Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 16, 2024

The New College of Florida has thrown away hundreds of books from its main campus library, as well as from the library of its recently-shuttered Gender and Diversity Center, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported Thursday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

They can add child-friendly spaces on campus — in the library, student center or outside — to provide opportunities for student-parents to build community. They can designate parking closer to child care centers and classrooms to save student-parents precious time and reduce stress.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

HBCU students not only attended this year’s conference, but they participated in a service project and built bookshelves and delivered over 450 books to a local elementary school in Cancun that did not have a library until last week. That local community outreach in the host country of the conference, Lewis added, is critically important. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Last year, the National Library of Medicine released a study on the impact of human consumption of ultra-processed foods. Be intentional about what you consume. At the top of 2025, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a new advisory regarding the link between alcohol and cancer risk.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 22, 2023

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. How much do academic libraries spend on databases vs. books vs. journals vs. everything else libraries lend?

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 1, 2024

New AI Guidelines Aim to Help Research Libraries Lauren.Coffey@… Wed, 05/01/2024 - 03:00 AM The new list of seven principles support librarians increasingly bombarded with questions about artificial intelligence. Byline(s) Lauren Coffey

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2025

Indeed, belonging is proudly displayed on a larger-than-life sign at Kent States library. College t-shirts, notepads, and posters proclaim, You Belong! That was true then and it still rings true today. Its part of wayfinding signage at University of Washington and LeMoyne-Owen College. Its a button at William & Mary.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

million to repair its library, which was damaged by pro-Palestinian protesters who occupied the building for four days in the spring, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Portland State University spent five months and $1.23

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

It also showcased an exhibition co-created by the Georgetown University Library, highlighting the impact of the IBCSa graduate program dedicated to fostering Black Catholic theology, ministry, and leadership.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 25, 2025

What Happens if Libraries Cant Buy Ebooks? Elizabeth Redden Tue, 03/25/2025 - 03:00 AM Leo S. Lo writes that a shift from perpetual licenses to subscription-based models demands a strategic response. Byline(s) Leo S.

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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. The university recently completed major library renovations, and the first two floors have now been transformed into a bright, colorful and airy space…

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

APRIL 19, 2024

Davidson College, a private, liberal arts institution in North Carolina, has secured an $85 million donation to expand its library with a focus on bringing it into the digital age.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

Libraries often are great tools, but toward that end, not everybody has the dedicated space, so thats where it has to come from higher-ups realizing that all students can benefit from this, but particularly those who may need that additional kind of space for soothing and just getting away from everything.

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Creatrix Campus

AUGUST 14, 2024

5 Key Features of Cloud-Based Library Management System Software admin Wed, 08/14/2024 - 06:35 Higher education libraries can be difficult to maintain, but a cloud-based library management system provides an easy-to-use but effective alternative. Students are free to provide reviews and give ratings to books.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

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? One represents the trends and challenges most of us in academic libraries are reading about. If not, ask why.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 26, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Professor Andrew Comrie reached out after reading my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? In his book, Like Nobody's Business: An Insider's Guide to How US University Finances Really Work (Open Book Publishers, 2021), Andrew digs into academic library budgeting. then versus about 1.5%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2023

Neelam Bharti Neelam Bharti has been appointed associate dean of research and learning services for Florida State University Libraries. Bharti earned a master’s in library and information science from the University of Missouri and a doctoral degree in bio-medicinal chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia in India.

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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

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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Creatrix Campus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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. What is cloud-based Library Management Software?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 16, 2023

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 Carole and Marcus Weinstein.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Debra Hanken Kurtz Debra Hanken Kurtz has been named associate dean of technology and digital scholarship for Florida State University Libraries. Kurtz holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a Master of Library Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2025

Student protesters at Barnard College were arrested Wednesday afternoon for refusing to leave the campuss library when asked by police, who were clearing the building due to a bomb threat, The New York Times reported. The students were protesting the recent expulsions of three student demonstrators.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

Dr. Bryn Geffert The move by UVM Press – overseen by UVM Libraries – is meant to eliminate financial hurdles and barriers to peer-reviewed research that traditional publishing and access models impose. It is indeed completely free,” said Dr. Bryn Geffert, dean of libraries at UVM. “It

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

At San Diego State University, a grassroots, student-led esports team grew so much that school officials decided to invest in a new Esports Engagement Center inside the school library. That’s nothing new, of course, but the way SDSU collaborated across campus to tackle other pressing issues facing higher education…

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University Business

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Register now Date & Time: Wednesday, October 16 at 12pm ET As technologies, space utilization, and institutional identities evolve at a rapid pace, higher ed libraries are undergoing a fundamental transformation to new modalities, redefining their roles as temples of knowledge and community hubs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Hubbard holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan as well as a Master of Library Science degree and an MBA from Wayne State University. Daren Hubbard Daren Hubbard has been appointed vice president for information technology and chief information officer at Princeton University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 19, 2024

She served the university as director of development for University Libraries. Robin Schimandle Robin Schimandle has been named director of development for the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada Reno.

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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 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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 15, 2024

The ACLU of Florida has responded to allegations that the New College of Florida discreetly dumped hundreds of library books in a landfill. This is not merely an administrative oversight; it is an intentional act of censorship that strikes at the heart of our democratic values and the very purpose of education.”

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The Guardian Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The scroll is one of hundreds found in the library of a Roman mansion in Herculaneum, a town on the west coast of Italy that was wiped out when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD79. Writing on PHerc. Continue reading.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

She previously served in senior advance roles at the University of Washington, Washington State University, and the University of Southern California, where she spent a decade leading fundraising initiatives at the Sol Price School of Public Policy and USC Libraries.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 14, 2023

As a scholar engaged in legal research, the law library of New York University School of Law, ranked in the top ten of law schools, affords one bountiful offerings of legal research tools such as HeinOnline, Lexis Plus, VitalLaw, Law Journal Library and Proquest that are not available at primarily undergraduate institutions such as my own.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

The lawsuit is asking for the affected books to be put back on school library shelves. "[PEN Pérez added that these changes would most affect students with the fewest resources, those who depend on school libraries. Overwhelmingly, young people tell you: 'These are issues we're facing in our real lives.

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