ARL gathers and disseminates data and analytics on research library practices, effectiveness, and impact.
Our Research and Analytics program pursues a research agenda for the Association. We collect and analyze data on all aspects of research libraries’ roles in scholarly and scientific production, learning facilitation and learner success, and knowledge access and sustainability.
The program supports an active community for librarians interested in library assessment, evaluation, and improvement. This community shares approaches and solutions to problems through two activities:
- ARL maintains an online email community, ARL-Assess, that is open to all who are interested in joining. Sign up for the list on the Google Groups subscription page.
- The Library Assessment Conference, co-sponsored by ARL and the University of Washington, is a biennial event that gathers practitioners and researchers. The conference provides a mix of invited speakers, contributed papers and posters, and workshops.
Contact Kevin Borden (kborden@arl.org) with questions.
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Impacting Scholarly Communication: From Cells to Society
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of ARL Research & Analytics Impact Reports, which capture transformative effects of specific research library programs on students, researchers, communities, and/or...
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Impacting Teaching and Learning Through an Open Educational Resources Initiative
The Rutgers University Libraries Open and Affordable Textbooks (OAT) Program launched in 2016 and has become a signature program with goals meant to enhance access to education, contribute to student...
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Johns Hopkins Libraries Explore Impact of Collections on Students’ Mental Wellness
Can library spaces and collections—both physical and digital—foster a sense of well-being and engagement with the community? Like many college students in the United States, students at Johns Hopkins University...
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Making the Library More Inclusive by Learning from Black Students
Duke University Libraries staff are using findings from an in-depth study of Black students to make library spaces and services more welcoming, inclusive, and supportive. Black undergraduates and graduate students...
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Research and Assessment Cycle Toolkit
The Research and Assessment Cycle Toolkit is a resource for library assessment practitioners to access information about assessment processes in libraries. The toolkit includes 23 training videos and supporting materials...
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Research Library Impact Framework Initiative and Pilots: Attracting and Retaining Top Researchers and Faculty
Research question: (How) do the library's collections play a role in attracting and retaining top researchers and faculty to the institution? Project Team and Description Practice Brief: University of Texas...
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Research Library Impact Framework Initiative and Pilots: Equitable Student Outcomes and an Inclusive Learning Environment
Research question: (How) does the library contribute to equitable student outcomes and an inclusive learning environment? Project Teams Pilot Project: Texas Tech University Practice Brief: University of Washington Project Descriptions...
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Research Library Impact Framework Initiative and Pilots: Library Spaces
Research question: (How) do library spaces facilitate innovative research, creative thinking, and problem-solving? Project Teams Pilot Project: University of Florida Practice Brief: Iowa State University Pilot Project: Syracuse University Practice...
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Research Library Impact Framework Initiative and Pilots: Research Productivity and Impact
Research question: (How) does the library help to increase research productivity and impact? Project Teams Pilot Project: UC Berkeley Pilot Project: University of Illinois Chicago Pilot Project: University of Pittsburgh...
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Research Library Impact Framework Initiative and Pilots: Special Collections
Research question: (How) do the library's special collections specifically support and promote teaching, learning, and research? Project Teams Pilot Project: UC Irvine Pilot Project: University of Pittsburgh Practice Brief: Johns...
