SLA Unconference Session No. 4 - It's All Academic

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Current by Luke Rosenberger
on Jun 23, 2009 09:47.


 
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 h1. It's All Academic - Building faculty relationships using more than just candy
  
  
 h3. Elevator pitches from breakout sessions
  
  
 h4. Learning Commons
  
 [Complete notes from this session|http://lukethelibrarian.wiki.zoho.com/20090616learning-commons-roundtable.html].  Highlights include:
  
 * how do we make a nice hangout space into a true learning space?
 * metrics
 * partner with the university to bring folks into the space
  
 h4. Assessment
  
 * bib instruction survey
 * evaluate databases
 * evaluate collections
 * print vs online?
 * budgets are being cut - how are we measuring things to know where to cut?
  
 h4. Info Literacy
  
 * requires institutional support
 * one university has a financial literacy center
 * distance education is becoming more and more of an issue
 * increasing student awareness of digital information
 * integrating into assignments, CMS
  
 4. Electronic Records
  h4. Electronic Records
  
 * everyone should check out Liz Lyon at the Data Curation Centre
 * OA data frameworks
 * getting faculty buy-in
  
 h4. New Info Pros
  
 * communicate with faculty
 * create a wishlist
 * make no promises
 * communicate resources
 * be positive\!
  
 h3. BIG TALK ABOUT FACULTY RELATIONSHIPS
  
 * faculty want candy, but we offer much more
 * build relationships with them
 ** approach new hires - they are keen
 ** get on faculty committees/senate
 ** publish quarterly newsletters/blog posts for busy faculty
 ** visit them in their office regularly
 ** attend faculty seminars
 ** make friends with support staff
 ** use a professor's own research when teaching an IL class
 ** talk to senior grad students
 ** use social networking sites
 ** embed yourself in the CMS
 ** take profs out for coffee
 * market both the library AND the librarian