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A Professor Helps Raise a Library in His Native Zambia
Virginians give the gift of reading to a Bridgewater College professor's home village.
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Libraries Abandon Expensive 'Big Deal' Subscription Packages to Multiple Journals
The budget-induced elimination of some journals hasn't left faculty furious or led to penalties from publishers, librarians say.
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U. of Nebraska Receives Major Donation of Willa Cather Material
The collection, left to the university by a nephew of Cather's, includes a key fragment from an unfinished final novel, and documents related to her work and life.
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Librarians Put Increasing Value on Their Role in Support of Student Learning
But scholars are less likely to view the library as a teaching partner, according to a new survey unveiled at the Association of College and Research Libraries conference.
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College Librarians Look at Better Ways to Measure the Value of Their Services
Instead of the usual data, libraries could collect information on what their users really need or how much they save scholars on citations, said conference speakers.
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Cornell U. Library Takes a Stand With Journal Vendors: Prices Will Be Made Public
Public universities have been in the vanguard of the push for more openness in licensing terms. Cornell's move lends support from a major private institution.
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Librarians Put Their Trust in Patrons
Users ought to have a say in what a library acquires because they know best what materials they need and want, said speakers at a recent conference.
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Reader Choice, Not Vendor Influence, Reshapes Library Collections
College librarians are testing a different and, they say, more efficient mechanism for purchasing library materials: patron-driven acquisition.
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4 Very Different Futures Are Imagined for Research Libraries
Will research entrepreneurs drive the research agenda in 2030? Or will information be ubiquitous and of little value? Librarians consider the possibilities.
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A Tool Kit to Help Academic Librarians Demonstrate Their Value
A new report from the Association of College and Research Libraries suggests using data to show what libraries contribute to their institutions.
