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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
Full Report (PDF)
Executive Summary (PDF)
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- Library Impact on Students
- Podcasts
- Publications
- Student Career Success
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- Student Learning Outcomes
- Student Retention
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VAL Podcast: Value of Academic Libraries Report
ACRL has released “Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report,” a comprehensive review providing academic librarians with a clearer understanding of what research about the performance of academic libraries already exists, where gaps in this research occur, more »
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