Vermont State University — a new institution to be formed from three existing Vermont public colleges — has announced that it will be transforming its libraries to be “all-digital.” Though the physical spaces will continue to serve students, administrators said print materials will no longer be procured for students who do not have a documented accommodation showing they need them. The university will maintain a core of print books that are either highly used or essential to curricula and can’t be found digitally, but will not be keeping most of its print collection.
Does your care team know how to write an accommodation request for printed materials? I would think its time for that discussion. This new push to the cloud has less to do with technology or the future and more to do with the cost of producing books and the profit margins of the big publishing houses.
I’m certainly glad that my publisher is committed to producing high-quality printed materials at a fair price so that readers of my book won’t need to jump through needless hoops to access it.
A future without printed books?
A future without printed books?
A future without printed books?
Vermont State University — a new institution to be formed from three existing Vermont public colleges — has announced that it will be transforming its libraries to be “all-digital.” Though the physical spaces will continue to serve students, administrators said print materials will no longer be procured for students who do not have a documented accommodation showing they need them. The university will maintain a core of print books that are either highly used or essential to curricula and can’t be found digitally, but will not be keeping most of its print collection.
Does your care team know how to write an accommodation request for printed materials? I would think its time for that discussion. This new push to the cloud has less to do with technology or the future and more to do with the cost of producing books and the profit margins of the big publishing houses.
I’m certainly glad that my publisher is committed to producing high-quality printed materials at a fair price so that readers of my book won’t need to jump through needless hoops to access it.