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Library Access vs. Library Security
Many campus libraries are open to those with no affiliation with the colleges and are proud of that tradition -- even as it sometimes raises safety issues.
The Next Librarian of Congress?
President Obama's nominee to lead the Library of Congress draws support from library groups.
'A Trusted Network' for Scholarship
Colleges are under increasing pressure to offer new digital scholarship services. Could an exchange be the answer to their problems?
Opinion
Philosophers, Welders and the Public Trust
We must restore America’s trust in higher education, Lynn Pasquerella argues, viewing it not as a private commodity but as a public good -- one that all our citizens, whatever their socioeconomic background, can access.
Out of the Stacks
Georgia Tech and Emory's plan to build shared library collection begins in earnest this month. Partnership could lay the foundation for library consortium in Atlanta area.
Opinion
Open Access and Academic Freedom
The movement to make scholarly work more accessible has created major benefits, but mandating open access -- and Creative Commons licensing -- restricts authors’ ability to say how, where and by whom their work will be reused, writes Rick Anderson.
Study Cycle
Coming soon to your campus library? Reading desks where you can bike while studying.
Library Bound
Hamilton College's library and Information Technology Services, longtime cohabitants on campus, tied the knot in 2013. Why is that model, rare at large institutions, appealing to smaller ones?