As a process that validates information credibility, peer review is undeniably and incredibly valuable—when it works. But sometimes it doesn’t work as well as we’d like. The post Reviewing peer review first appeared on ACRLog.| ACRLog
What happens when you inherit a world-renowned collection that needs fundamental reimagining? My time as Performing Arts Librarian at Arizona State University has taught me that transformational collection work requires both patience and urgency—and that the process itself is as important as the outcome. From Child Drama to Theatre for Youth and Community When I … Continue reading "Inheriting, Repairing, and Reimagining Collections" The post Inheriting, Repairing, and Reimagining Collecti...| ACRLog
As we enter a new academic year, we’re looking to bring on a few new bloggers here at ACRLog. We’d like to thank our 2024-25 FYAL bloggers Jonathan Rowe, Heidi Uhey, and Brianna Calomino for their terrific posts this past year in our First Year Academic Librarian Experience series. We’d also like to encourage new … Continue reading "Seeking First Year Academic Librarian Bloggers" The post Seeking First Year Academic Librarian Bloggers first appeared on ACRLog.| ACRLog
The summer, for many academic librarians, brings a lull, and for me that sometimes means that I have the opportunity to travel. Budgets here, as I imagine they are in many institutions, are currently a mess, but I was luckily still able to visit Southeast Asia a few weeks ago. I didn’t do nearly as … Continue reading "What I did for my summer vacation: library edition" The post What I did for my summer vacation: library edition first appeared on ACRLog.| ACRLog
Why is professional identity important to you? For me, it helps to develop career goals, pursue professional development opportunities, and build confidence in the professional expertise I have to offer students, faculty, and library staff. As part of my professional identity, I no longer identify as an early-career librarian. If I had to pinpoint when| ACRLog - Blogging by and for academic and research librarians
I don’t know the right metaphor to make you understand how this much debt physically feels. What it actually feels like is a pressure on my chest and shoulders, but maybe that’s not evocative enough. What if I describe it as an anchor trailing behind me? Or being covered in molasses, trapping my energy and … Continue reading "On Owing $93,605 in Student Loans; or, A Profession Built on Debt" The post On Owing $93,605 in Student Loans; or, A Profession Built on Debt first appeared on ACR...| ACRLog
Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Jay Singley, Document Delivery and Circulation Desk Manager at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. In March 2025, Ex Libris unveiled their AI-powered Research Assistant tool for institutions using Summon. Within a week, Summon users reported error messages with specific search terms and topics. The first … Continue reading "“We Couldn’t Generate an Answer for your Question”" The post “We Couldn’t Generate an Answer ...| ACRLog
Wow, this year has been a lot. In every conversation with a colleague, it seems we’re talking about workload, institutional turbulence, the roller coaster of extreme weather, and/or the state of the world. I feel like I’m alternating between a head-down-and-muscle-through mindset and a frazzled lack of focus edging on burnout. Seeking some kind of … Continue reading "In Search of Serendipity " The post In Search of Serendipity first appeared on ACRLog.| ACRLog
We've reached an important historical inflection point in the funder/author/publisher triangular relationship. The post …so what exactly is going on between publishers and the NIH? first appeared on ACRLog.| ACRLog
Reflections on facilitating difficult conversations about Indigenous knowledge and settler accountability in drama in education research. The Moment We were supposed to end the workshop with collaborative visioning and clear pathways forward. Instead, some participants felt confused and tense. Some thought they should avoid teaching Indigenous perspectives altogether. In contrast, others were uncertain about how … Continue reading "White Fragility in Decolonial Spaces: When Inclusion Become...| ACRLog
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Editor’s note: We welcome a guest blog post from Jay Singley, Document Delivery and Circulation Desk Manager at North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. In March 2025, Ex Libris unveiled their AI-powered Research Assistant tool for institutions using Summon. Within a week, Summon users reported error messages with specific search terms and topics. The first| ACRLog - Blogging by and for academic and research librarians
