(via Laura Costello, University of Minnesota and doctoral candidate at Rutgers University) My name is Dr. Marie Radford, and I’m a Professor in the Department of Library & Information Science within the School of Communication & Information (SC&I) at Rutgers University. I’m working with Laura Costello, Kaitlin Montague, and Julia Maxwell to conduct a research…
Category: Studies on Library Trends
Reminder: Survey on Experiences of Public Librarians Transitioning to Roles in Health Sciences or Hospital Libraries Closes Fri., Feb. 16
(via Ramune Kubilius, Galter Health Sciences Library & Learning Center at Northwestern University, on behalf of Courtney Pyche, University of Florida) I am a librarian at the University of Florida’s Health Science Center Library in Gainesville, FL and a member of the Association of College and Research Libraries. I am conducting an anonymous survey with…
Call for Research Participants: Study on Embedded Librarianship in College and University Libraries–Deadline Fri., Feb. 2
(via Rebekah Hill, The Pennsylvania State University) I am conducting a research study on academic librarians who have roles as embedded librarians in a course at their college or university. Specifically, I am investigating how librarians describe their collaborative relationships with faculty in the context of semester-long courses with embedded librarians. If you are an…
Call for Participation: Survey on Experiences of Public Librarians Transitioning to Roles in Health Sciences or Hospital Libraries–Deadline Fri., Feb. 16
(via Courtney Pyche, University of Florida) I am a librarian at the University of Florida’s Health Science Center Library in Gainesville, FL and a member of the Association of College and Research Libraries. I am conducting an anonymous survey with my colleague, Chris Eaton, on the experiences of public librarians who have transitioned to roles…
Call for Participation: Survey on Early-Career Librarianship and Burnout–Deadline Wed., March 6
(via Jessica Rardin, University of Wyoming) We would like you to consider taking our survey that focuses on early career librarianship and burnout. You are being asked to complete this research study by Jessica Rardin, University of Wyoming Libraries, and Maddi Brenner, University of Iowa Libraries. Our research study focuses on hiring and onboarding early…
Call for Participation: Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Times of Crisis Survey–Deadline Thurs., Feb. 29
(via Anne Craig, CARLI Senior Director) You are invited to participate in a survey, open through February 29, 2024, which is part of the project Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Times of Crisis, a grant project funded through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grants for Libraries program,…
Call for Participation: Survey on Professional Development Activities in Librarianship–Deadline Mon., Jan. 15
(via Dr. Lisa Hussey, Simmons University) I am asking for participation in my research on Professional Development activities. Professional development is an important part of librarianship. There is an expectation that library staff will engage in continual learning and development of current and new skills. However, organizations do not always have the funds to support…
Reminder: Early-Bird Deadline to Submit ACRL Academic Library Trends & Statistics Survey for FY 2023 is Fri., Jan. 12; Final Deadline Wed., Feb. 28
(via ACRL) The early-bird deadline for the ACRL Academic Library Trends & Statistics Survey for fiscal year 2023 is Friday, January 12. As a thank-you for entering your data early, all institutions who complete the survey by the early bird deadline will receive a free bundle of ACRL’s most popular eBooks. The data-collection period runs…
Call for Participation: Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness Survey
(via Heather Jagman, Illinois Library Association Past President) The Illinois Library Association invites you to participate in a survey which investigates how libraries of all types (including academic libraries) partner with emergency response organizations during community-wide crises from natural disasters such as extreme weather or flooding, to pandemics, water crises, homelessness and other emergency situations….
Call for Participation: Survey on Student Learning Assessment Practices That Health Science and Hospital Librarians Use–Deadline Wed., Dec. 20
(via Heather Brown, University of Nebraska Medical Center) We invite you to participate in an online survey on student learning assessment practices used by health science & hospital librarians. This survey aims to gather information on which assessment tools/resources health sciences librarians use, methods to encourage students to complete assessments, and how the assessment data…