What do liaison librarians do? An exploration into the tasks and perceptions of the role

Colón-Aguirre, Mónica; Bright, Kawanna

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Title

What do liaison librarians do? An exploration into the tasks and perceptions of the role

Author(s)

• Colón-Aguirre, Mónica
• Bright, Kawanna

Issue Date

2024-10-16

Keyword(s)

• Liaison librarians
• academic librarians
• LIS education
• LIS curriculum
• Curriculum
• Pedagogy
• Academic libraries

Abstract

Liaison librarianship is one of the most common roles in academic libraries, but it is one which is not as central to LIS education as expected. Given the significant investment students make obtaining their master’s degrees, programs need to ensure that students are well prepared for the job market; however, studies indicate that many LIS students and professionals do not feel their programs have adequately prepared them for it. This work explores the main tasks performed by academic librarians as well as how these professionals perceive their role, with the purpose of providing information useful for LIS faculty in curriculum creation.

Publisher

Association for Library and Information Science Education

Series/Report Name or Number

Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2024

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

• Conference Paper
• Presentation

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/130767

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2024.1678

Copyright and License Information

• Copyright 2024 Mónica Colón-Aguirre, Kawanna Bright
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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