What is student-library collaboration in academic libraries?

Abstract

Many times, student-library collaboration in academic libraries takes the form of academic library staff transferring some of the library work to students. Therefore, it was initially recognized as an activity related only to students and staff at academic libraries. As this initiative spread to universities across the country, relationships of collaboration with people other than academic libraries staff and with organizations have also been established. In addition, with the diversification of such collaborations, the places of such activities went beyond the limits of academic libraries, and their spatial expansion has become visible. By positioning students into leading roles in collaborations and through establishing collaborative relationships with people of different positions, it became possible to apply the strength gained through academic libraries revitalization activities to various opportunities. By having partner relationships with their collaborators and opportunities to redesign their forms of learning, from their student point of view students will be able to return the results of their creative activities to academic libraries.