Building Partnerships:Collaborations that work!

Julie Petr, Assistant Librarian

University of Kansas

Academic libraries (and the services they offer)

are ALIVE AND WELL!

Innovative collaborations with University partners are essential in expanding and strengthening the librarians’ traditional roles of supporting teaching, learning, and research.

Three successful collaborations

at the University of Kansas

Summer Bridge Program

Center for Teaching Excellence

Center for Service Learning

Summer Bridge Programs

Provide a library tour and a library contact for program participants

Develop a partnership with a Bridge Program and offer library orientation and a single library instruction to program participants

Create a partnership with the Bridge Program instructors and offer a one-credit class in research skills and information literacy

Centers for Teaching Excellence

Attend programming that is being offered campus-wide and network with faculty

Develop and offer information literacy workshops to faculty and graduate students through the CTE

Under the aegis of the CTE, collaborate with a course instructor and GTA’s to build in scaffolded assignments

Center for Service Learning

Provide library instruction for a class that is doing a service learning project, including attending the presentation, reviewing research materials, providing one-on-one consultations

Contact the Center, investigate service learning opportunities, approach a faculty member about engaging in a service learning project

Become a “co-instructor” in a class, attending class sessions and providing research assistance throughout course

These are examples of collaborations at the University of Kansas.

What are some of the collaborations that are taking place at your institutions?