What does Van Wylen Library, an ACRL award winning library have to do with Third Place? Hopefully, everything! Van Wylen Library is a place for students, faculty and staff to mix, mingle and be. Be studious. Be relaxed. Be alone. Be with others. Be talkative. Be quiet. We are more than a library – we’re …
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Shapeshifting: What’s Happening with Scholarly Journals and What Faculty Can Do
When the annual Periodicals Price Survey 2010 appeared in the April issue of Library Journal, not much came as a surprise. Chemistry and Physics top the disciplines with the highest average price per journal; over 50% of publishers reported a 5-10% drop in print orders; and library directors were advised to expect a 6-8% increase …
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