On the Front Lines: New opportunities for embedded librarianship

ON THE FRONT LINES
New Opportunities for Embedded Librarianship
Jenny Dale& Lynda Kellam
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
ACRL Virtual Conference 2011

UNC Greensboro
Institutional Profile
17,500 students (14,500 undergraduates)
Research University with High Research Activity
Retention efforts
Student Affairs/Academic Affairs merged under Office of the Provost

POLL: How would you describe your institution?
Large public university
Large private university
Medium public university
Medium private university
Small public university/college
Small private university/college

The University Libraries
Librarians are tenure-track faculty
90 library staff members
Liaison programs
Departmental/program
Student Affairs Connection

Learning Communities
Variety of Special Interest Communities
UNCG Tomorrow, Strategic Plan: “Goal 3.3: Implement first-year learning communities for all first-time UNCG undergraduate students to encourage integration of learning across courses.”

Embedded Librarians at UNCG
In academic courses
In academic departments
In learning communities (and other non-traditional spaces)

POLL: Are librarians on your campus embedded? (choose all that apply)
Yes, in online classes.
Yes, in traditional face-to-face classes.
Yes, in some other way.
Yes, in a combination of the above ways.
I don’t know.
No.

Case Study: Warren Ashby
Oldest living-learning community in North Carolina
In-House Librarian
Office hours
Curriculum development
Outreach events
Library instruction
Library First-Responder
More information on Warren Ashby Residential College

Case Study: First Year LLCs
First Year Experience
UNS Class
Office hours
Grogan
Outreach events
image source

POLL: Does your campus have LLCs?
Yes
No
I don’t know!

Future plans
Expansion areas
Warren Ashby Residential College expansion
Honors College
New Living-Learning Communities and others
Challenges

Best Practices
Identify potential partners
Define your relationship with your assigned unit
Balance outreach with other responsibilities
Redefine the library’s role
Connect with institution’s strategic goals

Brainstorming
With whom have you worked on your campus?
What are you doing to reach out to student affairs units on your campus?
What are you doing with Learning Communities specifically? Or what could you do?
What challenges have you faced/do you foresee?

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