In spring 2000, the authors undertook a study to explore the interaction between academic librarians and faculty at the University of Manitoba, the impact of librarians' contributions, and the future roles of librarians. The following five areas were investigated: teaching/instruction, infor mation services, information technology, research, and collections. The results clearly show that when faculty interact with librarians, librarians have a very positive and considerable impact on both faculty and stu dents. In addition, the faculty responses indicate that they are receptive to collaborating with librarians at a higher level of interaction than cur rently experienced.his research project is a quasi followup to a study the au thors conducted in 1985 and reported in the article, "Fac ulty Perceptions of Librarians at the Uni versity of Manitoba."l In that study, "li brarians were seen as 'professionals' with a 'service' function. Activities such as re search, teaching, and management re ceived low ratings. The results indicated a low acceptance of librarians as full fledged academic colleagues in the Uni versity of Manitoba setting." 2 Fifteen years later, the authors wished to investigate whether there had been any changes but wanted to go beyond a study of perceptions and observations. There fore, a study was designed to explore:• the current role that librarians are playing in collaboration with faculty;• the impact of the librarians' contri bution to the academic enterprise;• the future roles of librarians that may enhance the librarian-faculty part nership.The librarian-faculty partnership was examined in the following five areas: teaching/instruction, information ser vices, information technology, research, and collections.Today, major paradigm shifts in the delivery of information are the driving force behind the changing roles and re sponsibilities of academic librarians. The proliferation of information in many dif ferent formats, the transition from paper to electronic media, and the advent of technological innovations suggest that li brarians are playing-and will continue to play-a critical role in the evaluation,

The academic library profession is being redefined by the shifting research and scholarly landscape, the transformation in higher education, and advances in technology. A survey of librarians working in Canada's research-intensive universities was conducted to explore new and emerging roles. This study focuses on librarians' activities in: Research Support, Teaching and Learning, Digital Scholarship, User Experience, and Scholarly Communication. It addresses the scope and nature of the new roles, the skills required to provide new services, and the confidence librarians have in their abilities to perform the new roles. It also reports on librarians' job satisfaction and their perceived impact on the academic enterprise.

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In spring 2000, the authors undertook a study to examine the extent of collaboration between librarians and faculty at the University of Manitoba and to identify the current and future roles of librarians. Two surveys were designed-one directed at faculty, the other at librarians. The current article reports the results of the librarian survey and presents some comparative data between the two surveys. This study demonstrates the extent to which their opinions intersect and examines the quality of the partnership. It measures the impact of the collaboration and describes areas where it could be enhanced and expanded. In addition, the study identifies new roles for librarians that would further enhance the partnership between faculty and librarians. n spring 2000, the authors undertook a study to examine the extent of collaboration between librarians and faculty at the University of Manitoba and to identify the current and future roles of librarians that would enhance the librarian-faculty partnership. Two surveys were designed, one of which was directed at faculty and the other at librarians. In both surveys, five areas were investigated: teaching/instruction, information services, information technology, research, and collections.The results of the faculty survey were published in College & Research Libraries in January 2003. 1 In that article, the authors found that established relationships provide a good foundation for ongoing collaboration. The study results showed that faculty highly rate the librarians' role in the university and endorse a greater level of interaction. These ratings reflect the high expectations that faculty have of librarians and the integral role they see librarians playing in the educational process. The current article reports the results of the librarian survey and presents some comparative data between the two surveys. It examines the level of collaboration between the librarians and the faculty, reports the librarians' assessment of their role at the university, and identifies new

<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> A benchmarking survey of Canadian health facility libraries was conducted to provide statistical data to support health librarians in the  anagement of their libraries. The objectives were to determine the status of<br />hospital libraries in Canada and to evaluate whether libraries meet the 2006 CHLA/ABSC Standards for Library and Information Services in Canadian Healthcare Facilities.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> An online survey of 63 questions, with headings of institutional profile, administration, staffing, environment, resources, and services, was created and distributed to 250 heads of hospital libraries and to Canadian library email listservs.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Many libraries are meeting some aspects of the Standards for administration and organization, management, traditional promotion, and accessibility. Areas of improvement include services, nontraditional promotion, library environment, and staffing.</p><p><strong>Discussion:</strong> There are no current benchmarking data available for Canadian hospital libraries and there have been many political, economic, and technological changes in past years that have had a substantial impact on libraries. Anecdotal data suggest that librarians have responded to these changes through library closures, mergers, consortial affiliations, and modifications to services. Librarians will be able to use the collected data to compare services, establish best practices, make management decisions, and prepare self-studies for accreditation purposes.</p>