The Thriving, Not Surviving: How Academic Libraries Can Holistically Support First-Generation Undergraduates and Benefit the Whole Campus publication proposal was a direct result of the research proposal I developed for 60050: Research and Assessment Methods in Library and Information Science and was undertaken with the goal of creating a complete research agenda from research question through to completed, peer-reviewed academic article. My interest in first-generation undergraduates is long-standing: I was myself a first-generation undergraduate and I am a first-generation graduate student, and I think academic libraries are a key source of support for these students. The publication proposal meets PLO5 by being the direct result of a research study proposal designed to learn more about what information first-generation undergraduates need in an academic library setting and then developing and implementing a plan to provide that. Because of this, the project meets the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education #1: Institutional Effectiveness, #3: Educational Role, and #7.6: Assessment as part of Management/Administration/Leadership with the goal of presenting research data and findings as they relate directly to the success of students, the academic library, and the university as a whole. ALA Ethics 1 and 3 regarding providing accurate and reputable information and protecting the privacy of users, were used as guiding principles for this project.

The proposal may be accessed by clicking on the image to the left of this description.

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