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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

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