From: "Astle, Deana L" <ASTLED_at_MAIL.ECU.EDU>
I would like some input from those of you out there whose faculty liasons
work in teams rather than individually.
We are looking at ways to make our liason activities more effective, with a
greater emphasis on outreach to the faculty in terms of offering
instruction, selection, awareness,etc.
Our liasons have varying strenghts in terms of knowledge of the subject,
teaching skills, size of departments served, and responsibilities within the
Library. Almost all of our 30+ librarians have some collection development
responsibilities whether they be catalogers, systems personnel, reference
librarians, or special collections people.
We had thought that if we could have the liasons work in teams, they could
share some of the responsibilities--those with good teaching skills could do
the bulk of the BI work for the "Social Sciences" team, for example, while
another could serve as the point person for learning databases, and all
would develop the larger view needed for the subject. These are just some
thoughts.
Have any of you out there tried anything like this? If so, how did you
create the teams? How do they share responsibilites? Do they work? What
would you do differently? Etc.
We want to create something that will help us do our jobs better and
maximize our services to faculty and students.
Any insights you can provide will be appreciated.
Thank you
Deana Astle
Associate Director for Collections
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
252-328-2870
Received on Fri Feb 08 2002 - 12:18:05 EST