Twittering while Rome burns?

Relational librarianship in a high tech world

Denise Nelson and Frank QuinnAssociation of Christian Librarians, Annual ConferenceJune 10, 2009

available at http://www.slideshare.net/quinnjf/acl2009

The case for relational librarianship

Three essential functions…

teaching

outreach

service

Teaching

Outreach

Service

....and two indispensible tools

assessment

technology

Assessment

Technology

Technological Divide

Questions?

Selected Sources

• Bell, S. (2009). Three ways libraries can be different. Designing Better Libraries (weblog, posted 5/8/09). http://dbl.lishost.org/blog/2009/05/08/three-ways-libraries-can-be-different/

• Casey, M., and Stephens, M. (2009). Reasons for optimism. Library Journal, 134(9), 20. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6657407.html

• Elmborg, J. K. (2002). Teaching at the desk: Toward a reference pedagogy. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2(3), 455-464.

• Fischman, J. (2009). Google chief tells graduates to turn off computers. The Wired Campus (weblog, posted May 20, 2009). http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/3779/google-chief-tells-graduates-to-turn-off-computers

• Lanham, R. A. (2008). The two markets: Libraries in an attention economy. Library Resources and Technical Services, 52(2), 3-11.

Selected Sources

• McKnight, S. (2008). The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible.

Nashville, Tenn. : Zondervan.

• Salinero, D., & Beardsley, C. (2009). Enhancing the academic experience: The library and campus engagement. College & Research Libraries News, 70(3), 150-152.

• Shamel, C. (2002, July). Building a brand: Got librarian? Searcher, 10(7), 60+. Retrieved June 3, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

• Snyder, C. R. (1995). Conceptualizing, measuring, and nurturing hope. Journal of

Counseling & Development, 73(3), 355-360. • Snyder, C. R., Shorey, H. S., Cheavens, J., Pulvers, K. M., Adams, V. H., & Wiklund,

C. (2002). Hope and academic success in college. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 820-826.

Photo credits

• http://neuroanthropology.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/twitter.jpg (slide 1)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynchburgcollege/2939143690/ (slide 2)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/223839049/sizes/l/ (slide 4)• Ryan Library collection, Point Loma Nazarene University (slide 5)• http://www.adclassix.com/a3/55texacogasoline.htm (slide 6)• http://www.utas.edu.au/library/library_survey/images/lib_survey08.jpg (slide 8)• http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelinlibrarian/127580761/ (slide 9)