... campuses on this topic was limited. Librarians from these institutions applied to be part of the grant-funded Project ALAS Faculty Fellows Program to find ways to collaborate with each other and with teaching faculty to support the development of IL skills in transfer students. Design/methodology...

...Karen Stanley Grigg; Jenny Dale Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the information literacy skills and needs of incoming and current transfer students. Design/methodology/approach Three studies are discussed, two of which were generated from ACRL’s Assessment in Action program...

...Lisa R. Coats; Anne E. Pemberton Purpose This paper aims to describe the unique library, research and information literacy skills that transfer students need, specifically at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, which led to the creation, recruitment and appointment of a Transfer Student...

...Anna Sandelli Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine literature related to transfer students and students in transition through three interrelated lenses: student demographics and experiences, considerations encountered by institutions of higher education working to support these students...

...Mark Robison Purpose This paper aims to investigate the academic library’s role in supporting transfer student success, specifically by providing information literacy (IL) instruction. This paper examines whether IL instruction contributes to a transfer student’s sense of academic integration...

... program examining their transfer student needs for success and retention. University librarians participated in Foundational Dimensions groups in the first year of the program and with action groups in the second year. Design/methodology/approach This is an interview. Findings Participation...

...Kelly Rhodes McBride; Margaret N. Gregor; Kelly C. McCallister Purpose The aim of this paper is to profile the evolution of library services and information literacy instruction provided for transfer students in collaboration with other campus units at a Master’s level institution...

...Trudi Jacobson; John Delano; Linda Krzykowski; Laurie Garafola; Meghan Nyman; Holly Barker-Flynn Purpose This paper aims to describe a multifaceted campus-wide initiative to retain transfer students that was undertaken when it was recognized that their retention rates were lower than those...

...Helene Lafrance; Shannon B. Kealey Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the planning, implementation and assessment of a personal librarian (PL) program for transfer students at a four-year private university. It highlights best practices to ensure the success of such a program...

...Amanda MacDonald; Suchi Mohanty Purpose This paper aims to address the emergence of personal librarian programs and to discuss the development and implementation of the Personal Librarian for Transfer Students Program at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). Design...

...Linda Whang; Christine Tawatao; John Danneker; Jackie Belanger; Stephen Edward Weber; Linda Garcia; Amelia Klaus Purpose This paper aims to discuss a 2015-2016 University of Washington Libraries project focused on understanding the needs and challenges of transfer students on the Seattle campus...

...Andrew Kearns; Breanne A. Kirsch; Virginia Cononie Purpose This paper aims to describe a successful outreach to transfer students through an interactive information literacy game. While the main purpose of the game is to introduce students to research and university library resources, it also...

... more information about the unique role that community colleges fill in the higher education ecosystem. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Collaboration Information literacy Community colleges Transfer students Two...

...Min Tong; Carrie Moran Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the information literacy proficiency of transfer students. This assessment of skills was undertaken to improve the services provided to transfer students in academic libraries, with a particular focus on information literacy...

... by the transition of transfer students from one academic culture to another is a form of culture shock known as transfer shock. “Transfer shock” refers to the decline in academic performance by transfer students immediately following transition to an institution of higher education and the corresponding recovery...