It’s not easy being an academic librarian these days. Speculation persists that we may soon be the higher-education equivalent of the Maytag repairman, as the Internet becomes the first place students ...

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 ...

The first draft of this blog post was written before I published a post on Jan. 22 titled “How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money?” That initial post generated some strong reactions on Twitter, ...

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 ...

Academic libraries remain a cornerstone of higher education, evolving from traditional repositories of printed materials into dynamic centres of digital engagement and academic support. Their role now ...

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.

Libraries are traditionally located in the central core as the quintessential heart of the campus. They are owned by none yet used by all. While the purpose of the library remains relatively ...

Academic librarians have long grappled with issues of collection size, quality versus quantity, and maintaining a core collection. In previous eras, libraries provided access to content by acquiring ...

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 ...

Baker Library aims to meet its objective of being at the vanguard of academic library innovation, linked data experimentation, semantic data modeling, and digital product development through new, ...

Many academic planners assumed that the coming of the Internet would lead to the decline of the library as we know it. To the contrary, many academic libraries have experienced significantly increased ...

Blair Solon, collection analysis librarian and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, speaks during the "Can It Happen Here? Book challenges, censorship, and academic ...