Academic Library Services for Graduate Students

Carrie Forbes, professor and associate dean, oversees the University of Denver Libraries' public services including research support, instruction, outreach/programming, and borrowing and lending services.Peggy Keeran is a professor and arts and humanities librarian at the University of Denver Libraries.

Providing practical and theoretical chapters on academic library services for graduate students, this volume helps information professionals support this often-overlooked campus population to address their multiple roles and identities as students and as future faculty members or professionals.As more and more students attend graduate programs, many higher education institutions have established professional development programs to help graduate students learn the wide range of skills needed to be successful as both students and as future professionals or academics. To presuppose that graduate students are proficient library users is a mistake. Graduate students need and want help, and many libraries are now offering specialized services for this diverse population.Contributors to this edited volume provide case studies and practical advice on academic library services for graduate students that support their multiple roles on campus and address the complex social and emotional issues related to their other roles as parents, working adults, caretakers, and more. As academic libraries shift from functioning primarily as collections repositories to collaborating as key players in discovery and knowledge creation, value-added services for graduate students are even more central to libraries' changing missions. This book makes an important contribution to the ongoing professional conversation and is a useful tool for librarians who want to better support graduate students at their institutions.

Details collaborative endeavors that result in services and programming which address the holistic needs of 21st-century graduate students

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionCarrie Forbes and Peggy KeeranPart One Supporting Graduate Students as Students: From Foundational Research Skills to Co-Curricular ProgrammingChapter 1Thesis Research 101: Cultivating Relationships with Graduate Student Scholars beyond Course-Based InstructionSteve Brantley, Ellen K. Corrigan, and Kirstin I. DuffinChapter 2Sustaining Graduate Information Literacy Instruction: A Case Study of Best PracticesLisa Becksford, Kyrille DeBose, Edward F. Lener, Virginia Pannabecker, and Kodi SaylorChapter 3Here When You Need Me: Supporting Doctoral Nursing StudentsJennifer RosensteinChapter 4Capitalizing on Connections: Developing Holistic Co-Curricular Graduate ProgrammingTarida Anantachai and Emily K. HartPart Two Preparing Future Academics: Professional Expectations of the AcademyChapter 5Beyond Disciplines: Training Students for 21st-Century ResearchWill Shaw, Liz Milewicz, Heidi Madden, and Greta BoersChapter 6The Research Commons: Transforming the Graduate Experience through Interdisciplinary Programming and CollaborationHeather De Forest, Rebecca Dowson, Alison J. Moore, and Nicole WhiteChapter 7The Nuts and Bolts of Scholarly Publishing: Guiding Graduate Student Authors through the Journal Publication ProcessJulia Hon and Rochelle LundyChapter 8Librarians in Dissertation Deposit: Infusing an Institutional Ritual with Scholarly Communication InstructionRoxanne Shirazi and Jill CirasellaPart Three Focusing on Future Professionals: Professional Expectations of the "Real World"Chapter 9Finding and Evaluating the Evidence: Collaborating with Future Social Work Practitioners and Scholars on Systematic ReviewsJennifer BowersChapter 10Empowering Graduate Students as Distance Learners: Access, Relevance, and SuccessYi Ding and Melissa A. RassibiChapter 11Supporting the Whole Person: Structuring Graduate Student Work to Be Meaningful and EmpoweringBridget FarrellChapter 12Digital Badge Programs: Unifying Graduate Student Learning across CampusVictor Baeza and Cinthya IppolitiPart Four Rethinking Library Spaces for Graduate Populations: Collaborative Design for Academic and Affective NeedsChapter 13The Grad Commons and the Scholars' Commons: Reimagining Collaborative Learning Spaces and Services for Graduate StudentsAngela Courtney and Michael CourtneyChapter 14Supporting Graduate Student Success: Social Networking and Family SpacesMarie Paiva and Lis PanklChapter 15The Library as Client: Immersive Professional Experiences in the LibraryKristen Elizabeth CardosoAbout the Editors and ContributorsIndex