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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

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103154

Jennifer Elaine Steele

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Revisiting the relationship between information literacy and academic writing: Evidence from a self-assessment scale 重新审视信息素养与学术写作之间的关系：来自自我评估量表的证据

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103138

Chengyuan Yu

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A qualitative analysis of communication in consortial chat reference 群聚聊天中沟通的定性分析参考

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103159

Kathryn Barrett , Sabina Pagotto

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From crisis to opportunity: Pandemic-driven outreach and the rising influence of academic librarianship journals 从危机到机遇：流行病驱动的外展和学术图书馆期刊影响力的上升

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103149

Marek Deja

{"title":"From crisis to opportunity: Pandemic-driven outreach and the rising influence of academic librarianship journals","authors":"Marek Deja","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103149","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103149","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research aims to assess the coercive effects of the global changes on the impact metrics of research in academic librarianship journals within the related fields of science, namely Library and Information Science (LIS). This is done by conceptualizing the pandemic-related changes as a coercive force in academia that accelerated the new needs for library research and practices, thus improving library research topics recognition in LIS studies. At the same time, the longstanding emphasis on academic library outreach serves as a stable anchor against these coercive pressures in scholarly communication. Using a time-series analysis and bibliometric data covering 2075 articles published from 2014 to 2023 in five core Scopus-indexed journals in academic librarianship, the study applies counterfactual estimation to measure unusual deviations in Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI). Compared with the no-pandemic projections, observed Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) rose statistically significant in Q3 2022 (0.478), and 0.538 in Q1 2023. The cumulative FWCI gain reached an increase of 79.9 % over the expected baseline—signaling a sustained post-crisis elevation rather than a short-lived random spikes. These results can serve as a meaningful, data-driven closure to the COVID discourse and a transition into a new opening for more forward-looking themes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 6","pages":"Article 103149"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145417629","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}

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Leveraging learning analytics to personalise academic library services for enhanced student success: A systematic review 利用学习分析来个性化学术图书馆服务，以提高学生的成功：系统回顾

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103160

Mthokozisi Masumbika Ncube, Patrick Ngulube

{"title":"Leveraging learning analytics to personalise academic library services for enhanced student success: A systematic review","authors":"Mthokozisi Masumbika Ncube, Patrick Ngulube","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103160","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103160","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In higher education, academic libraries are increasingly recognised as key sites for data-informed student support. Despite the growing interest in learning analytics, research in this area remains fragmented, with inconsistent methodologies and limited synthesis, particularly regarding the personalisation of library services. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, this systematic review examines how learning analytics are operationalised in academic libraries to personalise services and enhance student learning outcomes. Guided by the Learning Analytics Cycle (LAC), the study synthesises 32 peer-reviewed empirical studies published between 2016 and 2025. It categorises data sources, including library usage logs, learning management system analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced interaction data, and examines corresponding analytical methods such as descriptive statistics, predictive modelling, and natural language processing. Findings reveal a strategic shift towards proactive, personalised interventions, including targeted information literacy instructions and early risk detection mechanisms. However, implementation is often constrained by ethical concerns, governance gaps, technical infrastructure limitations, and staff analytics literacy. The review concludes that while learning analytics hold transformative potential for academic libraries, full integration requires investment in ethical frameworks, system interoperability, and inclusive policy design. Recommendations are provided to support the development of scalable, student-centred analytics ecosystems within library services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 6","pages":"Article 103160"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145578719","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}

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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

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103143

Narelle J. Coetzee , Kerrie Stevens

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Faculty expectations and student skills: The research instruction gap 教师期望与学生技能：研究指导差距

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103157

Jenna Pitera, Lindsay Bush

{"title":"Faculty expectations and student skills: The research instruction gap","authors":"Jenna Pitera, Lindsay Bush","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103157","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103157","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional pathways for developing research skills, causing incoming college students to have widely varied information literacy competencies. This study examines the disconnect between faculty expectations of student research abilities and actual student skills and confidence levels in a postpandemic environment. Using cross-sectional surveys we collected data from first-year students and faculty members to assess research skill preparedness and expectations. Results revealed misalignment between faculty assumptions and student abilities. Students demonstrated highest confidence in mechanical research tasks like finding full text online but lowest confidence in analytical skills, particularly knowing when to seek help. Paradoxically, the skills faculty considered most elementary—keyword development, file management, and help-seeking behaviors—were precisely those where students reported lowest confidence levels. Faculty expectations regarding citation skills and database familiarity exceeded student self-reported abilities and experiences. The study reveals that pandemic-era disruptions have created a student population requiring more fundamental research instruction than previous cohorts of students. The disconnect suggests that traditional assumptions about incoming student preparedness are no longer valid. Academic libraries and faculty must recalibrate expectations, explicitly teach foundational competencies, and reimagine information literacy instruction to bridge the novice-expert knowledge gap in an increasingly complex information landscape.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 6","pages":"Article 103157"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145417631","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}

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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

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103147

Mei Zhang , Darshai Hollie

{"title":"E-book vendors as platform intermediaries for academic libraries and scholarly publishers: a critical discourse analysis of e-book vendors' webpages","authors":"Mei Zhang , Darshai Hollie","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103147","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103147","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>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.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 6","pages":"Article 103147"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145268313","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}

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Research data management in Universities in Kenya: Critical analysis of the legal and policy frameworks 肯尼亚大学的研究数据管理：法律和政策框架的批判性分析

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103139

Joel Nakitare , Salome Mathangani , Grace Kamau

{"title":"Research data management in Universities in Kenya: Critical analysis of the legal and policy frameworks","authors":"Joel Nakitare , Salome Mathangani , Grace Kamau","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103139","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103139","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Even though universities generate a large amount of research data, many still face significant challenges in managing it due to inadequate legal and policy frameworks. This study aimed to critically analyse the legal and policy frameworks governing RDM in Kenyan universities to determine the maturity level using the Capability Maturity Model and recommend actions to optimise data management. A qualitative approach was adopted by interviewing heads of libraries and research units. Additionally, a bibliographic analysis of selected legal instruments at the national level and institutional research-affiliated policies was conducted. The review revealed the absence of a single national legal framework for RDM; instead, inadequate multifaceted laws exist. Key laws in the country with implications for data management include The Constitution of Kenya (2010), the Kenya Data Protection Act (2019), The Science, Technology, and Innovation Act (2013), and the Commission for University Act (2012). None of the six studied universities had implemented an RDM policy at the university level, although one university had completed the development of a stand-alone RDM policy. The study strongly recommends developing and implementing a comprehensive RDM legal framework at the national level and RDM policies at the university level to address this gap.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 6","pages":"Article 103139"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145049853","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}

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Assessing the alignment of university library collections with scholarly research outputs: UW-Madison case study 评估大学图书馆馆藏与学术研究成果的一致性：威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的案例研究

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Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103153

Weiye Gu , Chaoqun Ni , Anlin Yang , Xiying Mi

{"title":"Assessing the alignment of university library collections with scholarly research outputs: UW-Madison case study","authors":"Weiye Gu , Chaoqun Ni , Anlin Yang , Xiying Mi","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103153","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103153","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to investigate the alignment between the university library's resources at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the research outputs from the scholars affiliated with the university. By comparing citations in university publications with the library collections, the authors seek to quantify the degree to which the library supports academic research at the university. This analysis involves extracting citations from research outputs, and compares the citations with library collections to reveal any overlaps and gaps. This study relies on data from popular bibliographic databases such as Web of Science (WoS), and the library bibliographic records. The project's merit lies in providing evidence-based insights for library collection management, enhancing support for academic research, and optimizing resource allocations in university libraries. Findings will inform strategic decisions in collection development, ensuring resources are closely aligned with the university's research needs. This endeavor will not only improve library services but also contribute to the broader scholarly communication field, offering a replicable model for similar assessment at other institutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":"51 6","pages":"Article 103153"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145362852","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}

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