Opportunities for Research Libraries and Scholarly Societies to Support Community-Building
Channel: Association of Research Libraries
Date: 2021-03-26

A recent paper by scholarly communication researcher Marcel LaFlamme, published by the Association of Research Libraries, presents findings and recommendations from semi-structured interviews with early-career researchers from Canada and the United States in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, linguistics, psychology, science and technology studies, and sociology. Drawing on these interviews, Dr. LaFlamme explores the changing nature of scholarly affiliation with respect to early career researchers’ memberships in scholarly societies and participation in a range of informal and emerging networks. In times of profound public health, financial, and social disruption in the academy, this paper offers valuable guidance to research libraries and scholarly societies in supporting the needs of early-career researchers as we collectively navigate toward more open, inclusive, and equitable futures. This virtual panel discussion with the author was held Thursday, March 25, 2021. Other panelists were Elaine Westbrooks, Vice Provost of University Libraries & University Librarian, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Danya Glabau, Industry Assistant Professor, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; and Dylan Rodriguez, President, American Studies Association, and Professor, University of California, Riverside. The session was moderated by Judy Ruttenberg, Senior Director of Scholarship and Policy at ARL.