LIBRARIANS OUTSIDE LIBRARY, BENEFITS REALIZED

Irene M. LubkerBarbara A. WrightOctober 2010

RESTRUCTURING OF THE DESK

Staff from other departments

Ongoing training of Service Desk staff

Reference consultations by Librarians

NEW ROLES

Faculty appointments Family Medicine Department of Epidemiology and

Community Health Committee membership

IACUC Accreditation and curriculum

committees Other committees

ACTIVITIES

Teaching and research consults Participation in interdisciplinary

grant-funded projects Committee work Hosting lunch and learn sessions Research fairs Research including co-authoring

papers published in medical journals Annals of Family Medicine, Circulation

FY 2007-2008 FY 2008-2009 FY 2009-20100

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

NUMBER OF CONSULTATIONS BY LIBRARIANS

NUMBER OF LIBRARY INSTRUCTION CLASSES

FY 2007-2008 FY 2007-2008 FY 2007-2008

CHALLENGES/LESSONS LEARNED Communication problems Time challenges Personnel issues Balancing role/department

responsibilities

SOME SOLUTIONS

Clearly communicate responsibilities and boundaries at the beginning

Revisit the contractual terms as necessary

Be realistic Be open