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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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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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ACRL Presents: Update on ACRL Action-Oriented Research Agenda (11/15)
Join us for the free ACRL Presents webcast, “Update on ACRL’s Action-Oriented Research Agenda,” on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Central time (9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Pacific | 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Mountain more »
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Share the VAL – Orlando 2016
ALA Annual in Orlando was another great opportunity for members of the Value of Academic Libraries Committee (VAL), Assessment in Action (AiA) alums as well as facilitators, and many others to discuss the work we’ve been doing and collaborate on more »
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