Academic Library Services for First-Generation Students / Xan Arch, Isaac Gilman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arch, Xan, author.

Gilman, Isaac, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2017.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Presenting strategies for improving academic library services for first-generation students, this timely book focuses on programs and services that will increase student academic engagement and success. Demographic data and secondary school graduation rates suggest that colleges and universities will enroll growing numbers of first-generation students over the next decade. Academic Library Services for First-Generation Students focuses on ways academic libraries can uniquely contribute to the successful transition to college and year-to-year retention of first-generation students. The practical recommendations in this book include a wide range of ideas for the design and modification of library services and facilities to be more inclusive of the needs of first-generation students. All of the recommendations are specifically aimed at addressing challenges faced by first-generation students. Topics covered range from study spaces and service points to information literacy instruction and campus partnerships. The book makes the case-both explicitly and implicitly-that academic libraries can help address known risk factors (e.g., by helping students build academic cultural competencies) and thereby improve success, persistence, and retention for first-generation students. Academic library professionals in both leadership roles and public service positions will benefit from the actionable strategies presented here.

Contents:

Introduction ONEFirst-Generation Students in Context TWOFirst-Generation Students in the Academic Library THREEExploring Perception of First-Generation Students' College and Library Experience FOURLibrary Space FIVELibrary Instruction SIXOutreach and Partnerships SEVENThe Path Forward for Academic Libraries Appendix A: Counselor and Library Surveys Appendix B: Student Interview Questions Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400606380

9798216041733

9781440870187

1440870187

OCLC:

1163384448