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Maggie Albro; Jessica L. Serrao; Christopher D. Vidas; Jenessa M. McElfresh; K. Megan Sheffield; Megan Palmer – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
This article explores the application of journal quality and credibility evaluation tools to library science publications. The researchers investigate quality and credibility attributes of forty-eight peer-reviewed library science journals with open access components using two evaluative tools developed and published by librarians. The results…
Descriptors: Library Science, Periodicals, Access to Information, Librarians
Andrea Baer – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
This article reports on findings of an online survey on academic instruction librarians' conceptions and experiences of teacher agency in the context of their instruction work and, more specifically, on their affective orientations (positive, ambivalent, or negative emotions and feelings) toward teacher agency. Two key dimensions of participants'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Instruction, Librarian Attitudes
Phillips, Kathleen; Woods, Stephen; Dudash, Andrew – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
Librarians play a key role in the understanding, retrieval, and assessment of gray literature (also spelled "grey literature") as it pertains to evidence-based clinical practice, particularly nursing. With the rise of evidence-based research and curriculum-specific requirements in advanced nursing programs, gray literature instruction…
Descriptors: Library Role, Library Services, Evidence Based Practice, Information Retrieval
Mansoor, Faiqa; Arshad, Alia; Usmani, Muhammad Haroon – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
An unfair division of resources and biased treatment favoring the ruling elites have perpetuated social discrimination in the postcolonial societies in developing countries. Pakistan, one of these countries, has struggled to emerge from the legacies of colonialism. The situation demands strong support of equality, social justice, and the rule of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Social Justice, Universities
Huff-Eibl, Robyn; Teetor, Travis – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
This paper describes efforts at the University of Arizona Libraries (UAL) in Tucson to improve access to the Internet and technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and as the libraries continue to adapt to hybrid instructional modalities. The authors highlight how their institution leveraged campus data and new partnerships to better meet students'…
Descriptors: Internet, Access to Computers, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Hammons, Jane – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
This article considers the role of teaching and learning departments within academic libraries and how they may differ from reference and instruction departments. The author used website analysis to profile and compare the two types of departments across multiple institutions. Initial findings indicate that the two have several roles in common,…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Learning, Library Instruction, Departments
Fitzgerald, Sarah R.; Hutton, Sarah; Reznik-Zellen, Rebecca; Barlow, Charlie; Oldham, Will – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
Academic libraries are fundamental in promoting equitable access to education but are often overlooked and underfunded. The COVID-19 pandemic amplified these inequities. This study investigates how 39 library deans and directors perceived decision-making by university administration during COVID-19's onset. Open-ended survey questions were sent to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, COVID-19, Pandemics
Davis, Rebecca – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
Few women major in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields at the undergraduate level. Given the drive to attract and retain students in general, and women in STEM in particular, educational institutions need to know what resources and services might help support these students in their work. This study seeks to provide…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, STEM Education, Undergraduate Students
Kirker, Maoria J. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
Over the past few decades, the demand for academic librarians who can teach information literacy skills to college students has steadily increased. This interview study explores how academic librarians in a mid-Atlantic metro area define the roles of librarians and teachers, value their teaching role as librarians, and view their teacher-librarian…
Descriptors: Library Role, Teacher Role, Librarian Attitudes, Academic Libraries
Slebodnik, Maribeth; Cahoy, Ellysa Stern; Jacobsen, Anna Liss – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
This article provides background information about evidence synthesis, the process of collecting, evaluating, and summarizing results from multiple studies that have investigated the same research question. The article also examines the critical role of librarians in conducting evidence synthesis, and examines the accelerating uptake of systematic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Role, Evidence, Synthesis
De Groote, Sandra L.; Scoulas, Jung Mi – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
This study explored students' perceptions of the library's impact on their academic success based on open-ended responses from a 2018 survey assessing student use and satisfaction. The qualitative findings demonstrated differences in the library resources students perceived as contributing to their achievements, based on such demographics as race,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Library Role, Academic Libraries, Academic Achievement
Blake, Mara; Murray, Reina Chano; Williams, Jason; Gara, Jeff; Belros, Derek; Choudhury, Sayeed – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spread, a team from the Sheridan Libraries and Museums at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) provided technical support to the JHU Global COVID-19 Dashboard. This paper reflects on the lessons learned from working on a highly publicized, heavily trafficked resource and explores the role of academic libraries in…
Descriptors: Library Role, Academic Libraries, COVID-19, Pandemics
Fancher, Sarah E.; Mabee, Sarah H. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
Reference services in academic libraries often focus on user education and giving students the skills to perform their own searches. This article describes a new Research Concierge Service established in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) in southwest Missouri. The service entails library staff curating a…
Descriptors: Reference Services, Library Services, Academic Libraries, COVID-19
Frazier, Méch; Rydland, Kelsey – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
In the wake of a global pandemic, an economic recession, and police violence, the role of libraries as a safe place is critical. These events have changed how librarians provide instruction and build communities within the university and outside it. This article discusses how the authors changed their approach to geospatial and data analysis…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Academic Libraries, COVID-19, Pandemics
Eriksen, Doug; Watstein, Sarah Barbara – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
This article begins with a brief description of access and affordability and their relationship to equity, diversity, and inclusion within the higher education sector today. Because the authors work at a Jesuit Catholic institution, awareness and appreciation of the call to uphold access and affordability at Jesuit institutions are also important.…
Descriptors: Religious Colleges, Access to Education, Higher Education, COVID-19