Type of Presentation
Poster Session
Conference Strand
Media Literacy
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Common Area
Relevance
This proposal is tied to information literacy because it examines how faculty perceptions and behaviors influence the way students interact with library collections and services, ultimately impacting their development of information literacy skills. By enhancing faculty awareness and engagement with library resources, libraries can foster stronger information literacy practices among students, helping them to navigate the information landscape effectively and ethically.
Proposal
Effective collection management is vital for a library’s ability to support the evolving needs of its academic community. Faculty engagement with library resources plays a crucial role in how students access and benefit from these collections. This research seeks to identify gaps between faculty understanding of collection management practices and their influence on student use of library resources.
This study will explore how faculty perceive collection management at GS Libraries, examining factors that shape their views and their subsequent impact on teaching, research, and collaboration with library staff. Following a review of existing literature, a survey containing quantitative and qualitative questions will be distributed to faculty via email. By investigating the connection between faculty attitudes toward library collections—such as organization, accessibility, and scope—and student engagement with those collections, this research aims to inform strategies for improving collection management, fostering stronger faculty-library partnerships, and enhancing student information literacy.
By bridging the gap between faculty and library staff, we would like to:
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Improve the digital collection: Align faculty needs and library services to ensure students have easy access to materials that support their learning.
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Encourage engagement with library resources: By integrating library instruction into course curricula, faculty can increase student engagement with library services, leading to better academic outcomes.
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Facilitate Targeted Support: Faculty and librarians can work together to utilize current collection management practices to create targeted acquisitions and/or services that better serve student needs.
Faculty perceptions of collection management have a profound impact on student interactions with library collections and services. By fostering open communication and collaboration between faculty and librarians, GS Libraries can create collections and services that are more attuned to the needs of both faculty and students. This research will provide understanding of improving library-collection strategies, promoting faculty involvement, and ultimately enhancing the student academic experience.
Short Description
This research explores how faculty perceptions of collection management influence student engagement with library resources. By examining faculty views on collection organization, accessibility, and scope at GS Libraries, the study aims to identify gaps between faculty understanding and student use of library materials. A survey will gather insights to inform strategies that align library services with faculty needs, encourage collaboration, and enhance student information literacy. Ultimately, this research seeks to improve digital collections, foster stronger faculty-library partnerships, and increase student access to resources that support academic success.
Keywords
Collection management, faculty perspectives, student engagement, academic libraries, library services, faculty-librarian collaboration, collection development
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Bagley, Alyshia K. and Swaringen, Jessica L., "From the Stacks to Student Success: Understanding Faculty Perceptions of Collection Management and Its Impact on Student Use of Library Resources" (2025). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 20.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2025/2025/20
From the Stacks to Student Success: Understanding Faculty Perceptions of Collection Management and Its Impact on Student Use of Library Resources
Common Area
Effective collection management is vital for a library’s ability to support the evolving needs of its academic community. Faculty engagement with library resources plays a crucial role in how students access and benefit from these collections. This research seeks to identify gaps between faculty understanding of collection management practices and their influence on student use of library resources.
This study will explore how faculty perceive collection management at GS Libraries, examining factors that shape their views and their subsequent impact on teaching, research, and collaboration with library staff. Following a review of existing literature, a survey containing quantitative and qualitative questions will be distributed to faculty via email. By investigating the connection between faculty attitudes toward library collections—such as organization, accessibility, and scope—and student engagement with those collections, this research aims to inform strategies for improving collection management, fostering stronger faculty-library partnerships, and enhancing student information literacy.
By bridging the gap between faculty and library staff, we would like to:
-
Improve the digital collection: Align faculty needs and library services to ensure students have easy access to materials that support their learning.
-
Encourage engagement with library resources: By integrating library instruction into course curricula, faculty can increase student engagement with library services, leading to better academic outcomes.
-
Facilitate Targeted Support: Faculty and librarians can work together to utilize current collection management practices to create targeted acquisitions and/or services that better serve student needs.
Faculty perceptions of collection management have a profound impact on student interactions with library collections and services. By fostering open communication and collaboration between faculty and librarians, GS Libraries can create collections and services that are more attuned to the needs of both faculty and students. This research will provide understanding of improving library-collection strategies, promoting faculty involvement, and ultimately enhancing the student academic experience.
