tag: Library strategy

Roger C. Schonfeld, Director of Research, Ithaka S+R, will present the Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture on Friday, September 23, 2011. Over the past decade, many groups of faculty members have seen their demands for and use of academic library services change significantly. The availability of digital collections has had a transformative effect on use, while evolving faculty research methods and pedagogies are introducing new demands. But is there a clear vision for the future needs of faculty members or future…

Kate Wittenberg, Ithaka S+R, to present at “The Future of the Academic Library: A Symposium,” co-hosted by McMaster University and Library Journal Universities today are facing unprecedented pressures fueled in part by technological advances, transformations in scholarly communications, evolving student expectations, increased calls for accountability, and greater competition. Simultaneously, we are experiencing uncertainty in financial support owing to declines in public and private funding partnered with ever-increasing costs. The global financial crisis of 2008 has further compounded our challenges and…

This webinar will discuss the portfolio of services that academic libraries use to meet their diverse user communities. Click here to register.