This document discusses challenges that academic librarians face regarding student engagement and support. It identifies challenges such as limited instruction time, collaborating with other departments, and creating stakeholders. It also notes internal challenges for librarians like ongoing learning and conducting research, as well as external challenges involving pedagogical practices, technology skills, and hybrid instruction. The document questions whether academic librarians should use social media to engage students in the classroom.

1. “Challenges Academic Librarians face
regarding researcher engagement, student
support, and potential solutions.”

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Challenges

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Instruction time
Collaborating with other departments
Creating “library” stakeholders
External
Librarian Challenges

4.  Pedagogical practices
 Technologically savvy
 Hybrid instruction skills
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Internal
Librarian Challenges
 On-going learning
 Conducting research

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Connected 24/7

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Question: Should academic librarians use social media to
engage students in the classroom?