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People, Places, & Things: Connecting Library Spaces And Services To First-Time In College Student Retention, Trina Mccowan

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People, Places, & Things: Connecting The University Of North Florida Library To First Time In College Student Retention, Trina Mccowan

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2022 Top Trends In Academic Libraries, Alex D. Mcallister, Michael Flierl, Thomas R. Caswell, Laura Costello, Anita R. Hall, Cindy Li, Monica Maher, Mary Piorun, Patrice-Andre Prud’Homme, Brian D. Quigley, Gregory Walker

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

This article summarizes trending topics in academic librarianship from the past two years–a time of tremendous upheaval and change, including a global pandemic, difficult reflections concerning racial justice, and war between nation states. Rapid changes and uncertainty from these events have created a significant amount of shifts to academic libraries, higher education, and society in general. Such shifts have yielded new perspectives and innovations in how librarians approach delivering services, supporting student success, managing staff and physical spaces, embracing new technology, and managing data. This report attempts to provide a snapshot of developments worth noting.

Acrl 2021 Environmental Scan, Ginny Boehme, Alex D. Mcallister, Thomas R. Caswell, Kyle Denlinger, Michael Flierl, Anita R. Hall, Cindy Li, Brian D. Quigley, Minglu Wang, Andrew J. Wesolek

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

Every other year, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee provides a scan of higher education, detailing the current environment and its anticipated impact on libraries. While this year's Environmental Scan is no different in terms of scope, we are now facing challenges to higher education on a scale not seen in decades. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the lives and livelihoods of millions of people, and in the United States, this disruption has been compounded by the eruption of protests surrounding civil rights and other social justice issues.

While the 2021 Environmental Scan covers developments over …

2020 Top Trends In Academic Libraries, Allison Benedetti, Ginny Boehme, Thomas R. Caswell, Kyle Denlinger, Yuan Li, Alex D. Mcallister, Brian D. Quigley, Catherine B. Soehner, Minglu Wang, Andrew J. Wesolek

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

This article summarizes trending topics in academic librarianship from the past two years. These highlights provide a starting point or an update, depending on one’s familiarity with the topic. Overarching themes across the profession continue to emphasize the significant amount of change our institutions are driving, managing, and navigating.

Environmental Scan 2019, M Kathleen Kern, Allison Benedetti, Ginny Boehme, Thomas R. Caswell, Yuan Li, Alex D. Mcallister, Catherine B. Soehner, Eamon C. Tewell, Andrew J. Wesolek

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

Every two years, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee writes an Environmental Scan, a summary of the key themes in libraries and higher education. Many topics in this arena are in a state of perpetual change. This year’s scan focuses largely on developments from the last two years (2017 and 2018) in long standing themes primarily centered in the U.S. In some cases these build on last year’s Top Trends and there are a few instances of notable events that may indicate larger changes to come. The 2019 Environmental Scan will provide an overview for all librarians working in …