Articlediamond2016

The Value of Academic Libraries: Library Services as a Predictor of Student Retention

Adam L. Murray · Ashley Ireland · Jana M. Hackathorn

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Library Science and Information Literacy Higher Education Research Studies Library Science and Administration

Abstract

This study examined the predictive relationship between library use by individual students and their retention status in university settings. The methodology builds on a small number of previous studies to examine library use at the individual level to determine if use of specific library services is predictive of retention for freshmen and sophomores. Binary logistic regression yielded results that indicate a strong positive predictive relationship between library use of any kind with both freshmen and sophomore retention. These results suggest that academic libraries add value to institutional retention efforts.

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