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Coconino Community College Library Goes Online: Navigating Remixed Professional Identities In A Reimagined Library, Nick Faulk, Este Pope May 2017

Coconino Community College Library Goes Online: Navigating Remixed Professional Identities In A Reimagined Library, Nick Faulk, Este Pope

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

In 2010, a community college library in rural Arizona was closed and in its place emerged a reimagined model for library services. The traditional physical library, the print collection, and the library's full staff were replaced with an online library collection, a solo librarian, and a partnership with a local state University library. As this new, online-based library matured, a new relationship with eLearning and an expanded partnership with the University library developed.

The first two individuals to serve in this bold new approach to librarianship, Este Pope (2010-2012) and Nick Faulk (2013-2016) share what they learned about establishing and …