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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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ACRL Liaisons and Key Issues for Higher Education
Debbie Malone (Debbie.malone@desales.edu) and Terry Taylor (TTAYLOR@depaul.edu) provided the information below regarding their work with the Value of Academic Libraries committee and the ACRL Liaison Coordinating Committee. They welcome your comments and questions! In the 2012 report on ACRL Value of more »
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Our Mantra: Simplify and Focus
Guest post by Troy A. Swanson, Department Chair and Teaching & Learning Librarian at Moraine Valley Community College. You can follow him on Twitter at @t_swanson. Over the years, my library has built its share of monuments to the assessment gods, more »
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Value of Academic Libraries Summit White Paper
ACRL has released a new white paper, “Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits,” which reports on two invitational summits supported by a National Leadership Collaborative Planning Grant from the Institute of Museum and more »
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