TY - JOUR
T1 - Uncovering meaningful correlation between student academic performance and library material usage
AU - WONG, Rebekah S H
AU - Webb, T. D.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Academic libraries must demonstrate empirically that library usage does contribute positively to student academic performance and, thereby, to the university's effectiveness. While customary academic library assessment practices may not be sufficient for this purpose, the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Library undertook an experimental project, which intended to establish a mathematical correlation between student library material usage and their cumulative grade point average (GPA). Taking 2007 to 2009 graduates as samples, with 8,701 pairs of data, the HKBU Library was able to demonstrate its impact on student learning outcomes.
AB - Academic libraries must demonstrate empirically that library usage does contribute positively to student academic performance and, thereby, to the university's effectiveness. While customary academic library assessment practices may not be sufficient for this purpose, the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Library undertook an experimental project, which intended to establish a mathematical correlation between student library material usage and their cumulative grade point average (GPA). Taking 2007 to 2009 graduates as samples, with 8,701 pairs of data, the HKBU Library was able to demonstrate its impact on student learning outcomes.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79960640371&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5860/crl-129
DO - 10.5860/crl-129
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:79960640371
SN - 0010-0870
VL - 72
SP - 361
EP - 370
JO - College and Research Libraries
JF - College and Research Libraries
IS - 4
ER -