Walker Library Liaison program

• Introduction
• Purpose
• Schedule
• List of Liaisons and Faculty Representatives
• Selection Tools

Funds for New Faculty Program
Rss Feeds - Titles on Order

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 doctoral programs. We have also assigned librarians to other departments as needed. At this time we have liaisons for the following subjects: Accounting, Aerospace Studies, Agribusiness, Electronic Media Commincations, Economics and Finance, English, Human Performance, History, Literacy Sciences, Nursing, Foreign Languages and Literature, Criminal Justice, Management and Marketing, Math and Science Education, Molecular Biology, Music, Psychology, 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. For more details on ordering, please see the ordering process for books and serials page.

Schedule of Liaison and Ordering Activities

Early September - Faculty Representatives receive allocation letters, Funds for New Faculty awardees receive allocation letters
December - Acquisition department begins to submit orders for areas needing attention
January - Faculty Representatives receive update letters, Funds for New Faculty awardees receive update letters
February 1, 2012 - Deadline for Funds for New Faculty requests
March 1, 2012 - Deadline for departmental fund requests

 

Departmental Faculty Representatives and Library Liaisons

Department	Faculty Representative	Library Liaison
Accounting	Tammy Bahmanziari	Rachel Kirk
Aerospace	Ronald Ferrara	Neil Scott
Agribusiness/Animal Science	Kevin Downs	Mary Ellen Pozzebon
Art	Laura Cochrane	Kristen West
Biology	George Murphy	Christy Groves
BCEN	Ronda Henderson	Rachel Kirk
Chemistry	Andrew Burden	Suzanne Mangrum
Computational Science	Cen Li	Suzanne Mangrum
Computer Info. Systems	Mirza Murtaza	Suzanne Mangrum
Computer Science	Cen Li	Suzanne Mangrum
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	Robert Kalwinsky	Heather Lambert
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	B. Sid Sridhara	Suzanne Mangrum
Finance	Chuck Beauchamp	Rachel Kirk
Foreign Languages	Nancy Goldberg	Jo Williams
Geosciences	Warner Cribb	Suzanne Mangrum
Global Studies	Doug Heffington	Suzanne Mangrum
History	Jim Williams	Ken Middleton
HPERS	Sandy Neal	Sharon Parente
Human Sciences	Nancy Oxford	Sue Alexander
Journalism	Dave Badger	Sharon Parente
Library Services	Kathy Boudreau	Suzanne Mangrum
Literacy Studies	Jwa Kim	Amy York
Management	Joe Thomas	Neil Scott
Marketing	Cheryl Ward	Neil Scott
Math & Science Education	Angela Barlow	Suzanne Mangrum
Mathematical Science	Dennis Walsh	Suzanne Mangrum
Military Science	Steve Daugherty	Suzanne Mangrum
Molecular Biology	Elliot Altman	Christy Groves
Music	Sarah Brown	Suzanne Mangrum
Nursing		Jackie Dowdy
Philosophy	Phil Oliver	Suzanne Mangrum
Physics/Astronomy	Donna Wolke	Suzanne Mangrum
Political Science	John Maynor	Suzanne Mangrum
Psychology	Gloria Hamilton	Sue Alexander
Recording Industry	Michael Flemming	Suzanne Mangrum
Social Work		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:

• Gobi website
• Managing notifications
• Retrieving notifications

Choice Cards

Choice cards contain scholarly reviews of books for colleges and universities. Each card has a review by a subject expert, gives the readership level, and a recommendation. The print cards are sent to faculty representatives each month. Choice online is also available on the library's website. Choice online allows users who create an account to to view all Choice cards, past and present, that fit their search parameters.