Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries

Autor/in	Allison, DeeAnn
Titel	Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries
Quelle	In: portal: Libraries and the Academy, 15 (2015) 1, S.29-40 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-2542
DOI	10.1353/pla.2015.0001
Schlagwörter	Academic Libraries; College Libraries; Library Role; Grade Point Average; Undergraduate Students; Use Studies; Correlation; Achievement Gains; Library Materials; Student Records; Academic Persistence; Users (Information); Intellectual Disciplines; Instructional Program Divisions; Regression (Statistics); Nebraska + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Library; Universitätsbibliothek; Benutzerschulung; Korrelation; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Schülerakte; Benutzerprofil; Nutzer; Geisteswissenschaften; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	University and college libraries often seek ways to demonstrate their impact for the academic community. This article reports the results from a two-year study that analyzed library use as demonstrated through checkouts and off-campus access to full-text resources against grade point averages (GPAs) of undergraduates and graduates at a large Midwestern library. The study found that undergraduates with a GPA above the mean university GPA used the library more than those with a GPA below the mean. There was a correlation between greater use of the library and increases in GPA between the two years--that is, as one grew, so did the other. The study also showed that students who checked out materials in one year returned for additional checkouts. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01