Liaison Librarians

Above all, liaisons are expected to be advocates for the Library, its services and resources, and will work to foster collaboration between the Library and other areas on campus.

In addition to responsibilities associated with each position’s primary job descriptions, library staff will be encouraged to liaise with academic and administrative departments in a variety of appropriate and necessary ways, including:

Outreach, Advocacy, and Support (All)

•  Work closely within liaison areas to assist with developing new programs or initiatives
• Identify and follow up on departmental project collaborations
• *Present annually to liaison areas to share library updates and to connect library initiatives more closely to liaison area goals
• Assist with accreditation, program reviews, and development
• Participate in any necessary or relevant committees related to or housed within their liaison areas and report back to the library as needed
• Take initiative to identify, meet, and facilitate ongoing communication about the resource needs and service expectations from faculty, student and staff.

Scholarly Communications (All)

• Copyrights & Author Rights: Use copyrighted works responsibly and safeguard your rights as an author.
• Publishing Scholarly or Creative Works: Gain insights into publisher selection, navigate public access requirements, and avoid deceptive or predatory publishers.
• Research Impact & Scholarly Identity: Demonstrate the impact of your research and efficiently manage your scholarly reputation.
• Preservation and Promotion: Preserve your scholarship in the Digital Commons @ Otterbein. Use researcher IDs, like ORCID, and profiles, and methods for showing the impact of individual, departmental, and institutional scholarship.
• Open Education Resources (OER) The creation and use of Open Educational Resources and other free-to-students course material options.
• Host a journal or build a space in Digital Commons @ Otterbein to share conference output.

Collection and Resources (Librarians)

• Engaging in appropriate collection development
• Systematically review appropriate collections as per the Collection Development Policy standards
• Partner with university groups to identify and provide access to currently-taught textbooks (print or eBook)
• Provide new program and accreditation collection analysis if desired

Teaching, Learning, and Research Services  (Librarians)

• Assist faculty, students, and staff with research and other information literacy questions
• Assist staff and faculty in those areas with electronic, print, and other resource or access needs
• Provide instruction in information literacy to courses or individuals within the discipline
• Identify the major and minor gateway courses and actively seek a significant degree of involvement in those courses.
• Provide abundant research services including research consultations and faculty research assistance.