ACADEMIC LIBRARIES AND STUDENT RETENTION
The Academic Library & Student Retention (Slideshow)
http://www.slideshare.net/wil.weston/the-academic-library-and-student-retention
Colorado Study Quick Facts
http://www.lrs.org/documents/quotable/ALIS_qf.pdf
Colorado Study Report
“How Libraries Help Teachers Teach and Students Learn”
http://www.lrs.org/documents/academic/ALIS_final.pdf
Academic Libraries and Retention
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6W50-4P47V3K-
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Making First Impressions
http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1207&context=libphilprac
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“Engaging Students in the First College Year: Why Academic Librarians Matter”, by George D. Kuh, Polly D. Boruff-Jones and Amy E. Mark.
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