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    The heart of the campus: How academic libraries in Ireland are supporting student well-being


    Mason, Claire (2025) The heart of the campus: How academic libraries in Ireland are supporting student well-being. In: A&SL Conference 2025, 27th March 2025, Museum of Literature Ireland (MOLI) St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2. (Submitted)

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    Abstract

    Academic libraries are at the heart of campus life and are therefore in a unique position to provide mental health and well-being support to students. Despite many initiatives taking place on the island of Ireland very little literature has been published providing evidence of this. Academic librarians who were either library directors, or who had responsibility for student services in the library, enthusiastically responded to a survey which asked questions regarding the provision of mental health and well-being supports in their libraries, and the drivers and barriers in doing so. The study also investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on service provision. The findings of this study and recommendations for academic libraries in Ireland will be discussed in this presentation.
    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
    Academic Unit: University Library
    Item ID: 20221
    Depositing User: Claire Mason
    Date Deposited: 11 Jul 2025 11:45
    Refereed: No
    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20221
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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