My experiences in ENT 300 and MKT 426
My first impressions of these two classes are extremely positive. Both of the professors and the librarian liaison immediately introduced the students to an amazing opportunity that is the foundational role of the academic liaison - an evolving relationship, or link, between people needing resources and the people capable of finding these resources. The teachers of these classes are willing to open themselves up as a permanent resource in order to help their students. Their main concerns with both of these classes are placing the students in real-world situations and reducing calculated risks in order to transform students into business gurus. Many assignments involve detailed searches for relevant articles that show information on national and international businesses, which the professors and liaison help interpret for students to make project decisions and reduce calculated risks for real-world decisions.
Chapters 1-4 of Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison
The role of the academic liaison has constant additions and evolutions since the creation of the job and the integration of technology. So far, I have determined approximately twenty roles of the academic liaison and therefore the creation of academic trends in the first four chapters of this book. I am sure that I will continue to discover even more roles of the academic liaison as I continue to read more chapters. Those twenty roles - so far - are a…
My first impressions of these two classes are extremely positive. Both of the professors and the librarian liaison immediately introduced the students to an amazing opportunity that is the foundational role of the academic liaison - an evolving relationship, or link, between people needing resources and the people capable of finding these resources. The teachers of these classes are willing to open themselves up as a permanent resource in order to help their students. Their main concerns with both of these classes are placing the students in real-world situations and reducing calculated risks in order to transform students into business gurus. Many assignments involve detailed searches for relevant articles that show information on national and international businesses, which the professors and liaison help interpret for students to make project decisions and reduce calculated risks for real-world decisions.
Chapters 1-4 of Fundamentals for the Academic Liaison
The role of the academic liaison has constant additions and evolutions since the creation of the job and the integration of technology. So far, I have determined approximately twenty roles of the academic liaison and therefore the creation of academic trends in the first four chapters of this book. I am sure that I will continue to discover even more roles of the academic liaison as I continue to read more chapters. Those twenty roles - so far - are a…
- library advocate, or the link between users and libraries
- leader
- budget manager
- event planner
- public relations representor, or advertiser for library services
- technology specialist
- practitioner of information literacy
- tour guide
- entertainer
- law reviewer, or copyright insurer
- teacher and teacher assistant
- subject specialist (many times within their own academic institution)
- student, or lifelong learner, for professional development
- product reviewer of books and other resources
- collection developer
- scholarly communicator, covering many important topics such as open access
- data curator, or manager of information
- movie director and editor
- public speaker and presenter
- and diversity encourager, trying to accommodate many people of differing diverse backgrounds.