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Elmira Jangjou; Deirdre Harkins; Melissa Blankstein; jean amaral – ITHAKA S+R, 2024
Navigating the landscape of higher education takes more than just attending classes, passing courses, and graduating. It requires a set of skills known as "college fluency," or the knowledge and a corresponding set of abilities that enable students and staff to effectively locate and use relevant college services, programs, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Knowledge Level, Social Capital, Libraries
Deirdre Harkins; Elmira Jangjou; Melissa Blankstein; jean amaral – ITHAKA S+R, 2024
Navigating the landscape of higher education takes more than just attending classes, passing, and graduating. It requires a set of skills known as "college fluency." Libraries play a pivotal role in helping fluency flourish, training their employees and other faculty and staff members across their institution to adapt to the needs of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Knowledge Level, Social Capital
Elmira Jangjou; Melissa Blankstein; jean amaral – ITHAKA S+R, 2024
Navigating higher education requires more than attending classes and completing assignments; it requires "college fluency," a set of skills that enables students, faculty, and staff to effectively locate and utilize institutional resources. College fluency can empower students, faculty, and staff to navigate the complex culture and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Knowledge Level, Social Capital
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Witte, Ginna Gauntner – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2014
The use of Facebook to share resources and engage patrons continues to gain acceptance within academic libraries. While many studies have analyzed the types of content academic libraries share on Facebook, there has not yet been a full examination of how this content is generated. This article examined the posting methods, the user responses, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Social Networks, Web Sites, Methods
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2011
Step into a classroom in the 21st century, and the odds are it won't look all that different from one in the 20th century. One decade into the 2000s, many schools and universities have been frustrated in their efforts to upgrade their facilities and resources because of shrinking budgets. But even with the ailing economy, some education…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Facilities, Conservation (Environment)
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Gatten, Jeffrey N. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2004
What is the impact of an academic library consortium on the perceptions of library services experienced by users of the member institutions' libraries? What is the impact of an academic library consortium on the perceptions of library services experienced by users of the member institutions libraries? In 2002 and 2003, OhioLINK (Ohio's consortium…
Descriptors: Consortia, Library Services, Academic Libraries, Benchmarking