What do you see as the responsibilities of the Liaison Librarian? What do you see as the benefits to our user community of this position? What are some of the problems or “roadblocks” to success? What are your recommendations for this function over the next five years?
1. Collections, Reference and Instruction roles
- How do Liaison Librarians manage their responsibilities?
- What about variabilty of service and role, (based on such factors as different disciplines as well
as strengths/interests of individuals)?
- What kind of support is required to carry out each function? How well is this support provided?
- How well does the departmental Liaison function provide for the interdisciplinary nature of some
areas of academic teaching/research?
2. Organizational Structure
- Does the current separation by department (Davis, Porter, UMD) hinder or help in Liaison role?
- Would the development of “support” groups or teams help address some of the above issues?
- How do existing library committees, teams, and groups hinder or help the role of Liaison Librarians?
3. “Autonomy” Issue
- How well do we provide for communication and sharing of information among the Liaison
Librarians and associated staff?
- Do we need some guidelines regarding the roles and functions of Liaison Librarians? (And if so, how
can we work together to develop these guidelines?)
- In what ways do Liaison Librarians relate to their TUG colleagues? What can we do to foster
such relationships?
- How do TUG committees, groups, etc. hinder or help the role of Liaison Librarians?
4. Marketing and Promotion
- How aware are undergraduates, graduate students (including T.A.’s) and faculty about the services offered by Liaison Librarians?
- What are we currently doing to promote/inform these groups?
- What more could we do?
November 23, 1998
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