Academic Library Impact report

Academic librarians need to articulate library value in ways that resonate with higher education stakeholders. A project conducted by OCLC Research on behalf of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research (http://www.ala.org/acrl/sites/ala.org.acrl/files/content/publications/whitepapers/academiclib.pdf), examined how libraries effectively can articulate value and become active participants in decision-making at their academic institutions. Interviews with US academic librarians and provosts and an analysis of the literature provide examples and recommendations for academic library researchers and practitioners. With the outcome of Brexit and the US presidential election, which are anticipated to change the higher education landscape and the need for information literacy education, the results of this project are quite timely.