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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

25, 1956 — have donated their personal archives (professional documents and artifacts) to the F.D. Bluford Library Archives at A&T. Frye Archival Collection represents more than five decades of materials documenting the couple’s legacy in civil rights, social justice, and civic engagement. The Justice Henry E. and Shirley T.

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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. “Maybe that’s too high of a bar to say that you have an explicit, documented strategy somewhere.” ” Hulbert said.

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3 Questions for a Retired Academic Librarian

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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Scholarly Conversations, Seed Documents, and the Regressive New WorldCat

Academic Librarian

Some background: I teach a library school course called Introduction to Sources and Services in the Arts and Humanities, and one focus of the course is to prepare students to provide research consultations to advanced undergraduate students in the humanities. A seed document is one that helps students find that conversation.

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From horse-drawn carriage to advanced data visualization tools: Key considerations to keep in mind when designing a dashboard

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-10606) Similarly, clean dashboards only contain immediately necessary information, but a dashboard should also have links to documented sources and definitions or risk misinterpretations. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-USZ62-10606)

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Integrating Student Management Systems with Other Educational Technologies: A Path to Holistic Education Management

Creatrix Campus

To handle professional training and degree programs, they required a platform that would let potential students apply, pay online, and manage their records in addition to easing communication and document management. Your school administration software should have an easy-to-use interface, a short learning curve, and a large feature set.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Starting in 2011, Rueda-Acedo has incorporated innovative experiential learning activities and forged community partnerships with organizations such as the Arlington Public Library, Human Rights Initiative of North Texas and DFW Toys for Tots. “In Also, internships—both paid and non-paid—have been established with Mary Kay, Inc.,