Academic Library Impact
Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research
Published on 30. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
348 pages
978-0-8389-8976-0 (ISBN)
Description
Now more than ever, academic libraries are being asked to demonstrate value to their institutional stakeholders, funders, and governance boards. Academic Library Impact builds on ACRL's 2010 Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report and the results of the subsequent Assessment in Action program. It demonstrates how libraries are now measuring library contributions to student learning and success, and recommends where more research is needed in areas critical to the higher education sector such as accreditation, student retention, and academic achievement.
This report is also available in an open access edition here: http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/whitepapers/academiclib.pdf.
This action-oriented research agenda includes:
a report on all project phases and findings;
a detailed research agenda based on those findings;
a visualization component that filters relevant literature and creates graphics that can communicate library value to stakeholders, http://experimental.worldcat.org/valresearch;
a bibliography of the literature analyzed; and
a full bibliography of the works cited and reviewed, http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/themes/works-cited.pdf.
All components were produced in partnership with OCLC Research and include analyses of library and information science (LIS) and higher education literature, focus group interviews and brainstorming sessions with academic library administrators at different institution types within the United States, and individual interviews with provosts.
Building on established best practices and recent research, Academic Library Impact clearly identifies priority areas and suggests specific actions for academic librarians and administrators to take in developing programs, collections, and spaces focused on student learning and success. It includes effective practices, calls out exemplary studies, and indicates where more inquiry is needed, with proposed research designs. It identifies the next generation of necessary research to continue to testify to library value. This new report is a significant milestone for ACRL's Value of Academic Libraries initiative and for the profession.
This report is also available in an open access edition here: http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/whitepapers/academiclib.pdf.
This action-oriented research agenda includes:
a report on all project phases and findings;
a detailed research agenda based on those findings;
a visualization component that filters relevant literature and creates graphics that can communicate library value to stakeholders, http://experimental.worldcat.org/valresearch;
a bibliography of the literature analyzed; and
a full bibliography of the works cited and reviewed, http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/themes/works-cited.pdf.
All components were produced in partnership with OCLC Research and include analyses of library and information science (LIS) and higher education literature, focus group interviews and brainstorming sessions with academic library administrators at different institution types within the United States, and individual interviews with provosts.
Building on established best practices and recent research, Academic Library Impact clearly identifies priority areas and suggests specific actions for academic librarians and administrators to take in developing programs, collections, and spaces focused on student learning and success. It includes effective practices, calls out exemplary studies, and indicates where more inquiry is needed, with proposed research designs. It identifies the next generation of necessary research to continue to testify to library value. This new report is a significant milestone for ACRL's Value of Academic Libraries initiative and for the profession.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8389-8976-0 (9780838989760)
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Persons
Lynn Silipigni Connaway is the Senior Research Scientist and Director of User Research at OCLC Research.
William Harvey is a Consulting Software Engineer for OCLC Research.
Vanessa Kitzie is an Assistant Professor for the School of Library & Information Science at the University of South Carolina.
Stephanie Mikitish is the User Engagement and Assessment Librarian at Rutgers University.
William Harvey is a Consulting Software Engineer for OCLC Research.
Vanessa Kitzie is an Assistant Professor for the School of Library & Information Science at the University of South Carolina.
Stephanie Mikitish is the User Engagement and Assessment Librarian at Rutgers University.
Content
Foreword
Introduction: Demonstrate the Library's Value
Literature Review
Methods
Findings
Priority Areas for Future Research and Effective Practices
ACRL Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success
Visualizing Academic Library Impact: The ACRL/OCLC Literature Analysis Dashboard
Limitations
Conclusion
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Provost Semi-structured Interview Protocol
Appendix C: Provosts' Titles and Carnegie Class for Provosts' Universities
Appendix D: Codebooks
Appendix E: Literature Analyzed Bibliography
Appendix F: Advisory Group Members' Titles and Institutions' Carnegie Class
Appendix G: Library Administrator Focus Group Interview Protocol
Appendix H: Further Description of the Coding Process for Data Analysis
Appendix I: Description of Post Hoc Techniques Used in Report
Appendix J: Examples of Research Questions That Can Be Addressed Using the Visualization Component, Organized by Priority Area
Appendix K: Detailed Scoring Scheme for Exemplary Research Designs and Practices
Appendix L: AiA Studies with Exemplary Design Elements
Notes
Introduction: Demonstrate the Library's Value
Literature Review
Methods
Findings
Priority Areas for Future Research and Effective Practices
ACRL Research Agenda for Student Learning and Success
Visualizing Academic Library Impact: The ACRL/OCLC Literature Analysis Dashboard
Limitations
Conclusion
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Provost Semi-structured Interview Protocol
Appendix C: Provosts' Titles and Carnegie Class for Provosts' Universities
Appendix D: Codebooks
Appendix E: Literature Analyzed Bibliography
Appendix F: Advisory Group Members' Titles and Institutions' Carnegie Class
Appendix G: Library Administrator Focus Group Interview Protocol
Appendix H: Further Description of the Coding Process for Data Analysis
Appendix I: Description of Post Hoc Techniques Used in Report
Appendix J: Examples of Research Questions That Can Be Addressed Using the Visualization Component, Organized by Priority Area
Appendix K: Detailed Scoring Scheme for Exemplary Research Designs and Practices
Appendix L: AiA Studies with Exemplary Design Elements
Notes