From a mixed methodological perspective (qualitative and quantitative), our study seeks to learn the role of academic libraries in two different private universities of Jesuit orientation in Mexico. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to establish samples that accurately represent undergraduate students from a diversity perspective. Common characteristics comprehending: academic programs, period of study, bilingualism, nationality, place of origin, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation, are already demographic data that needs to be considered in studies that address diversity. However, based on qualitative exploratory data, more information has emerged from a shared context, in order to sample diversity such as: having chosen their program of study, feeling comfortable being students, being foreigners, practicing sports, being workers or having siblings, among others. This diversity approach could guide services design, collections and library spaces. Furthermore, both libraries might offer services more specifically aimed at the education of students in accordance with their different characteristics and needs.
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