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Faculty-librarian relationships / Paul O. Jenkins.

By: Jenkins, Paul O.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Chandos information professional series.Publisher: Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2005Description: xxviii, 166 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781843341161; 9781843341178.Subject(s): Academic libraries -- Relations with faculty and curriculum | Library & information sciences / Museology | Library & information services | Sociology | Higher & further education, tertiary education | Libraries and MuseumsDDC classification: 027.7 JEN
Contents:
The faculty: who they are, how they think -- Collection development and faculty -- Working with faculty in information literacy and other public services -- Other faculty-librarian relationships on campus -- Interviews with College of Mount St. Joseph faculty.
Summary: Illustrating how academic librarians can enjoy a healthy working partnership with the faculty they serve, this work includes a number of interviews conducted with faculty members so that librarians have examples of their thoughts, concerns and suggestions regarding libraries and librarians.
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General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library Library Office 027.7 JEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 38888000555783
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Faculty-Librarian Relationships illustrates how academic librarians can enjoy a healthy working partnership with the faculty they serve. Though geared towards those new to the profession, the book is aimed at librarians interested in learning more about this often-complex relationship. Helpful strategies are provided for librarians working with faculty in the areas of collection development and information literacy. The book includes a number of interviews conducted with faculty members so librarians have examples of thoughts, concerns and suggestions regarding libraries and librarians.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The faculty: who they are, how they think -- Collection development and faculty -- Working with faculty in information literacy and other public services -- Other faculty-librarian relationships on campus -- Interviews with College of Mount St. Joseph faculty.

Illustrating how academic librarians can enjoy a healthy working partnership with the faculty they serve, this work includes a number of interviews conducted with faculty members so that librarians have examples of their thoughts, concerns and suggestions regarding libraries and librarians.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Paul O. Jenkins has built an effective relationship with the faculty in his sixteen years of service at The College of Mount St. Joseph (Cincinnati, Ohio). A library director for the last nine years, he regularly teaches courses in the Humanities Department and has served many important roles on campus, including being elected President of the Faculty in his third year of service to the College. The author has published numerous articles on collection development.