Partnerships and New Roles in the 21st-Century Academic Library

Collaborating, Embedding, and Cross-Training for the Future

Edited by Bradford Lee Eden

The fifth volume in this series focuses on creating partnerships and developing new roles for libraries in the 21st century. It includes such topics such as consulting, coaching, assessment and engagement partnerships, university commercialization, adult student support, librarian-faculty partnerships in developing and supporting new academic courses, and creating and staffing the information commons. The concept of embedded librarianship is touched upon in the context of extending the role of the librarian outside the library. The chapters in this volume demonstrate that just as students are extending the ways in which they learn, librarians must embrace new roles and modalities if they are to provide the types of support required by patrons. A typical example of growing importance: massive open online courses (MOOCs) create challenges and opportunities as they are constantly evolving; they change fundamentally the way students interact with teachers, their fellow students, any course content, and existing or new library services. To survive, librarians need to be engaged in ways that push beyond current professional limits in order to better support the needs of learners. Doing this will not be an easy task, but one that librarians are certainly up to.

It is hoped that this volume, and the series in general, will be a valuable and exciting addition to the discussions and planning surrounding the future directions, services, and careers in the 21st-century academic library.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 232 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4422-5539-5 • Hardback • September 2015 • $123.00 • (£95.00)

978-1-4422-5540-1 • Paperback • September 2015 • $62.00 • (£48.00)

978-1-4422-5541-8 • eBook • September 2015 • $58.50 • (£45.00)

Series: Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management

Partnerships and New Roles in the 21st-Century Academic Library

Collaborating, Embedding, and Cross-Training for the Future

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Summary

The fifth volume in this series focuses on creating partnerships and developing new roles for libraries in the 21st century. It includes such topics such as consulting, coaching, assessment and engagement partnerships, university commercialization, adult student support, librarian-faculty partnerships in developing and supporting new academic courses, and creating and staffing the information commons. The concept of embedded librarianship is touched upon in the context of extending the role of the librarian outside the library. The chapters in this volume demonstrate that just as students are extending the ways in which they learn, librarians must embrace new roles and modalities if they are to provide the types of support required by patrons. A typical example of growing importance: massive open online courses (MOOCs) create challenges and opportunities as they are constantly evolving; they change fundamentally the way students interact with teachers, their fellow students, any course content, and existing or new library services. To survive, librarians need to be engaged in ways that push beyond current professional limits in order to better support the needs of learners. Doing this will not be an easy task, but one that librarians are certainly up to.

It is hoped that this volume, and the series in general, will be a valuable and exciting addition to the discussions and planning surrounding the future directions, services, and careers in the 21st-century academic library.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 232 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4422-5539-5 • Hardback • September 2015 • $123.00 • (£95.00)

978-1-4422-5540-1 • Paperback • September 2015 • $62.00 • (£48.00)

978-1-4422-5541-8 • eBook • September 2015 • $58.50 • (£45.00)

Series: Creating the 21st-Century Academic Library

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / Administration & Management

Author

Bradford Lee Eden is Dean of Library Services at Valparaiso University. Previous positions include Associate University Librarian for Technical Services and Scholarly Communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Head, Web and Digitization Services, and Head, Bibliographic and Metadata Services for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries. He is editor of OCLC Systems & Services: Digital Library Perspectives International and The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, and is on the editorial boards of Library Hi Tech and The Journal of Film Music. He has recently been named associate editor/editor-designate of Library Leadership & Management, the journal of the Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA) within ALA.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 From consultant to client: using a business-centered approach in classroom instruction
Kelly Evans

Chapter 2 Scholarly communication coaching: liaison librarians’ shifting roles
Todd Bruns, Steve Brantley, Kirstin Duffin

Chapter 3 Driving partnerships for assessment and engagement: understanding users and outcomes
Katy Mathuews

Chapter 4 Embedding libraries in the university commercialization process
Jason Dewland, Cynthia M. Elliott

Chapter 5 Embedded support of adult students in the online environment
Jessica Alverson, Susan Shultz

Chapter 6 Creativity, collaboration, and connectedness: going radical with a librarian-faculty partnership to transform learning in the 21^stcentury
Troy Davis, Ann Marie Stock

Chapter 7 Looking both ways: seeing the changing roles of librarians
John Weed, Eric Willman, Dana Whitmire, Katherine A. Prentice, Kelley Minars

Chapter 8 The "Commons" manager: coordinator and collaborator of new learning spaces in academic libraries
Joseph Fennewald

Chapter 9 Beyond the information commons: the evolution of The Hub
Marissa Ball, Patricia Pereira-Pujol

Chapter 10 MOOCs, digital badging, and embedded librarianship: intersections and advice
JJ Pionke

Chapter 11 Watch out for the bus: tales of cross-training, teams, and rotating duties in an academic law library
Ashley Krenelka Chase

Chapter 12 Surviving in a global environment: new skills for library development
Apollo Abungu, Margaret Law

Chapter 13 From communication to collaboration: developing the spectrum of activities for effective shared services at the University of California
Emily S. Lin

Chapter 14 Supporting research through partnership
Linda O’Brien, Joanna Richardson

Index
About the Authors