Biography
Megan Oakleaf is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. Megan is the author of ACRL's The Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report and Academic Library Value: The Impact Starter Kit. Her IMLS-funded research on academic library engagement in learning analytics produced white papers including Library Integration in Institutional Learning Analytics and Connecting Libraries and Learning Analytics for Student Success. Her research appears in journals including College and Research Libraries, JASIST, Journal of Documentation, Journal of Academic Librarianship, and portal: Libraries and the Academy. Recognition for her work includes the 2021 ALA LIRT Librarian Recognition Award, 2019 ACRL Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award, 2011 ACRL Ilene Rockman Publication of the Year Award, and 2014 Jeffrey Katzer Teacher of the Year Award. She has presented at national conferences including ACRL, ALA, AAC&U, EDUCAUSE, the Library Assessment Conference, and the IUPUI Assessment Institute. Her research expertise spans academic library value, learning analytics, assessment, and information literacy.
EDUCAUSE Publications
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To support dialogue both among librarians and between librarians and their educational partners, this document includes a series of discussion questions throughout the text and closes with suggested reading lists, including relevant privacy resources. It is hoped that this report will stimulate discussions about the role of libraries in institutional learning analytics, enable the technical capabilities necessary for libraries to contribute to institutional understanding of student learning, and ultimately enable libraries to employ a new approach to supporting student learning and success.
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College and university libraries can provide important contributions to institutional efforts to use learning analytics to improve student learning and success.
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How might library engagement in learning analytics change the ways in which students interact with the library?
