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From Supercharging To Rewiring To Thriving: Dissertation Support And Partnerships, Alyssa Denneler, Anna Marie Johnson Jun 2022

From Supercharging To Rewiring To Thriving: Dissertation Support And Partnerships, Alyssa Denneler, Anna Marie Johnson

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


One From The Many: Creating An Instruction Program With A Diverse Group Of Librarians, Jennifer Snow May 2021

One From The Many: Creating An Instruction Program With A Diverse Group Of Librarians, Jennifer Snow

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Opening Doors To Research Success: Data Management Programming And Outreach, Jennifer Chaput, Renee Walsh May 2019

Opening Doors To Research Success: Data Management Programming And Outreach, Jennifer Chaput, Renee Walsh

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

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Pivot, And Pivot Again: Ever-Nimble Library Leadership, Kathryn Geoffrion Scannell, Lyena Chavez May 2018

Pivot, And Pivot Again: Ever-Nimble Library Leadership, Kathryn Geoffrion Scannell, Lyena Chavez

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Pressures continue to build for academic library leaders. Leaders face re-purposing of library spaces, staffing shortages, and increasing expectations to respond to a widening variety of library needs. Leaders must not only manage day-to-day library operations, but also successfully guide and lead within a sea of unpredictable, evolving institutional forces and activities, frequently at a late stage in the journey. How do leaders stay on course while constantly recalculating the route? What competencies are needed to stay afloat during turbulent times in higher education?

This poster will offer real-world examples of “pivoting” in response to space repurposing, new and changing …


Spectacular Failures And Tenuous Successes In Faculty Outreach: A Story Of Persistence, Melinda Malik, Hannah Lindquist, Bekah Dreyer May 2018

Spectacular Failures And Tenuous Successes In Faculty Outreach: A Story Of Persistence, Melinda Malik, Hannah Lindquist, Bekah Dreyer

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

The College has a long history of engagement and outreach with its community. The Library supports the college’s mission of “engagement within local, national, and global communities” in various ways. For example, librarians work with local high schools to provide access to resources and information literacy instruction, as well as engage immigrant, refugee, and underserved high school students in the college experience to help them envision a pathway to college. On campus, the library’s outreach efforts extend to faculty, staff, and students through collaborations that support teaching and learning programming and resources. Despite all of its successes, the library has …