A new survey of library directors by the Ithaka group reveals some striking differences in how they and faculty members view the library's role(s) on campus, and points to a general uncertainty that libraries are measuring and meeting their users' needs. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Journalism
“The Road From Dissertation to Book Has a New Pothole: the Internet”
Does making a master's thesis or dissertation available in a free, digital archive--an institutional repository, say--cut into its chances of getting published as a book? Some scholars and publishers think so. Others believe open access isn't a problem. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Archive Watch: Digitizing the Campus Newspaper”
Drake University decides to make more of a unique resource and put it online. Read More at Wired Campus (CHE) »
“College Librarians Look at Better Ways to Measure the Value of Their Services”
Librarians at the Association of College and Research Libraries debate the value of return-on-investment (ROI) studies, and ask what qualities the next generation of librarians will need to have in order to succeed. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Librarians Talk Google Books, Orphan Works, and What’s Next”
A report from an ACRL session about what to do about orphan works now that the Google Books settlement has been derailed. Read More at Wired Campus (CHE) »
