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33. Please briefly describe opportunities liaisons have to meet as a group to discuss issues, projects, or
techniques for effective liaison work. N=55
2x/month departmental meetings
A few years ago we developed broad subject-based Teaching Communities.
A monthly meeting of the Library Liaison Group, as well as a monthly meeting of the Library Collections Forum
All liaisons are invited to monthly research writing group. All liaisons have monthly meetings to discuss instruction,
scholarly communications, collections, research services, outreach.
All subject librarian liaisons meet four times a year as a group. Each of the five subject coordinators holds regular
meetings. Special programs take place as needed.
Brown Bags, Research Coffee, IL symposium
Department meetings and Collection Team meetings (by broad disciplinary cohort, e.g., Social Sciences, Sciences, Global
Studies, Arts and Humanities, etc.), and a monthly Collections Forum for subject liaisons
Department meetings, brown bag lunches, First Thursdays (a once-a-month program that highlights specific projects for
all of the library)
Department meetings, teaching roundtable, “affinity” group, discipline/subject groups
Departmental meetings and retreats
Departmental meetings, “Keeping Up” workshops, informal meetings
Departmental meetings, brown bags, librarian forum (internal), discipline-based affinity groups
Director of public services, director of collection management/scholarly communication meet regularly with liaisons as a
group to discuss issues and work on projects.
Engaged Librarian Forum, webinars
Have committees and listservs.
In addition to the monthly meetings, there is a subject librarian steering group, and a Research and Development Digital
Scholarship Think Tank to discuss new technologies, digital scholarship working groups, and occasional brown bag
lunch meetings.
In the past, liaisons have met at least quarterly to discuss issues, projects, journal articles, and other techniques. These
can be formal or informal meetings. Depending on the topic, guest presenters can be invited.
ISR department meetings every two weeks, special topic-focused meetings and training opportunities, annual retreats
for training and teaching
Journal clubs, informal meetings among themselves, team building events such as pizza parties and picnics just for
liaisons, etc.
Liaison Team meetings are scheduled throughout the academic year.
Liaisons have the opportunity to discuss their work during divisional meetings and within library-wide strategic
development groups.
Liaisons meet as a department once a week. Additional meetings/discussions are scheduled as needed.
33. Please briefly describe opportunities liaisons have to meet as a group to discuss issues, projects, or
techniques for effective liaison work. N=55
2x/month departmental meetings
A few years ago we developed broad subject-based Teaching Communities.
A monthly meeting of the Library Liaison Group, as well as a monthly meeting of the Library Collections Forum
All liaisons are invited to monthly research writing group. All liaisons have monthly meetings to discuss instruction,
scholarly communications, collections, research services, outreach.
All subject librarian liaisons meet four times a year as a group. Each of the five subject coordinators holds regular
meetings. Special programs take place as needed.
Brown Bags, Research Coffee, IL symposium
Department meetings and Collection Team meetings (by broad disciplinary cohort, e.g., Social Sciences, Sciences, Global
Studies, Arts and Humanities, etc.), and a monthly Collections Forum for subject liaisons
Department meetings, brown bag lunches, First Thursdays (a once-a-month program that highlights specific projects for
all of the library)
Department meetings, teaching roundtable, “affinity” group, discipline/subject groups
Departmental meetings and retreats
Departmental meetings, “Keeping Up” workshops, informal meetings
Departmental meetings, brown bags, librarian forum (internal), discipline-based affinity groups
Director of public services, director of collection management/scholarly communication meet regularly with liaisons as a
group to discuss issues and work on projects.
Engaged Librarian Forum, webinars
Have committees and listservs.
In addition to the monthly meetings, there is a subject librarian steering group, and a Research and Development Digital
Scholarship Think Tank to discuss new technologies, digital scholarship working groups, and occasional brown bag
lunch meetings.
In the past, liaisons have met at least quarterly to discuss issues, projects, journal articles, and other techniques. These
can be formal or informal meetings. Depending on the topic, guest presenters can be invited.
ISR department meetings every two weeks, special topic-focused meetings and training opportunities, annual retreats
for training and teaching
Journal clubs, informal meetings among themselves, team building events such as pizza parties and picnics just for
liaisons, etc.
Liaison Team meetings are scheduled throughout the academic year.
Liaisons have the opportunity to discuss their work during divisional meetings and within library-wide strategic
development groups.
Liaisons meet as a department once a week. Additional meetings/discussions are scheduled as needed.
