Academic libraries for commuter students : research-based strategies

Title:

ISBN:

9780838917015

Publication:

Chicago : ALA Editions, 2018.

Physical Description:

ix, 163 pages ; 23 cm

Contents:

Situating commuter undergraduates / Maura A. Smale and Mariana Regalado -- Commuter campus in transition : meeting the changing needs of students through mixed-methods assessment / M. Sara Lowe, Willie Miller, and Paul Moffett -- Making space in the library for student-parents / Donna M. Lanclos and Rachael Winterling -- Beyond the bubble : undergraduate commutes and the library at a flagship public university / Juliann Couture -- A decade of research at urban commuter colleges / Jean Amaral, Mariana Regalado, and Maura A. Smale -- I study in my car : exploring the study habits of california community college commuter students / Brian Greene and Elizabeth Horan -- Making the library work for community college commuters : the case of montgomery college / Tanner Wray and Nancy Fried Foster -- Library instruction and academic success : the impact of student engagement / Ted Chodock -- Lessons learned from our commuter students / Mariana Regalado and Maura A. Smale.

Subject Term:

Academic libraries -- United States -- Services to commuting college students.

Commuting college students -- United States -- Case studies.

Libraries and colleges -- United States -- Case studies.

Commuting college students. (OCoLC)fst00871251

Libraries and colleges. (OCoLC)fst01736544

Geographic Term:

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Local Subject:

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE COLLECTION

Added Author:

Regalado, Mariana

Smale, Maura A.

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Summary

Did you know that more than 85% of U.S. undergraduates commute to college? Yet the literature geared to academic libraries overwhelmingly presumes a classic, residential campus. This book redresses that imbalance by providing a research-based look at the specific academic needs of commuter students. Edited by a team of librarians and anthropologists with City University of New York, the largest urban public university in the U.S, it draws on their ongoing research examining how these students actually interact with and use the library. The insights they've gained about how library resources and services are central to commuter students' academic work offer valuable lessons for other institutions. Presenting several additional case studies from a range of institution types and sizes, in both urban and suburban settings, this book provides rigorous analysis alongside descriptions of subsequent changes in services, resources, and facilities. Topics include

why IUPUI interior designers decided to scrap plans to remove public workstations to make way for collaborative space; how ongoing studies by University of North Carolina anthropologist Donna Lanclos shaped the design of the Family Friendly Library Room, where students may bring their children; ways that free scanners and tablet lending at Brooklyn College supports subway studiers; ideas from students on how best to help them through the use of textbook collections; using ACRL's Assessment in Action model to learn about student engagement and outcomes with library instruction at a community college; and guidance on enlisting the help of anthropology students to conduct interviews and observations in an ethnographic study.

With its emphasis on qualitative research, this book will help readers learn what commuter students really need from academic libraries.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

pap. $59.99. PRO MEDIA According to Regalado (head of reference & instruction, Brooklyn Coll.) and Smale (chief librarian, New York City Coll. of Technology; with Regalado, Digital Technology as Affordance and Barrier in Higher Education), more than 85 percent of U.S. college students commute, and traditional library services and spaces may not meet their needs. Here relying on their research (and some additional case studies) to address the needs of commuter students from different types and sizes of academic institutions, the editors and librarian contributors emphasize that understanding these students' habits is critical to developing resources and services for them. Each chapter outlines the purpose of the research project, the institutional context, and methods. Case study authors share their results, what they learned, and new or planned initiatives. The book further considers a range of factors, including information literacy, computer resources, and study spaces. Various research models are provided that can be replicated in different kinds of institutions. VERDICT Academic librarians will find this collection filled with many useful investigations and ideas.-Judy Solberg, Sacramento, CA © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.