Jeffrey Knapp|Nicholas J. Rowland|Eric P. Charles
Retaining students by embedding librarians into undergraduate research experiences
UPMC Altoona|Pennsylvania State University|UPMC Altoona|Pennsylvania State University|Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network|UPMC Altoona|Pennsylvania State University|Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network
purpose purpose paper identify important area librarians positively impact student retention designmethodologyapproach programmatic conceptual piece describes embedding librarians growing enterprise undergraduate research experiences ures lays framework context libraries librarians directly contribute retention undergraduate students findings librarians capable directly contributing retention students efforts contended contribute routinely actual retention students difficult efforts register assessment retention used administrators discrepancy solved librarians play explicit quantifiable role retaining students research limitationsimplications ures growing generally untapped trend librarians however ures generally correlate academic success student retention offer librarians useful entry point contribute academic mission colleges universities measurable way practical implications embedded librarianship poses number hurdles practitioners however also potential libraries librarians become explicitly connected overall institutional goals strengthen positions academy broadly social implications improving scientific literacy undergraduate students aiding path toward graduation meaningfully enhanced embedding librarians college curriculum originalityvalue systematically embedding librarians ures strongly represented literature