The main campus library at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville has temporarily closed two floors to prepare for an estimated $23.5 million renovation.
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The 18-month renovation project, once complete, will add seating for students and return some books to the library, said Dennis Clark, UA’s library dean since August.
Source. U. Arkansas University Libraries
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The annual circulation report shows that the number of initial checkouts — not counting renewals — fell to 23,207 in the 2018-19 academic year, a 19% decline from 28,653 in the 2017-18 academic year.
The 19% year-over-year decline, which came about after the removal of books from Mullins, was more than double the previous year’s decline of about 7%, when new circulations fell to 28,653 in 2017-18 from 30,765 in the 2016-17 academic year.
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He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.
Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
