Abstract
PurposeThis study aims to examine online research guides as a measure of academic library support for students seeking educational funding opportunities.Design/methodology/approachThe library websites of 38 members of a regional academic library consortium were examined for guides that address funding for educational purposes. The guide content was manually reviewed. Information regarding institutional characteristics was gathered from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.FindingsDespite relatively few reports of educational funding support in the library literature, online guides exist at 42% of studied institutions. However, few guides are comprehensive and many lack features that promote discoverability. Instructional content – guidance, advice or information beyond resource descriptions – and in-person funding support rarely appear in the studied guides, presenting opportunities for academic libraries to contribute to student retention and success.Practical implicationsThis paper provides information on and examples of online guides to educational funding useful to academic libraries looking to support students facing affordability concerns.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the literature on non-disciplinary uses of online research guides and is the first to survey academic library guides on educational funding opportunities.
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