Librarians as Facilitators in the Active Learning Curriculum
Publication Date
1-1-2020
Document Type
Contribution to a Book
Publication Title
The Engaged Health Sciences Library Liaison
Editor
Lindsay Alcock and Kelly Thormodson
First Page
81
Last Page
96
Abstract
The changing of the library as a place has been a topic of discussion for several decades, with the increase in technology, digitization, electronic resources, and online learning platforms. This change has challenged the traditional academic librarian model of service, as many clients choose to access resources and interact with librarians remotely. This shifting environment has inspired academic librarians, in particular, to transition to a new service model to “meet clients where they are,” and provide services outside the walls of the library. In health sciences librarianship, this new service model was delivered originally through librarian outreach or librarian liaison programs (Wu & Mi, 2013). While the outreach model of service is more general, the liaison librarian acts as a specific departmental contact for the faculty and students of that department. This contact fosters a high level of collaboration through which liaison librarians become experts in subject-specific resources and in many areas of the subject discipline. This movement continues to lead to new roles for academic health sciences librarians, broadening their role as trainers of traditional bibliographic instruction to that of educators and now to faculty members in the active learning environment.
Department
Library
Recommended Citation
Dawn E. Hackman, Susan Cavanaugh, and Annie Nickum. "Librarians as Facilitators in the Active Learning Curriculum" The Engaged Health Sciences Library Liaison (2020): 81-96.
