The document discusses the roles and position of academic libraries within institutions. Academic libraries serve symbolic roles by supporting research and education. They develop collections and provide services to students and faculty. Academic libraries are typically positioned organizationally to support the mission and goals of their parent institutions through information resources and services.
15. Academic library in an institution
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library roles
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Editor's Notes
About the study, what is the study all about, and this is to answer the first objective
Academic libraries Why studying academic library, what is my motivation?
Library position in university
Scholarly communication Challenge related to academic library, with it come open access, patron driven acquisition for instance.
Online courses Challenges related to university, frameworks of excellence REF, student recruitment and student retention, online courses and diverse type of student
Academic library roles According to who are the roles propose is important? ACRL? Trends of academic libraries? Review? Divided into roles of teaching and learning,
Teaching and learning role
Transliteracy
Research role
Embedded librarian
Research data management
Library as a place
Symbolic roles
Align with university mission
How do we frame library position in university?
Turning Challenges into opportunities Altermatrics and develop new roles