A programmatic approach: Systematically tying the library to student retention efforts on campus

摘要

At UA, Student Affairs is a major player in campus-wide retention initiatives, and many of the collaborations we have established have been with this unit. We deliver a training session for academic advisors and tutors who work solely with student athletes, updating them on the services and resources the library offers, as well as providing a refresher on searching library databases. This training helps them answer students’ questions about research and also results in them referring more students to the library for further assistance. We are also using this model with the campus tutoring center, where library instruction sessions are being incorporated into training for learning specialists who work with students on academic probation.