Category Archives: Student Retention

ACRL e-Learning webcast series: Learning Analytics –Strategies for Optimizing Student Data

Registration is available for the three-part webcast series, “Learning Analytics: Strategies for Optimizing Student Data on Your Campus.” This webcast series, co-sponsored by the ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Committee, the Student Learning and Information Committee, and the ACRL Instruction more »

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ALA Annual: ACRL Student Retention Discussion Group

One way that libraries can demonstrate value is through impact on student retention. This blog post from Jaime Hammond has examples of three libraries pursuing correlation studies of library impact on student retention. The ACRL Student Retention Discussion Group, formed more »

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Value of Academic Libraries Research Agenda Meeting

During this year’s ALA Annual Conference, I had the opportunity to lead a group of 50 librarians and library school faculty in the beginning stages of developing a national research agenda on the value of academic libraries.  Building on key more »

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