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To find out, the author sent a link to a questionnaire to several e\u2010mail lists, inviting academic librarians to answer a short survey.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>In total, 73.9 percent of respondents indicated that their institution expects them to engage in scholarly activities and\/or publish scholarly articles, 53.6 percent indicated that their performance review committees do not weigh a blog the same as an article published in a peer\u2010reviewed journal.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>As technology changes, policies will need to change.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Libraries may need to adapt to new forms of scholarship. 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