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3 Questions for Elizabeth Dellavedova, Associate Library Director at a Public Community College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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3 Questions on Academic Library Budgets for an Assessment and Planning Librarian

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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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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. David is also co-editor of the Journal of Electronic Publishing.)

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CCS Announces Winter 2024 Lecture Programming

College for Creative Study

The College is a major supplier of talent to numerous industries, such as transportation, film and animation, advertising and communications, consumer electronics, athletic apparel, and many more. Its graduates are exhibiting artists and teachers, design problem solvers and innovators, as well as creative leaders in business.

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Community outreach with MPH and honors students in October 2019 at the Southside library, Chattanooga, TN. Proceedings of the Second International Electronic Conference on Environmental Health Sciences, 44 (1), 10. , [link] Ford, D. Association of American Colleges & Universities. link] , ,high-impact-practices Ford, D.,

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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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Community colleges' positive, pervasive digital leap

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“We cover the northern half of New Hampshire … Even though they may be online students, they still might take an online class from the comfort of our library.” “The digital transformation has real staying power from an access standpoint,” Lloyd said, adding that effective technology support is vital to access.