For academic institutions seeking to thrive amidst the constantly shifting world of higher education, libraries have become the heart of the spirit of collaboration and innovation–going beyond being ...

It’s not easy being an academic librarian these days. Speculation persists that we may soon be the higher-education equivalent of the Maytag repairman, as the Internet becomes the first place students ...

The Library: A Fragile History is ambitious in its scope and detail-oriented in its execution. The book traces the entire history of libraries, inclusive of private, state, public and academic ...

Libraries are traditionally located in the central core as the quintessential heart of the campus. They are owned by none yet used by all. While the purpose of the library remains relatively ...

As we face our post-Covid reality, library services need a new vision, becoming ubiquitous and available no matter the challenges of time and space Our university’s response to the Covid-19 crisis ...

Horizon Report details short-and long-term technologies, trends that will impact academic libraries worldwide in the next 5 years. Spreading digital fluency is now a core responsibility of academic ...

Toolwire develops, delivers, and supports immersive learning tools for online and blended learning courses. It’s a new name in game-based learning, but it is already earning accolades for the new ...

At only 21, Aaron Swartz is attempting to turn the library world upside down. He is taking on the subscription-based WorldCat, the largest bibliographic database on the planet, by building a free ...

There should be a word for a book that you know would be great but that you are hesitant to read, but then you go ahead and read anyway and then wonder why you hesitated. I wouldn’t be surprised if ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. Is Amazon taking over the academic library industry? That's ...

“Determine whether your final exam is cumulative or only information discussed in class since the most recent exam,” Volpe ...

Blair Solon, collection analysis librarian and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, speaks during the "Can It Happen Here? Book challenges, censorship, and academic ...