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Building Distinctive Collections: A Survey of Association of Research Libraries' Member Institutions Acquisitions Infrastructure
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Moon Kim; Angel Diaz; Betsaida M. Reyes; Florence N. Mugambi; Paolo P. Gujilde – College & Research Libraries, 2025
This study explores how acquisitions practices and infrastructure influence building diverse distinctive collections within Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions. Through a survey of the existing acquisitions practices within ARL institutions, this study interrogates the collections-based methodologies that are utilized to…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Diversity, Library Services, Research Libraries
A Bibliometric Study of Art Exhibition Reviews: Intersectionality, Implications, and Impact across Academic and Research Collections
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Emilee Mathews – College & Research Libraries, 2025
A limited number of interlocking institutions provide career opportunities within contemporary visual art, which affects both who is seen and written about. This paper compares the proportions of recent art exhibition reviews and catalogs to artists' race and gender, and how that is reflected in library collections. Overall, publications covered…
Descriptors: Publications, Exhibits, Library Materials, Academic Libraries
Two Librarians Discuss Their Experiences with the DSCPE Capstone Program
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Marianne Stowell Bracke; Stacy Winchester – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
Data librarianship is a relatively new field that covers activities from teaching research data management skills and data science areas such as coding or cleaning data, to curating and archiving datasets. The Data Services Continuing Professional Education (DSCPE) program has stepped in to fill the critical education gap for data librarians. It…
Descriptors: Librarian Attitudes, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Library Role
Why Does SoTL Happen in a Librarian-Free Zone?
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Anne Grant; Kyle Feenstra; Mills Kelly – College & Research Libraries, 2025
This exploratory study seeks to gather preliminary information about the roles that academic librarians in the United States (US) and Canada play in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) work on their campuses. It also provides insight into how librarians at US Carnegie Research 1 (R1) classified universities and U15 Group of Canadian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Learning
A Cambrian Moment for Libraries: Shaping Futures through Evolution and Leadership
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Brian Mathews – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
Academic and research libraries are undergoing a profound transformation, shaped by technological advancements, shifting societal dynamics, and evolving institutional priorities. This essay examines how these forces are driving libraries to evolve into specialized and distinct models, shaping their future and drawing parallels to the Cambrian…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Specialization, Educational Trends
Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems
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Donald J. Waters – ITHAKA S+R, 2025
Commissioned by the Coalition for Networked Information, this report examines the role of research universities in addressing complex societal challenges. It focuses on climate change, which is best characterized as a "wicked" problem. Such problems are difficult to define and lack clear solutions in part because they involve multiple…
Descriptors: Climate, Research Universities, Social Problems, College Role