Walker Library Liaison program

Introduction

For many years we have worked with a faculty member from each department to select materials for specific subject areas. Now we are in the process of creating a liaison program within the library to partner a librarian with each department. We hope that this program will create an atmosphere of collaboration between the library and the faculty by increasing communication.

Purpose

Establish systematic channels of communication with the faculty
Respond to faculty questions and requests effectively
Target specific needs of departments and schools and channel feedback to the library
Promote library resources and services
Encourage faculty participation in collection development
Select resources for particular subject areas

Our first priority is to establish a liaison to work with departments offering doctoral degrees. We have also assigned librarians to other areas as needed. At this time we have liaisons for the following subjects: Chemistry, Economics, English, HPERS, History, Literacy Sciences, Nursing, Foreign Languages and Literature, Criminal Justice, Music, Recording Industry, Horse Science, and Social Work.

There is also a library contact person for each department that does not have a liaison. Please feel free to contact the librarian serving as a liaison to your department if you have any questions. A complete list of the liaisons, faculty representatives, and library contact information can be found below.

News

We will be continuing the Funds for New Faculty program for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Departmental Faculty Representative and Library Liaison

Department	Faculty Representative	Library Liaison
Accounting	Phil Harper	Rachel Kirk
Aerospace	Ronald Ferrara	Neil Scott
Agribusiness/Animal Science	Kevin Downs	Mary Ellen Pozzebon
Art	Debra Sickler-Voight	Kristen West
Biology	George Murphy	Christy Groves
BCEN	Ronda Henderson	Rachel Kirk
Chemistry	Andrew Burden	Suzanne Mangrum
Computer Info. Systems	Mirza Murtaza	Suzanne Mangrum
Computer Science	Suk Seo	Jane Davis
Criminal Justice	Deborah Newman	Sue Alexander
Curriculum Library	Sue Thetford	Rachel Kirk
Economics	Mamit Deme	Rachel Kirk
Ed. Leadership	Kathy Boudreau	Suzanne Mangrum
Electronic Media	Guanoing Zheng	Mayo Taylor
Elem/Special Ed.	Alyson Bass	Amy York
English Literature & Literary Criticism	Carl Ostrowski	Alan Boehm
English Composition, Rhetoric & Linguistics	Carl Ostrowski	Jason Vance
Eng. Tech/Industry Studies	Ron McBride	Fagdeba (Bako) Bakoyema
Finance	Chuck Beauchamp	Rachel Kirk
Foreign Languages	Nancy Goldberg	Fagdeba (Bako) Bakoyema
Geosciences	Warner Cribb	Suzanne Mangrum
Global Studies	Doug Heffington	Suzanne Mangrum
History	Jim Williams	Ken Middleton
Horse Science	Patrick Kayser	Mary Ellen Pozzebon
HPERS	Sandy Neal	Sharon Parente
Human Sciences	Dana Miller	Sue Alexander
Journalism	Dave Badger	Sharon Parente
Library Services	Kathy Boudreau	Suzanne Mangrum
Literacy Studies	Diane Sawyer	Amy York
Management	Joe Thomas	Neil Scott
Marketing	Cheryl Ward	Neil Scott
Mathematical Science	Dennis Walsh	Suzanne Mangrum
Military Science	Charles Giles	Suzanne Mangrum
Music	Sarah Brown	Mayo Taylor
Nursing	Debra Sullivan	Jackie Dowdy
Philosophy	Phil Oliver	Suzanne Mangrum
Physics/Astronomy	Chuck Higgins	Suzanne Mangrum
Political Science	John Maynor	Jane Davis
Psychology	Gloria Hamilton	Sue Alexander
Recording Industry	Michael Flemming	Mayo Taylor
Social Work	Robert Rucker	Virginia Vesper
Sociology/Anthropology	Shannon Hodge	Suzanne Mangrum
Speech & Theatre	Richard Hansen	Suzanne Mangrum
Women's Studies	Ken Middleton	Suzanne Mangrum

Selection Tools

Gobi 3

Gobi 3 Alerts are book title selections that are emailed to the faculty representatives by one of our vendors, Yankee Book Peddler (YBP). The alerts are based on each representative's subject area profile that has been created by the library. The alert can be emailed on a weekly, biweekly, or monthly basis. Contact your liaison if you have any questions. The link below will take you to a video tutorial.

Gobi 3 Alerts - Instructions

Gobi Infomation for librarians:

Blackwell's e-notes

Blackwell's e-notes are electronic notifications of titles available through another of our vendors, Blackwell's Book Services. The report should be sent directly to each faculty representative's inbox. If you have any questions about the report or would like to change the parameters, please contact Suzanne Mangrum.

You can also go directly to Collection Manager to see your e-notes. Please contact Suzanne Mangrum for username and password information.