Academic Library Services for First-Generation Students
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Academic Library Services for First-Generation Students

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Academic Library Services for First-Generation Students

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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.

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Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Year
2020
ISBN
9798216041733
Edition
1
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Library & Information Science
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. One: First-Generation Students in Context
  7. Two: First-Generation Students in the Academic Library
  8. Three: Exploring Perception of First-Generation Students’ College and Library Experience
  9. Four: Library Space
  10. Five: Library Instruction
  11. Six: Outreach and Partnerships
  12. Seven: The Path Forward for Academic Libraries
  13. Appendix A: Counselor and Library Surveys
  14. Appendix B: Student Interview Questions
  15. Index