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reid-boehm
Abstract: By Reid Boehm and Taylor Davis-Van Atta In brief For academic libraries, making investments that strengthen and integrate research and development (R&D) capacity may also disrupt long-established norms and structures both within the library and across an institution. This article analyzes the authors’ experiences as well as the existing literature in order to highlight cultural... Read More PubDate: Wed, 18 May 2022 15:00:00 +000
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Brittani Sterling
Abstract: By Halle Burns, Mayra Corn, Jennifer Culley, Stephanie Fell, Sarah Jones, Christina Miskey, Ruby Nugent, Rebecca Orozco, Brittani Sterling, & Aidy Weeks1 In Brief After observing the realities of the tenure-track process at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), a number of newly hired faculty librarians created an informal ongoing, peer-to-peer support network. This... Read More PubDate: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:57:02 +000
Authors:
Gail Betz
Abstract: By Gail Betz In Brief This article will describe strategies employed by academic librarians with disabilities throughout the hiring process. In in-depth interviews with 40 full-time employed academic librarians with various disabilities, numerous strategies emerged that these librarians utilized to adapt the hiring process to better accommodate their specific needs. Qualitative methods were chosen to... Read More PubDate: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 15:12:16 +000
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Editorial Board
Abstract: Dear Valued Readers, We would like to address some of the responses to our recently published article, “Conspiratorial Thinking in Academic Libraries: Implications for Change Management and Leadership.” While we do not believe that a convincing case has been made for retracting the article, as some have demanded, we acknowledge that our current editorial and... Read More PubDate: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:11:05 +000
Authors:
Catherine B. Soehner
Abstract: In Brief Some level of belief in conspiracy theories among United States citizens is quite common. Academic libraries have seen significant change over the past 30 years, creating environments ripe for employees to believe in organizational conspiracy theories, or the “notions that powerful groups (e.g., managers) within the workplace are acting in secret to achieve... Read More PubDate: Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:49:03 +000
Authors:
Rachel Borchardt
Abstract: By Rachel Borchardt, Symphony Bruce, Amanda Click, and Charlotte Roh In Brief The academic library field claims to value social responsibility, open access, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). But academic library journal practices do not always reflect these values. This article describes a mixed-method study designed to operationalize and measure these values in practice. We... Read More PubDate: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:14:40 +000
Authors:
Editorial Board
Abstract: Update from the In the Library with the Lead Pipe Editorial Board In 2022, we will be refreshing, upgrading, and relaunching on a new platform and with new cycles for article submission and publication. To get ready for these big changes, we will pause submissions on January 15, 2022 at 11:59pm Hawaii Standard Time. (That... Read More PubDate: Sat, 01 Jan 2022 01:22:58 +000
Authors:
Iris Jastram
Abstract: By Iris Jastram, Claudia Peterson and Emily Scharf In Brief Each year since 2008, librarians at Carleton College read samples of sophomore writing as part of the Information Literacy in Student Writing project. The data captured through this project combined with our experiences in consultations and instruction sessions give us a richer understanding of undergraduate information literacy habits.... Read More PubDate: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 21:43:06 +000
Authors:
Kyna Herzinger
Abstract: by Kyna Herzinger and Rebecca Pattillo In Brief At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archives and Special Collections Library at the University of Louisville launched a project to collect the experiences of those living through what many saw as history in the making. Just weeks later, in the wake of the police killings... Read More PubDate: Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +000
Authors:
Alaina C. Bull
Abstract: (Atharva Tulsi, Unsplash, https://unsplash.com/photos/RVpCAtjhyuA) By Alaina C. Bull, Margy MacMillan, and Alison J. Head In brief For almost 20 years, instruction librarians have relied on variations of two models, the CRAAP Test and SIFT, to teach students how to evaluate printed and web-based materials. Dramatic changes to the information ecosystem, however, present new challenges amid... Read More PubDate: Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +000
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