As we face our post-Covid reality, library services need a new vision, becoming ubiquitous and available no matter the challenges of time and space Our university’s response to the Covid-19 crisis ...

Academic library learning spaces have evolved remarkably from traditional, quiet repositories of books into dynamic, multifunctional environments that support a diverse range of academic activities.

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Do libraries still have a place in today’s university? This is a question I often encounter in conversation, with some suggesting that due to the web libraries have outlived their usefulness and are ...

The Library: A Fragile History is ambitious in its scope and detail-oriented in its execution. The book traces the entire history of libraries, inclusive of private, state, public and academic ...

How do academic libraries spend their money? The figure below, created from IPEDS data collected in 2020, shows academic library spending in four categories across institution type. At four-year Title ...

W hen the pandemic hit in March of last year, administrators at Davidson College approached the library, which had instructional designers on its staff. Could those designers and other librarians help ...

The 2025 ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey is now open, and your participation is essential for gathering ...

When Dale Askey enrolled in the graduate German program at Washington University in St. Louis, he had every intention of earning a Ph.D. and pursuing a career in college teaching. But after finishing ...

If living through a pandemic, a recession, and a heightened public consciousness around social justice have shown us anything, it is what it means to have ‘access.’ From toilet paper, to broadband ...

Rochester Institute of Technology earned the Rochester region’s Academic Library of the Year award. RIT will receive the award at the Rochester Regional Library Council’s (RRLC) Annual Meeting on June ...