Impact of Undergraduate Students’ Library Use on Their Learning beyond GPA: Mixed-Methods Approach

The research aims to identify the primary reason for students’ library use, explore how they characterize academic success, and further examine impact of usage on student learning outcomes beyond GPA, through a mixed-methods approach. By surveying interviewing 27 undergraduate students during 2019–2020, findings revealed that almost every participant strongly believed their use space was positively associated with independent often would library. While many participants defined success as getting good grade, some identified developing application skills obtaining new knowledge.