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The SUNY Council of Library Directors approved a new strategic plan at the April 15th SCLD Spring Conference. “The Power of SUNY Libraries: A Strategic Plan for 2011- 2014” was developed by the SUNY Council of Library Directors, with input from the SUNY Librarians Association, the SUNY Office of Library and Information Services and other [...]
After shepherding the process among a coalition of more than 20 groups, NYSHEI today sent a letter to the New York State Regents Advisory Council on Libraries. The letter asks the Regents Advisory Council (RAC) to recognize and act on the importance of academic and research libraries. “This unified stand is the result of broad [...]
NYSHEI Executive Director Jason Kramer has an article in the recent edition of the Journal of Collaborative Librarianship. Titled, “Nontraditional Partnerships in Pursuit of the Information Infrastructure,” the article describes NYSHEI’s evolvution as an advocacy organization. The Journal is sponsored by the Colorado Academic Library Consortium, the Colorado Library Consortium, the Colorado Alliance of Research [...]
If you have seen any of my presentations over the past eight months, or have otherwise been forced to listen to my opinions, you will have invariably heard me fret about a “higher education bubble.” Part of my concern is the state and federal budget situations and the overall state and national economy. In short, [...]
A searchable bibliographic database of library value and ROI literature is now freely available. The database currently contains more than 400 entries, including books, book chapters, journal articles, theses and dissertations, reports, presentations, and free websites, covering the expanding literature on library value and evaluation, return on investment in libraries of all kinds, as well [...]
At the October meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Bruce Kingma of Syracuse University and Paula Kauffman of the University of Illinois presented on the Lib-Value study that will include five NYSHEI member institutions. The opportunity for our libraries to participate was made possible through the efforts of David Penniman of Nylink. NYSHEI [...]
ACRL announces the publication of 2009 Academic Library Trends and Statistics, the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures and service activities of academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications. The three-volume set includes associate of arts institutions, master’s colleges and universities/baccalaureate colleges and research/doctoral-granting institutions. The individual volumes for [...]
ACRL has released a new report on the value of academic libraries. Read the full report. An article about the report from the Chronicle of Higher Education is as follows: A Tool Kit to Help Academic Librarians Demonstrate Their Value By Jennifer Howard Like researchers and administrators throughout higher education, academic librarians have heard the [...]
Four NYSHEI member libraries have been selected to participate in the Value, Outcomes, and Return on Investment study (“Lib-Value”), conducted under sponsorship of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Baruch College (CUNY) Brooklyn College (CUNY) SUNY University at Buffalo SUNY Buffalo State College Participation in this national study is being coordinated through NYSHEI, [...]
Delivering timely, open, online access to the results of federally funded research in the United States will significantly increase the return on the public’s investment in science, according to a new study by John Houghton at the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies at Victoria University. The study, “The Economic and Social Returns on Investment in [...]
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