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Academic Libraries And Student Retention: The Implications For Higher Education, Mary O'Kelly
Academic Libraries And Student Retention: The Implications For Higher Education, Mary O'Kelly
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Attracting and keeping students is a high priority in higher education and for some time academic libraries have examined some of the ways they might be contributing to student retention. Some have found a relationship between library instruction and retention, others have found it between library use and retention. This paper takes a step back from the discrete factors correlated with retention and instead looks at the possible faculty effect on library use. It will review the existing literature on academic libraries and student retention and will present the role of the classroom professor in driving library use. In other …
The Language Of Information Literacy: Do Students Understand?, Gayle Schaub, Cara Cadena
The Language Of Information Literacy: Do Students Understand?, Gayle Schaub, Cara Cadena
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Escaping Gravity: One Library's Journey From Idea To Understanding, Lee C. Van Orsdel
Escaping Gravity: One Library's Journey From Idea To Understanding, Lee C. Van Orsdel
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Informed Learning, Information Literacy, And Scholarly Communication: Library Pedagogy As A Bridge To The Disciplines, Kim L. Ranger
Informed Learning, Information Literacy, And Scholarly Communication: Library Pedagogy As A Bridge To The Disciplines, Kim L. Ranger
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The focus of this presentation is to report findings from growing partnerships between faculty whose primary focus is classroom teaching and faculty librarians, revealing connections between our disciplines and co-designing curricula that recognize the commonalities in pedagogy, theories, and professional practice. Information literacy and scholarly communication are combined in teaching and learning lessons, materials, and shared terminology. The presenter will encourage participants to reflect on why and how librarians invite students into the disciplines and to investigate ways of assessing student learning.