New Article: “2020 Top Trends in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Trends and Issues Affecting Academic Libraries in Higher Education”
The following article appears was published by C&RL News.
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Authors
ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee
Source
C&RL News
Vol 81, No 6 (2020)
Abstract
This article summarizes trending topics in academic librarianship from the past two years. These highlights provide a starting point or an update, depending on one’s familiarity with the topic. Overarching themes across the profession continue to emphasize the significant amount of change our institutions are driving, managing, and navigating.
Trends Discussed in Article
- Change management: New skills for new leadership
- Evolving integrated library systems
- Learning analytics
- Machine learning and AI
- Open access: Transitions and transformations
- Research Data Services (RDS): Ethics and maturation
- Social justice, critical librarianship, and critical digital pedagogy
- Streaming media
- Student wellbeing
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Filed under: Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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