Correlating Library Usage with First Time Degree Seeking Students' Academic Success

Presenters/Authors

W. Bede Mitchell, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Steven BurrellFollow
Steven Engel, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Michael Jordan

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

10-1-2015

Abstract or Description

Employing library usage frequency statistics and first time, full time degree seeking students' first and second semester cumulative GPAs, the researchers sought to determine whether students with higher library usage rates have greater academic success, as measured by GPA, than do students with lower library usage rates.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Georgia Council of Media Organization Annual Conference (GaCOMO)

Location

Athens, GA

Recommended Citation

Mitchell, W. Bede, Steven Burrell, Steven Engel, Michael Jordan. 2015. "Correlating Library Usage with First Time Degree Seeking Students' Academic Success." Library Faculty Presentations. Presentation 85.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/lib-facpresent/85