[Lib-helig-l] ARL discussion document on role of liaison librarians in research libraries

Dear Colleagues

A good read -  and one that needs some discussion.   Has the liaison/subject librarian model changed in your library?  

 

http://www.arl.org/storage/documents/publications/NRNT-Liaison-Roles-final.pdf

 

Powerful forces transforming higher education are prompting a fresh examination of liaison librarian roles
in research libraries. These forces include new and rapidly changing technologies, an abundance of
digital information in myriad formats, an increased understanding of how students learn, evolving research
methods, and changing practices in how scholars communicate and disseminate their research and
creative work. In the past, libraries focused largely on capturing the end products of scholarship, and the
bibliographer model was designed to fulfill that goal. Then, the liaison model evolved, recognizing the need
for advanced library research assistance within the disciplines and instruction in general library research
processes for students. With increasing pressure on researchers to plan and manage their output, and
a growing adoption of open access publishing, research libraries are now compelled to understand and
support all processes of instruction and scholarship, which calls for an engagement model. An engaged
liaison seeks to enhance scholar productivity, to empower learners, and to participate in the entire lifecycle of
the research, teaching, and learning process

 

Regards

Ingrid Thomson

 

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Subject Librarian:  Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Tel:  +27 21 650 3133

Fax:  +27 21 650 2965

Ingrid.thomson@uct.ac.za

 

Chair: Western Cape Branch  (2012 – 2014)

National EXCO Additional Member: Advocacy and Social Media (2012 – 2014)

Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA)

 

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