Faculty Perceptions of the Value of Academic Libraries: A Mixed Method Study

Authors

Kelly L. Heider, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main CampusFollow
Sandra Janicki, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main CampusFollow
Joann Janosko, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main CampusFollow
Blaine Knupp, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main CampusFollow
Carl Rahkonen, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main CampusFollow

Date of this Version

2012

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article details the findings of a year-long study at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Libraries which examined IUP faculty members’ perceptions of the value of library resources and services to both their research and teaching. Through a mixed-method study, which included an online survey and follow-up focus groups, the researchers found that faculty were dissatisfied with IUP Libraries’ marketing initiatives but satisfied with its small embedded librarian program. As a result, marketing and growth of the embedded librarian program became the two main focus areas for improvement in the next academic year.