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Dempsey, and Deanna Marcum  \nUniversity Futures, Library Futures: Aligning library strategies with institutional directions  \nConstance Malpas  \nStrategic Intelligence Manager and Research Scientist, OCLC  \nRogerSchonfeld  \nDirector, Library and Scholarly Communication Program, Ithaka S+R  \nRona Stein  \nResearcher, OCLC  \nLorcan Dempsey  \nVice President, Membership and Research, and OCLC Chief Strategist  \nDeanna Marcum  \nSenior Advisor, Ithaka S+R  \n© 2018 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.  \nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.  \n[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  \nOctober 2018  \nOCLC Research  \nDublin, Ohio 43017 USA  \n[www.oclc.org](www.oclc.org)  \nISBN: 978-1-55653-076-0  \nDOI: 10.25333/WS5K-DD86  \nOCLC Control Number: 1056765822  \nORCID iDs  \nConstance Malpas:  [http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-8294](http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-8294)  \nRoger Schonfeld:  [http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-0858](http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3047-0858)  \nRona Stein:  [http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9862-6655](http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9862-6655)  \nLorcan Dempsey:  [http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-8764](http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2925-8764)  \nDeanna Marcum:  [http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4345-952x](http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4345-952x)  \nPlease direct correspondence to:  \nOCLC Research  \n[oclcresearch@oclc.org](oclcresearch@oclc.org)  \n[Suggested citation:](Suggested citation:)  \nMalpas, Constance, Roger Schonfeld, Rona Stein, Lorcan Dempsey, and Deanna Marcum. University Futures, Library Futures: Aligning Library Strategies with Institutional Directions. Dublin, OH: OCLC Research.  \n[https://doi.org/10.25333/WS5K-DD86](https://doi.org/10.25333/WS5K-DD86).  \nContents  \nChapter 1: Project History, Background, and Objectives ................... 8  \nChapter 2: Literature Review .............................................................13  \nOn systems of classification in US higher education ........................................... 13  \nWhat is classification?....................................................................................... 13  \nExisting approaches to classifying higher education institutions .................. 13  \nThe NCES Survey of Institutional Characteristics ...................................... 14  \nThe Carnegie Classification ........................................................................ 14  \nA brief historical context to the Carnegie Classification ................................ 15  \nLimitations of the Carnegie Classification....................................................... 15  \nOn the evolving student profile............................................................................. 16  \nAge .....................................................................................................................17  \nGender ...............................................................................................................17  \nEthnicity ............................................................................................................ 19  \nSocio-economic class ..................................................................................... 20  \nPart-time versus full-time enrollment............................................................... 21  \nNew-Traditional student profile ........................................................................23  \nToward a new typology of higher education institutions .....................................24  \nEducational directions ......................................................................................24  \nResearch ......................................................................................................24  \nLiberal Education......................","cbCaigIiP8wBqnTU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigIiP8wBqnTU","pdf",1916131,122,"English","# Chapter 1: Project History, Background, and Objectives\n# Chapter 2: Literature Review\n## On systems of classification in US higher education\n## On the evolving student profile\n# Chapter 3: Institution Typology\n# Chapter 4: Library Services Framework\n# Chapter 5. 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