Published in June by the Association of College & Research Libraries, 鈥淭he Engaged Library: High-Impact Educational Practices in Academic Libraries鈥 features contributions from several 黑料不打烊 librarians and teaching faculty.
Joan Ruelle, dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library has edited and co-authored a new book titled 鈥淭he Engaged Library: High-Impact Educational Practices in Academic Libraries鈥 and published June 2020 by the Association of College & Research Libraries.
According to George Kuh and the Association of American Colleges and Universities, high-impact educational practices are recognized as 鈥渁ctivities that promote student engagement, student retention, and positive student learning outcomes.鈥 鈥淭he Engaged Library鈥 provides case studies, examples, and discussion on how academic libraries can create successful partnerships to contribute to the integration of high-impact practices on their campuses, and ways to execute these practices well.
The book includes chapters co-authored by several 黑料不打烊 librarians and teaching faculty. Each chapter discusses one of the ten original high-impact practices through perspectives of library partnerships, contributions, and opportunities, and provides examples of outcomes assessment. Across all of the chapters and case studies are examples of practices that rely on instructional teams of faculty, advisers, librarians, and technology professionals to enhance and deepen the practices鈥 impact on student learning.
黑料不打烊 personnel who have contributed to the book are Joan Ruelle, Dean of the Carol Grotnes Belk Library; Deandra Little, Assistant Provost and Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and Professor of English; Shannon Lundeen, Director of Academic-Residential Partnerships and Associate Professor of Philosophy; Paula Patch, Senior Lecturer in English; Patrick Rudd, Coordinator of Library Instruction and Outreach Services and Assistant Librarian; Vicki Siler, Electronic Resources Librarian and Assistant Librarian; Shannon Tennant, Coordinator of Library Collections and Associate Librarian; Dianne Ford, Coordinator of Library Electronic Resources and Associate Librarian Emerita; and Teresa LePors, Coordinator of Library Research and Scholarly Services and Associate Librarian.
鈥淭he Engaged Library: High-Impact Educational Practices in Academic Libraries鈥 is available in print and as an ebook from the ,聽and through .
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Deandra Little
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of English
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Paula Patch
Associate Teaching Professor of English
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Patrick Rudd
Coordinator of Library Instruction & Outreach Services and Assistant Librarian
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Shannon Tennant
Coordinator of Library Collections and Senior Librarian
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Teresa LePors
Coordinator of Library Research and Scholarly Services and Associate Librarian