Future of Print news
ASU Library publishes new report on inclusive print collections design
In a time when many academic libraries worldwide are reducing their print collections, how can a library creatively use its collections to engage the university community? A new report, "Enhancing an Academic Library Renovation Project with Creative Open Stack Print Collections Services," details t...
ASU awarded $380K Mellon grant to design and develop inclusive library print collections
News Release January 9, 2018 Arizona State University has been awarded a $380,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a three-year implementation project to reinvent the library’s strategy and practice for open-stack print collections. The work will enable ASU Library to design and devel...
Which books? Where?
News Release October 18, 2017 The future of the printed book is the subject of a newly released white paper by ASU Library. As part of a $50,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the analysis is aimed at fostering engagement with print resources among library users, particularl...
ASU Library awarded Mellon grant
Press Release November 8, 2016 The future of the printed book in libraries will be the subject of a new grant awarded to the Arizona State University (ASU) Library. A $50,000 planning grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will support a one-year planning process, in collaboration with the Mass...
Workshop to explore 'The Future of Print'
ASU Now February 13, 2017 As books move out of Arizona State University’s Hayden Library, in preparation for its impending renovation, ASU Library is developing plans for how they will return. “The printed book has a long and glorious future in front of it, but it won’t come about as a result of ne...