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Reimagining Research Services' Outreach To Faculty And Students: A Tale Of Two Research Departments (University Of Central Florida And Florida Gulf Coast University)., Barbara Tierney, Linda Colding Dr.
Reimagining Research Services' Outreach To Faculty And Students: A Tale Of Two Research Departments (University Of Central Florida And Florida Gulf Coast University)., Barbara Tierney, Linda Colding Dr.
Barbara Tierney
Two academic Research Managers present innovative outreach strategies that they coordinate in their respective libraries (UCF serves 68,000+ students, FGCU serves 15,000+ students) to support faculty/student success.
At UCF, Subject Librarians reach out to their faculty to help them design “Research Intensive” courses and identify “Textbook Alternatives.” They also identify customized resources to support interdisciplinary Faculty Cluster initiatives and grant-seeking research faculty. Subject Librarians also send their faculty discipline-specific e-newsletters and congratulatory emails for various successes.
Some UCF Subject Librarians have been given “engagement assignments” whereby they coordinate outreach to targeted student constituencies such as First-Time-In-College Students, Transfer Students, Honors …
Reimagining Research Services As Part Of Major Academic Library Renovations: A Tale Of Two Research Departments (University Of Central Florida And Florida Gulf Coast University) No Title, Barbara Tierney, Linda Colding Dr.
Reimagining Research Services As Part Of Major Academic Library Renovations: A Tale Of Two Research Departments (University Of Central Florida And Florida Gulf Coast University) No Title, Barbara Tierney, Linda Colding Dr.
Barbara Tierney
Two academic library research service managers discuss changes and innovations that they have coordinated in their respective libraries (University of Central Florida serving 60,000+ students http://library.ucf.edu/21st/[1] and Florida Gulf Coast University serving 15,000+ students http://library.fgcu.edu/admin/renewal.html[2]) due to major building renovations or other changes that their respective libraries are conducting.
These changes and innovations include significantly downsizing print reference and other collections, relocating and redefining service points, reconfiguring public services, rethinking staffing models, adjusting subject librarian face-to-face activities, stepping-up online services, communicating with stakeholders, and keeping students and faculty in the loop so that their voices are heard …