This document discusses strategies for librarians to cultivate strategic partnerships with faculty through identifying opportunities, engaging personality traits, and participating in strategic engagements. It provides a case study of a librarian who partnered with a nursing department to develop research tutorials, assignments, and workshops. Through this primary partnership, additional secondary projects were undertaken with other departments. Key factors for successful collaboration included role clarification, open communication, and mutual trust.

1. POINT OF ENTRY: CULTIVATING A STRATEGIC LIBRARIAN-FACULTY PARTNERSHIP: A CASE STUDY Elizabeth Bucciarelli Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters Saginaw Valley State University March 11, 2011

2. Introduction Discuss the ways to identify and connect with non-liaison faculty members in order to create innovative projects and partnerships

3. Vision Alter my role with the subject departments in order to become more of a collaborator, as well as a collections manager Engage in non-traditional library work Become active in the teaching curriculum Engage in work outside of the physical library building

4. Identifying Potential Partnership Opportunities Identify areas of need across the institution, department, or program Identify people with shared interests, values, and goals What are these people invested in? Students (listen what the students say) Specific research area Initiate conversations about those common goals, and possible ways to achieve those goals From Passive to Pervasive: Changing Perceptions of the Library’s Role Through Intra-Campus Partnerships. (Gilman & Kunkel, 2010)

5. Teaching Philosophy Passionate about teaching Passionate about their specialty Treat students and colleagues respectfully Professionally current in teaching strategies and theories Technologically engaged and current Fearless about trying new ideas in the classroom

6. Personality Characteristics Respected by the departmental faculty that you respect Ethical Forthright Honest Friendly Fair Adventuresome Curious Open to new ideas Enjoy change Seek partnerships Professional manner

7. Strategic Engagements University Committees Writing Across the Curriculum – basic & advanced Information Literacy involvement & training General Education Committee Academic Service Learning Faculty Senate Departmental Committees Curriculum Committee Accreditation Committee Assessment Committee Personnel Evaluation Committee Professional organizations – local, state, national Research areas Publications

8. Conditions for Successful Collaboration Clarity about the purpose, objectives, responsibilities Role clarification Address power differences Share leadership Share work equitably Open communication Mutual trust Accept that a partnership evolves over time Have a sense of humor

9. Case Study: Products of the Primary Partnership Research Instruction -Introduction to Professional Nursing Skills I Creation of Assgs* Learning Objectives Nursing Research Tutorial* Teaching @ Remote Sites* CINAHL/ PubMed Camtasia Tutorial Scaffolded Research Instruction Incorp. of Immersion Content APA Workshop Proposal to a Nursing Ed Conf

10. Case Study: Secondary Products of the Primary Partnership 3-Tier Scaffolded Research Instruction in Nursing Nursing Research Introduction to Professional Nursing Skills II Video for Offsite Classes “ Great Debates” EBP Advanced Searching Law Searching 3-Tier Scaffolded Research Instruction in Occupational Therapy Intro to OT Philosophy Of OT OT Research Tutorial OT Research Methods Avoiding Plagiarism Avoiding Plagiarism EBP

11. Other Significant Projects Creation of assignments Writing Across the Curriculum Developed learning objectives Writing Center APA Workshop Graduate writing assistants Discussing assessment s Submitted abstracts to a nursing conference “ Great Debates” panel judge Incorporation of Immersion content into classes

12. Unexpected Outcomes Reputation spreads Connections to faculty with similar interests or reticent Students respect my expertise, and refer others to me which correlates with an increase in the number of one-on-one research sessions with students Culminating projects outcome invitations Panel member on the “Great Debates” Invited to capstone project poster sessions Letters for tenure and promotion documents Frequent contributor of anonymous student work for IL analysis and survey distributor

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