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Givens, Marlee; Macklin, Lisa A.; Mangiafico, Paolo – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
Many universities have implemented faculty profile systems that capture faculty and researchers' scholarly outputs and activities. These systems usually include public profiles and tools to help find collaborators or experts. They may be used to create reports for faculty annual reviews or for promotion and tenure, or to assist faculty with…
Descriptors: Library Role, Library Services, College Faculty, Profiles
Eyre, Jodi Reeves, Ed.; Maclachlan, John C., Ed.; Williford, Christa, Ed. – Council on Library and Information Resources, 2017
Six essays, written collaboratively by current and former Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) postdoctoral fellows, explore the contributions that today's academic libraries--as providers of resources, professional support, and space--are making to learning and teaching. Topics include the continuing evolution of the learning…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Role, Librarians, College Faculty
Baughman, M. Sue, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2017
Academic and research libraries have been increasing their efforts for a number of years to demonstrate their contributions to student learning outcomes in support of the institutional educational mission. Whether through one-shot instruction or credited classes, libraries invest a great deal of time and effort in instructional programs. A key…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Library Role, Case Studies
Brockman, William S.; Neumann, Laura; Palmer, Carole L.; Tidline, Tonyia J. – 2001
This study explored the perspectives and information behaviors of scholars in the humanities. The following general questions were examined: How do humanities scholars think about, organize, and perform their research? How are information sources used throughout the research process? And, how do electronic information sources affect work…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, College Faculty, Higher Education
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Gamble, Lynne E. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
Describes the policy of shared governance with universities, in which faculty and administration participate in institutional decision making, and discusses the need for librarian participation in this process. Strategies to encourage librarian participation are outlined, including delineation of appropriate service activities and the provision of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Rank (Professional), Case Studies, College Administration
Hardesty, Larry, Ed. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2007
While the library is at the center of many campuses physically, it is often an overlooked and underused resource in improving the learning and success of first-year college students. Librarians, classroom faculty, administrators, and higher education researchers come together to explore the potential of the library in shaping the student…
Descriptors: Assignments, Higher Education, College Freshmen, Change Agents