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{"title":"Corrigendum to “The citation catastrophe: Propagation of AI-generated counterfeit citations in scholarship” [The Journal of Academic Librarianship 51 (2025) 103065]","authors":"Nathan T. Camp, Jason A. Bengtson, John C. Sandstrom","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103165","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103165","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103165"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145976828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Book club programs in United States academic libraries: A survey","authors":"Mary Kamela","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103162","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103162","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the United States, book clubs are typically associated with the work of public or school librarians, due to their focus on extracurricular programs and recreational reading. However, published case studies and institutional websites indicate that book club programs are also taking place in academic libraries, though there is a lack of broad research investigating this topic further. This paper reports on a summer 2024 survey of US academic library workers who have facilitated book club programming. This study's purposes were to determine the prevalence of book club programming in academic libraries and to identify successes, challenges, and trends in hosting these programs in academic contexts. The results of the survey provide insight into institutional trends, as well as possible benefits of book club programming in academic libraries, such as enhanced collaboration across campus, increased student retention, and a focus on diversity and inclusivity, and challenges, such as funding, staffing, and attendance. The survey results help to identify best practices for hosting engaging and accessible book club programs for various audiences in the academic library.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103162"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145645942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Copyright: A case study in practical copyright education for college educators","authors":"Shelby Thaysen","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103184","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103184","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An accelerated transition from in-person to online learning at Centennial College, an art and applied technology college in Toronto, Ontario, was catalyzed by the pandemic starting in early 2020. This change led to a significant rise in copyright inquiries to the library's copyright office, highlighting an immediate need for enhanced copyright education and support for effective application of copyright knowledge in online teaching environments.</div><div>In response to this need, the <em>Exploring Copyright</em> series was created by the library's copyright librarian. This outer-space themed series consisted of eight copyright “missions” tailored for faculty and staff involved in online teaching and course development. The series was presented online in sessions delivered every other week over the course of a semester. The material was subsequently compiled into a course environment with asynchronous modules and resources.</div><div>This paper will explore the evidence-based development, initial delivery, and evaluation of the <em>Exploring Copyright</em> series. It will examine how this initiative complemented the existing copyright literacy programs at Centennial College, addressing the evolving needs of the academic community.</div><div>Copyright education and outreach professionals in higher education may find this approach particularly useful. The <em>Exploring Copyright</em> series offered a flexible, community-driven model for adapting copyright education to suit a rapidly changing online environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103184"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145797761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enhancing access and efficiency: The role of library research guides in supporting academic success at Busitema University","authors":"Fredrick Kiwuwa Lugya","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103189","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103189","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This mixed-methods study evaluates the implementation, perceived impact, and systemic barriers of standardized research guides at Busitema University, a multi-campus institution in Uganda. Through concurrent qualitative and quantitative data collection—including in-depth interviews with 30 students and 15 lecturers, open-ended surveys (<em>n</em> = 142), and document analysis—the research identifies both the transformative potential and critical limitations of the discipline-specific guides.</div><div>Findings reveal a significant awareness gap, with 55 % of interviewed students unaware of the guides' existence. Among regular users (40 % of interviewed students), concentrated in Engineering and Health Sciences, self-reported data indicated perceived time savings and enhanced research efficiency. The study highlights the pivotal role of lecturer-librarian collaboration, with successful partnerships in 8 of 15 cases correlating with higher reported guide engagement. However, institutional constraints—such as lack of recognition for collaborative work, cited by 73 % of non-adopting lecturers—and infrastructural challenges, including weekly internet outages faced by 75 % of rural students, significantly hindered scalability and consistent access.</div><div>The research demonstrates how localized content curation, incorporating 336 Ugandan policies and 524 scholar profiles, enhanced contextual relevance and addressed decolonial pedagogical aims. Persistent issues with content currency, including broken links reported by 23 % of users, underscored sustainability challenges.</div><div>Based on these findings, we propose an integrated intervention framework grounded in library and pedagogical scholarship: (1) LMS integration for seamless curricular embedding, (2) incentive structures to formalize faculty collaboration, and (3) participatory update cycles to maintain resource relevance. These evidence-based recommendations contribute to global conversations on equitable resource access, offering a replicable model for balancing standardization with contextual flexibility in resource-constrained academic environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103189"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145884397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining the costs of library leadership turnover","authors":"Gabrielle Toth ,&nbsp;Joshua Vossler ,&nbsp;Jeremy Hughes","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103193","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103193","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>While all positions in academic libraries eventually turn over, the departure of top leadership positions (deans, directors, or university librarians, hereafter referred to as “deans”) can be particularly disruptive, incurring a variety of costs, including financial, political, and the opportunity costs related to delays. In this manuscript these costs are examined–drawing from existing literature and the experiences of two of the authors who served as interim library deans–and suggestions are presented about how they can be mitigated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103193"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The biomedical model of disability and academic library classification","authors":"Rebecca Hill Renirie","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103194","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103194","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ableism in society is reinforced through models of how disability is defined and stereotypes that stem from the ideologies that comprise those models. These stereotypes are reinforced by repetition though language both spoken and codified within social and informational constructs, including the classification and organization systems of academic libraries. While it is becoming more prevalent to redress problematic library language and classification generally, language related specifically to disability has not been as widely addressed. In addition, while this issue is discussed in cataloging and archiving literature, it may not be as well known among academic librarians in public services roles. This work proposes that the placement and language of disability within library classification systems is due in part to the biomedical model of disability, which impacts how society constructs disability and the disabled. Drawn from the literature and from the United States Library of Congress Subject Headings and Classification Outline, this in-depth review and content analysis highlights specific examples of ableism drawn from the biomedical model and suggests changes in this context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Making data literacy accessible: A pilot study of academic library and community collaboration for citizen data literacy","authors":"Emily Zoe Mann","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103166","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103166","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article describes an academic librarian's experience of collaborating with community groups, including a public library system and philanthropic health equity group, to provide data literacy to communities outside of academia. The study covers a pilot that took place over the Fall 2024 semester that included four workshops developed to provide the building blocks of data literacy to citizens in Findings are applicable for those wanting to provide education outside of academic libraries to non-traditional audiences, those wishing to provide data literacy outside of a traditional curriculum, and those wanting to build their collaborative networks outside of the library.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103166"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145692593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The CARE approach for academic librarians: From search first to answer first with generative AI","authors":"Leo S. Lo","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103186","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103186","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Students and faculty are increasingly beginning their research by asking AI systems for explanations rather than by searching library resources. Chatbots and AI enhanced search tools now deliver fluent answers before users ever see a list of sources. This commentary argues that this “answer first” environment changes the starting point of academic inquiry and calls for a corresponding shift in academic librarianship. Librarians need an answer first mindset that recognizes AI responses as texts that require interpretation. I propose two related constructs to support that stance, a brief “answer typography” that helps librarians notice what kind of work AI answers are doing, and the CARE approach (Classify, Assess, Review, Enhance), which articulates a critical way of engaging those answers with users. Together, these ideas position librarians as leaders in helping their communities read, question, and build upon AI generated answers in ways that keep human judgment and scholarly evidence at the center of inquiry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103186"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145797769","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Implementation support: A critical examination of mechanisms enhancing equitable digital access for students with disabilities in Kenyan public university libraries","authors":"Stephen Maina ,&nbsp;Proscovia Svard ,&nbsp;Naomi Mwai","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103182","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103182","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigated the critical role of implementation support mechanisms in promoting equitable digital access for Students with Disabilities (SWDs) in Kenyan public university libraries. Adopting a qualitative, exploratory multi-case study design across six universities, the research triangulated data from semi-structured interviews, institutional document analysis, and direct observation, enabling cross-validation and a comprehensive understanding of the practices and challenges. Analysis revealed five key themes shaping digital inclusion: inclusive policies, staff support, interdepartmental collaboration, monitoring and evaluation, and financial support. The findings indicate substantial disparities in the effectiveness and application of these mechanisms, which significantly influence the accessibility, usability, and utility of digital library services for SWDs. The study highlights the importance of integrated, well-resourced implementation strategies to achieve meaningful digital equity. It offers targeted recommendations to guide policy, institutional planning, and practical interventions in higher education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103182"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145976827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chatbots for reference services in academic libraries: Applications and trends","authors":"Guoying Liu ,&nbsp;Shu Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103197","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103197","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As academic libraries adapt to evolving to meet changing user expectations and digital service models, chatbots have emerged as a promising tool for enhancing reference support. This study investigates the current landscape of chatbot applications in academic library settings by examining both rule-based and AI-powered systems deployed across institutions around the world. Through a comprehensive environmental scan and literature review, 31 library chatbots were selected representing a diverse range of service models and technological maturity. The study assesses the chatbot performance, responsiveness, and ethical transparency through a set of structured queries, including service-related questions, information retrieval tasks, and conversational prompts. It reveals a generally low global adoption rate of chatbots in academic libraries, with development varying significantly across regions. Notably, 94 % of the chatbots were AI-powered or hybrid systems, and 42 % offered multilingual support. Most chatbots performed reliably on basic service queries, yet only some of them demonstrated strategic messaging or extended service capabilities. Significant variation was observed in semantic interpretation and recommendation quality, with many chatbots struggling to deliver contextually relevant or metadata-rich responses. Critically, only 13 % disclosed privacy policies which reveals the widespread gaps in ethical transparency and user awareness. These findings underscore the need for improved semantic modeling, broader service integration, and clearer documentation to ensure that AI-enabled library systems align with institutional values and meet diverse user needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"52 1","pages":"Article 103197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145938660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}