Year: 2016
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
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 to determine if use of specific library services is predictive of retention for freshmen and sophomores. Binary logistic regression yielded results that 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.
Source: College & Research Libraries
DOI: 10.5860/crl.77.5.631
Authors: Adam Murray, Ashley Ireland, Jana Hackathorn
Institutions: James Madison University, Murray State University
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2271407644