Category Archives for Planning, Research & Analytics
Library self-disruption: The key to surviving and thriving
Disruption and change, especially in the area of technology, continue to have a major impact on society. The higher education community is certainly not immune to these trends. In this article, the authors, the library dean and a professor of … Continue reading
The smart campus: a future for our universities?
What is the ‘smart campus’? What might it be like to study, teach, research or work in one? How might learning spaces research, educational data, estate management practices, smart devices and artificial intelligence converge to shape the direction of our … Continue reading
New Skills for the Academic Library Workforce: The Canadian Experience
The following paper will document the progress made by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) over the last 15 years to help the nation’s academic library workforce meet the new expectations. The paper will begin with some high level … Continue reading
Analysis of Academic Libraries’ Facebook Posts: Text and Data Analytics
This research analyzed a dataset of academic libraries’ posts on Facebook. It applied a text and data analytics approach to a dataset collected from the Facebook posts of academic libraries at the top 100 English-speaking universities, as listed by the … Continue reading
Collaboration and Academic Libraries: An Overview and Literature Review
The chapter provides an overview and an extensive literature review of collaboration and academic libraries. There is consideration of different aspects of internal collaboration including: collaboration within the library service; collaboration of academic libraries with faculties, other support departments, and … Continue reading
Rights instruction for undergraduate students: Needs, trends, and resources
As librarians are increasingly identified as rights experts on campus, it is essential that they understand rights issues and how best to communicate them to a multitude of users. While scholarly literature contains many examples of librarians working with faculty … Continue reading
Librarians’ Perspectives on the Factors Influencing Research Data Management Programs
This qualitative research study examines librarians’ research data management (RDM) experiences, specifically the factors that influence their ability to support researchers’ needs. Findings from interviews with 36 academic library professionals in the United States identify 5 factors of influence: 1) … Continue reading
Bibliotaxonomy: Definition, Scope and Implication for LIS Scholarship
The paper introduces bibliotaxonomy as a generic name for those aspects of Library and Information Science (LIS) scholarship that deal with the processing and organization of books, documents and other information materials. It traces the origin of, and inspiration for … Continue reading
Trending: IFLA Releases 2017 Trend Report Update
Libraries have a vital mission to provide access to information to all. In a changing world, this work is essential, allowing users to be informed, and empowered to build better lives for themselves and their communities. But libraries in turn … Continue reading
IMLS Presents New Strategic Plan for 2018-2022 – Transforming Communities
The Institute of Museum and Library Services today released a new plan to guide the agency’s programs and services over the next five years. Transforming Communities, the IMLS Strategic Plan 2018-2022, frames how IMLS will advance, support, and empower America’s … Continue reading