The Exchange Experience:A Continuum of Learning

Exchange Participant: Iyanna Sims, Electronic Resources Librarian

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State UniversityGreensboro, NC

Host Institution: Lynn Sutton, Director

Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC

Areas of Interest

Providing dynamic web services with the use of scripting languages and database creation

Digitizing archival materials for online usage

Enhancing workflow in relation to electronic journal management

Example of Meeting Goals

Discussions with appropriate staff: Special Collections Team Electronic Resources Librarian Information Technology Team

Meeting the Goals of the Strategic Area of Interest Making Iyanna feel welcome

Matching Iyanna’s interests with ZSR staff expertise

Looking for creative partnering opportunities Teaching podcasting class Staff meeting presentation

Establishing lasting relationships

Implementations

Usage of advance CSS in the redesign of library’s intranet

Increasing the dynamics of library’s webpage using JavaScript now in developmental stages

Optimized workflow in relation to electronic journal management using “tips of the trade” gained from WFU’s Electronic Resources Librarian

Collaboration

Archives Picture Party

Collaboration between North Carolina A&T State University and Wake Forest University Archivists

Shared advice in the development and implementation of archival picture identification

Forthcoming Collaboration

Information sharing session with Wake Forest University Systems Department and North Carolina A&T State University Systems Department to seek opportunities for collaboration

Planned joint publication on the exchange experience

Formula for Continued Success

For Exchange Participant Willingness to learn Taking advantage of learning and participation

opportunities Keeping a reflection or learning log of experience

to share with own institution

For Host Institution Organization Staff Participation Social Networking

Possibility for Improvement

A True Exchange - A librarian from the ASERL host institution visits the HBCU participant institution