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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Academic Liaison and Selector Job Addendum
Liaison/Selector Addendum Page 1
ACADEMIC LIAISON AND SELECTOR JOB ADDENDUM
Academic liaison and selector assignments entail responsibilities related to faculty outreach,
reference and instruction, collections, and other services as outlined below.
This document describes the responsibilities of liaisons and selectors. For individuals whose job
descriptions do not already include such a description, this wording can be appended to establish
a record of understanding between supervisor and supervisee with regard to liaison and/or
selection assignments. The addendum provides a set of guidelines for liaisons and selectors to
follow throughout the year.
LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS: The following responsibilities will fall to librarians with liaison
assignments, whether or not they also have selection assignments:
1. Establish and maintain regular contact with faculty and students in assigned academic units or
other non-academic constituency groups, serving as a link between the user community and the
library.
2. Develop and maintain awareness of programs and courses, faculty research and curriculum
support needs evaluate library services and resources required to meet university teaching,
learning, and research needs of assigned constituency.
3. Actively assist users in assigned constituencies locate and use information resources, directing
them to appropriate librarians, collections, and services within and outside NU.
4. Provide or facilitate research consultations and instruction to faculty and students in assigned
constituency groups.
5. Contribute to the library's outreach program through participation in disciplinary clusters
attend faculty or other departmental meetings whenever possible.
6. Address scholarly communication matters and direct faculty to appropriate resources relevant
to open access, copyright, new publishing models, pricing, and related issues.
7. Promote library collections and services both on and off campus design and maintain research
guides(s) to support assigned constituency groups.
8. Help ensure that collections in all formats are responsive to constituent group needs by acting
as a selector (see below), by communicating and collaborating with (other) selectors with
relevant assignments, and by suggesting purchases for specialized resources.
SELECTION ASSIGNMENTS: The following responsibilities will fall to librarians with
selection assignments, whether or not they have liaison assignments:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Academic Liaison and Selector Job Addendum
Liaison/Selector Addendum Page 1
ACADEMIC LIAISON AND SELECTOR JOB ADDENDUM
Academic liaison and selector assignments entail responsibilities related to faculty outreach,
reference and instruction, collections, and other services as outlined below.
This document describes the responsibilities of liaisons and selectors. For individuals whose job
descriptions do not already include such a description, this wording can be appended to establish
a record of understanding between supervisor and supervisee with regard to liaison and/or
selection assignments. The addendum provides a set of guidelines for liaisons and selectors to
follow throughout the year.
LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS: The following responsibilities will fall to librarians with liaison
assignments, whether or not they also have selection assignments:
1. Establish and maintain regular contact with faculty and students in assigned academic units or
other non-academic constituency groups, serving as a link between the user community and the
library.
2. Develop and maintain awareness of programs and courses, faculty research and curriculum
support needs evaluate library services and resources required to meet university teaching,
learning, and research needs of assigned constituency.
3. Actively assist users in assigned constituencies locate and use information resources, directing
them to appropriate librarians, collections, and services within and outside NU.
4. Provide or facilitate research consultations and instruction to faculty and students in assigned
constituency groups.
5. Contribute to the library's outreach program through participation in disciplinary clusters
attend faculty or other departmental meetings whenever possible.
6. Address scholarly communication matters and direct faculty to appropriate resources relevant
to open access, copyright, new publishing models, pricing, and related issues.
7. Promote library collections and services both on and off campus design and maintain research
guides(s) to support assigned constituency groups.
8. Help ensure that collections in all formats are responsive to constituent group needs by acting
as a selector (see below), by communicating and collaborating with (other) selectors with
relevant assignments, and by suggesting purchases for specialized resources.
SELECTION ASSIGNMENTS: The following responsibilities will fall to librarians with
selection assignments, whether or not they have liaison assignments: