Leanne Chun's Public Library

06 Nov 09

News: Bookless Libraries? - Inside Higher Ed

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Certain major research universities, she noted, have even begun moving their books to off-campus storage facilities due to space issues and a diminishing need for on-site hard copies
The library still is, and will continue to be, the centerpiece of a campus
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- They were founded as places where materials were collected and stored. Then they shifted their focus toward connecting clients with resources. Then, with the addition of creature comforts such as coffee shops, they became "experience" centered, effectively rendering student unions obsolete.
- “Now, in the fourth generation, we’re really seeing the library as a place to connect, collaborate, learn, and really synthesize all four of those roles together,
- librarians — whose roles as research guides have become more even important as available resources have multiplied.

04 Nov 09

Have You Gone Organic? -- Campus Technology

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What are the hallmarks of organic courses that you
should be aware of as you build the infrastructure and
choose the tools to support your online programs? Some
of the characteristics are: flexible course structures; open
and authentic content within expansive content repositories;
learner-generated content; and customized and personalized
learning experiences.

03 Nov 09

25 Sep 09

News: Sustainable Hybrids - Inside Higher Ed

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Blog U.: A Library Address - Technology and Learning - Inside Higher Ed

A Library Address

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24 Sep 09

News: Libraries of the Future - Inside Higher Ed

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The university library of the future will be sparsely staffed, highly decentralized, and have a physical plant consisting of little more than special collections and study areas.
“We're already starting to see a move on the part of university libraries... to outsource virtually all the services [they have] developed and maintained over the years,”
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- administrators are more likely than ever to explore the dramatic restructuring of library operations.
- he doubted university libraries would transform on the 7-to-10-year time scale

17 Sep 09

Top 10 Ice Breakers for Adults

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Ice breakers are the best way to help your students get to know each other, to break the ice on the awkward first day of school. If your students are adults, it's even more important to choose an ice breaker that won't backfire on you.
Ice breakers are the best way to help your students get to know each other, to break the ice on the awkward first day of school. If your students are adults, it's even more important to choose an ice breaker that won't backfire on you. Most adults don't want to play silly games.
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- Ice breakers are the best way to help your students get to know each other, to break the ice on the awkward first day of school. If your students are adults, it's even more important to choose an ice breaker that won't backfire on you. Most adults don't want to play silly games.
- Ice breakers are the best way to help your students get to know each other, to break the ice on the awkward first day of school. If your students are adults, it's even more important to choose an ice breaker that won't backfire on you.
- Ice breakers are the best way to help your students get to know each other, to break the ice on the awkward first day of school. If your students are adults, it's even more important to choose an ice breaker that won't backfire on you.
- Ice breakers are the best way to help your students get to know each other, to break the ice on the awkward first day of school. If your students are adults, it's even more important to choose an ice breaker that won't backfire on you.