Reno, L. (2017). Mistakes Were Made: Strict Curricular Focus and Student Retention in Academic Libraries. Codex (2150-086X), 4(3), 39–63.
" The author asserts that, by providing leisure materials to students, the academic library can help to improve rates of student success, thereby bolstering retention. Leisure reading has been shown to reduce stress, which is one of the many causes linked to students dropping out of school. It is also more likely that students will read this type of material if they are within close proximity of a leisure reading collection. Library use is linked with student success and it is possible that leisure reading could draw students to the library and make them feel more comfortable using it. Reading itself is also linked with academic success. This paper examines the cyclical relationship between leisure reading and student retention and argues that such reading materials should be part of a collection that provides holistic support to students and not merely curricular support."
Wexelbaum, R., & Kille, M. A. (2012). The Relationship Between Collection Strength and Student Achievement. Advances in Librarianship, 35, 113–132. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-2830(2012)0000035009
(link goes to the St. Cloud State University Repository)
"The findings from a review of standards and existing library literature indicated that student use of library collections depends on faculty perceptions of the library and whether they require students to use library resources and services for their research papers. Through marketing strategies, improvement of student awareness of collections and library services, the chapter concludes that multiple collection-related factors influence the academic success of students, not just the size and importance of library collections per se."
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