Unrealised Potential: A Survey of Students as Partners in Australian University Libraries
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Article Title | Unrealised Potential: A Survey of Students as Partners in Australian University Libraries |
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ERA Journal ID | 36494 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Dollinger, Mollie (Author), Salisbury, Fiona (Author) and Davis, Kate (Author) |
Journal Title | New Review of Academic Librarianship |
Journal Citation | 29 (3), pp. 288-303 |
Number of Pages | 24 |
Year | 2023 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1361-4533 |
1740-7834 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2022.2138477 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13614533.2022.2138477 |
Abstract | Student partnership, a growing phenomenon in higher education, has transformed the way universities collaborate with students. Yet to date the academic library has rarely been examined as place for student and staff partnership to thrive. In this paper, we present findings from a national students as partners benchmarking survey conducted across Australian academic libraries, with responses from library staff representing 35 universities across six states (n = 210). Our findings highlight that while many library staff see the potential benefits to student partnership, this potential is largely unrealised. Our findings further tackle the commonly perceived barriers to partnership specific to the library context, such as staff understanding of student partnership and its corresponding practices as well as challenges and barriers to student engagement. We conclude with a recommendation for more reflection in academic libraries on how to create a connected and relationship-rich culture of partnership. |
Keywords | academic library, students as partners, student voice, library as a partner |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 461099. Library and information studies not elsewhere classified |
461006. Library studies | |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Deakin University |
Western Sydney University | |
School of Business | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7vy8/unrealised-potential-a-survey-of-students-as-partners-in-australian-university-libraries
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