138 · Representative Documents: Responsibilities, Competencies, Goals
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Core Competencies: Department of Collections, Research, and Instruction
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Modifies library instruction, collection choices, and general liaison support to match the
changing academic needs of the department, innovating new approaches as necessary.
Liaison Competency 4: Works closely with faculty and students to understand their changing
workflows and patterns of scholarly communication.
In practice:
By working closely with area faculty and students formally and informally via research
consultations, library instruction, correspondence, attending department meetings and
events as well as campus events, receiving department emails, etc., the liaison librarian
monitors changing workflows and patterns of scholarly communication.
Liaison Competency 5: Seeks participation in academic departments.
In practice:
The liaison librarian avails herself as a supportive member of the departments, as the
situation allows.
Asks to participate in or attend department meetings attends annual department events,
screenings, readings, presentations, colloquia, etc.
Attends some larger campus events in which assigned departments may play a role.
Liaison Competency 6: Seeks opportunities to collaborate and establish partnerships with
departments. Examples include:
o Collaboration with data producers and repository contributors.
o Partnering with researchers in projects, initiatives, and grants.
In practice:
Considers where the department and the library’s needs intersect within teaching,
learning, and research initiatives and, when appropriate, seeks to support and align
mutual goals.
Supports teaching and learning initiatives such as ITEL, CNDLS’s annual Teaching and
Learning workshops, the new Writing and Culture Seminars, and SFS pro-seminar library
instruction.
In particular, participates in “trickle-down” initiatives, such as calls from the provost for
the university to emphasize student research and writing opportunities as well as the use
of primary sources within coursework, can contain opportunities for the library to
repackage its services in a fresh and relevant fashion.
Liaison Competency 7: Supports the integration of information literacy skills into the curriculum.
In practice:
Knows courses and curriculum in relevant subject departments and promotes, when
appropriate, library instruction supporting general and subject-specific information
literacy objectives.
Develops awareness of common/current assignments in assigned areas.
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