Student Engagement and the Academic Library

ISBN 10: 1598849832 / ISBN 13: 9781598849837

Published by Libraries Unlimited, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Student Engagement and the Academic Library
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598849832
• ISBN 13: 9781598849837
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Explore exciting programs and initiatives that can both engage undergraduate students with academic libraries and assist academic librarians in creating a vibrant library atmosphere.

In spite of the doom and gloom predicted in the press for the future of libraries, these institutions aren't at the top of the endangered species list just yet. Librarians who are focusing significant attention and staffing resources on undergraduates―and are thinking creatively about what engages this specific group of students―are forging the future for academic libraries.

Student Engagement and the Academic Library explores how initiatives that involve high impact educational practices and other creative programs can effectively engage undergraduate students with academic libraries. The methodologies described in this work serve to draw students in and make their learning meaningful, both through curricular initiatives as well as through co-curricular and self-initiated activities, disciplinary initiatives, and partnerships across the university. This book will benefit any librarian seeking to further engage their college-age student populations, and will be especially helpful to libraries that are struggling to establish their programs and initiatives with today's students.

About the Author

Loanne Snavely, MLn, MST, is head of Library Learning Services at Penn State University Libraries. Previously she was head of the Arts & Architecture Libraries at Penn State, and a reference and instruction librarian at Bucknell University and Bloomsburg University.