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Notes From The Editor, Derek Stadler, Leila Walker Dec 2021

Notes From The Editor, Derek Stadler, Leila Walker

Urban Library Journal

We are pleased to welcome you to the first issue of the 27th volume of Urban Library Journal. Although this issue is not themed, the topics addressed by these articles invite us to imagine the innovations necessary to the future of our profession, effectively extending the conversation about urban librarianship during the pandemic that was the focus of our previous issue.


Datasets And Benchmarking: Generating Critical Comparative Statistics For Administrators And Faculty Using Ipeds And Acrl Data, Christine Mcevilly Jan 2021

Datasets And Benchmarking: Generating Critical Comparative Statistics For Administrators And Faculty Using Ipeds And Acrl Data, Christine Mcevilly

Publications and Research

This presentation addresses how librarians can use a freely available governmental web tools and datasets to compare their library's collection spending to that of comparable institutions. While examples are drawn from CUNY, the technique is applicable for any inaction of higher education.