The document outlines the mission of the Tri-County Technical College Library, emphasizing the importance of providing resources to foster critical thinking and lifelong learning among students, faculty, and staff. It discusses communication strategies, involvement opportunities, and the library's role in supporting educational programs and accreditation requirements. Additionally, it suggests various methods for improving outreach to faculty and staff to enhance library engagement and services.

1. Connecting to Faculty and
Staff
Your Library’s Role
Marla K. Roberson
Library Director

2. Take a poll
How many of you know where your library is located on your primary
campus?
How many of you know where your library is located on any community
or branch campuses?
How many of you actually go in your library at least once a semester
and check out a book?
And finally, how many of you have library assignments in your class
syllabus?

3. The Library: center of the web
Faculty
Administration
Library
Students Staff

4. TCTC Library Mission
The mission of the Library of Tri-County Technical College is to provide
to the students, faculty, and staff of the college and the local community
the tools that foster critical thinking and lifelong learning. These tools
include information literacy instruction, print and electronic library
resources and other learning resource material. The Library does this by
selecting, acquiring, and circulating appropriate materials and
participating in cooperative ventures with other institutions. The Library
promotes the philosophy of the American Library Association Library Bill
of Rights, Freedom to Read Statement and Code of Ethics. The Library
supports the idea that access to information is a vital component for
successful students and that an informed citizenry fosters an
enlightened society.

5. Communication
• It’s all about getting our message out.
• Email (blasts or individual)
• Announcements on campus e-platforms
• Blogs
• Twitter
• Face Book

6. Involvement
Connection
• Liaison program
• Library committee
• Friends of the Library
• Offer workshops to faculty & staff on how to use products.
• Databases
• E-books
• Streaming video or music services

7. TCTC Library Mission
The mission of the Library of Tri-County Technical College is to provide
to the students, faculty, and STAFF of the college and the local
community the tools that foster critical thinking and lifelong learning.
These tools include information literacy instruction, print and electronic
library resources and other learning resource material. The Library does
this by selecting, acquiring, and circulating appropriate materials and
participating in cooperative ventures with other institutions. The Library
promotes the philosophy of the American Library Association Library Bill
of Rights, Freedom to Read Statement and Code of Ethics.The Library
supports the idea that access to information is a vital component for
successful students and that an informed citizenry fosters an
enlightened society.

8. Involvement
Training and workshops
• It’s all about getting our message out.
• “Tools of the Trade: What does the library really teach
students?”
• “Effective Users of Specialized Databases”
• “Passport to Information: A showcase of Library
Resources and Services”
• “Evolution of the Elevator Speech: Using LibGuides to
Springboard Communication Between Faculty and the
Library”

9. Involvement
Other options
•Kindle and laptop check-out
•Offering free fax service for students
•Roving librarian service (goes to other buildings on campus to offer
services)
•Embedded Librarian (librarian is embedded into on-line courses to assist
students with research needs)
•Faculty/staff book club
•Popular fiction print and ebooks
•Group study rooms
•College archives

10. Integration into the college
Committee membership
• Curriculum Committee
• Faculty Senate
• Program Development committees
• Staff Senate
• Accreditation committees
• Wellness committee
• Alumni Association
•United Way campaign

11. Accreditation
SACS
CR 2.9 The institution, through ownership or formal arrangements or agreements,
provides and supports student and faculty access and user privileges to adequate
library collections and services and to other learning/information resources consistent
with the degrees offered. Collections, resources, and services are sufficient to
support all its educational, research, and public service programs.
CS 3.8.1 The institution provides facilities and learning/information resources that
are appropriate to support its teaching, research, and service mission.
CS 3.8.2 The institution ensures that users have access to regular and timely
instruction in the use of the library and other learning/information resources.
CS 3.8.3 The institution provides a sufficient number of qualified staff — with
appropriate education or experiences in library and/or other learning/information
resources—to accomplish the mission of the institution.

12. Accreditation
Other Agencies
•Nursing
•Paralegal
•Engineering
•Dental Assisting
•Vet Tech

13. The Library: center of the web
Faculty – committees,
workshops, personal reading
Administration
– research
Library
Students - research Staff – workshops,
personal reading

14. Answer a Question
What ways do you think it is best for the library to reach out to the faculty and staff
at your institution?
A. Email
B. Announcements on the campus intranet
C.Face to Face such as committee meetings
D.All are needed so that all faculty and staff are aware of library services.
E.Other – please type in your suggestions.

15. Connecting to Faculty and
Staff
Your Library’s Role
Marla K. Roberson
Library Director
mrobers1@tctc.edu
864-646-1753