Posts Tagged: Libraries

The New Role of Librarians and Libraries: Removing the Silence Signs

An increasing number of institutions are freeing up shelf space in their libraries and moving in student services as well as a coffee shop and other lures such as flexible seating arrangements. Librarians are taking down the silence signs in all but the quiet study room and urging members of the academic community to meet, talk, research and incubate new ideas collaboratively as well as to engage ...

Pooling Resources

From academic resources to insurance, NEBHE has been finding economies of scale for more than a half-century. NEBHE recently began offering New England campuses a comprehensive property insurance program  tailored specifically to higher education at costs that have consistently been below industry trends. Established in 1994 by the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, this Master Property...