Language and Literature Research in Regional Comprehensive Institutions
The MLA’s report Language and Literature Research in Regional Comprehensive Institutions identifies and documents the research support needs of faculty members in the disciplines of literature and language, cultural studies, and writing studies in the United States and its territories, focusing on institutions considered regional comprehensives under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This report reflects research conducted by MLA staff members as part of a larger project, cosponsored with Ithaka S+R as part of its ongoing Research Support Services program, which involved teams of librarians at fourteen colleges and universities in addition to the MLA team. The MLA’s report identifies a need for increased support at regional comprehensive institutions in four major areas: undertaking public scholarship, discovery and access to research materials beyond home library collections, managing the workflow of scholarly research, and reducing professional isolation. Links to the reports from participating institutions and a capstone report prepared by Ithaka S+R can be found at the end of the MLA report.