Description
Book SynopsisThis handbook lays out the comprehensive fundamentals of the discipline to help academic liaison librarians build the confidence and cooperation of the university faculty in relation to the library.
Readers will learn about connecting and assisting faculty and students through skillful communication and resource utilization with coverage of key topics including:
- orientation meetings
- acquiring subject specialization
- advice on faculty communication and assistance
- online tutorial creation
- collection development
- information literacy instruction
- embedded librarianship
- library guides
- new courses and accreditation
- evaluation methods.
Readership: Written in a straightforward way that lends itself to easy application, Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison will be essential reading for current and future academic library liaisons and students of library and information science.
Trade Review"...a valuable and practical introductory textbook"
-- This Liaison Life
"Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison takes a nuts-and-bolts approach to building, sustaining, and evaluating a liaison program. Each chapter can stand on its own, allowing readers to choose the chapter that applies to their local situation. Chapters typically include a discussion, review of resources, summary, and notes. The extensive notes include articles, books, and other resources."
-- Medical Reference Services Quarterly
Table of Contents1. Faculty/staff orientation meetings 2. Subject expertise 3. Communication with faculty 4. Online tutorials 5. Faculty assistance 6. Collection development 7. Teaching Information literacy 8. Embedded librarianship 9. Library guides 10. Accreditation and new courses 11. Evaluation
