The impact of library visits on undergraduate student GPA: The vital role of the library as a contributor to student success

IF 2.5 3区管理学 Q2 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Journal of Academic Librarianship Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI:10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103040

Myra Bloom , Daniel Eller , Mark Hall , Andrew Lang , Angela Sample

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Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between the frequency of student library visits and their academic performance. Library card swipe entry data during the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters were anonymized and filtered to include only undergraduate residential students aged 17 and older. Semester GPA scores were correlated with the data resulting in a dataset of 3340 student records. Comprehensive quantitative analysis reveals a significant correlation between library visits and GPAs. The findings demonstrate that increased visits to the library contribute to higher academic achievement, highlighting the library's essential role as a crucial space for student success.

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来源期刊

Journal of Academic Librarianship INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

5.30

自引率

15.40%

发文量

120

审稿时长

29 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Academic Librarianship, an international and refereed journal, publishes articles that focus on problems and issues germane to college and university libraries. JAL provides a forum for authors to present research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance; analyze policies, practices, issues, and trends; speculate about the future of academic librarianship; present analytical bibliographic essays and philosophical treatises. JAL also brings to the attention of its readers information about hundreds of new and recently published books in library and information science, management, scholarly communication, and higher education. JAL, in addition, covers management and discipline-based software and information policy developments.