This is the foreword for a collection of chapters at the intersection of SoTL and librarianship.

The book in your hand represents an exciting moment in academic librarianship. Collectively, the work explicitly recognizes the deep connections between the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and the scholarly work of librarians. Individually, the essays and case studies demonstrate a remarkable range of how these connections support and strengthen our contributions to academic and student learning. SoTL provides a way of grounding our scholarly teaching within theories of learning both established and developing. It is a framework for contextualizing the learning we see (or don’t) through research conducted across the disciplines and a portal through which we can enter wider discourses about teaching. In turn, participating in SoTL work, from informal discussions to publication, showcases our expertise in teaching to the broader academic community and perhaps helps us see ourselves differently.