Library Impact Research Report: Distinct Academic Learning Communities at Syracuse University Libraries

As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, a team at Syracuse University Libraries conducted a study to explore the impact of embedding three “distinct academic learning communities” in Syracuse University’s Bird Library: the Blackstone LaunchPad; the Center for Learning and Student Success; and the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement. Three objectives guided the team: (1) explore how the libraries impact the communities; (2) determine how the communities impact the libraries; and (3) identify methods/metrics that could demonstrate reciprocal impact and be useful to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Impact was explored from multiple perspectives, including community directors, community participants, the libraries’ dean, and libraries’ staff. Results point to the value of the library as a central and interdisciplinary academic space for the communities, one that helps break down disciplinary borders by allowing community participants to more easily meet and collaborate with students from other schools and colleges.

Library Impact Research Report: Distinct Academic Learning Communities at Syracuse University Libraries

To cite

McReynolds, Stephanie JH, Peter Verheyen, Terriruth Carrier, and Scott Warren. Library Impact Research Report: Distinct Academic Learning Communities at Syracuse University Libraries. Washington, DC: Association of Research Libraries, July 18, 2022.
https://doi.org/10.29242/report.syracuse2022.