Top trends in academic libraries
A review of the trends and issues affecting academic libraries in higher education
http://crln.acrl.org/content/75/6/294.full
“Every other year, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee produces a document on top trends in academic libraries. This year, after numerous discussions and literature reviews, the committee decided upon a unifying theme for current trends: deeper collaboration. The committee found examples of either recent library collaborations or current collaborations within higher education that we believe could benefit from library participation. We focus on the following large categories within higher education: data, device neutral digital services, evolving openness in higher education, student success initiatives, competency-based learning, altmetrics, and digital humanities.”
- Data
- New initiatives and collaborative opportunities
- Cooperative roles for researchers, repositories, and journal publishers
- Partnerships related to discovery and re-use of data
- Device neutral digital services
- Evolving openness in higher education
- Open access
- Open education
- Student success
- Funding, student success initiatives, and accreditation
- Libraries, student success, and demonstrating value
- Competency-based learning
- Altmetrics
- Digital humanities
Members of the committee
“Members of the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee: Cheryl Middleton, chair, is associate university librarian for learning engagement at Oregon State University Libraries & Press, e-mail:[email protected]; Wayne Bivens-Tatum is philosophy and religion librarian at Princeton University, e-mail: [email protected]; Beth Blanton-Kent is librarian for physical sciences at the University of Virginia, e-mail: [email protected]; Heidi Steiner Burkhardt is head of digital services at Norwich University, e-mail: [email protected]; Ellen Carey is librarian and instructor at Santa Barbara City College, e-mail: [email protected]; Steven Carrico is acquisitions librarian at the University of Florida, e-mail: [email protected]; Jeanne Davidson is assistant university librarian for public services at Portland State University, e-mail: [email protected]; Chris Palazzolo is head of collection management and social sciences librarian and team leader at Emory University, e-mail: [email protected]; Barbara Petersohn is liaison to the College of Education at the University of North Georgia, e-mail:[email protected].”
Stephen

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