Techno-News Blog. In the next year or two, research data management and the valuing of the user experience will drive technology adoption in research and academic libraries. The growth of research reports through online library databases is making it easier for students, faculty and researchers to access and build upon existing ideas and work. More...
Techno-News Blog. Whether guiding research or introducing new technology, today’s librarian gives Gen Z the skills and tools they need to move from ‘getting it right now’ to ‘getting it right.’Librarians and media specialists are in a unique position within schools, since they are very often the person responsible for introducing students to new technologies, and are also on the front lines when it comes to connecting students to meaningful sources for research. More...
Libraries are 4,000 years old, but the digital revolution is dramatically changing their use on college campuses. From coast to coast, University of California, Berkeley to Harvard University, libraries are removing rows of steel shelving, stashing the books they held in other campus locations and discarding duplicates to make way for open study spaces. Their budgets are shifting away from print, to digital materials, writes Teresa Watanabe for Los Angeles Times. More...
By Meris Stansbury. Horizon Report details short-and long-term technologies, trends that will impact academic libraries worldwide in the next 5 years. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, is pleased to announce that the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), along with the College of Southern Nevada and Nevada State College, has chosen the Ex Libris Alma library management service and the Ex Libris Primo discovery and delivery platform. More...
By Regina Sierra Carter. One GradHacker reflects on her path to becoming a librarian. Read more...
By Carl Straumsheim. Librarians are gearing up for a “marathon” effort to preserve federal funding for libraries, research, the arts and the humanities. More...
By Carl Straumsheim. Study finds library directors are moving forward with big reorganizations plans, but they also may be struggling to communicate those plans to administrators and faculty members. Read more...
Par Jean-Marc De Jaeger. Les bibliothèques universitaires offrent en moyenne une place pour 12 étudiants. Face à l’explosion des effectifs d’étudiants, un rapport préconise le «doublement du rythme de construction» des BU. Voir l'article...
Techno-News Blog. By 2020, we can build a collaborative digital library collection and circulation system in which thousands of libraries unlock their analog collections for a new generation of learners, enabling free, long-term, public access to knowledge. More...
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