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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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- Library Impact on Students
- Podcasts
- Publications
- Student Career Success
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Call for Book Chapter Proposals in Library Assessment
Book editors are seeking chapter proposals for a book on library assessment. Please consider sharing your work in this area to this effort. Working Title – Academic Libraries and the Academy: Strategies and Approaches to Demonstrate Your Value, Impact, and Return more »
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Give Feedback on Draft ACRL Action-Oriented Research Agenda by Dec 16
A team from OCLC Research, which ACRL selected last summer, has been hard at work since August to design, develop, and deliver a new action-oriented agenda on library contributions to student learning and success. Team members have released an initial more »
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NILOA issues statement on importance of documenting learning
The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) recently issued a policy statement Higher Education Quality: Why Documenting Learning Matters. It outlines the warrant for multiple, systematic approaches to obtain evidence of authentic student achievement and addresses some well-reasoned concerns more »
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