Reaching Out,

Drawing In

Elizabeth Heffington, MLISCatalog & Acquisitions Librarian

Beaman LibraryLipscomb University

Change = Opportunity

Farewell, Carolyn! Welcome, Sandra!

Change = Growth

• Spooks in the Stacks

• Put a face on the library

• Feed the Herd

• If you feed them…

Characteristics and Culture

• Academic librarianship is a service profession

• Participation in campus events provides a means of breaking out of the library silo

• Collaboration with unlikely partners increases library stakeholders

Library at Lipscomb: Tensions & Potential

• Beaman Library as collegial partner

• Campus widebuy-in

• Extending our reach into admissions

• Beaman Library critical to retention

Ask and Receive

Generating New Ways of Thinking

• Describe an inanimate object or an animal

• Include the who, what, when, where, why of the item in your description

Creating New Perspectives

• Switch papers with a partner and create an analogy between campus life & academic libraries and their object or thing

“Campus life & academic libraries is like _____________________ because: ____________________________”

Q & A

Go anywhere* Learn anything* Find it here

Elizabeth Heffington, MLIS

Catalog and Acquisitions Librarian

elizabeth.heffington@lipscomb.edu

Benjamin F. Head, MSLS

Instruction Librarian,

Plough Library

Christian Brothers University

REACHING OUT

DRAWING IN

We are always looking for new

ways of touching and informing the

diverse members of our community

The ideas and purposes

OF COURSE, IT TAKES A VILLAGE

All of the Plough Library staff:

• Julie Gilmore, Cataloging

• Melissa Verble, ILL

• Karen Brunsting, Acquisitions Librarian

• Debie Babb, Electronic resources

• Kay Cunningham, Director

And other members of the CBU community:

• Communications

• Printing

• Facilities

• Aramark food services

These are a few examples of the

ways in which we continue to try help

our patrons help themselves

The Inside Out Fall Festival

Roving Librarian

Research Assignment Review

The festival concept is to

bring all, or some, of what we

do as librarians outside for

viewing, interaction, and

learning to those that don’t

often come into the library or

access our resources.

The original plans

This is a 3d Google

SketchUp version of our

original plans.

• Talk to us comment whiteboard board

• Demonstration station

• Needle in a haystack

• Bean bag toss

• Rocket toss

• Demonstration tables for each of our

professional areas as librarians

• Term paper walkabout

• Cell phone scavenger hunt

• Bring one take one book exchange

Fall festival outside library activities

• Popcorn

• Balloons

• Food

• Music

• Bubble Machine

• Prizes

Festival essentials

A happy commuter Demonstration Station

Needle in a haystackDemonstration station,

comfortable seating and

refreshments

Cataloging Needle in a haystack

•Term paper walkabout

in the background

•Weather

Term paper walkabout Bean bag toss Needle in haystack

Weather/plan B

Personnel requirements

Power outlet

Budget

Things to be aware off

The Roving Librarian

Requirements and benefits of a roving librarian

Roving Librarian

The idea: The need to inform and remind

• Location: Each school’s lounge, conference room or hallway

• Tools: Variety of handouts, laptop

• Interaction:

• Students

• Faculty

• Administration

• Future students

• Builds awareness, familiarity, and promotes the library in academic and university planning

• Frequency: Typically twice per semester for each area

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF SCIENCES

These are examples of some of our outreach flyers we

use to promote our appearance at each location

ASSIGNMENT COLLABORATION

The Roving Librarian

The idea: The need to inform and remind

• Location: Each school’s lounge, conference or hallway

• Tools: Variety of handouts, laptop

• Interaction:

• Students

• Faculty

• Administration

• Future students

• Builds awareness, familiarity, and promotes the library in academic and university planning

• Frequency: Typically twice per semester for each area

This is the standard of review for the assignment

Both the professor and I review the

final assignment and attend the final

oral presentation

Assignment review guidelines

Professor and librarian

Benjamin F. Head

and colleagues

Plough Library

Christian Brothers University

TLA Spring 2015

Our purpose is to continually find new ways

to remind our patrons of how much more

effective they can be if they know more of

what we know and what we provide for

them.