Research Library Issues RLI 265 August 2009 A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC A Special Issue on Liaison Librarian Roles Introduction: Positioning Liaison Librarians for the 21st Century . . 1–2 Karla Hahn, Assistant Executive Director, Research, Teaching, and Learning, ARL A Framework for Articulating New Library Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8 Karen Williams, Associate University Librarian for Academic Programs, University of Minnesota Libraries Amplifying the Educational Role of Librarians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–14 Elizabeth A. Dupuis, Associate University Librarian for Educational Initiatives and Director of the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, University of California, Berkeley The Last Mile: The Liaison Role in Curating Science and Engineering Research Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–21 Tracy Gabridge, Co-Head, Engineering and Science Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Scholarly Communications: Planning for the Integration of Liaison Librarian Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22–28 Joy Kirchner, Librarian for Collections, Licensing and Digital Scholarship, University of British Columbia Library New Roles of Liaison Librarians: A Liaison’s Perspective . . . . . . . 29–32 Kara M. Whatley, Life Sciences Librarian and Head of the Coles Science Center, New York University