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Xiaohua Awa Zhu; Erin E. Whitaker; Moonhee Cho; Mei Zhang – College & Research Libraries, 2025
The concept of "student engagement" is widely discussed in academic libraries, but has not been thoroughly examined from a conceptual and theoretical perspective by scholars in the Library and Information Science (LIS) field. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative research project on student engagement in academic libraries.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Libraries, Theory Practice Relationship, Research and Development
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Lance Day; Jaroslaw Szurek – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
This article builds on a 2018 study and reports on a survey conducted in 2022 to examine the value of advanced subject degrees in addition to the Master of Library Science for academic librarians. This study explores the impact of advanced subject degrees on scholarly contributions, compensation, teaching roles, and tenure status in academic…
Descriptors: Library Education, Library Schools, Masters Degrees, Masters Programs
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James Miller – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
User experience (UX) internships generate ideas for usability projects, improve the design of existing and new services, investigate users' motivations and behavior, and build transferable skills for interns. This case study proposes a micro-internship model, grounded in the design cycle, that institutions can adapt to address their libraries and…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Internship Programs, Undergraduate Students, Academic Libraries