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Academic librarian perceptions on conducting research 学术图书管理员对开展研究的看法

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103154

Jennifer Elaine Steele

The current study explores the perceptions of academic librarians regarding their engagement in research activities. Using a comprehensive survey of academic librarians at colleges and universities across the United States regarding their attitudes, involvement, and perceived capabilities in the research process, the study seeks to identify key factors that influence the research engagement of academic librarians and assess how self-efficacy, institutional support, and mentorship contribute to research productivity and success. Examining the motivations, challenges, and support systems influencing librarians' research productivity, the survey gathered quantitative and qualitative data on their experiences, including factors such as institutional expectations, access to funding, research skills, and time constraints.

Findings from the study reveal that while many librarians view research as professionally valuable and necessary for career advancement, they often face significant barriers, including lack of time, insufficient institutional support, and limited training in research methodologies. The results underscore the need for enhanced professional development opportunities, mentorship programs, and dedicated research time to foster a stronger culture of scholarship among academic librarians. Through the study's findings, the researcher aims to contribute to ongoing discussions about how academic institutions can better support librarian-researchers. The findings have the potential to inform policies and practices that encourage librarians to actively engage in research, thereby enriching their professional development and advancing the field of academic librarianship.

当前的研究探讨了学术图书馆员对他们参与研究活动的看法。通过对美国各高校学术图书馆员在研究过程中的态度、参与和感知能力的全面调查，该研究试图确定影响学术图书馆员研究参与的关键因素，并评估自我效能、机构支持和指导如何促进研究生产力和成功。调查考察了影响图书馆员研究生产力的动机、挑战和支持系统，收集了有关图书馆员经验的定量和定性数据，包括机构期望、获得资金、研究技能和时间限制等因素。研究结果显示，尽管许多图书馆员将研究视为职业价值和职业发展的必要条件，但他们经常面临重大障碍，包括缺乏时间、机构支持不足以及研究方法方面的培训有限。研究结果强调了加强专业发展机会、指导计划和专门研究时间的必要性，以在学术图书馆员中培养更强的学术文化。通过这项研究的发现，研究人员的目的是促进关于学术机构如何更好地支持图书馆员研究人员的持续讨论。这些发现有可能为鼓励图书馆员积极参与研究的政策和实践提供信息，从而丰富他们的专业发展，推动学术图书馆领域的发展。

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Faculty use of open and affordable course materials over time: Rethinking value and impact 随着时间的推移，教师使用开放和负担得起的课程材料：重新思考价值和影响

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103155

Lily Todorinova , Zara Wilkinson

This study examines long-term faculty engagement with open educational resources (OER) and affordable course materials following their participation in a library-funded course redesign initiative (2016–2024). A survey was administered to 138 awardees, with a 55 % response rate. The research assessed whether faculty continued to use, revise, or abandon the open and affordable materials they initially adopted and explored broader impacts on teaching practices. Most respondents continued using open and affordable materials or updated them with other low-cost options. Notably, 21 faculty redesigned additional courses without further funding. Results suggest that open and affordable course materials became increasingly integrated into faculty teaching practices over time. The study also considers the concept of cumulative student savings as a metric for program success, raising questions about how to define and track long-term impact. Findings highlight the importance of sustained library support to encourage continued use, innovation, and scalability of affordability initiatives in higher education.

本研究考察了教师参与图书馆资助的课程重新设计计划（2016-2024）后，长期参与开放教育资源（OER）和负担得起的课程材料的情况。对138名获奖者进行了调查，回复率为55%。该研究评估了教师是否继续使用、修改或放弃他们最初采用的开放和负担得起的材料，并探索了对教学实践的更广泛影响。大多数受访者继续使用开放和负担得起的材料，或使用其他低成本的选择进行更新。值得注意的是，21个学院在没有进一步资助的情况下重新设计了额外的课程。结果表明，随着时间的推移，开放和负担得起的课程材料越来越多地融入教师的教学实践。该研究还将学生累计储蓄的概念作为项目成功的衡量标准，提出了如何定义和跟踪长期影响的问题。研究结果强调了持续的图书馆支持对于鼓励高等教育中可负担性举措的持续使用、创新和可扩展性的重要性。

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Digital services as catalysts for lifelong learning in Thai higher education institutions 数字服务是泰国高等教育机构终身学习的催化剂

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-10-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103152

Lan Thi Nguyen, Kulthida Tuamsuk

As lifelong learning gains increasing importance in higher education, this study explores the role of digital services in helping Thai universities establish effective learning environments and support systems for skill development. Using a quantitative research approach, data were collected through an online questionnaire targeting faculty members and program chairpersons, resulting in 224 valid responses for analysis. The findings reveal that respondents place high value on a wide range of library, educational, and IT/media services, especially those related to research support, digital resources, e-learning, and technology-enhanced learning, highlighting their essential contribution to cultivating lifelong learning skills. Key services such as wireless internet access, educational software, and collaborative learning spaces were particularly emphasized. While emerging technologies like virtual and augmented reality were seen as promising, their current usage remains limited. The study also notes strong support for integrating digital services into university curricula, with particular attention given to embedding these tools into learning strategies and management systems. Approaches such as collaboration with library staff and the use of e-portfolios were moderately endorsed, reflecting recognition of their value despite lower implementation levels. The results suggest that lecturers should embed digital services in their teaching and assessment practices to enhance learning outcomes. Students are likewise encouraged to actively engage with these technologies to boost their lifelong learning capacities, academic achievement, and personal growth. Meanwhile, universities are urged to play a proactive role by incorporating digital services into curriculum development and ensuring the availability of necessary resources to support continuous student learning.

随着终身学习在高等教育中的重要性日益增加，本研究探讨了数字服务在帮助泰国大学建立有效的学习环境和技能发展支持系统方面的作用。采用定量研究方法，通过针对教师和项目主席的在线问卷收集数据，产生224个有效回复进行分析。调查结果显示，受访者高度重视图书馆、教育和IT/媒体服务，特别是与研究支持、数字资源、电子学习和技术增强学习相关的服务，强调了它们对培养终身学习技能的重要贡献。特别强调了无线互联网接入、教育软件和协作学习空间等关键服务。虽然虚拟现实和增强现实等新兴技术被视为很有前途，但它们目前的使用仍然有限。该研究还指出，大力支持将数字服务纳入大学课程，并特别关注将这些工具纳入学习策略和管理系统。与图书馆工作人员合作和使用电子档案等方法得到了适度的认可，反映出尽管实施水平较低，但对其价值的认可。研究结果表明，教师应在教学和评估实践中嵌入数字服务，以提高学习成果。同样，鼓励学生积极参与这些技术，以提高他们的终身学习能力，学术成就和个人成长。同时，敦促大学发挥积极作用，将数字服务纳入课程开发，并确保提供必要的资源，以支持学生的持续学习。

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E-book vendors as platform intermediaries for academic libraries and scholarly publishers: a critical discourse analysis of e-book vendors' webpages 电子书销售商作为学术图书馆和学术出版商的平台中介：对电子书销售商网页的批评性话语分析

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103147

Mei Zhang , Darshai Hollie

This study investigates the intermediary roles of e-book vendors when connecting academic libraries as customers and scholarly publishers as content providers through the lens of platform theories. As the first step of a larger project on e-book vendors' platform governance strategies, it conducts a critical discourse analysis of webpages from six vendors in the humanities and social sciences. The analysis reveals the similarities and differences in vendors' self-identifications towards different audiences and their strategies to attract libraries and publishers. It discusses potential reasons for explaining the unbalanced number of webpages for the library audiences and for the publisher audience, and argues that e-book vendors adopt various strategies to balance control with empowerment of libraries/publishers. This study further identifies that two main commercial e-book vendors- ProQuest and EBSCO- are moving from content providers to information service providers, therefore impacting a wider range of scholarly communication activities. Theoretically, this study brings new perspectives from the library and information science to the broader platform literature. Practically, it helps academic libraries and scholarly publishers better understand e-book vendors' digital marketing strategies, which will assist them in making well-informed decisions when selecting vendors to obtain/provide access to e-books.

本研究以平台理论为视角，探讨电子书商在连结以读者为主体的学术图书馆与以内容提供者为主体的学术出版商时所扮演的中介角色。作为研究电子书供应商平台治理策略的第一步，本文对六家人文社会科学供应商的网页进行了批判性话语分析。分析揭示了书商对不同受众自我认同的异同，以及吸引图书馆和出版商的策略。它讨论了解释图书馆读者和出版商读者的网页数量不平衡的潜在原因，并认为电子书供应商采用各种策略来平衡控制与赋予图书馆/出版商权力。这项研究进一步表明，两家主要的商业电子书供应商——ProQuest和EBSCO——正在从内容提供商转变为信息服务提供商，因此影响了更广泛的学术交流活动。从理论上讲，本研究为更广阔的平台文献提供了新的视角。实际上，它可以帮助学术图书馆和学术出版商更好地了解电子书供应商的数字营销策略，这将有助于他们在选择供应商获取/提供电子书访问时做出明智的决定。

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“It's not scary”: A university-high school collaboration to rethink approaches to information literacy “这并不可怕”：一所大学和高中合作，重新思考信息素养的方法

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103146

Janet Hyunju Clarke, Chris Kretz, Christine Fena

Academic librarians have noted that the high school research experiences of first year students often do not prepare them for college-level work. This has led to a number of collaborations between college and high school librarians. However, teaching information literacy and research skills at the high school level requires many collaborators, including classroom teachers and administrators. This study explores the impact of an innovative university-high school collaboration that centered the role of libraries and librarians in shaping curricula. Academic and high school librarians designed a professional development experience that allowed high school teachers to learn more about, reflect upon, and more thoughtfully implement research skills into their curriculum. This experience resulted in these skills being more purposefully scaffolded into classes, established an interdisciplinary community of practice among teachers and librarians, and enhanced student-centered learning outcomes in a school that serves socially and economically disadvantaged students. These types of partnerships can foster equity in student success and empower the next generation of information users and creators in college and beyond.

学术图书管理员注意到，高中一年级学生的研究经历往往不能为他们的大学水平的工作做好准备。这导致了许多大学和高中图书馆员之间的合作。然而，在高中水平上教授信息素养和研究技能需要许多合作者，包括课堂教师和管理人员。本研究探讨了以图书馆和图书馆员在课程塑造中的作用为中心的创新大学-高中合作的影响。学术和高中图书馆员设计了一种专业发展体验，使高中教师能够更多地了解、反思和更周到地将研究技能应用到他们的课程中。这一经验使这些技能更有目的地融入课堂，在教师和图书馆员之间建立了一个跨学科的实践社区，并在为社会和经济上处于不利地位的学生提供服务的学校中提高了以学生为中心的学习成果。这些类型的伙伴关系可以促进学生成功的公平，并赋予大学及以后的下一代信息用户和创造者权力。

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“The library is my everything”: Mapping the meaning of university library spaces in Uganda “图书馆是我的一切”：描绘乌干达大学图书馆空间的意义

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-09-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103145

Caroline Ilako , Joyce M. Bukirwa , Elena Maceviciute

The growing interconnectedness with the internet and the availability of digital materials threaten the historical importance of physical library spaces. This increase in Information Communication and Technologies (ICTs) and improved digital access to information may explain the decline in university library circulation figures. Consequently, many universities might consider physical libraries outdated and, in some cases, face closure if library management fails to demonstrate its value. Motivated by this argument, this ethnographic study explored how library users interact with physical environments in the digital age through a multi-site ethnographic research design. Data were gathered via observations (such as seating sweeps and participant observation), follow-up semi-structured individual interviews, and focus group discussions from four selected university libraries. The study found that users' perceptions of library spaces were shaped by their behaviour and experiences, and therefore, users' intentions were constructed through five lenses: personal, productive, social, knowledge hubs, “dead,” and through previous experiences. The study concludes that physical university libraries remain a popular ‘bedrock’ and a networked environment for academic purposes—addressing design challenges, spatial practices, and lived experiences. This research highlights that users' perceptions influence their usage patterns, preferences, and the meaning they assign, leading to an inefficient use of library resources, and builds upon studies that have regarded library spaces as both physical and symbolic.

与互联网日益紧密的联系和数字材料的可用性威胁着实体图书馆空间的历史重要性。信息通信和技术（ict）的增加以及数字信息获取的改善可以解释大学图书馆发行量下降的原因。因此，许多大学可能认为实体图书馆已经过时，在某些情况下，如果图书馆管理不能证明其价值，就会面临关闭。在这一观点的推动下，本民族志研究通过多地点民族志研究设计，探讨了数字时代图书馆用户如何与物理环境互动。数据收集通过观察（如座位扫描和参与者观察），后续半结构化的个人访谈和焦点小组讨论从四个选定的大学图书馆。研究发现，用户对图书馆空间的感知是由他们的行为和经历塑造的，因此，用户的意图是通过五个镜头构建的：个人、生产、社交、知识中心、“死亡”和以前的经历。该研究的结论是，实体大学图书馆仍然是一个受欢迎的“基石”和学术目的的网络环境——解决设计挑战、空间实践和生活体验。这项研究强调了用户的感知影响他们的使用模式、偏好和他们赋予的意义，导致图书馆资源的低效利用，并建立在将图书馆空间视为物理和象征的研究基础上。

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Exploring attitudinal dimensions of electronic resource management in academic libraries 高校图书馆电子资源管理的态度维度探讨

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103144

Winifred Bentil

This study investigates the role of attitudinal factors in academic libraries in the modern era with particular reference to the management of electronic resources in public and private university libraries in Ghana. It also aims to identify the underlying factors affecting the attitude of library staff in the electronic environment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty-four library staff from two public and two private universities and three consortium executives. The findings identified various attitudinal enablers and hindrances to effective management of electronic resources in academic libraries. These attitudinal factors were generally common to both public and private case libraries. The paper provides recommendations to improve the attitude of library staff in this modern era. This is one of the few studies that considers the role of attitudes in the management of electronic resources in public and private academic libraries. The findings have practical implications, as understanding the attitudes and behaviours could inform appropriate strategies to improve stakeholders' attitudes for effective management of electronic resources in academic libraries to attract maximum usage.

本研究以加纳公立和私立大学图书馆的电子资源管理为例，探讨了态度因素在现代大学图书馆中的作用。它还旨在找出影响电子环境下图书馆工作人员态度的潜在因素。对来自两所公立大学和两所私立大学的24名图书馆工作人员和三名财团高管进行了半结构化访谈。研究结果确定了学术图书馆有效管理电子资源的各种态度促成因素和障碍。这些态度因素在公共和私人案例库中普遍存在。本文就如何提高当代图书馆工作人员的工作态度提出了建议。这是为数不多的考虑态度在公共和私人学术图书馆电子资源管理中的作用的研究之一。研究结果具有实际意义，因为了解态度和行为可以为适当的策略提供信息，以改善利益相关者对有效管理学术图书馆电子资源的态度，以吸引最大限度的利用。

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Library science literature, 2019–2025: An exploration using critical bibliometric methods 图书馆学文献，2019-2025：关键文献计量学方法的探索

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103142

Nick Szydlowski

This study applies critical bibliometric methods to the library science literature published from 2019 to early 2025. It combines citation network analysis and text analysis in novel ways to identify clusters of articles focused on trends and practice areas, and to analyze the citation rates and centrality of those clusters within the network of library science articles. The study provides an example of how critical bibliometric methods can be applied to provide context and nuance when assessing the impact of research and interpreting research impact metrics. Themes identified within the literature include the COVID-19 pandemic, diversity, artificial intelligence, and social media, and the study notes differences in citation rates between these trends, with articles in the cluster focused on diversity cited at a lower rate than those focused on technology. While the study employs a novel weighting method to mitigate the impact of journal self-citation, the preliminary results demonstrate the susceptibility of citation-based metrics to gaming by authors, journal editors, and publishers. Critical bibliometric methods, like those used in this study can illuminate flaws and biases in widely-accepted bibliometric approaches, and point towards unanswered questions about our perceptions of prestige, quality, and impact in academic research.

本研究采用关键文献计量学方法对2019年至2025年初出版的图书馆学文献进行分析。它以新颖的方式将引文网络分析和文本分析相结合，以识别关注趋势和实践领域的文章集群，并分析这些集群在图书馆学文章网络中的引用率和中心性。该研究提供了一个例子，说明在评估研究影响和解释研究影响指标时，如何应用关键的文献计量学方法来提供背景和细微差别。文献中确定的主题包括COVID-19大流行、多样性、人工智能和社交媒体，该研究注意到这些趋势之间的引用率差异，集中于多样性的文章被引用率低于集中于技术的文章。虽然该研究采用了一种新颖的加权方法来减轻期刊自引的影响，但初步结果表明，基于引用的指标对作者、期刊编辑和出版商的博弈很敏感。关键的文献计量方法，如本研究中使用的方法，可以阐明广泛接受的文献计量方法的缺陷和偏见，并指出关于我们对学术研究的声望、质量和影响的看法的未解决的问题。

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When the library closes: Assessing the academic impact on engagement, citation practices, and performance in first-year students 图书馆何时关闭：评估对一年级学生参与、引用实践和表现的学术影响

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103143

Narelle J. Coetzee , Kerrie Stevens

In 2023, an Australian Tertiary Education Provider (ATP) closed one of its physical branch libraries. This study examined the library engagement, citation behavior, and academic performance of first-year students across ATP campuses from 2022 to 2024, to evaluate the impact of this closure on student outcomes. Using citation analysis from the final assessment of a core multidisciplinary subject, alongside final grades and borrowing data, the study found that students primarily relied on digital library resources. Citation patterns closely aligned with faculty guidance, and academic performance trended with their library usage and citation patterns. Finally, due to students' reliance on digital library resources, there was no clear impact on student performance with the closure of the physical branch library.

2023年，澳大利亚高等教育机构（ATP）关闭了其物理分馆之一。本研究调查了2022年至2024年ATP校区一年级学生的图书馆参与度、引文行为和学业表现，以评估这一关闭对学生成绩的影响。通过对核心学科期末评估的引文分析，以及期末成绩和借阅数据，该研究发现，学生主要依赖数字图书馆资源。引用模式与教师指导密切相关，学术表现与他们的图书馆使用和引用模式密切相关。最后，由于学生对数字图书馆资源的依赖，实体分馆的关闭对学生成绩没有明显的影响。

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Disciplinary differences in the online dissemination of doctoral theses: Evidence from France's theses.fr repository 博士论文在线传播的学科差异：来自法国these.fr知识库的证据

IF 2.3 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship

Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103136

Matthieu Cisel, Pauline Antognelli

This study investigates the online visibility of doctoral theses deposited in the French national repository theses.fr. We collected metadata and traffic statistics (views and downloads) for 99,743 manuscripts defended between 2010 and 2019, using a Python web scraper. Because the repository's coverage and uptake varied across disciplines and over time, we normalized traffic counts by year of defense and discipline. Results show marked differences: dissertations in law and education sciences achieved significantly higher visibility per manuscript, whereas those in computer science, physics, and biology attracted comparatively fewer readers. These differences were statistically significant and, when combined with an analysis of dissertation titles, suggest that topic accessibility to non-specialist audiences shapes dissemination. To interpret these findings, we apply Engeström's activity theory, modeling the contradictions doctoral graduates face between open dissemination and publishers' embargo or copyright constraints. For academic librarianship, our results underscore both the uneven disciplinary reach of Electronic Theses and Dissertations repositories and the structural dilemmas that influence graduate deposit practices.

本研究调查了存放在法国国家知识库these .fr的博士论文的在线可见性。我们使用Python web scraper收集了2010年至2019年期间99,743篇稿件的元数据和流量统计（浏览量和下载量）。由于储存库的覆盖范围和使用情况在不同的学科和时间内是不同的，所以我们按防御和学科的年份对流量计数进行了标准化。结果显示出明显的差异：法律和教育科学领域的论文每份手稿的可见度明显更高，而计算机科学、物理和生物领域的论文吸引的读者相对较少。这些差异在统计上是显著的，当结合对论文标题的分析时，表明对非专业受众的主题可访问性决定了传播。为了解释这些发现，我们运用Engeström的活动理论，模拟博士毕业生在公开传播与出版商禁运或版权约束之间面临的矛盾。对于学术图书馆而言，我们的研究结果强调了电子论文和学位论文库的学科范围不均衡以及影响研究生存款实践的结构性困境。

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