Raising awareness of how the library supports teaching and research staff is key to demonstrating library value in developing countries, concludes a new report published recently. The findings are the result of a six month research study with twelve developing country institutions conducted by SAGE exploring perceptions of the value of academic libraries by teaching and research staff in developing countries.
Library Value in the Developing World reports that developing country librarians are beginning to recognize the importance of evaluating their value for research and teaching staff. Communicating the value of their role however remains a key challenge. Librarians noted that whilst they receive positive feedback about the resource collections they provide, there is limited awareness of how librarians can better support research and teaching staff beyond these traditional parameters.
The final report can be downloaded for free here.
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