Screen LibraryStudents lead the library : the importance of student contributions to the academic library /
Students Lead the Library provides case studies of programs and initiatives that seek student input, assistance, and leadership in the academic library. Through the library, students can develop leadership skills, cultivate high levels of engagement, and offer peer learning opportunities. Through th...
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Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago, Illinois : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Students Lead the Library provides case studies of programs and initiatives that seek student input, assistance, and leadership in the academic library. Through the library, students can develop leadership skills, cultivate high levels of engagement, and offer peer learning opportunities. Through the students, libraries can create participatory design processes, enhancement and transformation of the library s core functions, and expressed library value for stakeholders. |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 302 pages : illustrations, forms ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780838988671 (paperback) : 0838988679 (paperback) 9780838988688 0838988687 |
| Index Number: | Z675 |
| CLC: | G259.712.56 |
| Call Number: | G259.712.56/S933-1 |
| Contents: |
Students as employees -- Leading, learning, and earning : creating a meaningful student employment program / The library as leadership incubator : a case study of Towson University's A-LIST Program / The front face of library services : how student employees lead the library at Grand Valley State University / Aligning values, demonstrating value: peer educator programs in the library / Students as curators -- Community collections : nurturing student curators / "Leave your legacy" : student-led contributions of university experience to the special collections and archives / We didn't break Twitter : student control of the library's social media channels / Students as ambassadors -- Student to student marketing & engagement : a case study of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries peer guides / Getting on the inside : developing a discipline-based student ambassador program / Implementing a peer support program for international students : a case study at McGill University Library / Library as client -- Keep it local : tapping student expertise to build better libraries / Applied learning and the academic library : creating opportunities for students to lead / Student groups as library leaders -- Mobilizing student leaders to enhance a first-year cohort program / Two-way street : ambassadors sharing the road / Students as library designers -- Just ask them! : designing services and spaces on the foundation of student feedback / Pizza for your thoughts : building a vibrant dialogue with students through informal focus groups / |