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Change across all facets of society—including demographic, technological, and economic change—has the potential to greatly impact higher education and the academic library. As we move further into the 21st century, it is important to pay attention to the trends around us to inform our thinking about where institutions of higher education and their libraries are headed. This site features resources from the Association of College and Research Libraries (a division of the American Library Association) related to the value of academic and research libraries.
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Working on a Value of Academic Libraries project at your institution? Share your research through our VAL project survey. We’ll highlight many of these projects on our blog.VALUE OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH REVIEW AND REPORT
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Author Archives: Megan Oakleaf
LAC & Institutional Focus Areas
Sunday, I presented a workshop at the Library Assessment Conference called, “Library Value: Conceptualizing, Capturing, & Communicating Impact.” Through a combination of mini-lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities, we engaged these four questions: What is academic library value, when viewed through more »
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Value, Impact, and ROI at the 2012 Library Assessment Conference
The Library Assessment Conference is fast approaching! For library value junkies, this conference promises to be full of great presentations and conversations. While I haven’t seen the final, full conference program yet, the preliminary program is online at http://libraryassessment.org/schedule/index.shtml. Here’s more »
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Alternate Textbooks + Engaged Students = Retention Value
Editor’s note: In today’s guest post, ACRL President Steven J. Bell discusses how alternatives to traditional textbooks can increase student engagement and retention. According to college student retention research, two of the top six reasons undergraduates drop out are lack more »
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