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Racial Climate and Inclusiveness in Academic Libraries: Perceptions of Welcomeness among Black College Students

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Stewart, Brenton, Ju, Boryung, Kendrick, Kaetrena Davis·2019·The Library Quarterly
DOI 10.1086/700661
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There is currently a dearth of research on African American college students and their interactions in academic libraries. The purpose of this quantitative study is to investigate whether African American college students view academic libraries as welcoming places and to identify factors that are most influential in their perceptions of welcomeness. Adopting the theoretical lens of “library in the life of the user,” we administered a national online survey questionnaire to 160 black college students attending non-historically black colleges and universities in the United States. The survey data were analyzed by employing correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis to test our hypotheses. The analytical results showed that participants felt welcomed in academic libraries, and library as place and information needs were significant factors that affected students’ perceptions of welcomeness. Our findings suggest that library patrons are important actors in constituting the atmospheric character of the library.

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Authors
Stewart, B., Ju, B., & Kendrick, K. D.
ORCID
Venue
The Library Quarterly
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Published
2019-01
Volume
89
Issue
1
Pages
16-33
ISSN
  • 0024-2519 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-652X
DOI
10.1086/700661
OpenAlex
W2903641861
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16
References
1
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2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
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14.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • The Library Quarterly (publishedVersion)
  • Civil War Book Review (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information Literacy
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Web and Library Services
Keywords
academic libraries, African American college students, racial climate, inclusivity, library as place, information needs, library atmosphere

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Stewart, B., Ju, B., & Kendrick, K. D. (2019). Racial Climate and Inclusiveness in Academic Libraries: Perceptions of Welcomeness among Black College Students. The Library Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1086/700661