Academic Library - Information Matters

Young and old, those seeking learning opportunities beyond traditional paths find Open Distance Learning (ODL) opportunities as their best resort. Distance learning open doors for a vast and diverse community to education yet leaves the student in isolation. Isolation in ODL is the physical and psychological disconnection a student experience from their learning community. It leads to increased emotional and academic stress resulting in high dropout rates.

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May 16, 2025 Yong Ju Jung

Academic Libraries’ Spending Matters for College Student Success

Do academic libraries, meaning libraries in colleges and universities, affect students’ graduation rates? Some might think that academic libraries are merely supplemental rather than a critical element for students’ academic success. For the last decade or so, colleges and universities, on average, reduced their total spending for academic libraries while increasing spending in other areas, including student services, research, and institutional support. In this situation, we examined the association between academic library spending and student graduation rates at four-year colleges and universities in the U.S.

Editorial

October 1, 2022 Chirag Shah

Information Access’s Changing Models from the Library of Alexandria to Google

Preserving and presenting information has gone through several models in our history. For the most part, information access has been considered a public good. It is only in the recent decades that we have seen the emergence of profit-driven models. And it’s time we question that model.

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September 27, 2022 Yan Shao

Brief Introduction to Compass of Academic Library Modernization (CALM) Report

What will academic libraries be like in the next 5 years? Facing the opportunities and challenges brought by the changes in higher education and the rapid development of information technology, how should academic libraries find their own position and take up their mission of the times?

Education

September 4, 2022 Sigy George

Tips for Library Staff to Help Promote User Education in School Libraries

User education is the process of teaching users how to effectively use library resources and services. It’s important because it helps students get the most out of the library and its resources.