Events

At the Association of European Research Libraries annual conference, Ithaka S+R’s Tracy Bergstrom and Ellen Carroll will share key findings from Ithaka S+R’s 2025 US Library Deans and Directors Survey, with a particular focus on evolving perceptions of the core values that underpin academic libraries and the changing nature of library work. Since its inception in 2010, this triennial online survey has provided foundational data on both longstanding and emerging priorities for library leaders. Each cycle offers longitudinal insights…

This interactive session with the Credit Mobility Technology Collaboration and Interoperability Partnership—which includes members such as AACRAO, NASH, Arizona State University, ITHAKA Transfer Explorer, and the AI Transfer and Articulation Infrastructure Network—will explore and co-develop solutions for interoperability and data standards. The session is scheduled for July 19 in Arlington, Virginia.

Join Ithaka S+R for a webinar highlighting key findings from the Maximizing Public-Academic Library Partnerships project. We will explore how community college and public library partnerships can support basic needs initiatives and share lessons from our national research, case studies, policy analysis, and partnership framework. Attendees will gain insights into how community college and public libraries are supporting basic needs initiatives, what partnership models are being used across the country, and what lessons emerged from Ithaka S+R multi-year research.

This session at the SHEEO Higher Education Policy Conference will draw on the work of the national Holistic Credit Mobility Acceleration Cohort, a year-long community of practice developed in partnership between Ithaka S+R and Complete College America with support from Ascendium Education Group, to examine what it actually takes to move from fragmentation to momentum at scale. Grounded in the Holistic Credit Mobility Framework first published by Ithaka S+R in 2022 and advanced through a 2025 case study report…

At the American Academy of Arts & Sciences convening, Ithaka S+R’s Chelsea McCracken will lead a session on “What we can know and what we should know about the humanities,” sharing what data tell us about the state of the humanities, and what additional information we need to understand where the field has been, where it is currently, and what the future may hold. The convening is scheduled for October 29-31, 2026.