Explore with academic librarians from across Florida how they are proving their
worth to the education mission of their institutions. Hear them discuss ways to thrive
in an environment less than conducive to growth and prosperity.
We want to celebrate our vitality!
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Michael Reiner, Executive Dean, Kent Campus, Florida Community College at
Jacksonville, will address issues central to the mission of the academic library. Dr Reiner will
answer from his perspective as a community college administrator: What is the administration
looking for from the academic library? What can libraries do to put themselves more at the
center of the academic endeavor? From the administration's point of view, what would a thriving,
successful library look like?
Speakers
Susan Ariew, University Librarian for Education, Tampa Library, University of South Florida
Larry Heilos, Associate Director, Tampa Library, University of South Florida
Proving Your Worth: The Academic Library and Librarians’ Contribution to the Promotion and
Tenure Process
For the past three years, librarians at the USF Tampa Library have offered resources,
orientations, and workshops to USF faculty members and administrators to assist them in
documenting the impact their publications have in their disciplines. We believe that these
activities have been instrumental in proving the worth and added value to the university community
regarding USF Tampa Library resources and librarian expertise. This presentation will outline how
impact is defined in various disciplines, what resources the library brings to bear on impact,
and how librarians can assist in offering quality service in the promotion and tenure process.
Lee Dotson,
Digital Services Librarian, University of Central Florida
Kristine Shrauger,
Head, Interlibrary Loan, University of Central Florida
Double Duty: Interlibrary Loan and Digital Services Team Up to Enhance Access
to Collections
At the crossroads where “just in time” meets “just in case”, Interlibrary Loan (ILL/DDS) and
Digital Services at the UCF Libraries have discovered one another’s complementary talents
in an effort to stretch limited resources to better meet the research needs of our students,
faculty, and staff. With a goal of providing outstanding customer service, ILL/DDS analyzed
requests to anticipate user needs by discovering patterns for often requested materials and
identifying candidates that would become the basis for new digitization projects. As a result,
a partnership was formed between two previously dissimilar departments to provide 24/7 open
access to selected materials. Working together, ILL/DDS and Digital Services, with assistance
from Special Collections and the UCF Foundation, are creating cooperative processes to research
materials, seek copyright permission, and digitize the materials in order to create new access
to a worldwide audience for two heavily requested collections. Whereas no single department
previously had the manpower or resources to undertake the full scope of the projects, this
collaboration has enabled us to embark on new projects by joining forces to work more efficiently
and tackle two previously overwhelming endeavors.
Elana Karshmer,
Instruction Librarian and Assistant Professor, Saint Leo University
Brent Short,
Director of Library Services, Saint Leo University
Rachel Owens,
Baccalaureate Studies Librarian, Daytona State College
Dee Bozeman,
UCF Regional Campus Librarian,
Daytona State College/University of Central Florida Joint-Use Library
Panel Discussion: Librarians: Adding Value to Online Learning
This panel discussion will focus on two distinct techniques of providing library
instruction to online students. Librarians at Saint Leo University are developing
a one-credit self-guided value added course that will provide students with a
basic overview of Information Literacy. Rather than focusing on SLU resources,
the course aims to assist students in becoming confident researchers, capable
of utilizing free information resources in order to find information that they
may need in order to complete university assignments or projects that they may
encounter upon graduation. Discussion of this project will include an assessment
of the practical considerations that must be addressed in designing such a course,
an introduction to the development and scripting process utilized, and an overview
of project-related concerns. The librarians at the Daytona State College/University
of Central Florida Joint-Use Library have employed the “embedded librarian” concept
to provide online research assistance and instruction. Their discussion will
include marketing to faculty, development, techniques, student and instructor
feedback, and learning outcomes.
Interactive Panel Discussion with New Librarians
How to Keep Academic Libraries at the Center of Campus Life.
Three students, selected via a formal sponsorship process, will share their
thoughts and solicit audience participation.
