The Many Hats of Academic Librarians

The Many Hats of….

Academic Librarians

Rosalind Tedford | Director for Research and Instruction | Wake Forest University | tedforrl@wfu.edu

SAGE/CQ Press – July 14th, 2015

A bit about me…..

EducationLibrarianshipInstitution Superpower

Who Others Think We Are

Who We Think We Are

Who We Actually Are

EducatedFaculty

(some of us)LiaisonsTeachersResearchers

Where we fit in the research process

First – a look at the research process…..

How many students (and faculty) see research

Topic/Thesis Outline

Read/Researc

hWrite

Or perhaps this is more accurate…

Thesis Write Research

The ‘Ideal’ Research ProcessTopic

Question

SourcesRead

ReflectTopic2

Q2

Outline

More Sources

Read2

Write

Librarians in the process - studentsTopic selectionResearch questionBackground

contextSource discoverySource evaluationSource citation

Librarians in the Research Process – Faculty

Problem solversTracking down sourcesCitationsWhen they get stuck To gain access to dataPrimary source

location

Librarians in the Selection Process Liaisons/Subject Specialists

Keep eye out for new content from publishers Keep eye out for needs on campus Recommend purchases Create wish lists Gather input from faculty

Purchasers/Collection Developers Negotiate the packages Work with the licensing Ensure access Ensure discovery Gather Usage Data

The Selection Decision Cocktail Content Need (and want) Audience Price Sources of support Faculty input Space Interface Publisher Licensing

What we want from content providers Discoverabilty – from

everywhere Cross-Searching Updated, well-sourced content Sources to lead to other

sources (metadata) Being able to see how our

users use the products Real relationships and two-

way conversations

Questions? Discussion