Simon & Schuster – Digital Books on Scribd.com
Simon and Schuster book publishers are creating a new way to purchase digital books. The NY times article is another example of the growth of ebooks. It is trend that…
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Academic and School Libraries – “Lessons Learned About E-Textbooks and E-Books”
Academic learning spaces and e-book readers are a subject that our team is focused on understanding. It affects library space planning and design. Indeed, libraries are unique learning spaces that improve student success…
Green Library Design
One major improvement in the way we think about library building design is GREEN TECHNOLOGY. It is very important to have a building that utilize energy efficiently. We have developed…
Online Learning Tool kit
Digital collaboration is a very important aspect of the learning environment. In the future, more and more work will be online and at the library. This type of learning will…
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Go to Library School – 100% Distance Learning Opportunities
We believe its very important for librarians to have an MLS degree. There are a number of Graduate Schools that offer 100% online MLS degrees. It is a great way to…
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Google Book Settlement
The Google project is very important to the transformation of library space from a mainly print model to a "blended model" - one that incorporates digital technology as well as print…
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Kindle – ebook reader and academic libraries
The newest kindle is a good example of how higher education is being changed by technology. For us at ACA, the kindle and its use will affect the ways students…
Quality and Assessment – Case Study LibQUAL+ and ACA’s Visual Scan
VISUAL SCAN© SPACE AUDIT LibQUAL+® is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand and act upon users' opinions of service quality. The Visual…
