7 ways to repurpose college libraries once books are obsolete
In the coming weeks, tens of thousands of college students will load their families' minivans, and experience the sweltering chaos of Move-In Day, reports the Huffington Post.
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U-Va. program celebrates the embattled book
Here is a book about handwriting by Palatino, a 16th-century calligrapher for whom a font is named. And here, a folio of Shakespeare’s plays that sold for one…
Self-destructing eBooks rile librarians
A move by publisher HarperCollins, which would cap eBook loans from public libraries at 26 check-outs before requiring the library to repurchase the eBook, has school and public…
Could Google Books ruling affect college textbook market?
Advocates for Google’s massive digital library say the online repository is inevitable, despite recent setbacks, and could present an entirely new option for college textbooks.
Campus libraries use tech to streamline student searches, staff work
A smart-phone application has ended the days of database searches at Boston College libraries, and staff members at Eastern Illinois University’s library can take inventory in two hours…
JFK library opens first online presidential archive
In a move that will make primary-source documents more accessible for students, Caroline Kennedy unveiled the nation’s first online presidential archive on Jan. 13, a $10 million project…
Anger as a private company takes over libraries
A private company in Maryland has taken over public libraries in ailing cities in California, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas, growing into the country’s fifth-largest library system. Now the…
University libraries not hurrying to the mobile web
The University of California, San Diego, has joined a small list of schools with library web sites accessible through any smart phone as campus technology leaders try to…
Why the library should affect students’ college choice
If you talk to a college admissions officer or a high school guidance counselor about things prospective students should do when visiting a college campus, one of the…