The document identifies the top ten trends in academic libraries according to the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee in 2012. The trends include communicating the value of libraries, data curation, digital preservation, shifts in higher education, the growing role of information technology, increasing use of mobile devices, patron-driven e-book acquisition, evolving models of scholarly communication, developing staff to meet new challenges, and changing user behaviors and expectations.
Student Persistence: How the library makes a difference.Wil Weston
Presented and the 2016 California Academic & Research Libraries Association (CARL) Conference. http://conf2016.carl-acrl.org/ March 31-April 2, 2016. Costa Mesa, CA.
Brief presentation on data driven collection development or evidence based collection development. Generally, some of the things to watch out for and advice on how to view your data.
Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to researchLynn Connaway
Connaway, L. S. (2018). Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to research. Presented at Bar-Ilan University, March 11, 2018, Ramat Gan, Israel.
lecture of Fe Angela M. Verzosa for presentation before the Conference on Library Management in the Philippine Setting: Principles and Best Practices, Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City, August 16-17, 2012
Student Persistence: How the library makes a difference.Wil Weston
Presented and the 2016 California Academic & Research Libraries Association (CARL) Conference. http://conf2016.carl-acrl.org/ March 31-April 2, 2016. Costa Mesa, CA.
Brief presentation on data driven collection development or evidence based collection development. Generally, some of the things to watch out for and advice on how to view your data.
Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to researchLynn Connaway
Connaway, L. S. (2018). Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to research. Presented at Bar-Ilan University, March 11, 2018, Ramat Gan, Israel.
lecture of Fe Angela M. Verzosa for presentation before the Conference on Library Management in the Philippine Setting: Principles and Best Practices, Villa Caceres Hotel, Naga City, August 16-17, 2012
Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academi...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Time of Uncertainty.” Presented at the RLUK Conference 2017, London, United Kingdom, March 9.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Macau, Macau, April 6.
Hugh Murphy & Michael Leigh presentation '3d Printing @Maynooth Library' delivered at #asl2015 'The inside out library: collaboration, inspiration, transformation' February 27th 2015
Keynote delivered at #asl2015 'The inside out library: collaboration, inspiration, transformation' by Helen Shenton Librarian & Archivist Trinity College Dublin.
February 27 2015
What do academic libraries have to do with open educational resourcesR. John Robertson
This paper (preprint for Open Ed 2010) will discuss the possible roles of academic libraries in promoting, supporting, and sustaining institutional Open Educational Resource initiatives. It will note areas in which libraries or librarians have skills and knowledge that intersect with some of the needs of academic staff and students as they use and release OERs. It will also present the results of a brief survey of the views of some OER initiatives on the current and potential role of academic libraries.
Savings are nice, but learning is nicer: Libraries linking open textbooks wi...Sarah Cohen
With Marilyn Billings, UMASS Amherst.
This presentation will make the case for how open textbooks and OER can foster collaboration between instruction librarians, scholarly communication librarians, and faculty in order to advance access to course content, improve student learning, and continue the crusade for saving students money on course content.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 7.
The reading list challenge : implementing Loughborough Online Reading List So...dbslibrary
This presentation explores the importance of reading lists in the higher education sector asserting that they are integral in transitioning students from ‘dependent to autonomous learners.’ The presentation opens by exploring reasons why reading lists are not afforded the importance that they should be within the higher education sector. The key benefits of reading lists for students, academics and librarians are elucidated. The presentation suggests that paper reading lists are incongruous with today’s digital learning environment. The role of reading list software in transforming paper reading lists into a ‘scaffolded learning experience’ is explored. DBS Library’s collaboration with Loughborough University regarding their open source reading list management system LORLS is discussed. Business case construction and implementation of LORLS software at DBS is elaborated upon. The history and features of LORLS software are outlined. The presentation concludes with a discussion of the positives that have arisen from the Loughborough-DBS Library collaboration.
Meeting an Unmet Need: Extending the Learning Commons Concept Through On-Campus Partnerships and Branding
La Loria Konata, Georgia State University
Libraries have reinvented themselves to remain relevant in the 21st Century. Establishing a Learning Commons space is an example of libraries using a business model to remain relevant to its clientele – the students. The goal or end result sought for Learning Commons is to become integrated into the academic and cultural life of the Georgia State University undergraduate experience. To achieve this outcome, the Learning Commons department decided to embark on a new journey of collaboration and marketing. La Loria will detail methods used at Georgia State University Library to turn its Learning Commons space into a place. With programming, additional services such as writing support, and marketing, the Learning Commons is slowly becoming an example of library as place. She will describe examples of programming done with the marketing approach used and the outcome of each event; collaboration and partnership opportunities with various campus units such as the Office of New Student Programs and Orientations; and the focus on customer service via improving reference services.
La Loria Konata, <llkonata>, is the Learning Commons Coordinator at Georgia State University Library.
Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academi...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Time of Uncertainty.” Presented at the RLUK Conference 2017, London, United Kingdom, March 9.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Macau, Macau, April 6.
Hugh Murphy & Michael Leigh presentation '3d Printing @Maynooth Library' delivered at #asl2015 'The inside out library: collaboration, inspiration, transformation' February 27th 2015
Keynote delivered at #asl2015 'The inside out library: collaboration, inspiration, transformation' by Helen Shenton Librarian & Archivist Trinity College Dublin.
February 27 2015
What do academic libraries have to do with open educational resourcesR. John Robertson
This paper (preprint for Open Ed 2010) will discuss the possible roles of academic libraries in promoting, supporting, and sustaining institutional Open Educational Resource initiatives. It will note areas in which libraries or librarians have skills and knowledge that intersect with some of the needs of academic staff and students as they use and release OERs. It will also present the results of a brief survey of the views of some OER initiatives on the current and potential role of academic libraries.
Savings are nice, but learning is nicer: Libraries linking open textbooks wi...Sarah Cohen
With Marilyn Billings, UMASS Amherst.
This presentation will make the case for how open textbooks and OER can foster collaboration between instruction librarians, scholarly communication librarians, and faculty in order to advance access to course content, improve student learning, and continue the crusade for saving students money on course content.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 7.
The reading list challenge : implementing Loughborough Online Reading List So...dbslibrary
This presentation explores the importance of reading lists in the higher education sector asserting that they are integral in transitioning students from ‘dependent to autonomous learners.’ The presentation opens by exploring reasons why reading lists are not afforded the importance that they should be within the higher education sector. The key benefits of reading lists for students, academics and librarians are elucidated. The presentation suggests that paper reading lists are incongruous with today’s digital learning environment. The role of reading list software in transforming paper reading lists into a ‘scaffolded learning experience’ is explored. DBS Library’s collaboration with Loughborough University regarding their open source reading list management system LORLS is discussed. Business case construction and implementation of LORLS software at DBS is elaborated upon. The history and features of LORLS software are outlined. The presentation concludes with a discussion of the positives that have arisen from the Loughborough-DBS Library collaboration.
Meeting an Unmet Need: Extending the Learning Commons Concept Through On-Campus Partnerships and Branding
La Loria Konata, Georgia State University
Libraries have reinvented themselves to remain relevant in the 21st Century. Establishing a Learning Commons space is an example of libraries using a business model to remain relevant to its clientele – the students. The goal or end result sought for Learning Commons is to become integrated into the academic and cultural life of the Georgia State University undergraduate experience. To achieve this outcome, the Learning Commons department decided to embark on a new journey of collaboration and marketing. La Loria will detail methods used at Georgia State University Library to turn its Learning Commons space into a place. With programming, additional services such as writing support, and marketing, the Learning Commons is slowly becoming an example of library as place. She will describe examples of programming done with the marketing approach used and the outcome of each event; collaboration and partnership opportunities with various campus units such as the Office of New Student Programs and Orientations; and the focus on customer service via improving reference services.
La Loria Konata, <llkonata>, is the Learning Commons Coordinator at Georgia State University Library.
Collaborative Partnership for Managing the Crucial Aspects of Libraries: Spac...Jay Bhatt
The crucial issues in present era in the science and technology library are, space and technology. The physical space in library is either reducing or it can be said that the requirement has been increasing in the recent time, and also the digital technology is rising phenomenally. Creative Integration of Space and Technology can enhance collaborative partnership among faculty, students and librarians to inspire active learning through the exploration of various resources and tools available from libraries. User awareness of such services is absolutely critical and this integration can help develop this awareness. To deal with this matter, the presentation tries to discuss in detail about different aspects of the above mentioned two important areas of library viz., Space and Technology. For reviewing it, the examples of advanced libraries of different countries have been included to showcase the measures being taken up by them to overcome the problems of the space and technology pertaining in the library. Through this presentation, an attempt has been made for enhancement of administration of the library management as well as for providing better user services.
Emerging technology trends in libraries for 2017David King
Technology has changed the face of libraries and is continuing to change how we work and how we deliver services to customers. This workshop introduces emerging technology trends and shows how those trends are reshaping library services. Examples are provided of how to incorporate these evolving trends into libraries. Attendees learn what trends to look for, find out the difference between a technology trend and a fad, and get ideas on how their library can respond to technology as it emerges.
Technology has changed the face of libraries, and is continuing to change how we work and how we deliver services to customers. This workshop introduces emerging technology trends, and how those trends are reshaping library services. Examples are provided of how to incorporate these emerging trends into libraries. Attendees learn what trends to look for, the difference between a technology trend and a fad, and get ideas on how their library can respond to emerging technology.
Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academi...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Where are We Going and What Do We Do Next? Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Time of Uncertainty.” Presented at the RLUK Conference 2017, London, United Kingdom, March 9.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April 7.
Although library collaboration is common and many libraries collaborate through many organizations, it is a relatively unexamined aspect of library work. Many descriptions exist, but little from the point of view of organization and motivation. We will present a framework for thinking about library collaboration and draw out some of the challenges successful collaborations face. We will also consider how collaboration is evolving and how trends may be accelerated. We will emphasize that collaboration is a set of strategic and tactical choices, that it is very influenced by people and politics, and that collective action poses problems.
These dynamics are very much alive in questions around collective collections. We will look at collections as an example of the consolidation vs autonomy dynamic we observe in consortia generally. We also try and provide some guidance about how a collective collections initiative would be shaped – to identify points where decisions and commitments need to be made. We consider retrospective collection coordination (digitization, resource sharing, shared print) which currently tends to be layered over relatively autonomously developed collections, optimized at the institutional level, and prospective collection development (where libraries work together to optimize at the system level through collaborative collection development, licensing and so on). We consider some different dynamics with licensed and purchased materials, as well as institutionally created materials (research outputs, …).
Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to researchOCLC
Connaway, L. S. (2018). Academic library impact: Improving practice and essential areas to research. Presented at Bar-Ilan University, March 11, 2018, Ramat Gan, Israel.
This presentation was provided by Joan Lippincott of The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), during Session Eight of the NISO training series "Assessment Practices and Metrics in a 21st Century Pandemic," held on November 6, 2020.
Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Rese...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Demonstrating the Value of Academic Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: A Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the University of Macau, Macau, April 6.
Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning ...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22.
Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning ...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22.
Resource sharing in e-environment: A Study of P.M.N.M. Dental College and Hos...Vijaykumar2014
To introduce practical experiences of some important resource sharing activities in the PMNMDCH Library by focusing on digital activities and the HELINET Consortium of Rajiv Gandhi Health Sciences, University.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: A Collaborative EffortLynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: A Collaborative Effort.” Presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2017, Wrocław, Poland, August 23.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: A Collaborative EffortOCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: A Collaborative Effort.” Presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2017, Wrocław, Poland, August 23.
Danielle Dion holds an MA in Religious Studies with a focus in American Religious History, an MLS in Information Science and Learning Technologies and an MBA. Danielle is currently pursuing a doctorate in the field of Higher Education Administration at the University of Kansas. She has served as the Director of the De Paul Library at the University of Saint Mary since 2014. Her library was one of six higher education institutions to receive the 2016 Steelcase Education Active Learning Center grant, valued at $62,000. She actively presents nationally and regionally and has co-authored several chapters and articles on academic libraries and technology. Danielle serves on the 2016 ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education taskforce and is a peer reviewer for ACRL’s College & Research Libraries. Danielle is a 2015 graduate of the ACRL College Library Director Mentor Program as well as a 2011 fellow of the Digital Preservation Management Workshop sponsored by ICPSR. She was also the Rockhurst University campus team leader for the 2014 ACRL Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success program. For more information on Danielle, please visit: http://stmary.libguides.com/danielledion
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2. The ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee identifies the ACRL “top ten trends” for release
every two years.
The 2012 top ten trends in academic libraries.
• Communicating value “Prove the value libraries provide to the academic enterprise .”
• Data curation “… helping research communities design and implement a plan for data description, efficient
storage, management, and reuse.”
• Digital preservation “… long-term planning for the preservation of digital collections.”
• Higher education “Shifts in the higher education will have an impact on libraries in terms of expectations for
development of collections, delivery of collections and services for both old and new audiences, and how libraries will
continue to demonstrate value to parent institutions.”
• Information technology “Our patrons desire for information anytime/anywhere; acceptance and adoption of
cloud-based technologies; more value placed on collaboration; challenges to the role of higher education in a world where
information is ubiquitous and alternate forms of credentialing are available; new education paradigms that include
online and hybrid learning; and a new emphasis on challenge-based and active learning.”
• Mobile environments “… increasing number of libraries provide services and content delivery to mobile
devices.”
• Patron driven e-book acquisition “…Patron-Driven Acquisition (PDA) of e-books is poised to become the
norm.”
• Scholarly communication “…new publishing models are being explored for journals, scholarly monographs,
textbooks, and digital materials, as stakeholders try to establish sustainable models.”
• Staffing “We must develop the staff needed to meet new challenges through creative approaches to hiring new
personnel and deploying/retraining existing staff.”
•User behaviors and expectations “Libraries usually are not the first source for finding information.”
3. Communicating value
• Increase understanding of library value and impact in relation to various dimensions of student learning
and success. Research on student retention, for example, reveals the importance of academic intimacy in the student’s academic
experience. Instructors and coaches are often cited as examples of adults who contribute to academic intimacy. Librarians have frequent
one-on-one exchanges with students, and possible correlations between this type of contact and student learning deserves further
exploration. My own research on library student worker persistence in college revealed that the library was frequently the location for a
variety of informal and formal academic interactions between faculty (library and teaching), staff, and other students.
• Articulate and promote the importance of assessment competencies necessary for documenting and
communicating impact on student learning and success. There is a significant need for incorporating outcomes into
library planning and evaluation. Applying knowledge of assessment data, including the different roles of quantitative and qualitative data,
sources of data, and the analysis and interpretation of data. And training, not just at the Administrative level , but at all levels. Outcomes
and assessment is not about measuring failure; it is about trying to improve the quality of an academic program, student learning, and
student success based on real evidence.
• Create professional development opportunities for librarians to learn how to design and initiate
assessment that demonstrates the library’s contribution to institutional mission and strategic goals.“One
size doesn’t fit all.” “Campus cultures and missions and goals vary from institution tot institution.” However, to meet the strategic needs of
our institution we must build a community of practice to engage and sustain professional dialogue about library value.
• Expand partnerships for assessment activities with higher education constituent groups and related
stakeholders. Work with others groups, both internal and external, to develop assessment opportunities and promote models that
expand and integrate multiple academic and student service units in library space. The library is well suited to dwell between these two
student needs, the Academic and the Social (Student Services). <Vincent Tinto’s model of student retention.>
• Integrate the use of existing ACRL resources with library value initiatives. ACRL has developed a variety of tools
that can be used to advance assessment practices in libraries. Standards for Libraries in Higher Education and Information Literacy
Competency Standards for Higher Education.
In June, 2012 the ACRL released a white paper that was the direct result of the
intense pressure academic and research libraries are under to clearly align their
priorities with the overarching institution’s goals and also to provide data-driven
documentation of the library’s impact. These were the 5 recommendations that
were suggested in this report.
Brown, K & Malenfant, K. (2012) Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summit.
http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/issues/value/val_summit.pdf
4. Higher education
• Libraries partner in the educational mission of the institution to develop and support information
literate learners who can discover, access, and use information effectively for academic success,
research, and lifelong learning. ( from ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education) This is
done through information literacy (LIBY courses here as CSUEB), through Reference (online and
in person), through partnerships with other units on campus to create unique, relevant services,
and through acting as an “Engine of Creativity” (Labs & software to reconfigure, to repackage
information, establishing creative work spaces, creating connections through lecturers and
exhibits and performances.
• Faculty research and curricular needs are constantly state of evolution and change. The library
needs to ensure that its collection moves to meet the immediate needs of it teaching faculty. At
SDSU I established a data-driven model of collection development to best tailor the
independently subscribed collection to the changing research needs of the SDSU faculty. There is
obviously no way that most institutions (perhaps, Harvard or Princeton) can subscribe to all
things that ‘might’ be needed. However, through an annual analysis of online usage of journals,
interlibrary loan statistics, and citation analysis of the faculty publishing at SDSU it is now
possible slowly tailor the collection to those needs. At renewals, in a three year cycles, we
evaluate the usage of the journals to see if they might need to changed.
5. Information technology
• Online – online – online. It is desired by our ‘non-traditional student’ (working and going to school), but now to a certain extent is the
expectation. But, it is empowering any space is research space, any space is a learning space, and any space can be an opportunity for creativity. I am
never one to get overly caught up in format; but the power of online allows us to think of those spaces in the library in new and creative ways.
• Cloud computing Cloud computing will see continued growth, with a high proportion of new library automation projects deployed through
software as a service rather than on servers housed in the library. There are many new generation products intrinsically designed for implementation as
cloud-based services (streaming movies. Ex Libris ALMA cloud based management service), many libraries running traditional products will contract for
hosting services from the vendor. The library automation economy will continue to evolve away being from one driven by up-front license fees and will
become one based more on annual subscriptions.
• Online/ hybrid courses. Online, information, and computer services to support these courses. We are there already in many ways. SDSU on-campus
population takes asynchronous online courses to fit their schedules (I suspect there is some of that everywhere). The library has a role in providing research assistance by
ensuring that library services can be navigated to easily from the online class platform (be it Blackboard, Moodle, or LORE). Additionally, within the CSU there is also the
Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$) initiative to improve the choice, affordability and accessibility of educational content for CSU faculty and students. (A
good and easily implementable example of how this initiative might be implemented was demonstrated by Susan Kendall at SJSU.
• SJSU library compared the library-owned e-books with the textbooks required for SJSU classes from a list
of textbooks came from the SJSU bookstore. They then posted those e-book titles that matched the
course books on the library home page. SJSU library then looked at statistics and found an increase of
about 1300% between these dates:
− Feb/Mar 2011, these titles (about 200) had 2126 page /section requests.
−
Feb/Mar 2012 (as of 3/26), these titles had 30,016 page/section requests
• Embracing the Remix Society: Read-Only Culture vs. Read/Write Culture. Information Literacy (Finding, evaluating, responsibly
using) and Media Literacy (specifically using the technology to remix information/images/sounds in a postmodernist sense favoring personal preferences and
variety, to create and recreate, by using the parts to add an additional layer of commentary or to create something entirely new.)
• Competition with other sources? Not really… this is more of a perception issue an understanding issue, a communication issue.
Engineering Student (4yrs… “When I am rushed and do it alone I get a ‘B’, when I come and see you, I get an ‘A’.”
6. Staffing
• Continuing education and professional development. Generally, data curation,
digital resource management and preservation, assessment, scholarly communication, and support for faculty
instruction and student learning are growth areas where new skill sets are needed. What are the interests of the
existing faculty? Are they currently the best match? Can we grow expertise?
• Strategic and creative approaches to hiring for vacant or new
positions. Perhaps, there are opportunities for group hires by a research emphasis or institutional priority. I
think some of the more traditional library roles may have to be redefined to make them a better fit for the
institution. However, this has to be strategic and comport a long-term vision for the library.
• Retooling existing positions, and retraining the staff currently in
those positions are some of the ways libraries can “grow” the staff
they need. The questions that you pose here are similar to the questions that you have for faculty.
Workload, pay, and compensation issues are also of concern. Notification must be sent to the CSUEU if the
changes involve the classification of bargaining unit employee .
7. • What we are perceived as…
• What we frequently are…
• What we think we are…
User behaviors and expectations.