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Explore exciting programs and initiatives that can both engage undergraduate students with academic libraries and assist academic librarians in creating a vibrant library atmosphere.

In spite of the doom and gloom predicted in the press for the future of libraries, these institutions aren't at the top of the endangered species list just yet. Librarians who are focusing significant attention and staffing resources on undergraduates--and are thinking creatively about what engages this specific group of students--are forging the future for academic libraries.

Student Engagement and the Academic Library explores how initiatives that involve high impact educational practices and other creative programs can effectively engage undergraduate students with academic libraries. The methodologies described in this work serve to draw students in and make their learning meaningful, both through curricular initiatives as well as through co-curricular and self-initiated activities, disciplinary initiatives, and partnerships across the university. This book will benefit any librarian seeking to further engage their college-age student populations, and will be especially helpful to libraries that are struggling to establish their programs and initiatives with today's students.

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• Acknowledgments(p. vii)
• Introduction(p. ix)
• 1 Engaging Undergraduates with the Academic Library: Head, Library Learning Services, Penn State University Libraries(p. 1)
• 2 Using an Alternate Reality Game to Engage Students in Learning: Information Literacy Librarian, Penn State University Libraries(p. 11)
• 3 Lost in the Stacks: The Research Library Rock 'n' Roll Radio Show!: Head, User Experience Librarian and Assessment Coordinator, Georgia Institute of Technology Library(p. 23)
• 4 Perceived Ease of Use and Student Satisfaction and Engagement with the Library: Director for Research & Instructional Services, University Libraries, Virginia Tech(p. 31)
• 5 Invisible Connections: Creating Community through Oral Storytelling in the UAS Listening Project: Public Services Librarian/Assistant Professor of Library Science, University of Alaska Southeast(p. 41)
• 6 Engaging Undergraduates in Research: Exploring Students' Research Behavior and Rewarding Outstanding Use of Library Resources: Coordinator of Upper Level Instruction and Librarian for the Program in Education, Duke University(p. 51)
• 7 Undergraduates of Opportunity: Capitalizing on Talent and Crafting Undergraduate Projects with Rare Books and Manuscripts: Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Penn State University Libraries(p. 63)
• 8 Engaging International Students with the Academic Library: Reference and Instruction Librarian, Penn State University Libraries(p. 71)
• 9 Service Learning: Engaging College Students with the Library and Information Literacy Competencies: Librarian for First-Year and Distance Learning Services, Wright State University(p. 85)
• 10 Developing a Marketing Plan for the Library by and for Students: Head of Reference Collections and Research, Penn State University Libraries(p. 95)
• 11 MInDSpace: New Media, Mashups, and Learning: Instructor, Learning Technologies Liaison, Bucks County Community College(p. 105)
• 12 The Library as Studio: Enculturation, Student Engagement, and the Spaces of the Library: Art and Architecture Librarian, Virginia Tech(p. 119)
• Index(p. 131)
• About the Editor and Contributors(p. 137)

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Booklist Review

Although academic libraries are being challenged to face a very different and changing landscape in the twenty-first century because of technology and its ensuing capabilities, the core mission of libraries remains the high-quality services and resources they provide. Because of the rapidly changing landscape, librarians are required to be increasingly innovative and at the forefront of automation. This small (but packed with information) book presents new and exciting possibilities for ways to interact with and instruct students while engaging them in research in new and exciting ways. Some of the areas discussed include encouraging service learning, developing a marketing plan for the library, employing the library as studio, crafting undergraduate projects with archives, and measuring ease of use and student satisfaction with the library. Recommended for the variety and clarity of new ideas and thought-provoking articles on engaging the students of today and tomorrow in the research process.--Shonrock, Diana Copyright 2010 Booklist

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Loanne Snavely, MLn, MST, is head of Library Learning Services at Penn State University Libraries. Previously she was head of the Arts Architecture Libraries at Penn State, and a reference and instruction librarian at Bucknell University and Bloomsburg University. She holds a master of librarianship degree from Emory University, a master of science in teaching degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, and a bachelor of science degree from Juniata College. Snavely coedited Designs for Active Learning and has published articles on information literacy, visual images and information literacy, and other aspects of teaching and learning in libraries in the Journal of Academic Librarianship, RUSQ, portal, and other journal as well as chapters in books. Snavely has been chair of the ACRL Instruction Section and of the Executive Committee of the Institute for information Literacy. In 2003, she received the Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award.