The fourth and last case study in this series looks at Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania. It does not yet provide formalized college fluency support through dedicated staff, technologies, or services. Instead, using this college’s example, we are able …
jean amaral
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Navigating Higher Education: Insights from the College Fluency Initiatives at Sinclair Community College
The first case study from this research initiative examines Sinclair Community College in Ohio, a pioneer in developing college fluency with faculty and staff. At Sinclair, librarians …
College Fluency Capacity Building: Insights from a Northeastern Community College
The second case study in this series looks at a small northeastern community college that has been developing college fluency programs with both their library and non-library faculty and staff. …
Empowering Students to Navigate College: Insights from the College Fluency Initiatives at Austin Community College
The third case study in this series looks at how Austin Community College in Texas has been developing college fluency programs with both their library …
Fostering College Fluency: Results from a National Survey of Community College Library and Campus Partners
To better understand the current landscape of college fluency, and the challenges faced by institutions, Ithaka S+R and the Borough of Manhattan Community College, with …
The Borough of Manhattan Community College Library is excited to announce it will be partnering with Ithaka S+R over the next 2 ½ years (2022-25) on new IMLS-funded research exploring librarians’ role in college fluency. The College Fluency Capacity Building …
jean amaral, principal investigator
jean amaral (MLIS, MA), associate professor and open knowledge librarian at Borough of Manhattan Community College, partners with faculty across disciplines to create active and engaging learning experiences for students through open knowledge practices, such as …
Rebecca Stallworth, PhD
Dr. Rebecca Stallworth is Assistant Professor at Simmons. Her research areas include marginalized groups and their use of academic library services and resources, diversity in academic libraries, and first-generation graduate students and their information-seeking behaviors. Before joining …
