Supporting Student Retention and Success: Including Family Areas in an Academic Library

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Godfrey ◽  
Lorelei Rutledge ◽  
Alfred Mowdood ◽  
Jacob Reed ◽  
Scott Bigler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
Academic Library

Shhh! No talking about retention in the library!

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Blackburn
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Student Attrition ◽  
Retention Rates

Student retention rates have long been a topic among school administrators, but it is an issue barely mentioned in library circles. This article will discuss the role the academic library can play in increasing and maintaining student retention rates on campus. By focusing briefly on four main topics, including reaching out to students early and often, getting them in the library door and getting them to stay, the reader will be able to see the broad picture of how crucial libraries are to fighting student attrition.

How Do I Get a Campus ID? The Other Role of the Academic Library in Student Retention and Success

2012 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqui D. Grallo ◽  
Mardi Chalmers ◽  
Pamela G. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
The Other

scholarly journals Book Review: Putting Assessment into Action: Selected Projects from the First Cohort of the Assessment in Action Grant

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Larry Cooperman
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Student Collaboration ◽  
Grant Program ◽  
Management Of Technology ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Collaboration Management

Creating, implementing, and managing academic library programs can be a daunting task in itself, but how do academic librarians successfully assess the outcomes of multifaceted, long-term programs? In 2013 and 2014, ACRL began an Assessment in Action (AiA) grant program to monitor the results and outcomes of twenty-seven American and Canadian academic library programs, including programs on information literacy, student collaboration, management of technology facilities, space optimization, and linkage of student retention with research assistance.

The case for partnering doctoral students with librarians: a synthesis of the literatures

2011 ◽  
Vol 60 (7) ◽  
pp. 599-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen S. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Student ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Doctoral Student Retention ◽  
Research Students ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to ask how the academic library may better position itself to assist with the demonstrated need for improved research ability in doctoral students. The paper examines the literature on doctoral student retention, which demonstrates problems with research self‐efficacy in students, and connects this issue to the library literature demonstrating the impact of library instruction.Design/methodology/approachThe main approach is the review of the literatures in library science on the impact of instruction, and in the wider education literature on student retention and doctoral student attrition.FindingsIt was found that library instruction does demonstrably improve student research skills, and that doctoral students are generally underprepared to conduct dissertation level research. There is a case for partnering doctoral students with academic librarians to improve dissertation completion rates and lower attrition due to lack of research skill.Practical implicationsThe paper demonstrates an obvious need for focus of library instruction on graduate students, and doctoral students in particular. The paper poses a number of research agendas that can be taken up by practitioners in the field, including various models for implementing instruction for doctoral students.Social implicationsAttrition from doctoral programs has a burdensome impact on academic institutions, and has been demonstrated to have adverse social, psychological and financial impacts on the doctoral students themselves. The ability of library intervention to alleviate the problem has wide‐ranging implications.Originality/valueThe paper brings a wider literature base to bear on the practice of library instruction, and raises important questions relevant to librarians and graduate faculty about the value of the library to more advanced research students and the current focus of most library instruction programs at the undergraduate levels.

scholarly journals Fast Facts

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Gary Pattillo
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
Academic Library

Academic library collectionsRhodes ScholarsWeb browser market shareStreaming videoAudiobook and podcast growthCollege student retention

scholarly journals Tripping the Black fantastic at a PWI: Or how Afrofuturist exhibitions in an academic library changed everything

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 116-129
Author(s):  
Robyn Reed ◽  
Julie Lohnes
Keyword(s):  
Student Retention ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Cultural Work ◽  
Institutional Commitment ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Art Gallery ◽  
Cultural Challenges ◽  
Art Installation ◽  
Teaching Faculty

There is diversity in our stacks and cultural collections. How might an academic library present these differently from a museum or art gallery to create dynamic and inclusive exhibitions? This case study will examine the use of our library’s spaces to showcase its collections and art, which are often more representative of diverse populations than the campus at large, to present a theoretical and practical framework with which other libraries might exhibit their rich resources. As part of our theoretical discussion, we will take up such practical issues as displaying cultural work in a non-museum setting, anticipating possible resistance and cultural challenges, and exploring partnerships between art curators and academic librarians. We also hope to show how such exhibits can forge new relationships with teaching faculty and foster more meaningful interactions with students and community users. Additionally, the Afrofuturist exhibit and art installation presented in this article will show how a library can be purposeful in art and artifact displays that reflect the institutional commitment to inclusion and diversity and support student retention efforts.

scholarly journals Positive Correlation Between Academic Library Services and High-Impact Practices for Student Retention

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saori Wendy Herman
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Student Retention ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
High Impact Practices ◽  
Support Practices

A Review of: Murray, A. (2015). Academic libraries and high-impact practices for student retention: Library deans’ perspectives. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 15(3), 471-487. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pla.2015.0027 Abstract Objective – To investigate the perceived alignment between academic library services and high-impact practices (HIPs) that affect student retention. Design – Survey questionnaire. Setting – Public comprehensive universities in the United States of America with a Carnegie classification of master’s level as of January 2013. Subjects – 68 library deans or directors out of the 271 who were originally contacted. Methods – The author used Qualtrics software to create a survey based on the HIPs, tested the survey for reliability, and then distributed it to 271 universities. Library services were grouped into 1 of 3 library scales: library collection, library instruction, or library facilities. The survey consisted of a matrix of 10 Likert-style questions addressing the perceived level of alignment between the library scales and the HIPs. Each question provided an opportunity for the respondent to enter a “brief description of support practices” (p 477). Additional demographic questions addressed the years of experience of the respondent, undergraduate student enrollment of the university, and whether librarians held faculty rank. Main Results – The author measured Pearson correlation coefficients and found a positive correlation between the library scales and the HIPs. All three library scales displayed a moderately strong positive correlation between first-year seminars and experiences (HIP 1), common intellectual experiences (HIP 2), writing-intensive courses (HIP 4), undergraduate research (HIP 6), diversity and global learning (HIP 7), service learning and community-based learning (HIP 8), internships (HIP 9), and capstone courses and projects (HIP 10). The library collections scale and library facilities scale displayed a moderately strong correlation with learning communities (HIP 3) and collaborative assignments and projects (HIP 5). The library instruction scale displayed a strong positive correlation with HIP 3 and a very strong positive correlation with HIP 5. Each of the positive correlations was of high significance. As the rating of library alignment with each HIP increased, so did the total rating of each library scale. Along with the quantitative data, various themes for each HIP relating to the library’s support practices emerged from the qualitative feedback. No significant trends were noted from the demographic questions. Conclusion – Library deans or directors can utilize the conceptual framework presented in this study to connect the impact of library services to terminology and practices commonly understood by university administrators. Further research using the conceptual framework would benefit future discussion on how academic libraries measure impact or success of their library services.

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