Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries

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1. Verfasser: Allison, DeeAnn
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contents Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries Allison, DeeAnn Academic Libraries College Libraries Library Role Grade Point Average Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Use Studies Correlation Achievement Gains Library Materials Student Records Academic Persistence Users (Information) Intellectual Disciplines Instructional Program Divisions Regression (Statistics) 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.
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spellingShingle Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries
Allison, DeeAnn
Academic Libraries
College Libraries
Library Role
Grade Point Average
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Use Studies
Correlation
Achievement Gains
Library Materials
Student Records
Academic Persistence
Users (Information)
Intellectual Disciplines
Instructional Program Divisions
Regression (Statistics)
Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries Allison, DeeAnn Academic Libraries College Libraries Library Role Grade Point Average Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Use Studies Correlation Achievement Gains Library Materials Student Records Academic Persistence Users (Information) Intellectual Disciplines Instructional Program Divisions Regression (Statistics) 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.
title Measuring the Academic Impact of Libraries
topic Academic Libraries
College Libraries
Library Role
Grade Point Average
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Use Studies
Correlation
Achievement Gains
Library Materials
Student Records
Academic Persistence
Users (Information)
Intellectual Disciplines
Instructional Program Divisions
Regression (Statistics)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1059698