Last week, dozens of academic library members responded to our survey about interest in a shared e-book collection. One potential partner on a shared ebook collection is OverDrive. Please join us for a free webinar from OverDrive exclusively for WiLS academic library members. During this presentation, Rob Rando and Jeff Brunner will go over the… READ MORE
Category: Academic Libraries
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s 2018 Key Issues in Teaching and Learning
Each year since 2011, ELI has surveyed those involved with teaching and learning in higher education to take the pulse of the group about what’s most exciting, pressing, consequential, and relevant. Looking at the ELI Key Issues over time shows which areas hold our attention and time year after year, and it shines a spotlight on issues… READ MORE
“E”ffordability Summit 2018 Announced
The Call for Presentations and Registration is open for University of Wisconsin-Stout‘s “E”ffordability Summit for “anyone concerned with the cost of educational materials.” Read more about the “E”ffordability Summit programs, submit a presentation by February 1st, and register to attend by February 15th! The Summit will be held March 26-27. https://effordabilitysummit2018.jimdo.com/… READ MORE
Libraries, Presses, and Publishing Survey
In July of 2017, a team of researchers carried out an ARL SPEC Survey. The survey gathers information on the breadth of practice taking place at the intersection of research libraries, presses, and publishing, and on the blurring of boundaries as libraries engage in publishing and press activities in new ways. We haven’t had a… READ MORE
Peter Suber on BOAI 15
The Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) turned 15 years old this year. As 2017 comes to a close, Richard Poynder, a scholarly communication journalist, asked the following question of several leading voices in the movement: “what should the stakeholders of scholarly communication be doing now to fully realise the vision outlined at the Budapest meeting?” We’re still reading many… READ MORE