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Administrative bloat is often blamed for the spiraling cost of higher education. Is this a real or imagined problem? In what ways, if any, do academic libraries have an impact?
A library leader’s big picture vision is fueled by information from diverse sources. Leaders may find themselves inundated by a steady flow of reports and studies, some of which may be noteworthy while others are of questionable value. Leaders need a clear path of action to make the distinction.
The dire warning embodied in the new “Global Warming of 1.5° C” report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should have everyone focusing on the pressing crisis that is upon us. Even in the best outlook, we are facing a frightening future.
Linda Hofschire, PhD, director of the Library Research Service at the Colorado State Library, and a 2017 LJ Mover & Shaker, is chair of the newly created Measurement, Evaluation, and Assessment Committee of the Public Library Association.
Have you noticed that more conferences are emphasizing interactive sessions and engagement these days? Organizers have recognized that people want to be active, exchange ideas, and be challenged by one another.
To say “times have changed” is an understatement. The advent of a blizzard of digital resources means that we simply don’t have the people or means to evaluate sources as we once did.
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