Loans, Logins, and Lasting the Course: Academic Library Use and Student Retention

Haddow, Gaby; Joseph, J

doi:10.1080/00048623.2010.10721478

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“…Other studies have concluded that library technology instruction improves student retention. Indeed, the more technologically-prepared students are, the more likely they will persist (Haddow & Joseph, 2010). The VAL report also pointed out the importance of the collegiate experience, which is evident in the attention placed on a student's sense of belonging in recent literature.…”

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Linking Library to Student Retention: A Statistical Analysis

Eng¹,

Stadler²

2015

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2015 Eng and Stadler. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative CommonsAttribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncsa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. AbstractObjective -This study analyses both library expenditure and student retention. It seeks to determine if positive correlations found in a former study endure using more recent data or if alternative interpretations can be made. It includes the associate degree-granting colleges and examines whether library instruction has a greater significance on student retention over expenditure and if library instruction at the two-year college correlates to retention.Methods -The colleges and universities included in the study grant associate, bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees, based on Carnegie Foundation classification. Data was analysed to determine if a correlation exists between the library and student persistence. Library statistics were drawn from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Metrics database which provides reports collected from academic institutions. When aggregated, the ACRL report yielded total library expenditures, total salaries of professional staff, the professional staff fullEvidence Based Library and Information Practice 2015, 10.3 51 time equivalent (FTE), fall semester student enrolment and data from a library instruction category of ACRL surveys for associate degree-granting institutions.Results -After replicating the same mathematical approach, the single category that has remained constant for all institutions is professional staff. While the former study's analysis suggested that a relationship between library expenditure and retention existed in every Carnegie category, this study asserts that the same argument cannot be made for master's degreegranting institutions. The findings here indicate that total library and professional salary expenditure had a negative correlation. Also, while an analysis of instruction at the two-year school level cannot make the case that expenditure and staffing significantly influence retention, they can justify that instruction plays a factor in whether a student persists with their education.Conclusion -The current research posits that there is no longer a relationship between library expenditure per se and student retention. Further research is needed to resolve the differences in the results of the study. Since there is a correlation between library instruction and retention at the two-year college, high-impact information literacy activities can form a bond between the student and the institution. Considering the low retention rates at the two-year school, a customised library instruction approach may be a solution to improving retention.

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confidence: 93%

Linking Library to Student Retention: A Statistical Analysis

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2015

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“…Personalised or carefully targeted programmes and services can contribute to improved student retention (Haddow and Joseph 2010;Mezick 2007). Problem-oriented research consultations based on real needs, scheduled when needs arise, provide greatest impact and efficiencies for researchers.…”

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Wrangling the Literature: Quietly Contributing to HDR Completions

Warburton

Macauley

2014

Australian Academic & Research Libraries

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Many Higher Degree by Research candidates find the experience of searching the literature overwhelming and stressful. Experienced researchers draw on deep disciplinary knowledge, prior experience, and their networks to locate relevant information and sources. Inexperienced researchers may lack access to internal roadmaps of terms, authors and methodologies and require informed guidance. Advanced information literacy is a critical factor for student success, particularly to support the literature review process, and the need for effective information management skills has never been greater. The quality of doctoral candidates' literature reviews, and their ability to undertake substantive and 'do-able' research is linked. Whilst do-it-yourself ICT and 'Google-like' search engines have led to easier information access, are Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students equipped to effectively navigate through, and manage the plethora of research sources available? This paper shares findings and recommendations of a case study profiling PhD candidate usage of the University of Melbourne Library's research consultation service. The study explored whether consultations conducted at the 'point of need' make a difference in the early stages of PhD candidature and questioned whether consultations contribute to improved research ability and successful outcomes. The paper also questions assumptions made by candidates and supervisors in relation to information-related research skills.

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“…Gaby Haddow and Jayanthi Joseph built on this study with data from the ARL, IPEDS, and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to analyze the relationship between student retention for one semester with checkouts, workstation use, and logins to library resources. 11 They determined that a higher proportion of the students who were not retained had no or limited library use. Although this study focused on a single semester, the authors suggested that a student's library use in the early weeks of the semester is associated with staying in school.…”

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Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries

Allison¹

2015

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University and college libraries often seek ways to demonstrate their impact for the academic community. This article reports the results from a two-year study that analyzed library use as demonstrated through checkouts and off-campus access to full-text resources against grade point averages (GPAs) of undergraduates and graduates at a large Midwestern library. The study found that undergraduates with a GPA above the mean university GPA used the library more than those with a GPA below the mean. There was a correlation between greater use of the library and increases in GPA between the two years-that is, as one grew, so did the other. The study also showed that students who checked out materials in one year returned for additional checkouts.

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Loans, Logins, and Lasting the Course: Academic Library Use and Student Retention

Cited by 54 publications

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Linking Library to Student Retention: A Statistical Analysis

Linking Library to Student Retention: A Statistical Analysis

Wrangling the Literature: Quietly Contributing to HDR Completions

Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries

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