[WEB4LIB] University of Phoenix/"distance" library services

[Mike Mitchell]

It's nice to see some official support of the value of libraries in
education. I think online resources are great but I'd hate to see the depth
of printed resources relegated to obscurity. I'm afraid there is a trend
toward this in community colleges too though, especially at so-called
satellite campuses. I worked at a community college a few years ago where
the administration felt the library was basically only necessary for
accreditation. They've got a satellite now that has no library to speak of,
just a T-1 line. Ugh!

Mike Mitchell
Tech Services Librarian/System Administrator
Dittlinger Memorial Library
New Braunfels, TX 
mdm at nbpl.lib.tx.us

At 08:50 AM 11/16/98 -0800, David Miller wrote:
>
>I thought the following press release would be of some interest to
>members of this list, especially the penultimate paragraph. It's posted
>here with the permission of the AAUP ...
>
>David Miller
>Levin Library, Curry College
>Milton, MA
>dmiller at curry.edu
>
>>    AAUP Welcomes the University of Phoenix Decision to Withdraw its
>>                        Application in New Jersey
>> 
>> Washington, D.C. --The American Association of University Professors
>> (AAUP) welcomes the University of Phoenix's decision last week to
>> withdraw its application to open a New Jersey campus. AAUP led the
>> fight to resist the controversial national for-profit chain's attempt
>> to establish a beachhead in the northeastern United States...
>> Professor Perley noted the weakness of the University of Phoenix's
>> approach to library services which became one of the critical points
>> forcing the withdrawal of the application. This was also a major
>> concern of Professor Reeling, who teaches library science. The
>> availability of limited amounts of course materials through electronic
>> means does not substitute for adequately staffed and equipped
>> libraries ...