This post is the first in a series on evidence-based practices for using Adams Library toward Hope Scholarship eligibility and success. Read the full report.
Results are in! Studies show that use of library services and resources has a significant positive impact on grade point averages (GPAs). For students in pursuit of a Hope Scholarship, science is imploring you to use Adams Library. Not only that, but to make use of it in your first year. First-time, first-year undergraduate students who use the library have a higher GPA for their first semester and more likelihood of staying in school from fall to spring than students who don’t use the library.
You are now wondering, How can I use Adams Library to work toward a higher GPA? The research tells us how: use library resources, study in the library, attend a library instruction class, and more.
Easy evidence-based steps you can take to help your GPA:
Spend at least 21 hours in Adams Library during your first and second semesters of college. Not sure where to study? Go on a library tour in the Fall.
Swap your Google search for a library database search, like JSTOR or RIC Library Search, while working on at least 1 assignment during your first year.
Attend at least 1 library instruction session with your class during your first or second year. (ex: ART 262)
Search the library catalog to locate and borrow at least 1-2 books or eBooks for an assignment during your first year.
The upshot? These are simple actions you can start taking today to use Adams Library toward a GPA that will qualify you for a Hope Scholarship. You got this.
Further Reading
Gaha, U., Hinnefeld, S., & Pellegrino, C. (2018). The academic library’s contribution to student success: Library instruction and GPA. College & Research Libraries, 79(6), 737. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16824
LeMaistre, T., Shi, Q., & Thanki, S. (2018). Connecting library use to student success. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 18(1), 117–140. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/682829
Mao, J., & Kinsley, K. (2017). Embracing the generalized propensity score method: Measuring the effect of library usage on first-time-in-college student academic success. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 12(4), 129–157. https://doi.org/10.18438/B8BH35
Rowe, J., Leuzinger, J., Hargis, C., & Harker, K. R. (2021). The impact of library instruction on undergraduate student success: A four-year study. College & Research Libraries, 82(1), 7–18. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/24750
Scoulas, J. M., & De Groote, S. L. (2022). Impact of undergraduate students' library use on their learning beyond GPA: Mixed-methods approach. College & Research Libraries, 83(3), 452 473. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/24743
Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2013). Library use and undergraduate student outcomes: New evidence for students' retention and academic success. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 13(2), 147-164. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/504593/pdf
Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2014). Stacks, serials, search engines, and students' success: First-year undergraduate students' library use, academic achievement, and retention.The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 40(1), 84–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2013.12.002
Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2017a). Beyond books: The extended academic benefits of library use for first-year college students. College & Research Libraries, 78(1), 8–22. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16564
Wimberley, L., Cheney, E., & Ding, Y. (2020). Equitable student success via library support for textbooks. Reference Services Review, 48(3), 373–383. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-03-2020-0024
This post is the first in a series on evidence-based practices for using Adams Library toward Hope Scholarship eligibility and success. Read the full report.
Results are in! Studies show that use of library services and resources has a significant positive impact on grade point averages (GPAs). For students in pursuit of a Hope Scholarship, science is imploring you to use Adams Library. Not only that, but to make use of it in your first year. First-time, first-year undergraduate students who use the library have a higher GPA for their first semester and more likelihood of staying in school from fall to spring than students who don’t use the library.
You are now wondering, How can I use Adams Library to work toward a higher GPA? The research tells us how: use library resources, study in the library, attend a library instruction class, and more.
Easy evidence-based steps you can take to help your GPA:
The upshot? These are simple actions you can start taking today to use Adams Library toward a GPA that will qualify you for a Hope Scholarship. You got this.
Further Reading
Gaha, U., Hinnefeld, S., & Pellegrino, C. (2018). The academic library’s contribution to student success: Library instruction and GPA. College & Research Libraries, 79(6), 737. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16824
LeMaistre, T., Shi, Q., & Thanki, S. (2018). Connecting library use to student success. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 18(1), 117–140. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/682829
Mao, J., & Kinsley, K. (2017). Embracing the generalized propensity score method: Measuring the effect of library usage on first-time-in-college student academic success. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 12(4), 129–157. https://doi.org/10.18438/B8BH35
Rowe, J., Leuzinger, J., Hargis, C., & Harker, K. R. (2021). The impact of library instruction on undergraduate student success: A four-year study. College & Research Libraries, 82(1), 7–18. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/24750
Scoulas, J. M., & De Groote, S. L. (2022). Impact of undergraduate students' library use on their learning beyond GPA: Mixed-methods approach. College & Research Libraries, 83(3), 452 473. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/24743
Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2013). Library use and undergraduate student outcomes: New evidence for students' retention and academic success. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 13(2), 147-164. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/504593/pdf
Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2014). Stacks, serials, search engines, and students' success: First-year undergraduate students' library use, academic achievement, and retention. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 40(1), 84–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2013.12.002
Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2017a). Beyond books: The extended academic benefits of library use for first-year college students. College & Research Libraries, 78(1), 8–22. https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16564
Wimberley, L., Cheney, E., & Ding, Y. (2020). Equitable student success via library support for textbooks. Reference Services Review, 48(3), 373–383. https://doi.org/10.1108/RSR-03-2020-0024