Friday, May 16, 2014

Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison


Moniz, Richard, Jo Henry, and Joe Eshleman. Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison. Neal-Schuman, 2014. ISBN: 978-1-55570-967-9

Description

Part of the ALA Fundamentals Series, this handbook covers the increasingly diverse work librarians must undertake to build relationships within an academic community. Readers will learn about connecting and assisting faculty and students through skillful communication and resource utilization with coverage of key topics such as:
  • Orientation meetings
  • Acquiring Subject specialization
  • Advice on faculty communication and assistance
  • Online tutorial creation
  • Collection development
  • Information literacy instruction
  • Embedded librarianship
  • Library guides
  • New courses and accreditation
  • Evaluation methods