ERIC Number: EJ1298415
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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Online For-Profit Colleges and Universities and the Evolving Role of Academic Librarianship
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, v14 n3-4 p194-208 2020
This presentation reports on a survey of academic librarians and their attitudes on several interrelated professional issues in the online for-profit college and university environment. Librarians from this sector offer a unique perspective on librarianship best practices for online educational delivery. They also present a clearheaded understanding on the impact of profit-based decision making on academic librarian values, responsibilities, and sense of professional duty. In addition to the survey results, this presentation discusses how academic librarianship has responded to the growing prevalence of virtual education delivery, and what roles the for-profit model might proffer for academic librarians going forward.
Descriptors: Virtual Universities, Proprietary Schools, Library Role, Academic Libraries, Librarian Attitudes, Distance Education, Role Perception
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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