Supporting today's students in the library : strategies for retaining and graduating international, transfer, first-generation, and re-entry students / editors Ngoc-Yen Tran and Silke Higgins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trần, Ngọc Yến.

Contributor:

Trần, Ngọc Yến, editor.

Higgins, Silke, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Genre:

essays.

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Association of College & Research Libraries, [2020]

Summary:

"Supporting Today's Students in the Library collects current strategies from all types of academic libraries for retaining and graduating nontraditional students, with many of them based on learning theories and teaching methodologies. The book explores methods for overcoming language barriers, discusses best practices, and presents case studies that support the changing student population. Additionally, Supporting Today's Students in the Library provides a variety of ideas for new services, spaces, and outreach opportunities that support nontraditional students on campus and beyond"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction / Ngoc-Yen Tran and Silke Higgins

First-generation students and libraries: beyond the deficit narrative / Anne Jumonville Graf

Overcoming language barriers for non-native speakers of English: learner autonomy in academic libraries / Karen Bordonaro

Addressing stressors of returning adult students in online learning environments: lessons from the Neuman System Model / Shannon Fay Johnson

Tailoring library instruction to meet the needs of multilingual students in higher education / Mariya Gyendina, Lindsay Matts-Benson, and Yao Chen

Instructing by modeling: teaching students to think like expert searchers / Elizabeth Tompkins

Online learning through LibGuides for English language learners: a case study and best practices / Megan Hodge

Closing the gap: building an academic integrity tutorial to educate L2 engineering students / Jacalyn Kremer and Matthew Bernstein

Reaching first-generation and underrepresented students through transparent assignment design / Ryne Leuzinger and Jacqui Grallo

Research-writing practicum: a signature diversity and inclusion initiative to increase student agency and engagement / Elizabeth Stephan

An interdepartmental collaboration to target research and writing challenges of international graduate students / Henri Mondschein, Tanvi Patel, and Mary Jo Shane

Validation in the archives: digital library strategies to diversify digital collections in support of first-generation college students / Rachel Mandell and Giao Luong Baker

Meeting them where they are: campus and library support strategies for first-generation students / Stacy Brinkman, Jennifer Natale, and Josefine Smith

Conversational gamers: developing language skills and connections through games / Michelle Goodridge

Meet, greet, and eat: creating community for transfer students through a library picnic / Megan E. Welsh, Lindsay Roberts, and Cynthia Rain Keller

The family zone: older, transfer, and commuter student involvement in the library / Bridgit McCafferty, Margaret Dawson, Dianne Mueller, and Bessie Miller

Single-parent students: the impact of the academic library on their success / Ahmed Alwan and Eric Garcia.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780838946633

0838946631