To Learn is to Grow:Liaison Librarianship as Professional Development

Jen BonnetUniversity of Maine

jennifer.l.bonnet@maine.edu

Quick Poll

How many of you have started a new position in the last year?

Or will begin a new position in the coming year(s)?

Or have added a new content area to your current position?

Or have been longtime liaison librarians but don’t know everything there is to know about your subject(s)?

Professional Development

Conferences

Webinars

Workshops

What is content knowledge?

Why is it important to develop content knowledge?

When working in our liaison areas, what are novel approaches to building content knowledge?

What is content knowledge?Research topic(s)Theoretical approach(es)Methodology(ies)Discourse(s)Stakeholder(s)Resources(s)Author(s)Publisher(s)Funding agency(ies)Location(s)Pedagogy(ies)

Why is it important to develop content knowledge?

Constituent needsRelationships Collection developmentToolsAdvocacy

When working in our liaison areas, what are novel approaches to building content knowledge?

Film Series Research topic(s)Theoretical approach(es)Methodology(ies) Discourse(s) Stakeholder(s) Resources(s)Author(s)Publisher(s)Funding agency(ies) Location(s) Pedagogy(ies)

Exhibits

FacultyBooks

Exhibits Research topic(s) Theoretical approach(es) Methodology(ies) Discourse(s) Stakeholder(s) Resources(s) Author(s) Publisher(s)Funding agency(ies) Location(s)Pedagogy(ies)

Take a Tour

Tours Research topic(s)Theoretical approach(es) Methodology(ies) Discourse(s) Stakeholder(s) Resources(s)Author(s)Publisher(s)Funding agency(ies) Location(s) Pedagogy(ies)

In your work, what approaches have you found beneficial for building content knowledge?

Publishing Workshops

Grantseeking in the Arts

Be a Research Subject

Summary

Content Knowledge Research topic(s)

Theoretical approach(es) Methodology(ies)

Discourse(s) Stakeholder(s) Resources(s)

Author(s) Publisher(s)

Funding agency(ies) Location(s)

Pedagogy(ies)

OpportunitiesFilmsExhibits ToursWorkshopsReading groupsGrants supportCollaborative researchResearch participant

Conclusion

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Basketmakers Alliance• Makerspace: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YL6mrZM_pVU/UuFyXm1DpWI/AAAAAAAAA00/8R8MUaPCjY4/s1600/Maker-

Space-9.png• Publish: http://brandonsneed.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/publish.png• Reading: http://www.nationalreadingcampaign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/reading-matters-slide-en.jpg• Grants: http://meals4kids.org/sites/default/files/Piggy%20bank%20with%20blackboard.jpg• Research: http://www.vumc.com/27576/7086114/7086164/Homepagecarroussel-research1.jpg• Subject of research: http://thenounproject.com/term/find-user/29540/• Start/Finish: http://ldmmedlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Start-finish-line.jpg

Image Credits

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