Archives: November 2010

Five factors for survival

First Browne, then the Comprehensive Spending Review, and with more reviews and uncertainty to come it’s easy to feel like the distraught lover in L’Âme Immortelle’s song – “life will never be the same again.” While this is de facto true … Read more

NUS report on technology: a personal response

This report to the Higher Education Funding Council for England by the National Union of Students had the remit to ‘gain a broad overview of the level of demand from students – new and potential – for online learning provision … Read more

Research in a climate of cuts

At a time of unprecedented budget cuts, what role do digital technologies play in securing a future for research? That was the key question posed by JISC’s ‘Future of research?’ held at the Congress Centre in London last month. The headline … Read more

Is the physical library redundant in the 21st century?

Is the physical experience of holding a book or other paper-based object really the most valued aspect of library provision these days? And are researchers only able to cope with the world of information if their access to resources is … Read more

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