Promoting access to library resources to support U.S. Fulbright student grant applicants: A study on LibGuides

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the LibGuides of top Fulbright-producing institutions to determine the availability and scope of library resources dedicated to supporting U.S. Student Fulbright grant applicants. The U.S. Fulbright webpage outlines sixty-eight institutions as top producers of U.S. Student Fulbright’s for the academic year 2023-2024. Through content analysis, the authors explore the library websites of these institutions to answer two research questions: RQ1. Do the top-producing U.S. Student Fulbright institutions have dedicated LibGuides on their library websites? RQ2. What content elements do these dedicated LibGuides include?The analysis revealed that nine top-producing U.S. Fulbright institutions have dedicated LibGuides, while forty-two others offer LibGuides for grants in general, grant writing, fellowships or discipline-specific LibGuides with Grant, Fellowship, or other Scholarly opportunities. Key findings and recommendations for improving Fulbright student outcomes include: (1) develop dedicated U.S. Fulbright student LibGuides to enhance support and boost institutional rankings, (2) collaborate with faculty advisors and other institutional administrators and engage with prospective U.S. Student Fulbright applicants to ensure LibGuide effectiveness, and (3) compile a list of U.S. Student Fulbright LibGuide characteristics to best support student applicants throughout the Fulbright process.

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