If You Build It, They Will Get a Tote Bag: Reimagining a University Library's Workshops through a Collaborative Incentive Program
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| Title: | If You Build It, They Will Get a Tote Bag: Reimagining a University Library's Workshops through a Collaborative Incentive Program |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kelly Marie Blanchat (ORCID |
| Source: | portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2025 25(1):35-53. |
| Availability: | Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/list |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Academic Libraries, Incentives, Library Instruction, Workshops, Universities, Cooperation, Librarians, Interdisciplinary Approach, Partnerships in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Program Descriptions, Educational Quality |
| Geographic Terms: | Connecticut (New Haven) |
| DOI: | 10.1353/pla.2025.a950007 |
| ISSN: | 1531-2542 1530-7131 |
| Abstract: | Three Yale University librarians from different departments collaborated on a Workshop Incentive Program to increase library workshop attendance, streamline outreach, and strengthen partnerships. While badging and gamification initiatives are widely used in academic libraries for outreach purposes, there are few examples of incentive programs for optional library workshops, including those that are cumulative and material. This article presents a case study example of an academic library that incentivized workshop participation through low-cost prizes, aiming to fill this gap. The authors of the study share the challenges and successes of the program as well as recommendations for libraries that are considering a similar initiative. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1463041 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Three Yale University librarians from different departments collaborated on a Workshop Incentive Program to increase library workshop attendance, streamline outreach, and strengthen partnerships. While badging and gamification initiatives are widely used in academic libraries for outreach purposes, there are few examples of incentive programs for optional library workshops, including those that are cumulative and material. This article presents a case study example of an academic library that incentivized workshop participation through low-cost prizes, aiming to fill this gap. The authors of the study share the challenges and successes of the program as well as recommendations for libraries that are considering a similar initiative. |
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| ISSN: | 1531-2542 1530-7131 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/pla.2025.a950007 |
