Loans, Logins, and Lasting the Course: Academic Library Use and Student Retention

Autor/inn/en	Haddow, Gaby; Joseph, Jayanthi
Titel	Loans, Logins, and Lasting the Course: Academic Library Use and Student Retention
Quelle	In: Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 41 (2010) 4, S.233-244 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-8623
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; School Holding Power; Library Role; College Freshmen; Users (Information); Use Studies; Library Services; Student Attitudes; Academic Libraries; Management Systems; Learner Engagement; Data; Decision Making + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studienanfänger; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Benutzerschulung; Bibliotheksarbeit; Schülerverhalten; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Daten; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	Activities and services that improve student engagement and retention in the higher education sector are important not only to individual students' success but also to university planning and funding. This paper reports on a study carried out to explore whether use of the library by new university students is associated with continued enrolment. Limited to commencing students in March 2010 at Curtin University, the study drew on demographic data from the university's enrolment system and instances of library use from the library's management system. Results of the statistical analyses indicate that library use is associated with retention, and, importantly, that library use in the early weeks of a student's first semester is associated with retention. Findings from this study suggest that academic libraries can contribute to the retention of students by offering carefully targeted programs and services. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10