Reimagining career collections to increase usage and engagement

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to describe a case study of building a career collection at an academic library and to assess the use of materials and the services provided to students and the career services office.Design/methodology/approachThis study reviewed circulation statistics and COUNTE...

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Published inCollection building Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 131 - 134
Main Authors Grays, Lateka, James Cory Tucker
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley Emerald Group Publishing Limited 22.09.2020
Subjects
Academic libraries
Career development planning
Collaboration
Internet resources
Librarians
Library collections
Professional development
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this study is to describe a case study of building a career collection at an academic library and to assess the use of materials and the services provided to students and the career services office.Design/methodology/approachThis study reviewed circulation statistics and COUNTER reports to identify usage of career services resources.FindingsThe major findings of this study indicated that items in the print career collection experienced higher circulation rate than items in the circulating collection at Lied Library.Originality/valueThe information and findings of this study can provide a background of services and information on how to build a career collection in an academic library that can be used as an example for other libraries interested in providing career services and/or collections.
ISSN:2514-9326
2514-9334
DOI:10.1108/CC-12-2019-0045