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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation Laurel Littrell is a faculty librarian at Kansas State University. 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? Can you enlighten us?

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A (Dorm) Room of One’s Own

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Academic work requires material access to information in libraries, and other resources like computers and (relatively quiet) space in which to write. This is one in a series of articles about New York University's Faculty Resource Network.

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New! AIFS Global Education Centers

AIFS Abroad

Students can take courses, meet with staff and take advantage of libraries, technology and lounge areas at our centers. Course syllabi and faculty credentials are reviewed and approved by Fairfield University. Students have access to free Wi-Fi throughout the building and computers during office hours. Salzburg, Austria.

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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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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

Accreditation from the HEC ensures that an institution meets a set of rigorous standards related to program quality, faculty qualifications, and student support services. Providing guidance and support to institutions in the development of their academic programs and the implementation of new technologies and pedagogical approaches.

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How Virtual Reality is Changing Campuses

Higher Ed Connects: Technology

But thanks to technological limitations and prohibitive costs, it didn’t. Now, 20 years after that breathless article, VR technology is finally catching up with its promise. What can administrators do to encourage the use of VR on campus, and what policies should they be thinking of to keep their students and faculty safe?

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The Challenges of International Credential Evaluation

Parchment

We need to be well informed about our own education system because this is the system that we are measuring an international program against. So evaluators have to really be alert and informed of the terminology used in that education system. Jasmin Saidi-Kuehnert (15:34.165) This research on this information we have.