Helping students cross the finish line

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Melissa Bowles-TerryHead of Educational Initiatives, UNLV Libraries

Vice-chair, ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Committee@mbowlesterry

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• Does your work contribute directly to student success?

• Does your work contribute indirectly to student success?

• Are you doing work that hinders student success?

95% acceptance54% graduation

88% acceptance42% graduation

59% graduation rate

Value of Academic Libraries September 2010 Report

Freely availablehttp://acrl.org/value

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Suggested Reading: Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter by George Kuh et al.Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition by Vincent

Tinto

UNLV Libraries Retention Projects

• Professional development certificate for student workers

• Direct instruction of UNLV students• Redesigning courses & assignments with faculty• Assessing student work from first-year composition

and Milestone courses• Research consultations & other library interactions

UNLV Libraries Teaching Practices

• Transparency: identifying purpose, task, and criteria for instruction sessions

• Collaborating with faculty on real-life learning assignments that are informed by research on best practices in field

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From Assessment in Action• Arizona State University• Santa Barbara City College• Murray State University

ACRL Student Retention Discussion Group• Panel at ALA• Bibliography

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Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2013). Library Use and Undergraduate Student Outcomes: New Evidence for Students’ Retention and Academic Success. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 13(2), 147–164.Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2014). Stacks, Serials, Search Engines, and Students' Success: First-Year Undergraduate Students' Library Use, Academic Achievement, and Retention. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 40(1), 84-91.

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Kuh, G. 2008. “High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter.” AAC&U.

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Booth, C., Lowe, M. S., Tagge, N., & Stone, S. M. (2014). Degrees of Impact: Analyzing the Effects of Progressive Librarian Course Collaborations on Student Performance. College & Research Libraries. (Pre-print. Expected pub. July 1, 2015).

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Arum, R. & Roksa, J. (2011). Academically adrift: limited learning on college campuses. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

20 pages of writing/semester40 pages of reading/week

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Stone, Graham, and Bryony Ramsden. 2013. “Library Impact Data Project: Looking for the Link between Library Usage and Student Attainment.” College & Research Libraries 74 (6): 546.

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UNLV University Libraries Lance and Elena Calvert Undergraduate Research Awards. https://www.library.unlv.edu/award

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"Learning Curve: How College Graduates Solve Information Problems Once They Join the Workplace," Alison J. Head, Project Information Literacy Research Report, October 15, 2012.

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Kuh, G. 2008. “High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter.” AAC&U.

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Winkelmes, M. 2013. “Transparency in Teaching: Faculty Share Data and Improve Students’ Learning.” Liberal Education 99 (2).

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ReferencesArum, R. & Roksa, J. (2011). Academically adrift: limited learning on college campuses. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Booth, C., Lowe, M. S., Tagge, N., & Stone, S. M. (2014). Degrees of Impact: Analyzing the Effects of Progressive Librarian Course Collaborations on Student Performance. College & Research Libraries. (Pre-print. Expected pub. July 1, 2015).

Bowles-Terry, M. (2012). Library instruction and academic success: A mixed-methods assessment of a library instruction program. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 7(1), 82–95.

Chronicle of Higher Education, Diversity in Academe: First-Generation Students, May 18, 2015

College Scorecard: http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/higher-education/college-score-card

Graduation Rates: http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts

Head, A. (2012). Learning Curve: How College Graduates Solve Information Problems Once They Join the Workplace, Project Information Literacy Research Report.

Kuh, G. (2008). High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter, AAC&U.

Kuh, G. et al. (2005). Student Success in College: Creating Conditions that Matter. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2013). Library Use and Undergraduate Student Outcomes: New Evidence for Students’ Retention and Academic Success. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 13(2), 147–164.

Tinto, V. (1994). Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

UNLV University Libraries Lance and Elena Calvert Undergraduate Research Awards. https://www.library.unlv.edu/award

Winkelmes, M. 2013. Transparency in Teaching: Faculty Share Data and Improve Students’ Learning. Liberal Education 99 (2).

Academic Libraries & Retention Bibliography – From ACRL Student Retention Discussion GroupBarkey, P. (1965). Patterns of Student Use of a College Library. College & Research Library 20(2), 115-118.Bell, S.J. (September, 2008). Keeping Them Enrolled: How Academic Libraries Contribute to Student Retention. Library Issues: Briefings for Faculty and Administrators 29(1), 1-4.Blackburn, H. (June 06, 2010). Shhh! No Talking about Retention in the Library! Education Libraries, 33(1), 24-30.Breivik, P. S. (1974). Effects of Library-Based Instruction in the Academic Success of Disadvantaged College Freshmen. [Doctoral Dissertation]. (UMI No. 7505206).Collins, E. (July 10, 2012). Library usage and dropping out. Library Impact Data Project. Retrieved from http://library.hud.ac.uk/blogs/projects/lidp/2012/07/10/library-usage-and-dropping-out/.Emmons, M., & Wilkinson, F. C. (March 01, 2011). The academic library impact on student persistence. College and Research Libraries, 72(2), 128-149.Hamrick, F. A., Schuh, J. H., & Shelley, M. C. (2004). Predicting Higher Education Graduation Rates From Institutional Characteristics and Resource Allocation. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(9), 1-24.Knapp, J. A., Rowland, N. J., & Charles, E. P. (forthcoming, 2014). Retaining Students by Embedding Librarians into Undergraduate Research Experiences. Reference Services Review, 42(1).Knapp, P. B. (1966). The Montieth College Library Experiment. New York: Scarecrow Press.Kraemer, B. A. (1997). The Academic and Social Integration of Hispanic Students into College. Review of Higher Education, 20(2), 163-179.Kramer, L.A., & Kamer, M. B. (1968). The College Library and the Drop-out. College & Research Libraries, 29(4), 310-312.Kuh, G. D., & Gonyea, R. M. (July 01, 2003). The Role of the Academic Library in Promoting Student Engagement in Learning. College & Research Libraries, 64(4), 256-82.Mallinckrodt, B., & Sedlacek, W. E. (1987). Student Retention and the Use of Campus Facilities by Race. NASPA Journal , 24(3), 28-32.Mezick, E.M. (2007). Return on Investment: Libraries and Student Retention. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(5), 561-566.Miller, W. (2013). Libraries and Student Success. Library Issues: Briefings for Faculty and Administrators, 34(2), 1-4.Pagowsky, N., & Hammond, J. (November 01, 2012). A programmatic approach: Systematically tying the library to student retention efforts on campus. College and Research Libraries News, 73(10), 582.Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (forthcoming, 2014). Stacks, Serials, Search Engines, and Students' Success: First-Year Undergraduate Students' Library Use, Academic Achievement, and Retention. Journal of Academic Librarianship.