Making the Library a Partner in Research by Leveraging the Strategic Plan: ALA Unconference

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    1. Making the Library a Partner in Research by Leveraging the Strategic Plan
      Brian C. Gray
      Case Western Reserve University
      Kelvin Smith Library
      Presentation: http://slideshare.net/bcg8
    2. 4 Year Journey & Still Going
      College-Based Librarian
      PR/Marketing
      Relationships
      Strategic Plan
      Energy Initiative
      Beyond the Campus
    3. The Energy Collaborative Platform is a Kelvin Smith Library initiative committed to partnership in the exploration of sustainability and alternative energy through providing world class collections, maintaining a Virtual Knowledge Center for Energy, cultivating researchers and students with educational opportunities, and capturing and disseminating the research of Case Western Reserve University and its partners.
    4. New in 2009: News alerting service focused on energy & environment
    5. Over 100 New Books
    6. Other Projects
      Partnered on a grant for an internship
      Partner in writing a NSF grant
      Teaching faculty to use collaboration tools such as Google Apps, Google Sites, Adobe Connect, and other tools
      Consult on the GLEI website, including using web 2.0 tools and library resources
      Leveraging OhioLINK and other consortium
      Hosting speakers and helping with K-12 outreach
    7. Coming Soon
      Various energy current awareness tools
      Boiler plate materials for grant proposals
      Research Guides
      Class about using DOE materials
      IEEE 125th birthday celebration
      Exploring: Data curation
      Considering: Research services & document delivery for the growing Ohio energy community
      Next library practicum student will have an energy focus
      Developing: Business Plan
    8. What is different fromprevious actions?
      PACKAGING
      Multiple services & tools
      Partnership/collaboration
      Proactive
      “Librarian in the Laboratory”
      No longer looked as just a “place for answers” but as a home to help develop answers
      Processes transferable to other disciplines
    9. Other Projects that Developed Because of Our Approach
      Case Western Reserve is one of five campuses nationwide that will pilot Amazon.com's Kindle DX, an update of the company's wireless reader device.
    10. Brian C. Gray
      Head of Reference
      Librarian - Engineering, Math, & Statistics
      Case Western Reserve University
      Kelvin Smith Library
      Email: bcg8@case.edu
      Blog: http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/
      Presentation: http://slideshare.net/bcg8

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