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Journal of Learning Spaces - 0 views

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    New journal on learning spaces...
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At Libraries, Quiet Makes a Comeback - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

  • The buzzing of smartphones, the clacking of computer keys, the chatter of study groups: Academic libraries aren't the quiet temples to scholarship they used to be. Personal portable technology takes some of the blame. So does the current pedagogical emphasis on group work. In response to students' devices and habits, many librarie
  • According to Elizabeth Leslie Bagley, director of library services, the students asked for designated quiet zones. "They supported the idea of not having laptops and iPods" in those spaces, she says. "They are pretty vigilant about policing it."
Jeff Steely

Micro assessing: Library impact story logs - 1 views

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    Interesting idea...
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    I love this idea!
Jeff Steely

Critical Assets: Academic Libraries, a View from the Administration Building - 5/1/2010... - 0 views

  • libraries should support learning that involves collaboration—i.e., getting students to spend time talking to one another in spaces in the library."
  • reinvest in a traditional position, the subject librarian
  • help scholars in the prepublication phase
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  • not particularly concerned about the expense of maintaining libraries. Funding libraries was perceived as the cost of being part of higher education. CAOs were more interested in outcomes—how much were the libraries being used? How central were they to the mission of the institution? In what ways did they enhance the reputation of the college or university?
Jeff Steely

Slice of Research Life report [OCLC] - 0 views

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    Valuable study of senior researchers' practices
Jeff Steely

Changes to Liaison / Instruction in the University Library: A Message from the Universi... - 0 views

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    Some similarities, some differences in what McMaster is doing and possible futures we have discussed.
Jeff Steely

The Case for Mutability: Library 2.0 and Implications for Academic Library Staffing, Or... - 0 views

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    Jim Neal on the future of libraries
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In the Library with the Lead Pipe » What Is Digital Humanities and What's it ... - 0 views

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    this is a must read! gold mine of important ideas and challenges for where we need to put our attention  /st
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This article relates to… - chroniclevitae.com - 1 views

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    "It's also not the only way to build institutional unity. What if instead of devoting time and resources to making analogies about customer service, we put learning first? What if the conversations, the trainings, the memos, and even the job descriptions emphasized this simple question: How does what I do make this a better place for students to learn and develop?"
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