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CREATED BY: CREATED BY: CYNTHIA CHARLES, INTERIM DEAN CYNTHIA CHARLES, INTERIM DEAN DILLARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY DILLARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FEBRUARY 2010 FEBRUARY 2010 Meet Your Liaison Librarians at the Meet Your Liaison Librarians at the Dillard University Dillard University Will W. Alexander Library Will W. Alexander Library http:// http:// books.dillard.edu/ books.dillard.edu/

Meet Your Liaison Librarians At The Will W. Alexander Library Feb 2010

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CREATED BY:CREATED BY:

CYNTHIA CHARLES, INTERIM DEANCYNTHIA CHARLES, INTERIM DEAN

DILLARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARYDILLARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

FEBRUARY 2010FEBRUARY 2010

Meet Your Liaison Librarians at the Meet Your Liaison Librarians at the Dillard University Dillard University

Will W. Alexander Library Will W. Alexander Library

http://books.dillard.edu/http://books.dillard.edu/

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What Do Liaison Librarians Do?What Do Liaison Librarians Do?

Liaison Librarians are subject specialists who serve as the Liaison Librarians are subject specialists who serve as the primary contacts between the library and an academic primary contacts between the library and an academic department, program, or group of scholars with special needs department, program, or group of scholars with special needs in common.  in common. 

The essence of the role played by a Liaison Librarian is to The essence of the role played by a Liaison Librarian is to foster two-way communication between the library and foster two-way communication between the library and academic divisions.academic divisions.

Liaisons offer numerous specialized services, including Liaisons offer numerous specialized services, including discipline-specific research consultations, information about discipline-specific research consultations, information about topics in scholarly communication (for example, copyright), topics in scholarly communication (for example, copyright), library instruction, and general information on library library instruction, and general information on library services.  services. 

Liaisons also develop and manage specific subject Liaisons also develop and manage specific subject collections, and they may be contacted directly for questions collections, and they may be contacted directly for questions about these collections.  about these collections. 

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Liaison Librarians…Liaison Librarians…

Maintain regular communication with academic divisions.Maintain regular communication with academic divisions.

Build effective working relationships between library staff Build effective working relationships between library staff and faculty. and faculty.

Improve and increase the use of library services, Improve and increase the use of library services, collections, and content delivery tools.collections, and content delivery tools.

Enhance the role of librarians as spokespersons for the Enhance the role of librarians as spokespersons for the library.library.

Seek to strengthen communication channels between the Seek to strengthen communication channels between the library and academic divisions. library and academic divisions.

Develop a unique set of activities based on the needs of the Develop a unique set of activities based on the needs of the academic division and disciplines served. academic division and disciplines served.

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The Liaison Librarian…The Liaison Librarian…

Is well informed about the library’s collections, services, Is well informed about the library’s collections, services, policies, resources, as well as the technologies used to policies, resources, as well as the technologies used to delivery them, and skilled in interpreting and promoting delivery them, and skilled in interpreting and promoting their effective use to faculty and students in his or her their effective use to faculty and students in his or her academic divisions. academic divisions.

Is knowledgeable of the subject matter and nature of the Is knowledgeable of the subject matter and nature of the teaching and research conducted by the academic division, teaching and research conducted by the academic division, particularly with regard to changes in teaching and scholarly particularly with regard to changes in teaching and scholarly communication within the discipline. communication within the discipline.

Works together with teaching faculty to ensure that Works together with teaching faculty to ensure that relevant information, access skills and content delivery tools relevant information, access skills and content delivery tools are incorporated into academic programs at all levels.are incorporated into academic programs at all levels.

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Meet Your Liaison Librarians! Meet Your Liaison Librarians!

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Ms. Cynthia Charles, Interim DeanMs. Cynthia Charles, Interim Dean Humanities/Social Sciences LiaisonHumanities/Social Sciences [email protected]@dillard.eduX4263X4263•Creative Writing Creative Writing •EnglishEnglish•Mass CommunicationsMass Communications•Music & Music IndustryMusic & Music Industry•Philosophy & ReligionPhilosophy & Religion•Sacred MusicSacred Music•Theater ArtsTheater Arts•Visual ArtsVisual Arts•Women’s StudiesWomen’s Studies•World LanguagesWorld Languages

•FrenchFrench•Spanish Spanish

•African World StudiesAfrican World Studies•HistoryHistory•Political SciencePolitical Science•Sociology- Criminal JusticeSociology- Criminal Justice•Sociology- Social workSociology- Social work•Urban Studies & Public PolicyUrban Studies & Public Policy

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Ms. Beverly HarrisMs. Beverly Harris Nursing/Natural Sciences & Public Health Library LiaisonNursing/Natural Sciences & Public Health Library [email protected]@dillard.eduX4881X4881•NursingNursing•Biology (Pre-Med, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Podiatry) Biology (Pre-Med, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Podiatry) •Chemistry (Pre-Med, Pre-Pharmacy)Chemistry (Pre-Med, Pre-Pharmacy)•Computer Science Computer Science •MathematicsMathematics•Physics (Pre-Engineering)Physics (Pre-Engineering)

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Mrs. Germaine Carey-Palmer Mrs. Germaine Carey-Palmer Business/General Education Library LiaisonBusiness/General Education Library [email protected]@dillard.edux4254x4254•AccountingAccounting•Business ManagementBusiness Management•Marketing/ Management Information SystemsMarketing/ Management Information Systems•Economics and FinanceEconomics and Finance•International Business/ World Language targetInternational Business/ World Language target•International Finance/World Language targetInternational Finance/World Language target•Early Childhood EducationEarly Childhood Education•Educational StudiesEducational Studies•Elementary EducationElementary Education•Secondary EducationSecondary Education•Special EducationSpecial Education•PsychologyPsychology•General StudiesGeneral Studies

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Mr. Michael CampbellMr. Michael Campbell Cataloger & Archivist Cataloger & Archivist http://books.dillard.edu/Archives.html http://books.dillard.edu/Archives.html [email protected]@dillard.eduX4960X4960

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Latrisha BernardLatrisha Bernard

Library Assistant, Access Services, Public ServicesLibrary Assistant, Access Services, Public ServicesStudent Worker Supervisor Student Worker Supervisor Interim Administrative AssistantInterim Administrative AssistantX4878 & x4912X4878 & x4912

Melissa DellihoueMelissa DellihoueCataloging Assistant, Technical Services Cataloging Assistant, Technical Services x4237x4237

Kim RobinsonKim RobinsonInformation Technology Instructor (Part-Time)Information Technology Instructor (Part-Time)X4908X4908

Malik BartholomewMalik Bartholomew

Library Assistant, Access Services, Public ServicesLibrary Assistant, Access Services, Public ServicesStudent Worker Supervisor Student Worker Supervisor x4209x4209

Circulation DeskCirculation Desk x4786x4786

Meet the Rest of Our Team!Meet the Rest of Our Team!

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Will W. Alexander LibraryWill W. Alexander LibrarySpring 2010 Spring 2010

Schedule of HoursSchedule of Hours