Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

 

ORCID IDs

0000-0002-8159-1580

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2022

Citation

Bolin, M. K. (2022). Academic Libraries and Writing Centers: Collaborations at US Public Research Universities. School of Information Student Research Journal, 11(2). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/ischoolsrj/vol11/iss2/2

Abstract

The websites of 71 US research universities were the source of data on the relationship of academic libraries and campus writing centers, which provide support for developing written communication skills. All 71 institutions have writing centers, generally administered by the academic success operation, the English department, or a college such as arts and sciences. Just under half (n=35) of the institutions have a writing center located in the library. In 16 of those institutions, the library is the only location of the writing center. The general issues of academic success and “library as place,” as well as the space that was gained by weeding and storage of print collections, has led to this and other opportunities for collaboration between academic libraries and other campus units, part of the ongoing transformation of library organizations and their programs and services.

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