Cover me, I’m going in: Exploring the needs of student veterans.

The number of military veterans taking advantage of post-911 educational benefits has increased significantly, and institutions of higher education have responded by creating veteran-friendly campuses. Accordingly, academic librarians have engaged in proactive, ongoing conversations about providing services to this unique student population. The authors went on reconnaissance to assess the needs of student veterans and their response to a recently created veterans lounge space in the library. The information gathered from this survey can help provide insight and possible strategies to improve library outreach and services., Natal, G. & Atwood, T. (2018). Cover me, I’m going in: Exploring the needs of student veterans. College & Undergraduate Libraries, 25(4), 335-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2018.1514285
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Abstract/Description: The number of military veterans taking advantage of post-911 educational benefits has increased significantly, and institutions of higher education have responded by creating veteran-friendly campuses. Accordingly, academic librarians have engaged in proactive, ongoing conversations about providing services to this unique student population. The authors went on reconnaissance to assess the needs of student veterans and their response to a recently created veterans lounge space in the library. The information gathered from this survey can help provide insight and possible strategies to improve library outreach and services.
Subject(s):
Veterans
military students
veterans lounge
library services
library outreach
library survey


Date Issued: September 2018