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“But where are you really from?”: Multiracial Students, Sense of Belonging, and Academic Libraries

Emerson, María Evelia

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Title
“But where are you really from?”: Multiracial Students, Sense of Belonging, and Academic Libraries
Author(s)
Emerson, María Evelia
Issue Date
2024-09-01
Keyword(s)
  • sense of belonging
  • multiracial students
  • mixed race students
  • higher education
  • academic libraries
  • biracial students
Abstract
Academic libraries need to have a stronger understanding of how to best support multiracial college students. The purpose of this study was to learn if multiracial students viewed their academic library as a place that increased their sense of belonging. Through interviews and a focus group with multiracial undergraduate students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), the author learned that the interviewed students viewed the library in a positive manner but did not feel like it increased their sense of belonging on campus. Suggestions on how to increase their sense of belonging from students are included in the discussion.
Publisher
College and Research Libraries
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License

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