Academic Libraries’ Outreach Efforts: Identifying Themes in the Literature

Blummer, Barbara; Kenton, Jeffrey M.

doi:10.1080/15228959.2019.1592058

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“…Partnerships are key (Lopez, 2018;Hanna, Cooper, and Crumrin, 2011;Walker, 2017). Messaging is important (Lopez, 2018, Blummer & Kenton, 2019Walker, 2017). When outreach is a specific goal, however, centering the community in question for each guide is an essential undertaking, to the best of your ability and resources -particularly for the historically marginalized.…”

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“…Within the field of library and information science, a great deal of attention has been paid to the importance of outreach initiatives (Blummer & Kenton, 2019;Walker, 2017), diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (Kung, Fraser, & Winn, 2020;Foy, 2021), as well as best practices in the LibGuides platform for academic libraries (Whitfield & Clemens, 2013;Goodsett, Miles, & Nawalaniec, 2020;Bergstrom-Lynch, 2019). However, relatively little has been written on the intersection of these three areas of librarianship: the creation of LibGuides as outreach to traditionally marginalized communities.…”

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LibGuides as Outreach

Sterner,

Glasby

2023

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In the fall of 2022, the authors created a series of three LibGuides for the Ezra Lehman Memorial Library about LGBTQ+, disabled, and Indigenous communities. These LibGuides served both as resources for academic research and as outreach tools to the communities represented in the guides. In this paper, we discuss the creation process behind these guides, how these guides were used as outreach tools, and the collaborative programming which resulted from the creation of these guides. In addition, we discuss ways in which our LibGuides outreach efforts can be framed within larger discussions about the role of outreach in libraries and the ways in which other libraries can use LibGuides as outreach.

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LibGuides as Outreach

Sterner,

Glasby

2023

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“…21 Blummer and Kenton reviewed published literature from 2008 to 2019 to identify common themes in academic library programming work, not only related to the types of events produced (such as instruction, cooperation, and special programming), but skill-based elements as well, such as the need for flexibility and the importance of collaboration. 22 Diaz further clarified the use of the term "outreach" using concept analysis to create a nuanced and multifaceted definition within the context of academic librarianship. 23…”

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Developing Competencies for Outreach Work in Academic Libraries

Metzger¹,

Jackson

2022

CRL

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This research study investigates the behaviors, knowledge, and skills necessary for academic library outreach work. Through a review of published literature, job advertisements, and a survey of library practitioners conducted in the fall of 2020, the authors define and prioritize 18 competencies for outreach. Hiring managers, LIS instructors, and practitioners can use the results of this study to structure and lay out the essential areas of outreach work in academic libraries.

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“…Additionally, Blummer and Kenton (2019) identified, in a systemic review of academic library outreach, that gaming was used as library outreach to provide information literacy instruction and orientation to the library's resources (p. 187).…”

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Playing in Limbo

Monnier

Winters

2022

The Journal of Play in Adulthood

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University libraries are stereotyped as a quiet space for studying and reading in the stacks, but they can be a vibrant hub for learning and play, especially when they contain writing centers, tutoring programs, and other support structures for students. At our university, the writing center and student success office are housed in the main library location. Efforts are made by these offices to engage students, who regularly use the library to study, with their services. Due to the physical boundaries and location within the library, students seem to intentionally come to the physical location to utilize only one of the services, either the writing center, tutoring, or the library’s physical space and resources. We have tried to add playful elements to the liminal space between the library and the writing center’s boundaries by using a variety of attention-grabbing activities to encourage students to engage with both services and support their own well-being. While these activities generate some level of engagement, some work better than others because the activity encourages participation between students, writing center staff, and library staff. Creating elements of play with liminal space and within the library contributes to keeping the atmosphere of the library vibrant, social, and engaging.

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Academic Libraries’ Outreach Efforts: Identifying Themes in the Literature

Cited by 12 publications

References 122 publications

LibGuides as Outreach

LibGuides as Outreach

Developing Competencies for Outreach Work in Academic Libraries

Playing in Limbo

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