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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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Assessing and Communicating Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success through Action Research
Register now for the preconference Assessing and Communicating Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success through Action Research to be held Wednesday, March 22 – 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the ACRL 2017 conference in Baltimore, MD. Description: Higher more »
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Progress Update on ACRL Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success
The team from OCLC Research – which ACRL selected to design, develop, and deliver a new ACRL “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success” – has recently submitted a progress report to the ACRL Board of more »
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Assessment in Action Project Reflection – Hope J. Houston
The ACRL Value in Academic Libraries team asked recent participants in the Assessment in Action (AiA) program to reflect on their work and we and we continue to be thankful for the generous responses of AiA participants. Following is a more »
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