Fostering Student Success

Sigrid Kelsey is director of scholarly publications at Louisiana State University. An award-winning librarian, she has coedited five books and written numerous articles. Kelsey has served on the ALA Publishing Committee and the American Libraries editorial advisory board. She is currently on the editorial board of Library Diversity and Residency Studies and is the general editor of Catholic Library World.

• IntroductionPart I — Support in Rapidly Changing Learning Environments  Chapter 1 — Taking a Byte Out of the Data Divide: How an Academic Library Made Data Skills More Accessible by Creating a Makerspace — Joyce GarczynskiChapter 2 — Small Victories in STEM Librarianship: Taking on the Big Problem of Missing Information Literacy Instruction in Science Curricula and the Case of First-Generation Students — Elizabeth Pickard and Michelle R. DesiletsChapter 3 — Identifying and Addressing the Evolving Accessibility Limitations of Rural Community College Students — Heather VanDyne and Rachel KoszalkaChapter 4 — Together from the Ground Up: Deconstructing the Research Process for First Semester Students at Louisiana State University — Sarah Simms, Narcissa Haskins, and Ebony McDonaldChapter 5 — So Close and Yet So Remote: Using Technologies to Provide High-Touch, Personalized Support for Vulnerable Students — Rosalind Fielder-Giscombe and Gabrielle TothChapter 6 — Reenvisioning Learning in a Time of Disruption — Jennifer Matthews and Deborah GasparPart II — Programming That Fosters InclusionChapter 7 — Information Privilege and First-Generation Students: A Librarian-in-Residence Program to Facilitate Information Access at the University of Wyoming — Kristina ClementChapter 8 — Aflame and Unafraid: A Case Study on Creating Interactive Programming in Remote Learning — Karina Kletscher and Jennifer TirrellChapter 9 — Inclusive Programming: Empathy, Support, and Access as Foundational Tools — Tariana SmithChapter 10 — Student Well-Being and Libraries: Addressing Systemic Racism and COVID-19 — Jason Coleman, Lis Pankl, and Leo S. LoChapter 11 — Employing the Disenfranchised Student for Mentoring and Empowerment — Michelle RealePart III: Libraries Providing Financial SupportChapter 12 — Loving Libraries: Stanford University Library’s Paid Summer Internships — Felicia A. SmithChapter 13 — Throwing the University Wide Open: Textbook Affordability and COVID-19 — Zara WilkinsonChapter 14 — Bridging the Digital Divide in Appalachia: Lending Technology with a Personal Librarian — Jonathan Roy WilsonChapter 15 — Laptops for Students: An Academic and Public Library Partnership — Shannon L. Dew, Gretchen Mitchell, and Susan B. MythenChapter 16 — Paid Positions for Students: A Win-Win for Everyone Involved — Paizha StoothoffAbout the Editor and ContributorsIndex