Purpose This paper describes the process of developing training for student employees at a
reference desk in which students assist peers and others in the community with research …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss different strategies for implementing peer
teaching as well as different roles for peer teachers in both academic libraries and writing …

Purpose The authors seek to demonstrate, from a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)
perspective, the importance of utilizing High Impact Practices (HIPs) for not only more …

Purpose Kimbel Library used a peer reference model of service beginning in 2009 that was
successful for several years but eventually phased out due to shifting priorities and needs …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of implementing a peer greeter service
point on increasing library use and decreasing library anxiety at a busy academic library …

Instructional Design for librarians is not always covered in graduate programs, but it can be
supported through professional development and dedicated self-reflection. Librarians …

Student employees at circulation desks are the first points of contact for many library users
with research questions, but they are challenged to respond or refer when librarians are …

Within library and academic spaces, communities of practice are employed to cultivate
professional and academic skills, develop professional identities, and provide a supportive …

One emerging trend in academic library reference work is to build peer-to-peer programs
where undergraduate students, employed by the library, support their peers during the …

Setting The Sojourner Truth Library (STL) at the State University of New York at New Paltz
(SUNY New Paltz) serves as the main access point for research support and collections …