Dangerous liaisons?

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2015),"Capturing the contribution of subject librarians: Applying strategy maps and balanced scorecards to liaison work", Library Management, Vol. 36 Iss 3 pp. 223-234 http://dx.If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -Many university libraries are adopting a faculty liaison librarian structure as an integral part of their organization and service delivery model. This paper aims to examine, in a pragmatic way, the variations in the definition of the role of the faculty liaison librarian, the expectations of those librarians, their library managers and their clients and the impact of environmental factors. The faculty liaison librarian role is not entirely new, evolving from the traditional subject librarian and university special/branch library role. However the emerging role is characterized by a more outward-looking perspective and complexity, emphasizing stronger involvement and partnership with the faculty and direct engagement in the University's teaching and research programs. Design/methodology/approach -Following a review of the literature and other sources on the rationale and role of library liaison, the current developments, drivers and expectations are discussed. Findings -The study finds that dynamic external and internal environments of universities are driving the evolution of library liaison, so the role description is still fluid. However, the breadth and weight of expectations is now such that the effectiveness and sustainability of the role has to be addressed. Practical implications -While a dynamic, broader and more intensive role for the faculty liaison librarian is emerging, more thinking is needed about the extent of that role and its sustainability. What, for example, are the priorities for the faculty liaison librarian? What traditional activities can, and may, have to be abandoned? These considerations are necessary not only to guide the librarians, but also to help define the attributes and skills required for the position and to determine the institutional support it requires. Originality/value -This is a contemporary critique of the well-established, but diverse library service -the faculty liaison librarian structure.

Strategic Engagement: New Models of Relationship Management for Academic Librarians

“…We can frame this in terms of the generation of 'intellectual capital', measuring strategic success by the soft skills and relationships that staff engender (Corrall, 2014, and the development of flexible and agile responses to change, for which time is limited in subject librarian roles (Auckland, 2012;Cox & Corrall, 2013;Jaguszewski & Williams, 2013;Rodwell & Fairbairn, 2008).…”

Ciência da Informação e o Mercado de Trabalho na Era Digital

“…Su labor de enlace se entiende como "una actividad formal y estructurada en la cual el personal bibliotecario sistemáticamente contacta con el personal docente e investigador, para estudiar estrategias de soporte directo a sus necesidades como docentes y a las de sus estudiantes. Esta actividad formal se distingue de los contactos ocasionales que son habituales entre bibliotecarios y PDI" (Rodwell y Fairbairn, 2008, p. 117, citando a Miller, 1977.…”

Thesis consultation: a review

“…There is not much in the literature that reflects an in-depth review of the citations and referencing as well as assistance in the formatting of the thesis by librarians. Subject and liaison librarians tend to be more involved in collection development, information literacy, data management and providing advice on copyright issues (Jaguszewski and Williams, 2013;Rodwell and Fairbairn, 2008;Cotta-Schønberg, 2007). Some may argue that checking the accuracy of citations and referencing is the purview of the students and their supervisor (Ramlogan, 2014).…”