Cassie Wagner is Web Development Librarian in the Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale; e-mail: [email protected]. ©Cassie Wagner This study examines the extent to which ARL academic libraries collect graphic novels. Using a core list of 176 titles developed from winners of major comics industry awards and a library-focused “best of” list, the holdings of 111 ARL academic...

LIBRARY TRENDS, Vol. 64, No. 2, 2015 (“Social Justice in Library and Information Science and Services,” edited by Bharat Mehra), pp. 246–284. © 2015 The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Abstract This article examines racism and the culture of Whiteness in academic libraries in three major areas of public services: space, staffing, and reference service delivery. The authors perform a c...

Frances C. Wilkinson is Deputy Dean of University Libraries and Professor of University Libraries and Learning Sciences in the University Libraries at the University of New Mexico; e-mail: fwilkins@unm. edu. © 2015 Frances C. Wilkinson, Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0/) CC BY-NC This qualitative study examines the relationship between emotional intellig...

Academic libraries collaborate to enhance and expand library services. However, libraries may not pursue collaborative electronic resource acquisitions due to complexity and the lengthy negotiation process. Two University of Minnesota campus libraries conducted a year-long pilot project to investigate intentional and proactive cooperative e-resource acquisitions. This article discusses the key ...

The Management Review and Analysis Program (MRAP), designed, tested, and operated by the Association of Research Libraries' Office of University Library Management Studies (OMS), is an assisted self-study strategy intended for use by large academic and research libraries. The program assists libraries in reviewing and analyzing their current management policies and practices, and provides guide...