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What do faculty and students want/need from Librarians?
You can find out at Capitol College on September 18. The
Academic and Research Libraries Division of MLA is sponsoring 2 programs, one
in the morning and one in the afternoon, to explore questions surrounding what
faculty and students want and need from academic libraries.
Morning Program: What Faculty Want/What Students Need
September 18, 2009 9:30 – 1:30 (lunch included)
2.5 contact hours
Capitol College, Avrum Gudelsky Auditorium
Cost:MLA Members $65, Non-Members $90, Students $57.50
Speakers:
Sussan Strasser: Professor of History, University of
Delaware Judi Briden: Digital Librarian for Public Services and Brain &
Cognitive Sciences Librarian, Rush Rhees Library, University of RochesterJoin
the Academic and Research Libraries Division of MLA on September 18 at Capitol
College for a discussion on what faculty and students expect and need from
academic libraries.
Prof. Susan Strasser will begin the day with a provocative
presentation of what faculty want from academic librarians and stimulate
discussion by offering her perspective as a faculty member. Dr. Strasser is a
popular speaker on the “Faculty Point of View” at the prestigious
Frye Leadership Institute. She has taught at Bard, Princeton and George
Washington University as well as the University of Delaware, she has won
numerous awards, and she has been the Senior Resident Scholar at the Hagley
Museum and Library for many years.
This will be followed by a presentation on the needs of
an academic library’s other main constituent: students. While many have
opinions about what students need from libraries, librarians at the University
of Rochester conducted ethnographic research with their own students to find
out. They looked at how their students did library research in the context of
the university. Judi Briden discusses how the research was conducted, what they
learned, and changes they’ve made to improve services and facilities to
better meet students’ needs.
Afternoon Program: What Do Your Students Need?
Do-It-Yourself Ethnographic Research for Libraries September 18, 2009 2:00
– 3:30, 1.5 Contact Hours
Cost: MLA members $30, Non-members $45, Students $25
Presenter:
Judi Briden: Digital Librarian for Public Services and
Brain & Cognitive Sciences Librarian, Rush Rhees Library, University of
Rochester Learning about what students generally need is all well and good, but
we all know that each campus is unique. What you really want to know is what
problems your students are facing and what your students need. In this session,
Judi Briden will discuss in detail several ethnographic research techniques
that were used at the University of Rochester Libraries. Attendees will have an
opportunity to model some of these during the session. You can then take these
techniques back to your home campus and use them to assess your own students
and services.
[Note: due to the hands-on nature of this session only,
it will be limited to 20 participants. The morning session is not limited]
Directions: http://www.capitol-college.edu/visit-campus/directions-campus
Registration:
You may register for either one or both
programs. To register, please complete the registration
form at https://www.mdlib.org/happenings/register.asp
You can submit the form online, or print it out and mail
the form it to the Maryland Library Association.
Please remember to be clear about the program(s) for
which you are registering.
Danielle Whren
ARLD Vice President
(410)-617-6872