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Charting a path forward in student success

Lynn Deeken (Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, USA)
Amy Vecchione (Albertsons Library, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA)
Allison Carr (Library Department, CSU San Marcos, San Marcos, California, USA)
Shelby Hallman (James B. Hunt Jr. Library, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Lara Herzellah (D. H. Hill Jr. Library, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Natalia Lopez (D. H. Hill Jr. Library, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Rob Rucker (D. H. Hill Jr. Library, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
Michael Alfieri (Library Department, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
Deborah Tenofsky (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
Anne Moore (J. Murrey Atkins Library, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)
Nancy Fawley (David W. Howe Memorial Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA)
John Glover (James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA)
Bettina Peacemaker (Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries, Richmond, Virginia, USA)
Amy Pajewski (West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA)

Reference Services Review

ISSN: 0090-7324

Article publication date: 22 November 2019

Issue publication date: 28 November 2019

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to demonstrate the variety of ways institutions and their libraries approach student success both conceptionally and operationally.

Design/methodology/approach

Librarians from eight different institutions of higher education were given a series of questions about student success on their campuses and in their libraries. They responded with written essays describing their experiences and perspectives.

Findings

The contributed pieces in this second installment are collected together and a variety of ways the academic library engage with “student success” are discussed. Initiatives include high-impact practices, fostering academic rapport and creating a sense of belonging, experiential learning and creative spaces and professional development.

Originality/value

These examples help to observe what is happening throughout higher education and see potential paths forward at the institutions engaged in this work.

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Citation

Deeken, L., Vecchione, A., Carr, A., Hallman, S., Herzellah, L., Lopez, N., Rucker, R., Alfieri, M., Tenofsky, D., Moore, A., Fawley, N., Glover, J., Peacemaker, B. and Pajewski, A. (2019), "Charting a path forward in student success", Reference Services Review, Vol. 47 No. 4, pp. 503-526. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-08-2019-0048

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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