Shared Stories, Different Settings: A Comparative Study of Two Libraries

What distinguishes a rural university library in a predominantly blue state from an urban university library in a predominantly red state? This case study takes us on a road trip across the political and geographic spectrum, where libraries become windows into the soul of two very different communities.


Sarah J. Hammill 
Business & Online Learning Librarian 
Florida International University 
hammills@fiu.edu

Ramces Marsilli 
Learning & Research Librarian 
Florida International University 
rmarsill@fiu.edu