Resource sharing begins at home: opportunities for library partnerships on a university campus

Abstract

Abstract:Typical discussions of academic library resource sharing focus on activities between and among institutions: interlibrary loan, reciprocal borrowing, document delivery, group acquisitions, etc. But there is another equally important type of cooperation, i.e. working with other campus units to provide better service, more convenience, and enhanced resources for library users. Sometimes referred to as campus collaboration or convergence, this activity also advances institutional priorities, in particular that of student success. Library partners include information technology services, student development, writing centers, academic departments, and centers for teaching excellence, among others. This paper explores these relationships, their advantages and disadvantages, goals, the importance of assessment, project planning, etc. Types of collaboration are presented to illustrate the possibilities. The author concludes by encouraging cooperative activity of this nature, emphasizing the need to collaborate, not compete, with other campus units.

Transforming libraries into learning collaborative hubs: the current state of physical spaces and the perceptions of Greek librarians concerning implementation of the “Learning Commons” model

“…Most Greek libraries participate in the educational process by creating partnerships with academic staff and university faculties. Seal (2015) confirms that “While both internal and external types of collaboration benefit the university community, it is the former that directly impacts the success of student learning and career development” Some libraries collaborate with external partners – trainers and with other libraries at a local level. We noted that there are very few libraries that make partnerships with other institutions.…”

Assessing Awareness of Library Services: An Ethnographic Examination of Bachelor Students at Two Czech Technology Universities

“…Deeper building of campus partnerships as in [1] as well as meeting students virtually at their point of need will be crucial in the future to addressing issues identified here. The study's findings cannot be generalized over all CTU and UCT Prague undergraduates because the population considered was small, but the authors will conduct additional investigations to expand their analysis.…”

“…This data enabled the authors to examine whether or not students are aware of library services. "Library services" are here broadly defined to include not only traditional support services but also new, emerging areas of activity which can be categorized under the broader concept of undergraduate student support [1]. Findings indicate very poor awareness of library offerings although participants were aware of the library as a study space.…”

“…20-28]. This process must be accompanied by the development of deeper relationships with campus partners regarding undergraduate services as described by [1]. The response must not only include in-person instructional service development but also highly creative interventions into the virtual space already inhabited by students.…”

Theory into practice:: Challenges and implications for information literacy teaching

“…In the higher education context, this can be accomplished by librarians engaging with educational learning theories, workshopping theories into practices, and mentorship for those who have limited awareness of theories. Librarians could also focus on partnerships with other academic services, such as the teaching and learning services and working collaboratively with the teaching faculty as a shared approach to pedagogical developments (Bolan et al, 2015; Dawes, 2019; Otto, 2014; Seal, 2016).…”