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Direct linkCouture, Juliann; Bretón, Jimena; Dommermuth, Emily; Floersch, Natasha; Ilett, Darren; Nowak, Kristine; Roberts, Lindsay; Watson, Renae – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
Although extensive research has looked at first-generation college students' experiences, little has examined the role of the library in their academic lives. This article reports the results of an exploratory study to better understand the experiences of first-generation college students at three universities. Key findings of this study focus on…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Libraries, Student Experience, Self Advocacy
Download full textHead, Alison J. – Project Information Literacy, 2016
This paper identifies approaches, challenges, and best practices related to planning and designing today's academic library learning spaces. As part of the Project Information Literacy (PIL) Practitioner Series, qualitative data is presented from 49 interviews conducted with a sample of academic librarians, architects, and library consultants.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Facilities Design
Brown-Sica, Margaret S. – College & Research Libraries, 2012
A data-gathering project using elements of Participatory Action Research was conducted at the Auraria Library, which serves the University of Colorado Denver, the Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Community College of Denver. The project was administered in order to shape a plan to develop a Learning Commons environment at the library.…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Academic Libraries, Urban Universities, State Colleges
Kirwin, Florence M. – 1979
This document analyzes the social and demographic characteristics of Pitkin County, Colorado (population 12,000) and the Pitkin County Library located in Aspen (24,000 volumes). The report contains statistics gathered from the 1978 Mid-Term U.S. Bureau Census of Pitkin County, as well as other statistics from local, state, and federal sources; the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Characteristics, Community Study, County Libraries
Ladd, Boyd – 1979
Based on the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) surveys of public libraries (1974), public school library/media centers (1974), and academic libraries (1975), this assessment of library needs presents statistical data on libraries in the state of Colorado. Resources examined include staff, collection materials, acquisition of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
