Personal librarians : building relationships for student success

Title:

Author:

Bisko, Lynne author

ISBN:

9781440858246

Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]

Physical Description:

viii, 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:

Fulfilling a need -- Preparing and scaling up a program -- Collaborating with campus partners -- Marketing and communication -- Assessing a personal librarian program -- Listening to viewpoints across campus -- Adjusting to challenges and lessons learned -- Implementing personal librarian programs for high school students -- Expanding the program beyond the initial audience -- The future of personalized library programs.

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Subject Term:

Libraries and students.

Homework centers in libraries.

Homework centers in libraries. (OCoLC)fst00959659

Libraries and students. (OCoLC)fst00997578

Local Subject:

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE COLLECTION

Added Author:

Buchansky, Heather

Gray, Brian C.

Reese, E. Gail

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Experienced authors describe all aspects of a personal librarian program, including potential campus partners, diverse student populations, marketing approaches, technology integration, various assessment methods, and common pitfalls and how to avoid them.

In order to get the most out of their research, students need to understand the depth of resources and services available to them. Personal librarian programs help students--especially new ones--to feel welcome in the library and comfortable asking for assistance. They provide enhanced support and serve as students' point of contact to help them build the information literacy skills necessary to successfully navigate their academic path.

Personal Librarians: Building Relationships for Student Success focuses on specific ways to connect with and to engage first-year and other new-to-campus students. The authors provide concrete guidance, informed by interviews with other librarians who have successfully implemented such programs, for librarians wishing to begin or expand programs of their own. Personal librarian programs provide opportunities for the proactive to build relationships that grow student confidence as future needs arise--and the authors, who coordinate personal librarian programs at their own institutions, demonstrate how well they work.

Author Notes

Lynne Bisko is outreach librarian at Carol Grotnes Belk Library, Elon University. She holds a master of library science from Texas Woman's University and a bachelor of arts from The College of William and Mary.
Heather Buchansky is student engagement librarian at the University of Toronto Libraries. She holds a master of information from the University of Toronto.
Brian C. Gray is team leader for research services for the Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University. He cochairs the library's implementation of its personal librarian program.
E. Gail Reese is associate director for public engagement and library administration at the Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University. She holds a BS from Spelman College and two master's degrees from Case Western.

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For those looking to develop a personal librarian program from the ground up, this step-by-step guide will offer the advice and tools needed to begin. The authors use case studies from Elon University, Case Western University, and University of Toronto, St. George, to talk through the stages of creating a successful personal librarian program. There is particular emphasis on collaborating with campus partners and marketing, with additional discussions on strategies for assessing and adjusting a program. Those who already have such programs in place may not find much new information here, but they will doubtless appreciate the chapter on adjusting to challenges and could make use of suggestions for expanding current programs. The book even provides guidance for high school librarians to start a program at their school libraries, before ending with a chapter on how to make a program accessible for all types of audiences, including those with disabilities and nontraditional students. A personal librarian program is a worthy venture for any academic or school library to undertake, and these authors prove it is possible at libraries of all sizes and budgets. Summing Up: Recommended. Professionals. --Barbara Ghilardi, Fairfield University

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Personal librarian programs involve bringing together librarians, students, and faculty to redefine the role of the librarian as a partner in teaching, research, and learning. A personal librarian program is also valuable in promoting and marketing library resources, increasing user engagement, positively impacting student success and retention, and increasing collaboration with other campus partners. Bisko (Carol Grotnes Belk Lib., Elon Univ., NC), Heather Buchansky (Univ. of Toronto Libs.), Brian C. Gray (Kelvin Smith Lib., Case Western Reserve Univ.), and E. Gail Reese (Kelvin Smith Lib., Case Western Reserve Univ.) offer case studies that highlight steps toward developing and assessing such a program. The chapter on marketing and communication covers strategies that could be used by any library. The appendixes are particularly helpful, containing examples of assessment surveys and marketing and promotional materials. Richard Moniz and Jean Moat's The Personal Librarian: Enhancing the Student Experience is a bit more general than this title. While there is some overlap, the two works are distinct and worthy additions to the literature. VERDICT All librarians will find useful ideas here, particularly library administrators marketing their institution's value to the community. Essential for every collection.--Margaret Sylvia, St. Mary's Univ. Lib., San Antonio

Acknowledgments	p. vii
1 Introduction	p. 1
2 Fulfilling a Need	p. 5
3 Preparing and Scaling Up a Program	p. 19
4 Collaborating with Campus Partners	p. 31
5 Marketing and Communication	p. 45
6 Assessing a Personal Librarian Program	p. 59
7 Listening to Viewpoints across Campus	p. 71
8 Adjusting to Challenges and Lessons Learned	p. 85
9 Implementing Personal Librarian Programs for High School Students	p. 101
10 Expanding the Program beyond the Initial Audience	p. 109
11 The Future of Personalized Library Programs	p. 121
Appendix A Assessment Tools	p. 125
Appendix B Marketing and Promotional Materials	p. 135
Appendix C Additional Readings	p. 147
Index	p. 161
About the Authors	p. 165

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