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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“Without fail, almost every library director stopped on this question for multiple days,” Hulbert said about the prompt that asked respondents how they would handle budget cuts. ” Many of the survey results resonated with librarians present at the Denver meeting.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

Library Services: An increasing number of automated and self-service solutions have hit the market to help manage library resources such as checking out books and devices. Technology will never stop evolving, nor presenting new opportunities and challenges.

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Backlash as a university says its library will be 'all digital'

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Articles with titles such as “ Academic Libraries Without Print ” may perpetuate fear that some institutions seek to reduce print to zero. But this and other articles focus on library services “centered on” e-resources but not to the exclusion of print. That presents a challenge for modern librarians.

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