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Item Embracing INTO: Library Plans and Campus Collaboration to Serve an Increased International Student Population(Collaborative Librarianship, 2013) Farrell, Shannon L.; Cranston, Catherine L.; Bullington, Jeffrey S.Universities are using private recruitment agencies to fast-track internationalization initiatives and realize tuition-based revenue increases. Colorado State University (CSU), with this dual aim of increasing the proportion of international students on campus and generating income via out-of-state tuition, signed a contract with INTO, a British organization that works to recruit international students to attend partner institutions from countries across five continents. International students, although not a homogeneous population, as a whole do bring unique challenges. Our study examined how both campus and the library could prepare for the expected large influx of international students. Seeking to understand the INTO model and the effect it would have on campus, particularly in terms of resource planning, we conducted a series of interviews with INTO staff, librarians at other U.S. INTO institutions, and CSU faculty and staff who would interact most substantially with the INTO population. Various campus departments have made significant preparations to prepare for the growing INTO population, and we identified several steps that the CSU Libraries could take to better serve these students, including enhancing existing services and fostering new campus collaborations.Item Examining the Research Practices of Agricultural Scholars at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities(2016) Farrell, Shannon L.; Kocher, MeganDuring the spring and summer of 2016, the University of Minnesota Libraries joined 18 other institutions to participate in Ithaka S+R’s Research Support Services Program to explore agricultural scholars’ research focus, research methods and publishing practices. This report summarizes our local findings, resulting from 16 interviews with University of Minnesota faculty from the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences on the Twin Cities campus. It also offers suggestions for agriculture libraries and librarians based on the data we have gathered.