5. Relationship of Successful Faculty Librarian
Partnerships
• For librarians, the notion of continuity in the midst of change is a perennial theme that both worries and
invigorates the profession.
• It is clear that librarians are beginning to think about relationship building. They are recognising it as an
important component of their duties, and some are making tangible efforts to approach it in a more
programmatic fashion.
• The quickest ways to ruin a relationship and damage a reputation, either by librarians or faculty, are to
neglect key deadlines, fail to return e-mails, or not supply agreed-upon deliverables.
• Both librarians and faculty members value the importance of good two-way communication.
6. Librarian Questions
1. Do you purposely and systematically set out to build relationships with faculty members?
2. What are your relationship-building strategies?
3. Think of a recent interaction with a faculty member that went particularly well. What made
it a success in your mind? How did you shape the conversation?
4. Focus on a recent interaction that went less well. What were the attributes that made it less
successful?
5. What has changed in your work as a liaison since you started in libraries?
6. How do you know you’re successful when reaching out to your departmental faculty?
9. Considerations
Online publishing
• Formats - PDF, HTML, opportunity to create accessible content.
• Opportunites for non-traditional content - media, interactive content, etc.
• 👉 You will need a separate ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) for an online and print edition. It is free and easy to obtain from ISSN Ireland.
Open Access
• Openly accessible content is more easily discovered, cited and shared online.
• No administrative overhead of managing subscriptions/payments.
• Choose an open license to facilitate open sharing and re-use and no cash flow.
