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STEM Outreach Activities in Academic Libraries [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Library Outreach and Engagement, 2023
Outreach in academic libraries is an important aspect of their mission to support campus communities, but the nature of these activities, and the steps taken to plan them, is not fully understood at the profession-wide level. This study aimed to start the process of gathering data on outreach, especially among those who serve STEM-related constituents,
Cori Biddle, Elise Gowen
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With passionate purpose: How public library outreach staff are transforming the library from a building to a service [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This research study, part of the Institute of Museum and Library Services-funded [name of study), employed a nationwide survey of library staff to learn their motivations for engaging in outreach, the types of support library staff receive for this work,
Campana, Kathleen   +3 more
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Characteristics of effective outreach as perceived by library student assistants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
This paper offers specific recommendations for effective academic library outreach that practitioners may consider as they develop and implement outreach initiatives at their institutions.
Marcum, Christopher
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Library (Takeover) Week!: Outreach to First Year Art Students [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The Art Foundation (AFO) program is a prerequisite for entry into all visual art and design departments at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). As such, it provides an introduction to materials, strategies and ideas that will shape students futures in
Oscar Keyes, Carla-Mae Crookendale
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Librarians across institutions: Establishing outreach programs: A study of effective outreach programs and support groups in academic libraries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The data used for this study was collected from Librarians Across Institutions: Establishing Outreach Programs, a study to gather data from academic outreach librarians across the United States to find what factors contribute to effective outreach ...
Class, José F Rodriguez   +3 more
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Health sciences librarians supporting health and nutrition education in a culinary medicine curriculum

open access: yesJournal of the Medical Library Association, 2020
Background: Culinary medicine is an innovative approach to teaching health sciences students and other health professionals the basics of healthy eating, food preparation, and nutrition through applied instruction.
Trey Lemley, Rachel Finch Fenske
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Pre- and post- Covid-19 outreach experiences at Marshall University Libraries

open access: yes, 2021
This article will provide insight into how MU Libraries’ cross-departmental system has evolved over the years, and how the recent finalization of their Outreach Plan led to a successful transition to online outreach during the COVID pandemic ...
Johnson, Kelli   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Sink or Swim? Transitioning Academic Library Outreach in Times of COVID-19 [PDF]

open access: yesMarketing Libraries Journal, 2021
This practical article explores the challenges and unexpected benefits discovered when a public regional academic library transitioned its engagement and outreach efforts to a fully online format.
Wittek, Lauren, Rust, Maureen
doaj  

Opening Act

open access: yesJournal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 2021
This article describes a private, mid-sized university library’s experience of hosting a music festival-themed event in the library building as part of new student orientation, with program evaluation and student learning assessment at the forefront of ...
Zachary Lewis, Katy Kelly
doaj   +1 more source

Finding a silver lining: the importance of documenting medical tragedies

open access: yesJournal of the Medical Library Association, 2018
The radiation overexposure tragedy at a Columbus, Ohio, hospital impacted hundreds of patient lives and made a lasting impression on the regulation and oversight of the use of radiation medicine on a national level. Archival documentation of the incident
Judith A. Wiener
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