Faculty and librarians work on a research sprint at the University of Kansas Libraries in 2017. Photo: University of Kansas Libraries The race is on at universities in Kansas and Minnesota, where a ...

Like researchers and administrators throughout higher education, academic librarians have heard the drumbeat of accountability—the call to prove the usefulness of what they do on an institutional ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s plan to drop data on libraries as part of its main postsecondary data system has generated intense blowback from academic librarians. The federal government’s ...

After arguments over whether scientific research should be open to all rather than stuck behind paywalls, a new initiative in the U.K. is granting online access to journals in public libraries. The ...

As higher education undergoes rapid technological, political and social change, the university library remains a cornerstone of any institution, supporting learning, research and outreach. Libraries ...

For academic institutions seeking to thrive amidst the constantly shifting world of higher education, libraries have become the heart of the spirit of collaboration and innovation–going beyond being ...

Sarah R. Fitzgerald, an assessment and planning librarian at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, reached out to me after reading my piece “How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? ” In her ...

U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. local governments are under extraordinary pressure to cut costs and eliminate from institutional or governmental ledgers any expenses whose absence would ...

To mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day—and recognize the American Library Association adding sustainability as a core value—American Libraries returns with its ongoing sustainability series. In ...

Library utilisation encompasses the full range of student engagement with physical and digital resources, study environments and support services. A growing body of evidence indicates that thoughtful ...