(via Maggie Albro, Clemson University) We invite you to participate in a survey designed to explore academic library work environments. To participate, you must be 18 years of age or older and employed by an academic library in the United States. The survey should take approximately 25 minutes to complete. Participants who complete the survey…
Category: Studies on Library Trends
Call for Participation: Survey for Student Success in Academic Libraries Research Project (Deadline Fri., Jan. 8, 2021)
(via Mallory Jallas, Illinois State University) All academic librarians in the United States and Canada are invited to participate in a survey about student success in academic libraries. The research project is an examination and analysis of student success initiatives in academic libraries. The researchers seek to find out how institutions define student success, how…
Call for Participation: OCLC Survey on Libraries and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — Deadline Sun., Jan. 31, 2021
(via Mary Konkel, College of DuPage and OCLC Global Council Delegate for the Americas Regional Council (ARC)) Dear Colleagues, Libraries can bring unique strengths and collective muscle to global sustainability challenges. To inspire more conversations, expanded engagement, and action that leads to impact, OCLC Global Council has set its FY21 area of focus on the…
ACRL Releases 2018 Academic Library Trends and Statistics Report
(via the American Library Association) The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “2018 Academic Library Trends and Statistics,” the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures and service activities of academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications. The one-volume title includes data from Associate of…
Recordings of Circulating Ideas Podcast Episodes on Misinformation, Librarianship, and Information Literacy (Featuring Moraine Valley CC’s Swanson and UIUC’s Cooke) Available
(via Dr. Troy Swanson, Moraine Valley Community College) I am excited to send along the link to an interview I did with Dr. Nicole Cooke from the University of Illinois’ iSchool. We discuss the misinformation, higher education, information literacy, and librarianship. This is part of a series of interviews on the Circulating Ideas podcast on…
Reminder: Future of University Libraries Discussion Group at ALA Annual on June 24
(via Carrie Forbes–Associate Dean for Student and Scholar Services, University of Denver Libraries) How Good is Our Crystal Ball? Predicting Future Changes for Academic Libraries The ULS Future of University Libraries Discussion Group invites you to join us for an informal discussion at ALA Annual in New Orleans on the role of futures thinking in…
Invitation to Participate in Research Study on Article-Publishing Practices Among Academic Librarians (Closes Nov. 21)
(via Camielle Crampsie, University of South Florida) In the last few decades there has been continuing interest regarding publication expectations of academic librarians. There is a need for more information on motivations and characteristics that might be common to successful academic library researchers as well as analyses of barriers to research. A related area of…
Invitation to Participate in Focus Group About Student Information-Literacy Misconceptions
(via Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) If you are a librarian serving first-year college students, you are invited to sign up to participate in a focus group about student information-literacy misconceptions. Each focus group will be held online using Blackboard Collaborate Ultra and will last 90 minutes. More information is below. The…
Deadline to Submit Survey on Expanding Information Literacy Duties in Academic Librarianship Extended to 8/11
(via Elizabeth Davidson, McDaniel College) The deadline for this study has been extended to Friday, August 11. Please note that this survey is open to all librarian employees, including paraprofessionals, as we are extremely interested the opinions of all members of our community. We invite you to participate in the following survey about the ways in…
Circulating Ideas Podcasts on Libraries and Fake News
(via Dr. Troy Swanson, Moraine Valley Community College) I am excited to send along the link to an interview I did with Jeremy Shermak, Moody College of Communication Doctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin about journalism, fake news, libraries, and “truth”. This is part of a series of interviews on the Circulating…