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Peer-reviewed · Open access · 2026

Research & Publications

Research on how institutions can design work more fairly, sustainably, and humanely.

2 peer-reviewed articlesOpen accessThe Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Scholarship grounded in the realities of academic work.

These peer-reviewed articles examine the structures that shape professional life: roles, workload, job control, equity, and the long-term consequences of hybrid work. Both are published open access in The Journal of Academic Librarianship and are available here in their final Version of Record.

Published in The Journal of Academic Librarianship, an international peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier.

103222CC BY 4.0

Peer-reviewed article · Open access

Redesigning academic librarian roles for a post-crisis world: A role theory perspective on workload equity and occupational stress

The Journal of Academic Librarianship · 52 (2026) · 103222

A role-architecture framework for redesigning academic-library workloads by connecting role ambiguity, conflict, and overload with job resources, resource loss, and workload equity.

Version of RecordPublished online: 2026-03-02

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103275CC BY-NC 4.0

Peer-reviewed article · Open access

Hybrid work in academic libraries: A scoping review of role stress, job control, service sustainability, and equity

The Journal of Academic Librarianship · 52 (2026) · 103275

A scoping review of 32 direct and closely related sources showing when hybrid work becomes a resource—and when it creates new pressures, visibility gaps, and inequities.

Version of RecordPublished online: 2026-05-30

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