charleston neapolitan: don't be an invisible library! shedding the cloak of invisibility
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Glenn Johnson-Grau (speaker)TRANSCRIPT
Shedding the Cloak of Invisibility
Glenn [email protected]
Head of Collection DevelopmentLoyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California
Howdy, partner• We spend time on relationship building.• Relationships are built upon common interests.• Exhibits serve as launchpads for collaboration.
CASE STUDY
ON CAMPUSLMU Departments: Theological Studies, English, African American Studies, Campus Ministry, Center for Religion & Spirituality
OUTSIDE PARTNERSInglewood Public Library, local churches
RELATIONSHIPS BUILT ON COMMON INTERESTS SPARK NEW COLLABORATIONSHonors Program ->> Gospel performance
Partnership Breeds Partnership
Success with one exhibit leads to enthusiasm for another, even though the players are all different.
Photos: www.programminglibrarian.org/dustbowl/
Presto changoLibrary = book to library = intellectual engagement
PUB NIGHTS: Four events each semester where faculty discuss their recent scholarly or creative works over beer and pretzels.
Presto chango IIOpening the door to students and their ideas
Providing selfie opportunities in forbidden library locations
Know on which side your bread is buttered
Align unit with institution’s mission.– Reflect it in what we say and do
• Mirror language
Participate in strategic planning.– Librarians develop a reputation for good citizenship
Encourage librarians to participate in campus governance.– Librarians on Faculty Senate & committees– Develop peer relationship with faculty and
administrators – beyond “library as support”
The Vision Thing
Adopting an expansive vision of the role of the library on campus– Leadership matters– Librarian buy-in
matters– Funding really
matters
Align Incentives
Give librarians tools and reward them for outcomes.Enact a promotion plan with incentives.Provide travel/professional development funding for librarians.
Foster and Support Staff Ideas
Beyond the Walls
SCELC• Benefits member libraries and member librarians• Support for small libraries• Continuing education• Research support
– Research Day ->> IMLS Grant» Institute for Research Design in Librarianship
Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA)Association of Jesuit College & Universities (AJCU)
Participation = Visibility = Impact
Be strategic
Be a partner
Be persistent
Be at the table!