Topics in serials acquisitions dominate the column, including reports on altmetrics, cost per use, and demand-driven acquisitions; scholarly communications and the use of subscriptions agents; but also ERMS, access, and knowledgebases.
External reviews are part of the promotion and tenure process for faculty at many institutions of higher education. The authors examined external review writing within the academic library faculty promotion and tenure process by surveying 1849 librarians at 166 libraries. Librarians were asked to respond to quantitative and qualitative survey questions on several aspects of the external review process: participation in the process, qualifying as an external reviewer, the writing process, and demographics. The authors received 379 responses. Survey results provide information from the perspective of librarians who write external reviews, and show similarities with external reviewers in other disciplines.
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