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How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation How do academic libraries spend their money? The figure, created from IPEDS data collected in 2020, shows academic library spending in four categories across institution type. What percent of a university’s budget typically goes to the library?

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University Libraries Evolve to Support Future Needs

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Since opening in 1977, the University of Arizona’s Main Library in Tuscon has served as a central hub for students to study and conduct research, but it hadn’t changed much in four decades.

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UC Berkeley to Close 3 Libraries

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Currently, libraries make up 1.3 The anthropology and physics-astronomy libraries, both of which are slated to close entirely by August 2025, have been largely emptied already. While the materials from the libraries will still be available, accessing them will be less convenient, and some worry that the university may eventually get rid of the collections. Students, faculty and library workers are petitioning and protesting against the closures.

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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 new plan for libraries is to eliminate all books and other physical resources.

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Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software

Creatrix Campus

Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software. The increasing advancement of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud, mobile, digital, and analytics have transformed the way libraries offer many services. It’s the time of Library Management Software.

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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. But libraries cannot license, for example, Kindle books, Delaloye said.

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MIT Libraries Workshops

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The MIT Libraries offer a goldmine of trainings and workshops on topics that are central to your work as a graduate student. Workshop topics include: data repositories and data management, using search tools efficiently, adopting citation management tools, open access and scholarly publishing, and much more. Workshops are offered in IAP and throughout the year. Check the course offerings here and register

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3 Questions on Academic Library Spending to the Scholar Who Wrote the Book on University Budgets

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation Professor Andrew Comrie reached out after reading my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Q1: Overall, how do academic libraries allocate their budgets? How is the story of institutional spending on libraries changing?

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3 Questions for the Dean of the Mason Library at Keene State College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation Dr. Celia Rabinowitz, Assistant Vice-President for Academic Engagement & Director of the Mason Library at Keene State College, reached out after reading my piece How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money?

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Vermont State U Will Have Some Books in Its Libraries

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Vermont State University has abandoned plans to go all virtual in its libraries, VTDigger reported. The university will also keep a small collection of “popular, casual, reading books” and children’s books in the libraries, administrators wrote. Earlier versions of the plan eliminated the books and all librarians from five campuses and drew widespread criticism. The new plan is to keep about 30,000 books, or about 10 percent of what the university currently has.

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The Digital Library: Providing services at the cutting edge

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Carla Arton Information Services Library and University Collections Mike Boyd academic community Acceleration of Technology and Enhanced Learning digital education experiential learning

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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.” The new plan for libraries is to eliminate all books and other physical resources.

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Have Academic Library Staffing Numbers Really Declined That Much Over the Past Decade?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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.

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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?

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Bryn Mawr to Remove Name of Former President From Library

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Carey Thomas from the campus building known as Old Library, the Board of Trustees announced Tuesday in an email to the community. ” Thomas’s name was initially inscribed over the library entrance in 1935 to honor her role as Bryn Mawr’s first dean and second president. Bryn Mawr College will remove the inscribed name of former president M.

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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.

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Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software

Creatrix Campus

Top 10 benefits of cloud-based Library Management Software. The increasing advancement of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud, mobile, digital, and analytics have transformed the way libraries offer many services. It’s the time of Library Management Software.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Library Management System Software

Creatrix Campus

A Comprehensive Guide to Library Management System Software. This tough task is now simplified, thanks to the library management system software. Let’s try to learn more about library management system software in this blog post. . How in general is a library managed?

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How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

University Business

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.

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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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? Regarding types of positions, there’s little consistency among academic libraries.

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Want to improve your enrollment marketing campaign? You need a better content library.

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You need a better content library. In response to our discussion, the Enroll360 creative team crowdsourced a list of tips and suggestions for enrollment and marketing teams who want to create the ideal asset library. What is an asset library? You need a better content library.

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NEELAM BHARTI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Neelam Bharti Neelam Bharti has been appointed associate dean of research and learning services for Florida State University Libraries.

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Social media in higher education: it’s OK to fail

Eric Stoller

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University of Richmond to Receive $25 Million for New Student Learning Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Carole and Marcus Weinstein Learning Center – in the Boatwright Memorial Library – will integrate and expand student academic services, including effective speaking, writing, and peer tutoring. “We The University of Richmond (UR) will receive $25 million for a student learning center.

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LAUREN DI MONTE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lauren Di Monte Lauren Di Monte has been appointed associate university librarian for research and learning at Yale University Library.

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ABBY KASOWITZ-SCHEER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Abby Kasowitz-Scheer Abby Kasowitz-Scheer has been named head of Syracuse University Libraries’ department of learning and academic engagement.

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LAURA SOITO

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Laura Soito Laura Soito has been appointed interim associate dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico.

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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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.

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Stillman College Receives $2.7 Million to Bolster Internet Infrastructure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The money will also go towards buying up to 150 laptops for campus and community use at Sheppard Library and its upcoming cybersecurity and information technology training center, as well as hiring faculty in technology. Stillman College has received $2.7

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Tana Fitzpatrick, University of Oklahoma

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A member of the Crow Tribe of Montana and a Sioux, Ponca and Chickasaw descendent, Fitzpatrick, an attorney, previously served as a specialist in natural resources policy for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress.

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Vermont College of Fine Arts to Sell Three Campus Buildings to Local Business Owners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school recently agreed to sell the Crowley Center, the Gary Library, and the Martin House to a group of business owners named “150 Main Street.” The Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) will be looking to sell three campus buildings to local buyers, WCAX reported.

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A legal blow to Internet Archive, controlled digital lending

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” In 2020, Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House and Wiley sued the San Francisco–based Internet Archive over its National Emergency Library, which was created when physical libraries closed during COVID-19 lockdowns.

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Librarians target incoming students, collaborative measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Academic library professionals across the higher education landscape are championing student success initiatives within their own spaces, particularly to equip new students for their academic careers.

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New Jersey Senate Sends K-12 Media Literacy Bill to Governor's Desk

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school library is the place where they are taught how to effectively search for, access, evaluate and use resources that are found online. New Jersey Gov.

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ANU New Research Showcase: Climate, Energy & Disasters

Higher Education Whisperer

This included a flood through the Library behind him, and a hailstorm, after which the roof is still being repaired (you can see the orange plastic wrap in the photo). Greetings from the ANU New Research Showcase: Climate, Energy & Disasters. where the Vice Chancellor is opening the event.

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Crystal McCormick Ware

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prior to joining Duquesne, she had served as director of diversity and inclusion initiatives at the University of Pittsburgh Library System since 2004. While there, McCormick Ware developed diversity programming and training for the entire library system and led diversity efforts throughout the larger academic community.

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Nancy J. Tubbs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She has co-authored published articles on allies development and transgender inclusion, including “Safe zones: Creating LGBT safe space ally programs,” in the Journal of LGBT Youth and “Transgender Issues on College Campuses” in the Wiley Online Library. Title: Director, LGBT Resource Center, University of California, Riverside Nancy J. Tubbs has directed the LGBT Resource Center at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) since 2000.

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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.

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Environmental Justice through Data: Exploring Environmental Advocacy and Storytelling through EJScreen

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Building 7A – Rotch Library, 7-238, GIS & Data Lab, Rotch Library 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, Cambridge, MA 02139. Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Learn how to use EJScreen, an environmental justice data and mapping tool, to gain insights into communities around the U.S.

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Museum Studies Program Seeks to Diversify the Field

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Klingenstein Library at New-York Historical. Since 1804, the New-York Historical Society (New-York Historical) and its stewards have been preserving and showcasing history.

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U of Rhode Island Removes Partial Malcolm X Quote

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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.” ” The full quote, from The Autobiography of Malcolm X , says, “I told the Englishman that my alma mater was books, a good library.

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Pomona College to Preserve Archival Collection of Civil Rights Leader Myrlie Evers-Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The collection will be handled by The Claremont Colleges Library. Pomona College will be preserving the archival collection of alumna and civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams.

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Black Men’s Mental Health Addressed During Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Taken place at the Atlanta University Center’s Woodruff’s Library, the “Changing the Paradigm” symposium began its two-day conference with a discussion on mental health.

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