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The Personal Librarian: Enhancing the Student Experience
The incredible shift in the provision of library services resulting from innovations such as online resources, mobile technologies, tablet computers, and MOOCs and hybrid courses makes it more challenging than ever for academic librarians to connect students with the information they need. Enter the Personal Librarian, a flexible concept that focuses on customizing information literacy by establishing a one-on-one relationship between librarian and student from enrollment through graduation. In this book the editors, with decades of library instruction and academic library experience between them, and their contributors
Define personal librarianship and trace how it has developed within the broader context of the work that librarians do
Demonstrate its radical potential to impact student learning, retention, and graduation rates
Discuss how the concept relates to embedded librarianship and academic library liaisons, and the role of faculty and staff
Illustrate how personalization can be supported by academic support centers, IT services, Student Affairs, and other college and university departments
Use case studies from a variety of institutions to show how to develop and implement a Personal Librarian program
By prioritizing relationships over merely providing access to information resources, the Personal Librarian can improve services while ensuring that students have what they need to learn and grow. This book shows how to make it happen.
Define personal librarianship and trace how it has developed within the broader context of the work that librarians do
Demonstrate its radical potential to impact student learning, retention, and graduation rates
Discuss how the concept relates to embedded librarianship and academic library liaisons, and the role of faculty and staff
Illustrate how personalization can be supported by academic support centers, IT services, Student Affairs, and other college and university departments
Use case studies from a variety of institutions to show how to develop and implement a Personal Librarian program
By prioritizing relationships over merely providing access to information resources, the Personal Librarian can improve services while ensuring that students have what they need to learn and grow. This book shows how to make it happen.
235 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 15, 2014
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October 10, 2014
An excellent overview of the Personal Librarian Program in academic libraries. The book explains the history and current PL programs being used. It also offers some excellent suggestions and practical tips for personalizing the library program to better connect with students and staff. It is the first book available which applies the concept of personalizing to the academic library setting.
June 10, 2015
Some good reminders but this really didn't feel any different than a liaison librarian
finish-later
April 22, 2021pick up on page68 (of 126 pages)
June 18, 2023
Totally unrealistic
3,000 freshmen would mean how many personnel librarians?
Really, emphasis needs to be on middle school information literacy, not college.
3,000 freshmen would mean how many personnel librarians?
Really, emphasis needs to be on middle school information literacy, not college.
May 26, 2024
Enjoyed this .... very well done
April 9, 2020
It's interesting when you find yourself reading a book detailing a philosophy you weren't aware you subscribed to. I think that was partially their point though. 4.5/5
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