat outside on blankets, chatting or reading books. In each school my white peers saw themselves reflected in the curriculum, their history was presented every day within the classroom and in the library, administrative offices, and even in the halls of the school. Louis, Missouri. The buildings were regal.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 29, 2023

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. These may not be the most prestigious or richest libraries.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

The University of Rhode Island removed a partial quote by Malcolm X from the outside of its library building. The inscription read, “My alma mater was books, a good library … I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 25, 2023

For example, a student who spends 4 hours every Saturday for four years shelving books at the local library performs an important service to the community. However, the impact is minimal: if that student didn’t shelve the books, someone else would–eventually. It’s about the impact.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 24, 2023

On her library induction tour during freshers’ week, she was asked to find a book relevant to her course. “I was going to study English but it felt too indulgent. I took a year out, then applied to Hertford College because it had a reputation for welcoming state school students.”

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University Business

JULY 21, 2023

In Pennsylvania, a school board in the Philadelphia suburbs recently hired a former Hillsdale administrator, over vociferous objections from teachers, to incorporate the 1776 Curriculum into the district’s coursework and advise administrators on books to remove from libraries. Read more from NBC News.

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University Business

APRIL 20, 2023

Balancing the use of technology with human interactions is a concept known as High Tech, High Touch, and was first introduced in 1982 by futurist and author John Naisbitt in his book, Megatrends: Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives. Researcher and author Hana Ben-Shabat discusses this in her book, Gen Z 360.

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Ray Schroeder

JULY 10, 2023

Last fall, the College told budget managers to identify cuts of 15 percent to their budgets — expenses that cover food served in dining halls, books and supplies in libraries, and miscellaneous spending by academic departments. Strains on the College’s revenue have prompted a series of spending cuts.

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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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College for Creative Study

JANUARY 22, 2024

She is the author of two biographies, nine books of poetry, and the editor of two poetry anthologies. She has received awards or honors from the Library of Michigan, The Independent Publishers, the NAACP Image Award, the ForeWord Book Award, and Black Caucus of the American Library Association.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 2, 2023

There were certain must-see items (the Tower Room in Baker Library), and there were certain spots that were emphatically not included on the tour (Fraternity Row and the ugly dorms of the Choates and the River Cluster). Or they may passively observe “real” students in the dining halls or libraries. But interact?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2023

The convening continued its conversation on the mental health of African American men at the Woodruff Library in the heart of the Atlanta University Center. Two sessions continued on Thursday during the second and final day of the Black Men Research Institute’s (BMRI) Spring Symposium. These conversations are needed,” said Dr. Walter M.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Nicholas -- better known as The Night Before Christmas -- an enchanted storybook tells viewers the story of JMU's finals week, from students chugging coffee in the library to a sleek wheeled robot delivering food. #2 In JMU's loose parody of A Visit from St. 2 -- Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

They are places where the library occupies the central location on the campus. Perhaps you’ll attend labs and discuss important books and research. Or maybe you’ve read every popular book and article and watched every video by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Colleges are places where you will study. You’ll take tests and write papers.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, I used ChatGPT to help me write a letter of recommendation and to assist me with crafting my lesson plan on banned books in libraries. Maggie Melo is an assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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