[LIBRARYDIR] Library and Library resource use = increased retention and persistence

[Howard Fuller]

A nice library article in today's EdSurge newsletter that seems to align well with our upcoming AiA event in Dumas Bay.

Colleges are crunching the numbers and finding that students who visit the campus library or use online library resources are more likely to stay in school and eventually graduate. So more colleges are encouraging library use as part of their strategy for student success.  Full Article<https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-11-17-libraries-look-to-big-data-to-measure-their-worth-and-better-help-students?utm_source=EdSurgeLive&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11-22-17&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpobU1qRmhNelJsT0RnNCIsInQiOiJyRTd6YkdBUEdiMzlvdkgybVNLUlgxc2lvNTJUNExOU2tDdjdNdHc1Z1FSeEZKNDI4TDB4M1FpdlA5OEplNXFEbVhpM1FmZFh4SHppNEY3eUc0N2drU256YmRMbFZ0bGMzNWVuV3ljXC9xd3dWeFY0VVlEOHc0MWNIWXArYm9HbkoifQ%3D%3D>


Thanks
Howard

Howard Fuller
Library Director
Whatcom Community College
237 West Kellogg Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
360-383-3295  (library 3300, college 3000)
hfuller at whatcom.edu<mailto:hfuller at whatcom.edu>
library.whatcom.edu

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