Overview

Aimed at practitioners and students of librarianship, this book is about interesting and unusual practical projects currently being run by academic liaison librarians. It shows how liaison librarians can extend their roles beyond the established one of information literacy teaching and showcases areas in which they can engage in collaborative ventures with academic and administrative staff. Designed to excite and inspire, New Directions for Academic Liaison Librarians demonstrates the potential of the liaison role and emphasises the need for flexibility, imagination and initiative in those who hold these posts.

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Author:   Alice Crawford (University of St Andrews Library, UK)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9781843345695

ISBN 10:   1843345692
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   10 April 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

List of abbreviations Acknowledgements About the author Chapter 1: Introduction Abstract Key words What does academic liaison mean? From subject librarian to academic liaison? Subject librarians `plus' Overview of the book Chapter 2: Liaison in the wider world: a medical librarian in Malawi Abstract: Background to the project Initial impressions Working with the library Networking and liaison Post-project activities Lessons learned for similar projects Chapter 3: Liaison and bibliometric support: the UK Research Assessment Exercise Abstract: Background to the project: what is the RAE? Library contribution to the RAE: the Glasgow University experience Process details Opportunities for the library The institutional repository: Enlighten The role of liaison Lessons learned for similar projects Chapter 4: Liaison and virtual worlds Abstract: Virtual worlds Teaching a course in Second Life: the librarian's role Teaching the teachers in Second Life Virtual worlds teaching: pros and cons The Karuna Island Project Other virtual worlds roles for librarians? Lessons learned for similar projects Chapter 5: Liaison and digital scholarship Abstract: The Australian Poetry Library, University of Sydney Glasgow Emblem Digitisation Project, University of Glasgow Mark Twain Papers and Project, California Digital Library Lessons learned for similar projects Chapter 6: Liaison and open access journals Abstract: Background to the project: the Institutional Repository The journals project Set-up and production stages The liaison role Future plans Lessons learned for similar projects Chapter 7: Liaison and community outreach: a Friends of the Library group Abstract: Setting up the group Programme of events Finance and administration King James Library Lectures Lessons learned for similar projects Chapter 8: Liaison and library buildings Abstract: Background to the project Project development The liaison role Fundraising Library involvement in the design Lessons learned for similar projects Chapter 9: Conclusion Abstract: The changing role of the liaison librarian Embedded librarianship The future for academic liaison? Academic liaison in the Arts: a personal view Case study round-up References and further reading Index

Reviews

Whilst not advocating the abandonment of information literacy or any of the other essentials in the librarian's toolkit, the book actively promotes the development and extension of new skills to engage in a more collaborative way with the academic community.This short book is enjoyable and recommended to both new academic librarians and those with many years of experience for its mixture of inspiration and practical advice. --The Australian Library Journal, Vol. 62, No. 4, 2013

Author Information

Dr Alice Crawford is Senior Academic Liaison Librarian at the University of St Andrews Library. She has been librarian of a further education college, a subject librarian at Glasgow University Library, and worked in areas as diverse as Special Collections, Divinity, Engineering and Official Publications. She has also enjoyed earlier careers in university administration and teaching. A Chartered Librarian, she has published a research monograph on the novelist Rose Macaulay as well as articles on librarianship.

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