Evolution of Library Liaisons, SPEC Kit 349

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CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Strategic Objective III.1 Formalize the Network of Library Liaisons… Final Report
Strategic Objective III.1 Formalize the Network of Library Liaisons to
Departments and Academic Programs Across the University to
Strengthen Relationships. Build Liaisons’ Subject and Information
Expertise to Enhance Ongoing Dialogue with Researchers.
Final Report
I. Introduction
In September, 2011, the Library Executive Group (LEG) charged a small team of library staff to work on
developing one of the strategic priorities for the Library for the period 2012-‐2015, i.e. formalizing the
network of library liaisons to departments and academic programs.
The team members include:
Kathy Chiang (co-‐chair)
Virginia Cole
Dan McKee
Fiona Patrick (replaced by Gail Steinhart)
Patrizia Sione
Kornelia Tancheva (co-‐chair)
Jill Wilson
Drew Wright
The LEG sponsors of the team are Janet McCue and Oya Rieger.
In a discussion with the sponsors, the following goals were set:
• Look at the University’s strategic plan goal regarding library services for faculty and build a
robust cohesive program around it.
• The program should include, among other things, a table matrix of liaisons, updated job
descriptions, clear expectations for liaisons, training for liaisons, means of spreading resources
across units and two-‐way communication (from library to faculty and from faculty/departments
to library).
The team was asked to conclude its work by the end of December 2012.
LEG and the Managers’ Council also produced an initial Goal/Objectives/Deliverable Document, which
the team revised and is attached at the end of the report as Appendix 1.

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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Liaison Librarian Job Description
Liaison Librarian Job Description
 Keep up with new developments and apply new strategies for
collection development
 Develop metrics to show how the collection supports current
scholarship in assigned areas by having conversations with
faculty about current research, performing citation analysis,
and/or by reading faculty and student publications
Scholarly Communications Facilitate the dissemination of academic research by fostering emerging
communication technologies while reducing legal barriers to access
support students and faculty who are exploring the areas of authors’
rights, data curation, digital humanities, electronic theses and
dissertations, geographic information systems, learning management
systems, open access publishing, and scholarly repositories. Examples of
scholarly communications activities include:
 Promote the concept of reproducible research, providing advice
to faculty and students about writing data management plans
and documenting best practices for data curation
 Educate and inform faculty, graduate students, and campus
administrators about the fundamentals of intellectual property
law, advocating for authors’ rights and promoting the use of
permissive copyright licenses
Leadership Develop and demonstrate ideas or practices that others may want to
follow. Examples of leadership activities include:
 Take leadership roles in campus, departmental, or library
system-wide committees
 Actively contributes to and participates in professional
organizations, sharing insight, knowledge, and skills
Exhibit and Event Planning Identify and develop events and exhibits that appeal to the senses and
promote traditional and non-traditional collections, materials, campus
interests and scholarly subjects. Examples of exhibit and event planning
include:
 Coordinate or plan events (i.e. Zome competition, open houses,
author receptions, mini-golf, scavenger hunts, etc.)
 Participate in the library’s exhibition program by working with
the Director of Special Projects to curate an exhibit

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