College and Research News has published this article discussing the top ten trends in academic libraries.
The list has been developed by the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee following a discussion forum with its membership and work by leaders in academic librarianship.
The top ten trends, listed in alphabetical order, are:
- Communicating value
- Data curation
- Digital preservation
- Higher education
- Information technology
- Mobile environments
- Scholarly communication
- Staffing
- User behaviours and expectations
The full article, which is available here, includes a discussion on each trend and an extensive bibliography.