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REFERENCE PUBLISHING issue volume 32, number 4
ISSN: 1043-2094
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SEPTEMBER 2020
“Linking Publishers, Vendors and Librarians”
Innovative Staffing Models at Academic Libraries by Barbara Tierney (Head, Research & Information Services Dept., University of Central Florida Libraries) <Barbara.Tierney@ucf.edu>
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n response to challenges such as decreased funding, flat budgets, hiring freezes, and even pandemics, academic libraries across the country are experimenting with innovative staffing models that support new services and contribute to student and faculty success. ALA’s State of America’s Libraries 2018 states, in its “staffing trends” section, that in the past five years “almost 61% of academic libraries repurposed or cross-trained staff to better support new technologies or services or provide support for new positions or library departments. http://www.
ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2018/academic-libraries This issue of Against the Grain provides examples of innovative staffing models from libraries at Ohio State University, North Carolina State University, the University of Central Florida, the University of Northern Arizona, Virginia Wesleyan University, and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Craig Gibson (Professional Development Coordinator, The Ohio State University Libraries) in his article “The Engaged Librarian Framework at
If Rumors Were Horses
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was blindsided a few days ago when I got a call from Donna Hannay, Bill Hannay’s wife. The gifted and prolific Bill died August 11, 2020. He was fine until he wasn’t. At least it was quick for him, but not for us. His Long Arm of the Law presentations were a staple of the Charleston Conference, and we will be releasing them collectively! Bill was born in 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri. He got his bachelor’s degree fromYale University and his JD from Georgetown University Law Center. He was a district attorney, a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court, and a partner in the Chicago Law Firm Schiff Hardin LLP. Bill was friendly, funny, Jill Heinze sends word that charismatic, witty, joyful, talented, smart, extraordinary, she is trying to figure out irreplaceable, fun to be with, the bright spot in our world. how to be a teacher of sorts He was also the most creative person I have ever known. to her 6 and 9 year-old chil- He wrote and performed in countless plays of his own dren (Elissa and Jonas) and others. To say he will be missed is a tremendous unshown here. Good luck Jill! continued on page 8
The Ohio State University Libraries” discusses how the academic library community has engaged in discussions about the future of the liaison librarian role over the past fifteen years; how OSU Libraries undertook the challenge of expanding the conception of the liaison librarian role through the development of an Engaged Librarian Framework in 2011; and how new ideas about liaison roles are causing the Framework to evolve. Shaun Bennett (Research Librarian for Business, Education, & Data Literacy, NCSU Libraries), Karen Ciccone (Head, Data & Visualization Services, continued on page 8
What To Look For In This Issue: Poetry Pandemic Parity.................. 47 In the Midst of the Pandemic......... 55 ATG Food + Beverage Roundup — Charleston, SC................................ 74 Building a Hospitable Library – Even When No One is There......... 77 Zooming to Charleston.................. 86 Interviews
Lars Bjørnshauge........................... 33 Daniel Hook................................... 66 Leslie McIntosh.............................. 69 Profiles Encouraged
People, Library and Company Profiles............................................ 80 Plus more............................See inside
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