I think the ideas are great and I want to return to the academy as a student when it is all in place!
End the University as We Know It
April 24, 2009 – 11:27 am
A follow up to my presentation yesterday at the Web 2.0 Fun Stuff Workshop.
From the misc.joy blog.
Found via Librarian.net
This seemed relevant after our workshop discussion. And just in case anyone is concerned.
“Five clues that you are addicted to Facebook”
By Elizabeth Cohen
In Challenge to ILS Industry, OCLC Extends WorldCat Local To Launch New Library System
Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technology and Research, Vanderbilt University Library, Nashville, TN — Library Journal, 4/23/2009
A third space for library automation, combining ILS and discovery
New project will manage, deliver [...]
Thoughts on the UM Press Digital Move
by Sue Polanka
You’ve probably read the news about the University of Michigan Press going digital only with most of their titles. They’ve decided to jump to the future business model ahead of many publishers, by going digital now, rather than later. I like their reasoning for the move. Phil [...]
From today’s New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/us/02library.html?_r=1&em
