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Learning analytics is the “measurement, collection, analysis, and reporting of [student and other data] for the purposes of understanding and optimizing learning and the environments in which it occurs.” Libraries are pursuing LA insights to evaluate the impact of library services, collections, and spaces on student learning. But as institutions continue to surface granular data and information about student life, the risk to student privacy grows. Find out what students think of learning analytics and how such practices intersect with their privacy expectations. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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Escalating textbook costs are of increasing concern to faculty and administrators. Survey responses of 1,975 students found that 53% “frequently” or “occasionally” had not purchased a textbook due to cost. This environment served as the impetus for a History faculty member to transition to an OER, as well as a study examining the impact of that adoption on student academic outcomes and behaviors. Attend this session to hear about using the COUP Framework to assess impact of OER adoption.  Practical tips on how to begin the discussion about textbook costs with faculty also will be offered.

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Faculty and institutions are increasingly called upon to present succinct, quantified descriptions of their research impact to administrators, funders, legislators, and academics. This project explores how researchers feel about these research impact measures across disciplines and institutions. Presenters will discuss findings from a multi-institutional faculty survey (n=1202), including what faculty actually know about journal and article-level impact metrics, what faculty think about these metrics, and how they use statistical measures to demonstrate the importance of their scholarship, as well as possible implications for librarians supporting these faculty members.

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Current research indicates 1 in 59 children in the United States has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). As a result of the increased prevalence of ASD, a larger number of higher functioning ASD students are now participating in higher education. This presentation will describe how the transition into college can be potentially difficult for ASD students, and campus support services (including Disability Support Services)—while necessary for a successful transition—are often ill-equipped to meet the need. Attendees will find out how outreach, inclusion, and other initiatives by academic libraries can help ASD students with this transition and succeed in college.