New Research Article: “Perceptions of Faculty Status among Academic Librarians” (Preprint)

The following approved for publication preprint is scheduled for publication in the September 1, 2016 issue of College and Research Libraries (C&RL).
Title
Perceptions of Faculty Status among Academic Librarians (Preprint)
Authors
Quinn Galbraith
Brigham Young University
Melissa Garrison
Brigham Young University
Whitney Hales
Brigham Young University
Source
via C&RL Website
Abstract

This study examined the predictive relationship between library use by individual students and their retention status in university settings. The methodology builds on a small number of previous studies to examine library use at the individual level in order to determine if use of specific library services is predictive of retention for freshmen and sophomores. Binary logistic regression yielded results which indicate a strong positive predictive relationship between library use of any kind with both freshmen and sophomore retention. These results suggest that academic libraries add value to institutional retention efforts.

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