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Carts In The Hallway: Cataloging And Special Collections–A Partnership For Success, David Schuster, Rachel Turner
Carts In The Hallway: Cataloging And Special Collections–A Partnership For Success, David Schuster, Rachel Turner
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The purpose of the article is to demonstrate how Binghamton University Libraries has changed the workflows and channels of communication between Special Collections and the Technical Services Department. Over the last two years these departments have worked to foster cooperative decision making in order to increase understanding of project priorities and allow for more efficient cataloging, leading to greater accessibility of Special Collections items. The article also looks at how this relationship can be expanded upon in the future, so that cataloging/metadata librarians and Special Collections staff and librarians can work together to create better access to materials.
Creating A Town Library Team: Collaborative Projects Between Public, School, And Academic Librarians, Maureen Rust
Creating A Town Library Team: Collaborative Projects Between Public, School, And Academic Librarians, Maureen Rust
Library Scholarship
Library outreach, especially at the public and academic levels, is not a new concept. In the current climate of library budget cuts, instantaneous information, and readily available nonauthoritative sources, librarians, library staff, and library directors are making it a priority to educate their communities on the benefits of and accessibility to quality library resources. Collaboration between different types of libraries is also not uncommon. Partnerships between public and school libraries assist in coordinating information literacy curricula, promoting reading programs and providing access to materials and resources. This article encourages pushing those boundaries even further out to include academic libraries, thereby …
Promoting The Value Of Special Collections: A Subject Librarians' Approach, Anne Larrivee, Leslie Vega
Promoting The Value Of Special Collections: A Subject Librarians' Approach, Anne Larrivee, Leslie Vega
Library Scholarship
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Mba Student Library Collaboration: Progress And Pitfalls., Colleen Hailey, Jill Dixon
Mba Student Library Collaboration: Progress And Pitfalls., Colleen Hailey, Jill Dixon
Library Scholarship
In 2008, four accounting students taking a graduate marketing class contacted the business and engineering librarians at the Binghamton University (BU) Libraries about collaborating on a market research project. We wholeheartedly agreed — at once recognizing the unique benefits of gaining patron feedback on library resources and services from the student perspective. The project was also an excellent opportunity to support the School of Management and business students with their graduate course work.
With the Libraries serving as their marketing client, the accounting students created a library survey to provide a “better understanding of the typical user and his/her perceptions …