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Institutional support and targeted staff training workshops can effectively increase experiential learning opportunities for student employees within academic libraries. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate whether structured staff training workshops based on an adapted experiential learning framework can increase experiential learning opportunities for student library employees.

September 8, 2026Journal of Library Administration

Improving Experiential Learning in the Academic Library Through Staff Training Workshops

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MBMarissa BischoffBrigham Young University CMChris McAfeeBrigham Young University DWDuane WilsonImpact Assessment

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Program evaluation reveals increased experiential learning opportunities among student library employees after staff workshops, indicating institutional training enhances workplace learning.

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To evaluate whether structured staff training workshops based on an adapted experiential learning framework can increase experiential learning opportunities for student library employees.
Designed and delivered two workshops for library supervisors utilizing an institutional adaptation of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle focused on intention, integration, reflection, and inspiration.
Incorporated example-based discussions to help supervisors contextualize pedagogical theory into daily student workplace supervision.
Administered institutional surveys to measure longitudinal trends in experiential learning opportunities following the establishment of the committee and workshop rollouts.
Survey data demonstrated a clear, growing trend in the availability of experiential learning opportunities across the library concurrent with workshop administration.
Qualitative assessments indicated staff successfully integrated intentional transferable skill development and dedicated reflective practice into student employment roles.

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Bischoff et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd83b58e84d0ff5b47a4c https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2026.2716873

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Program evaluation reveals increased experiential learning opportunities among student library employees after staff workshops, indicating institutional training enhances workplace learning.

Improving Experiential Learning in the Academic Library Through Staff Training Workshops

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Improving Experiential Learning in the Academic Library Through Staff Training Workshops

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