Slides for ODU Libraries Liaison Librarians mini-retreat, November 14, 2022. Topics include duties of liaisons, mission/vision for the group, and how to align the department's work with university priorities

1. LiaisonServices
MiniRetreat!
November14,2022

2. Welcome & Goals for today
Who are we & what do we do?
Next steps
AGENDA Icebreaker
What should we be doing?

3. GettingtoKnowYou
Round 1: One thing your
colleagues might not know
about you.
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Round 2: One thing you’ve
worked on recently that
you’re proud of
Round 3: One thing you
heard that you’d like to know
more about

4. Liaisonssupport researchandlearning
througheducation,collaboration,collection
development,andengagementwithusersto
achievescholarlyandacademicsuccess.
1. How well does this represent what
we do? What’s missing?
2. If someone asked you what a liaison
does, would this answer their
question?
3. What changes, if any, should we
make?

5. ReconceptualizingLiaisons
Liaisons embrace the
diverse skill sets of others,
and are committed to
networking with other
professionals to build
effective research and
learning teams.
Advocacy
Liaisons intelligently and
persuasively advocate for
important issues within the
research community.
Collaboration
Liaisons are active
partners in the academic
community, take initiative
to develop relationships
with faculty, and are
deeply involved in the
entire lifecycle of research,
teaching, and learning.
Engagement
Schoonover, D., K. Kinsley, & G. Colvin (2018)
3Overarching Values

6. ReconceptualizingLiaisons
The liaison promotes the
use of subject specific
information resources
and services to meet user
needs and expectations,
utilizing current
technologies and digital
information tools.
UseofDigitalTools
Liaisons function as
advocates and consultants
for changes in academic
publishing, including shifts
toward open access,
expanded understanding of
author rights, and the
practical implications of
research compliance
related to dissemination of
research.
Scholarly Communication
Liaisons: actively
participate in the research
of their departments;
engage faculty & students
thru the entire research
lifecycle; know what
constitutes successful
research; and develop
strong understanding of
research processes and
output in their disciplines.
ResearchServices
5Core Competencies
The liaison develops and
manages collections and
works provide on‐demand
access to content to
support research and
teaching in assigned
subject areas.
CollectionDevelopment&Access
The liaison collaborates
with colleagues within and
beyond the libraries to
implement strategic
information literacy
instruction that supports
university curriculum and
student research.
Teaching
Schoonover, D., K. Kinsley, & G. Colvin (2018)

7. SurveyResults

8. SurveyResults

9. SurveyResults
For which of the following services would you be interested in additional training or
professional development (choose up to 5)
Consulting on data management 5
Providing information about Open Educational Resources (OERs) 3
Creating learning objects and videos 3
Consulting on scholarly impact and metrics 3
Providing help with literature reviews or systematic reviews 2
Providing information about Open Access publishing 2
Teaching use of citation management software 1
Selecting materials for library collections 1

10. ServiceTrends
● Research consultations
● Selecting materials
● Outreach to departments
● Teaching information literacy
● Embedded librarianship in courses
● Consulting on data management
● Consulting on scholarly metrics/impact
● Reporting from depts to Libraries
● Reference and chat
● Teaching citation management software
● Literature reviews/Systematic reviews
● Educating on Open Access publishing
● Educating on OERs
● Creating learning objects & videos
● Promoting the digital repository
● Promoting Special Collections
In the next 3-5 years:
1. Which of these will decrease in
importance?
2. Which of these will increase in
importance?
3. For the duties that will increase:
a. In which areas do we have
existing expertise?
b. In which areas would we need
to hire or train for expertise?

11. University Data

12. University Data

13. University Data

14. LibrariesData

15. LibrariesData

16. Howshouldwealignourliaisonduties?
What does the
University data tell us
about our users?
What does our own
data tell us about our
users?
What other data do
we need to make
decisions about our
services?

17. Ifwehadasuccessfulliaisonlibrarian
program,howwouldweknow?
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18. THANKYOU!
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