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Milestones: Over 100 Academic Institutions Now Utilizing Copyright Clearance Center “Get it Now” Service
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Journal Articles, Libraries, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|From CCC: Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organization and leading provider of licensing solutions, announces over 100 campuses have signed up for CCC’s Get It Now service since its 2011 launch. Get It Now complements an institution’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) borrowing services by providing digital copies of journal articles in minutes as opposed […]
New White Paper and Podcast from ACRL: “Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits”
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Podcasts, Reports
|From an ACRL Announcement: The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has released a white paper, “Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits,” which reports on two invitational summits supported by a National Leadership Collaborative Planning Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The white paper […]
New From ACRL: 2012 Top Ten Trends in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Trends and Issues Affecting Academic Libraries in Higher Education
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
|The rankings and discussion appear in the June 2012 Issue of College and Research Libraries News (C&RL News). From the Article: In order to identify the trends, the committee members review the literature, attend conferences, and contact experts who are familiar with current trends in higher education. One of the largest groups of experts is […]
From an ebrary Announcement: ebrary today announced that 45% of its customers are diversifying acquisition models to provide their researchers with a breadth and depth of high-quality, relevant e-books. Many customers subscribe to Academic Complete as an affordable base collection with unlimited access and continued growth and expand the collection with other models including patron […]
New Summary From CNI: “Multiple Devices and Platforms: Institutional Strategies”
Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users
|Highlights of a CNI Executive Roundtable that took place at this year’s annual meeting in Baltimore. From the CNI Web Site: Teams representing senior level library and IT organizations from 11 institutions described their development of priorities, policies, and strategies related to the multiplicity of devices that members of university communities are bringing to campus. […]
New Research Report & Podcast from ACRL: “Scenarios for the Future of the Book”
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Podcasts, Publishing
|From an ACRL Blog Post: ACRL [Association of College & Research Libraries] has released a new research report, Futures Thinking for Academic Librarians: Scenarios for the Future of the Book, to help librarians reexamine their assumptions, which may be grounded in the current e-book zeitgeist. Authored by David J. Staley, director of the Harvey Goldberg […]
Resource Discovery: U. of Penn Libraries Launches “Unique at Penn” Blog
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users
|This is a great idea! We would be very happy to learn about other libraries/archives doing the same type of thing. It’s an example of both very useful (for both the library and library user) and very practical marketing. From Penn Current: Libraries hold treasures. Yet not everyone has the time or opportunity to stroll […]
Columbia University Libraries Receives First Installment of $1 Million Grant to Preserve Global Archives of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Digital Collections, Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access
|From CUL: Columbia University Libraries has received the first of a series of grants from the International Fellowships Fund (IFF) – totaling $1 million over seven years – to serve as the permanent home for the archives of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP). The collection includes both paper and digital archives and will […]
From Duke University Libraries Magazine: It has been two years since a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake devastated central Chile. According to official sources, it was the sixth largest quake ever recorded. Over 500 people lost their lives, and nearly one in ten Chileans lost their homes. Map showing the epicenter of the 2010 Chile earthquake, near […]
Title The Research Process and the Library: First-Generation College Seniors vs. Freshmen Authors Elizabeth Pickard, MSI Liaison, College of Education, Assistant Professor, Reference Department, Richard J. Daley Library, University of Illinois at Chicago Firouzeh Logan, MA, MLS Head, Reference Department, Assistant Professor, Richard J. Daley Library, University of Illinois at Chicago Source College and Research […]