faculty outreach: strategies, challenges, tools and tips
DESCRIPTION
The rapid pace of technological change can leave faculty struggling to understand the role of the library in a digital environment. Librarians can easily loose touch with the ways that faculty are creating and accessing scholarship. This session will be useful for librarians who are new to faculty outreach as well as experienced librarians looking for new tools and strategies to help them communicate with faculty. Join us for a discussion of effective strategies to reach out to and communicate with faculty on campus. We will explore questions like: How can new technological tools assist librarians in sharing information with faculty? How can we use technology to encourage faculty to share information with us? And: How to invite yourself to a department meeting?TRANSCRIPT
Faculty Outreach: Strategies, Challenges, Tools and Tips
Bonnie Swoger1, Morgan Gwenwald2 and Kate Pitcher1
SUNYLA Annual Conference, June 17, 2010
Affiliations: 1. SUNY Geneseo 2. SUNY New Paltz
Getting Started
Be brave (just a little)
Use email (just a bit)
Use the phone (when you can)
Use your feet (a lot)
Walking and talking (back to basics)
Outreach
Providing Value -- Outside the Box
Morgan Gwenwald
Sojourner Truth Library
SUNY New Paltz
Planning for Faculty Outreach
Outreach @Milne Library
• Student-centered library instruction
• Faculty outreach isn't officially part of any librarian's job
• A culture change or "shift" is necessary
• How do we do it all?
Coordinating is a little bit like...
Feed 'em
Invite the big-wigs
Mingle
Content is key
Slides and Notes