Stone, Graham, Collins, Ellen and Pattern, David (2012) Digging
deeper into library data: Understanding how library usage and
other factors affect student outcomes. In: LIBER 41st Annual
Conference, 27 June - 30 June 2012, University of Tartu,
Estonia. (Unpublished) |PDF (Poster) | Download (371kB) |
Preview The original Library Impact Data Project (LIDP) found a
statistically significant relationship across a number of
universities between library activity data (specifically the
number of items borrowed and logins to e-resources in the
library) and student attainment. Phase II of LIDP seeks to
deepen our understanding of this relationship by investigating
additional data such as gender, age, ethnicity, declared
disability, retention, VLE and reading list use and engagement
with in-house projects. This data will be used to identify
predictors for student outcomes, with a particular focus on
engagement with library services, in order to understand better
how library activity relates to student attainment, incl