POINT OF ENTRY: CULTIVATING A STRATEGIC LIBRARIAN-FACULTY PARTNERSHIP: A CASE STUDY
Elizabeth BucciarelliMichigan Academy of Science, Arts and LettersSaginaw Valley State University March 11, 2011
Introduction
Discuss the ways to identify and connect with
non-liaison faculty members in order to create innovative projects and partnerships
Vision
• Alter my role with the subject departments in order to become more of a collaborator, as well as a collections manager
• Engage in non-traditional library work• Become active in the teaching curriculum • Engage in work outside of the physical library
building
Identifying Potential Partnership Opportunities
• Identify areas of need across the institution, department, or program
• Identify people with shared interests, values, and goals
• What are these people invested in? • Students (listen what the students say)• Specific research area
• Initiate conversations about those common goals, and possible ways to achieve those goals
From Passive to Pervasive: Changing Perceptionsof the Library’s Role Through Intra-Campus
Partnerships. (Gilman & Kunkel, 2010)
Teaching Philosophy
• Passionate about teaching• Passionate about their specialty• Treat students and colleagues respectfully• Professionally current in teaching strategies and
theories• Technologically engaged and current• Fearless about trying new ideas in the classroom
Personality Characteristics
• Respected by the departmental faculty that you respect
• Ethical• Forthright• Honest• Friendly
• Fair• Adventuresome• Curious• Open to new ideas• Enjoy change• Seek partnerships• Professional manner
Strategic Engagements• University Committees
• Writing Across the Curriculum – basic & advanced• Information Literacy involvement & training• General Education Committee• Academic Service Learning • Faculty Senate
• Departmental Committees• Curriculum Committee• Accreditation Committee• Assessment Committee• Personnel Evaluation Committee
• Professional organizations – local, state, national• Research areas • Publications
Conditions for Successful Collaboration• Clarity about the purpose, objectives, responsibilities
• Role clarification • Address power differences• Share leadership• Share work equitably• Open communication• Mutual trust• Accept that a partnership evolves over time• Have a sense of humor
Case Study: Products of the Primary Partnership
Research Instruction -Introduction to Professional
Nursing Skills I
Creation of
Assgs*
Learning Objectives
NursingResearchTutorial*
Teaching @Remote Sites*
CINAHL/PubMedCamtasia Tutorial
Scaffolded Research Instruction
Incorp. of Immersion Content
APA Workshop
Proposalto a Nursing Ed Conf
Case Study: Secondary Products of the Primary Partnership
3-Tier Scaffolded Research Instruction in Nursing
Nursing Research
Introduction to Professional
Nursing Skills II
Video for Offsite Classes
“Great Debates”
EBP
Advanced Searching
Law Searching
3-Tier Scaffolded Research Instruction in
Occupational Therapy
Intro to OT
Philosophy Of OT
OTResearchTutorial
OT Research Methods
Avoiding Plagiarism
Avoiding PlagiarismEBP
Other Significant Projects
• Creation of assignments
• Writing Across the Curriculum• Developed learning
objectives • Writing Center
• APA Workshop • Graduate writing
assistants
• Discussing assessments
• Submitted abstracts to a nursing conference
• “Great Debates” panel judge
• Incorporation of Immersion content into classes
Unexpected Outcomes
• Reputation spreads• Connections to faculty with similar interests or
reticent• Students respect my expertise, and refer others to me
which correlates with an increase in the number of one-on-one research sessions with students
• Culminating projects outcome invitations• Panel member on the “Great Debates” • Invited to capstone project poster sessions
• Letters for tenure and promotion documents• Frequent contributor of anonymous student work for
IL analysis and survey distributor
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Gilman, I. & Kunkel, M. (2010). From passive to pervasive: changing perceptions of the library’s role through intra-campus partnerships. Collaborative Librarianship, 2, 22-32. www.collaborativelibrarianship.org/
Staub, R.E. The primacy of courage in partnering with others. Journal for Quality and Participation, 23, 16-18. asq.org/pub/jqp/
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