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Cox, Andrew M.; Brewster, Liz – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2021
There has been a wave of interest in UK academic libraries in developing services to support student well-being. This paper identifies three fundamental and interrelated issues that need to be addressed to make such initiatives effective and sustainable. Firstly, well-being has to be defined and the impacts of interventions must be measured in…
Descriptors: Library Services, Well Being, College Students, Academic Libraries
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Engestrom, Yrjo; Rantavuori, Juhana; Kerosuo, Hannele – Vocations and Learning, 2013
The theory of expansive learning has been applied in a large number of studies on workplace learning and organizational change. However, detailed comprehensive analyses of entire developmental interventions based on the theory of expansive learning do not exist. Such a study is needed to examine the empirical usability and methodological rigor…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Workplace Learning, Intervention, Organizational Change
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Fleming-May, Rachel; Yuro, Lisa – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
Although research concerning the information-seeking behavior of academic library users is abundant, few studies have focused specifically on PhD students. This oversight has had an impact on librarians' ability to effectively market services such as information literacy instruction and research assistance to doctoral students. In order to…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Social Sciences, Academic Libraries, Information Literacy