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{"title":"Librarians' contributions to and impact on pharmacy scholarship: A bibliometric analysis using a systematic approach","authors":"Rebecca Carlson ,&nbsp;Emily P. Jones ,&nbsp;Christopher S. Wisniewski ,&nbsp;Jennifer N. Wisniewski ,&nbsp;Emma Barrett-Catton ,&nbsp;Michael Wolcott ,&nbsp;Fei Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This bibliometric analysis of librarian and pharmacist co-authored publications was conducted to identify the scholarly contributions made by librarians to pharmacy literature, patterns within co-authorship networks, and the citation impact of librarian co-authors on pharmacy publications.</div><div>The authors conducted a comprehensive search of the literature and included 533 relevant citations after screening. These underwent bibliometric analysis and data mining to map the distribution of and trends in the literature over time using document type, citation impact, topic areas, and affiliations.</div><div>Librarians from 32 countries and 273 libraries contributed to publications in 180 journals and other sources. Over half were review articles, including systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and meta-analyses, but many original research and non-research papers (e.g., commentaries, protocols, descriptive or experience papers, book chapters, etc.) were also found. Publication topics spanned across many areas of pharmacy practice, research, and education, including clinical studies, pharmacy education, drug design and development, pharmacist roles, health services, and animal-based laboratory studies. When comparing citation counts of these articles to average publications in the same year and field, 69 % of these studies were cited more times. The citation impact of over half of these studies (54 %) is also higher than 50 % of NIH-funded papers, measured by the median of Relative Citation Ratios. The median Citation Benchmarks and Relative Citation Ratios were significantly higher than the expected medians for average publications in the same year and field.</div><div>Overall, this analysis demonstrates that librarians are contributing to high-impact research publications around the world and that interprofessional collaboration between authors may be beneficial to scholarship outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 2","pages":"Article 103016"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182509","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":"People v processes: The role of the academic librarian in supporting the decolonisation of learning and teaching at UK universities","authors":"Lottie Needham,&nbsp;Leo Appleton","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Decolonisation is a complex term reflected in the contention surrounding its definition. The UK university has faced increasing calls to decolonise and in turn examine its own entrenched coloniality. Part of the institution, the academic library has faced similar pressures to decolonise, notably regarding learning and teaching.</div></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><div>This study aimed to investigate how decolonisation is understood and perceived among academic librarians to gain insight into how the academic library can best support the decolonisation of learning and teaching at UK universities.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The research took an inductive approach. Purposive sampling was used to recruit nine librarians from eight UK university libraries for semi-structured interviews. The qualitative data was analysed using thematic analysis which provided insight into decolonisation practice in UK academic libraries.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There is a clear willingness among librarians to actively contribute to decolonisation work at their respective institutions. This proactiveness is essential and where decolonising work is codified in strategy, a dedicated role or allocated time and resources, these initiatives are arguably more effective. This is particularly the case when coupled with strong library leadership and institutional support.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Decolonising learning and teaching can take many guises. Librarians must be proactive in their approach and willing to do the work. When guided by strong library leadership and with the support of the institution, these librarian activists are arguably best placed to support the decolonisation of the curriculum given their proximity to resources, academics and students. It is questionable, however, whether a decolonised curriculum alone constitutes success.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 2","pages":"Article 103018"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182510","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":"Trends and changes in academic libraries' data management functions: A topic modeling analysis of job advertisements","authors":"Ye Yuan,&nbsp;A.M.K. Yanti Idaya,&nbsp;A. Noorhidawati,&nbsp;Guan Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the era of open science, academic libraries have transitioned from traditional resource providers to proactive platforms that drive data integration and knowledge innovation. This shift has led to the continuous evolution and expansion of their data management functions. This study aims to (i) track trends in academic library data management positions, (ii) identify key themes in job advertisements related to data management, and (iii) examine how these themes have evolved. Using text mining techniques, this study applied Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and TF-IDF vectorization to systematically analyze 803 job advertisements related to data management posted on the IFLA LIBJOBS platform from 1996 to 2023. The findings reveal that the development of these positions has undergone three phases: exploration, growth, and adjustment. Four core themes in data management functions emerged: “Cataloging and Metadata Management,” “Data Services and Support,” “Research Data Management,” and “Systems Management and Maintenance.” Over time, these themes have evolved from distinct roles to a more balanced distribution. Technological advancements, political initiatives, and shifts in the global data environment have influenced these trends. Notably, the rising demand for “Systems Management and Maintenance” highlights its critical role in ensuring data security, while the sustained need for “Cataloging and Metadata Management” underscores its foundational place in data management strategies. Meanwhile, the steady growth of “Data Services and Support” and “Research Data Management” reflects the adaptability and strategic adjustments of academic libraries in response to the rapidly changing information landscape. These insights offer valuable empirical evidence for library leaders and policymakers in strategic planning and capacity development, ensuring that libraries can effectively navigate the challenges of a dynamic research environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 2","pages":"Article 103017"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182508","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 impact of COVID-19 on hiring and onboarding practices in academic libraries: A survey of hiring managers","authors":"Lauren M. Fletcher ,&nbsp;Roslyn Kohlbrecher ,&nbsp;Rachel Whitney ,&nbsp;Faythe Thurman","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many facets of daily operations in academic libraries, including recruiting and training new employees. This study surveyed hiring managers in academic libraries in the United States to identify how the pandemic affected hiring and onboarding processes and to explore what changes will likely be permanent versus which traditional hiring practices will endure. Results suggest that hiring during a pandemic was challenging and iterative. Survey respondents reported that virtual interviews were generally effective, with some exceptions. The future of hiring remains to be determined as academic institutions continue to navigate lingering waves from the pandemic and changes in budgets and administrations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 2","pages":"Article 103015"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182507","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":"Collaborative stewardship: Sustainable approaches to indigenous knowledge in academic libraries","authors":"Gargi Choudhury ,&nbsp;Deepjyoti Kalita","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current study sought to examine the management practices of Indigenous Knowledge Resources (IKR) in college libraires Assam, India and tried to evaluate the various aspects of it based on geographic location. Three different groups of libraries were created as rural, semi-urban and urban. The various management aspects of IKR were divided in four categories based on which questions were prepared, hypotheses were set and responses were collected from 83 college libraries. ANOVA with Levene's statistic was adopted to test hypothesises. The findings revealed distinct regional approaches: while rural libraries prioritize community engagement and partnerships with indigenous organizations, urban libraries focus on digitization and the semi-urban libraries demonstrate a mix of both strategies. Also, regarding challenges, the rural and semi-urban libraries face obstacles in IKR preservation, such as limited resources and infrastructure, nevertheless, these libraries demonstrate a strong commitment to establishing dedicated IKR centres as part of their long-term goals. The study emphasizes the role of academic libraries in promoting social justice, inclusivity, and community engagement through IKR stewardship. Policymakers and funding bodies to support sustainable IKR management, ensuring the preservation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge for future generations addressing region-specific challenges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 2","pages":"Article 103007"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182967","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":"Space and pedagogy: A survey of special collections instructional spaces","authors":"Carly Dearborn,&nbsp;Jolie Braun","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 2","pages":"Article 103006"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143182969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bridging the leadership gap: The role of mentorship in advancing African American librarians in health sciences","authors":"Bethany Sheriese McGowan,&nbsp;Victoria Baker Dawkins","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.103000","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.103000","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the role of mentorship in shaping the leadership trajectories and professional success of African American academic health sciences librarians who were holding dean, director, or other significant leadership roles. By employing a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews, this research highlights the impact of both formal and informal mentoring relationships on career progression, leadership development, and overall job satisfaction. It also exposes challenges in accessing mentorship, particularly those related to racial and cultural representation, as well as systemic barriers within the profession. The findings underscore the urgent need for more inclusive and accessible mentorship programs tailored to the unique experiences of African American leaders in the library field. Moreover, the study offers recommendations to strengthen these initiatives, emphasizing the critical importance of mentorship in cultivating a diverse and representative leadership pipeline within academic libraries. These insights are valuable for library leaders aiming to enhance leadership development and career advancement strategies within their institutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 1","pages":"Article 103000"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158548","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":"Find your voice: Developing podcast studio services in an academic library","authors":"Katherine E. DeVet","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102988","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102988","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Responding to increased curricular needs for assignments requiring recorded spoken word, the Texas Tech University Libraries added two two-seat Podcast Studios in 2022. These spaces were designed with quality recording in mind and feature professional quality but easy to use equipment paired with audio software with free or open-source equivalents to allow patrons to edit their recorded audio from home. The service was conceptualized to have low impact on staff workflow, increasing the sustainability of the services as well as the independent creativity of patrons utilizing the service. Though adoption was initially slow, patron usage has increased rapidly.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 1","pages":"Article 102988"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158888","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":"From audit to action: A case study on cultivating and sustaining organizational efforts in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility","authors":"Rachael-Joy Davis,&nbsp;Briana Zaragoza,&nbsp;Alicia Victoria Zuniga","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102981","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102981","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although modern library professional organizations name diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) as core values, the library and information science field still struggles with assessing DEIA efforts within its organizations. While workforce and collection diversity efforts are the most common DEIA initiatives in libraries, assessment of a library's collective DEIA efforts and employee knowledge and perceptions of these efforts is severely lacking. How can academic libraries collect and quantify employee sentiment and knowledge about DEIA work across all departments to create a baseline measurement of library efforts? And what are successful strategies to ensure this process is transparent and inclusive? This case study documents one academic library's employee-led process of conducting a library-wide, holistic audit of its DEIA efforts using the mixed methods Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Self- Assessment Audit (DEISAA) instrument. It discusses the communication strategies and decision-making processes the library engaged in to prepare for the administration of the DEISAA to all library employees and the individualized recommendations received based on the assessment results. The process documentation can serve as a blueprint for other libraries or institutions who wish to assess their organization's DEIA efforts with an audit.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 1","pages":"Article 102981"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Are we still here at mid-career?: A qualitative analysis of the experiences of academic librarians of color","authors":"Brittani Sterling,&nbsp;Brittany Paloma Fiedler,&nbsp;James Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.103003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.103003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The retention of mid-career academic librarians of color is a topic rarely researched by the profession. This paper addresses these gaps in the research by identifying what mid-career means to academic librarians of color and then focusing on what factors influence mid-career librarians of color to stay or leave academic librarianship. The authors conducted 25 semi-structured interviews with 21 current mid-career librarians and 4 people who left academic librarianship at the mid-career point. A qualitative analysis was conducted using in-vivo coding. While there is no concrete definition of mid-career, participants identified emotional, financial, and opportunistic factors that contributed to their feeling of being mid-career. There was general agreement that mentorship and community were the main factors for staying. Those who left struggled with acculturating to the overwhelming whiteness of librarianship and the constantly changing, unwritten rules of higher education. Academic librarianship needs to prioritize the voices of BIPOC librarians and truly listen to what they are saying.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 1","pages":"Article 103003"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143158546","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}