New Partnerships for Academic Libraries: Transforming for New Times

9:30 - 9:45a: Welcome

9:45 - 11:00a: "Connector, Catalyst and Common Good: Advancing the Academic Library's Mission through Strategic Campus Partnerships" with Janice Jaguszewski

11:00 - 11:45a: Concurrent Session A

12:00p: Networking Lunch

1:00 - 1:45p: Concurrent Session B

2:00p - 2:45p: Concurrent Session C

3:00p: Closing

Janice Jaguszewski - Keynote 

Director and Associate University Librarian, Health Sciences

Bio:  Janice Jaguszewski has been Associate University Librarian and Director for the Health Sciences since 2011. She is currently engaged in advancing learning, research and clinical care in the Academic Health Center through expanded services in evidence-based practice, compliance with NIH public access requirements, research impact measures, and research data management and curation. In addition, she is exploring how library spaces may be repurposed to meet the contemporary needs of students and faculty.  Janice is a member of the Association of Academic Health Science Libraries and the Medical Library Association. She has published and presented on future roles for academic librarians, professional development for librarians, and various topics related to the transition from print to electronic resources. She also consults with academic libraries on how to position for the future, evaluating staffing needs, organizational structures, processes and resources; writing customized reports; and offering workshops. 

"Connector, Catalyst and Common Good: Advancing the Academic Library's Mission through Strategic Campus Partnerships"

Summary: In today's ever changing and complex environment, academic libraries must clearly articulate a vision in which they advance a mission focused on the knowledge lifecycle, while simultaneously advancing the broader teaching, learning and research needs of its faculty, staff and students. Strategic campus collaborations and partnerships are critical to this endeavor. In this presentation, I offer a vision for a contemporary academic library and discuss ways in which to cultivate potential partners and campus champions, with a focus on offering opportunities for experimentation, immersion and knowledge creation within an increasingly interdisciplinary environment.  My goal is to help academic libraries position themselves as critical connectors and creative catalysts, recognized and valued for their expertise in shaping teaching, learning and research.

Concurrent Sessions 
 

Concurrent Session A: 11:00am - 11:45am 

A1: Embracing Shared Spaces: Using Collaboration to Create a Flexible Future
Elizabeth Zeitz, Rebecca Gale - Otterbein University - Room 201

The Courtright Memorial Library building currently houses three academic support departments, including the Library, Academic Support Center & Center for Teaching and Learning. Through inter-departmental conversations and partnerships, we have been able to leverage this shared space to achieve goals of improving programming, providing richer access to resources, and creating a foundation flexible enough for each department to recognize and adapt to future needs.

A2: When The Cupboard Is Bare -- Cincinnati State's collaborative response to student food insecurity, The Surge Cupboard Food Pantry
Cindy Sefton, Laurie Malone - Cincinnati State Technical Institute  - Room 202

How do you bring an entire college campus together? Isolate a problem such as food insecurity that potentially affects a significant number of your core customers. Research its effect on the academic mission, including persistence, retention and graduation. Then craft a thoughtful, realistic and sustainable response. The Surge Cupboard Student Food Pantry initiative not only serves students in need, but provides boundless opportunities for collaborative engagement within the college community.

A3: Growing Pains: Re-envisioning a Research and Learning Services Department
Beate Gersch, Kevin Garewal - University of Akron - Room 203

This session describes the challenges and opportunities of the Research & Learning department at a public university library as it transitions from a traditional service model of research and instruction to building creative collaborations with academic support units, student groups, and academic departments. We offer suggestions for revising the traditional subject liaison model to promote experiential learning and breaking the traditional mode of classroom teaching through project-oriented information literacy instruction.

Concurrent Session B: 1:00pm - 1:45pm

B1: Stop, Collaborate, and Listen!: Library and Writing Center Partnerships
Holly Jackson, Jill Tussing - Wright State University - Room 201

“Stop, Collaborate, and Listen!: Library and Writing Center Partnerships” is an interactive workshop where participants will create their own partnership plan and learn about Wright State University Libraries’ partnership with the Writing Center, including their approaches toward developing and sustaining a collaborative model for student support, how their shared spaces allow for growth and assessment of projects, and how they provide assistance on topics such as academic integrity, research and writing methods, and information literacy.

B2: Data Management in Libraries.
Jack O'Gorman - University of Dayton - Room 202

Data management presents an opportunity for librarians to bring their skills into the research life-cycle. What is data management? And what is our role in this emerging enterprise?

B3: Collaborative Support @ Central State University
Carolyn Sanders, Gloria J. Kinney, Karen Johnson-Jordan - Central State University - Room 203

This session reviews the collaborations of the Hallie Q. Brown Library, the Office of Disabilities Services, and both the TRiO/Student Support Services and the Learning Skills Center from the University College. It presents the services delivered to first time freshmen, transfer students, and students who have disabilities. It begins with a succinct statement of what each collaborator does and concludes with a discussion of accessible technology and accommodations available to Central State University students.

Concurrent Session C: 2:00pm - 2:45pm  

C1: Integrated Academic Services: Cross-Campus Collaboration for Student Centered Support
Karen Crist, Denny Russell, Steve Shaw - Antioch University Midwest - Room 201

Having a small campus means collaboration is not only possible, it’s encouraged and supported. When it was discovered that the AUM library and writing center collaborated on an ad hoc basis, faculty incorporated those shared services into academic programs and processes. Including disability support into what is now “Integrated Academic Support” opened additional doors into student access and support. We now have a seat at the table in academic discussions, orientations and classroom presentations.

C2: Texting Partnerships for Academic Advising
Janet Stewart, Lindsay Monihen - Shawnee State University - Room 202

The constant evolution of technology creates opportunities and challenges for institutions to remain current yet sensitive to budget constraints. Changes in technology have also changed the way colleges and universities communicate with students. This presentation will illustrate a partnership between the university library and academic advising office to initiate a low-cost, web-based texting platform called “LibraryH3lp” for communication with students on their mobile devices to enhance student support and boost retention efforts through text messaging.

C3: Developing Digital Scholarship collaborations
Eric Johnson, Jody Perkins, Elias Tzoc- Miami University - Room 203

As digital scholarship librarians, we routinely provide a forum for collaboration among faculty, students, and librarians pursuing digital projects supporting research and teaching interests. As a result, we have developed several mutually beneficial partnerships. This panel will detail the progress and results of several long-term collaborative projects: SourceNotes – a student learning system for annotating primary documents; Digitizing N.O.W. - a student capstone course; and our support options for the “faculty website problem”.