Fostering Student Success by Kelsey, Sigrid;

Short description:

Academic libraries are confronting a myriad of challenges, including consequences stemming from the pandemic, the changing demographics of student bodies, and the financial obstacles that many students are struggling to overcome. Contributors to this collection share approaches to bolstering success, with guidance that can be tailored.

Long description:

This book provides real-world advice and ideas drawn from case studies to help academic libraries support students academically, socially, and financially, especially those who are facing barriers.

Academic libraries are confronting a myriad of challenges, including consequences stemming from the pandemic, the changing demographics of student bodies, and the financial obstacles that many students are struggling to overcome. What's needed is practical guidance on how to effectively serve students' needs amidst rapid change. The contributors in this collection share several approaches to bolstering their success, with guidance that can be tailored to your own institution. Inside, you'll learn about:

• methods for reimagining learning and interactive programming during times of disruption;
• using technology to provide personalized support for vulnerable students, from free wifi hotspots to inclusive programming;
• promoting data skills through a makerspace;
• facilitating information access and STEAM learning for first-generation students;
• ensuring accessibility for rural community college students;
• responding to challenges brought about by systemic racism and COVID-19;
• impactful mentoring;
• expanding an open textbook program;
• supplying laptops for students through an academic/public library partnership;
• and paid internships and work/study positions for low-income students.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Part I — Support in Rapidly Changing Learning Environments
• Chapter 1 — Taking a Byte Out of the Data Divide: How an Academic Library Made Data Skills More Accessible by Creating a Makerspace — Joyce Garczynski
• Chapter 2 — Small Victories in STEM Librarianship: Taking on the Big Problem of Missing Information Literacy Instruction in Science Curricula and the Case of First-Generation Students — Elizabeth Pickard and Michelle R. Desilets
• Chapter 3 — Identifying and Addressing the Evolving Accessibility Limitations of Rural Community College Students — Heather VanDyne and Rachel Koszalka
• Chapter 4 — Together from the Ground Up: Deconstructing the Research Process for First Semester Students at Louisiana State University — Sarah Simms, Narcissa Haskins, and Ebony McDonald
• Chapter 5 — So Close and Yet So Remote: Using Technologies to Provide High-Touch, Personalized Support for Vulnerable Students — Rosalind Fielder-Giscombe and Gabrielle Toth
• Chapter 6 — Reenvisioning Learning in a Time of Disruption — Jennifer Matthews and Deborah Gaspar
• Part II — Programming That Fosters Inclusion
• Chapter 7 — Information Privilege and First-Generation Students: A Librarian-in-Residence Program to Facilitate Information Access at the University of Wyoming — Kristina Clement
• Chapter 8 — Aflame and Unafraid: A Case Study on Creating Interactive Programming in Remote Learning — Karina Kletscher and Jennifer Tirrell
• Chapter 9 — Inclusive Programming: Empathy, Support, and Access as Foundational Tools — Tariana Smith
• Chapter 10 — Student Well-Being and Libraries: Addressing Systemic Racism and COVID-19 — Jason Coleman, Lis Pankl, and Leo S. Lo
• Chapter 11 — Employing the Disenfranchised Student for Mentoring and Empowerment — Michelle Reale
• Part III: Libraries Providing Financial Support
• Chapter 12 — Loving Libraries: Stanford University Library’s Paid Summer Internships — Felicia A. Smith
• Chapter 13 — Throwing the University Wide Open: Textbook Affordability and COVID-19 — Zara Wilkinson
• Chapter 14 — Bridging the Digital Divide in Appalachia: Lending Technology with a Personal Librarian — Jonathan Roy Wilson
• Chapter 15 — Laptops for Students: An Academic and Public Library Partnership — Shannon L. Dew, Gretchen Mitchell, and Susan B. Mythen
• Chapter 16 — Paid Positions for Students: A Win-Win for Everyone Involved — Paizha Stoothoff
• About the Editor and Contributors
• Index