Archive for 'Books'
Not a Crisis, a Transition
Chronicle staffer Jennifer Howard reported from the annual meeting of the Association of American University Presses, where the incoming president, Richard Brown of Georgetown University Press, challenged the idea that scholarly publishing is in crisis. A crisis, when it isn’t resolved for decades, becomes a way of life, and his preferred description for that way [...]
Posted by Barbara Fister on June 21st, 2010 under Books, Open Access, Scholarly Communications, information industries.
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Designing A Library For Learning
We would all agree that learning takes place in an academic library – and other library buildings too. When members of the user community are at our libraries using a computer to find information it can result in learning. When student groups prepare for an assignment in a library study room it can facilitate learning. [...]
Posted by StevenB on April 13th, 2010 under Books, Libraries and Learning.
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Sudden Thoughts And Second Thoughts
Have Your Librarian Buy My Outrageously Expensive Book
It was quite considerate of this blogger to share with his readers news of his soon-to-be-available book, and to show deep concern and remorse for their inability to purchase it because a print copy for individuals costs a mere $180. Not to worry if you can’t afford it [...]
Posted by StevenB on March 11th, 2010 under Books.
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Browsing, Searching and Finding
January always brings lots of discussion about the future, and probably even more so this year now that we’re a decade into the second millennium. Collections are central in much talk about the future of academic libraries, which naturally leads me to thoughts about browsing.
I have a confession to make: I don’t browse through academic [...]
Posted by Maura Smale on January 14th, 2010 under Books, Just Thinking.
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My College Advice? Learn How To Do Research
The New York Times recently asked 7 academics to offer advice to students entering college. If they had asked me, my advice would have been to learn how to do research, to practice it, and get really good at it.
Of course, as an academic librarian, I may be biased. But as someone [...]
Posted by Marc Meola on September 11th, 2009 under Books, Buildings, Information Literacy, Student Issues.
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