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Reese Library - Welcome: Liaison and Embedded Librarians

Liaison Librarians by Department - Summerville


 

COLLEGES & DEPARTMENTS
LIBRARIAN
AU ONLINE Cammy Riemann
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT  
    Curriculum, Counseling, and Research Thomas Weeks
    Center for Innovation and Community Engagement Thomas Weeks
    Kinesiology Shafer Tharrington
    Teaching and Leading Thomas Weeks
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS  
     Biological Sciences Thomas Moss
     Chemistry and Biochemistry Thomas Moss
     Physics and Biophysics Thomas Moss
     Mathematics Thomas Moss
     Neuroscience Program Thomas Moss
JAMES M. HULL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Rod Bustos
PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
 
     Art Melissa Johnson
     Communication Tonya Dority
     English and World Languages Melissa Johnson
     History, Anthropology, and Philosophy Aspasia Luster
     Integrated Studies Tonya Dority
     Music Melissa Johnson
     Psychological Sciences Erin Prentiss
    Social Sciences Thomas Weeks
     Women's and Gender Studies Melissa Johnson
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER & CYBER SCIENCES Whitney Russell
MILITARY SCIENCE Thomas Moss
NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
 
CAREER SERVICES Thomas Weeks
CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP Melissa Johnson
CYBER INSTITUTE Rod Bustos
FIRST AND SECOND YEAR EXPERIENCE Aspasia Luster
HONORS PROGRAM Thomas Weeks
MILITARY AFFAIRS Melissa Johnson
STUDENT LIFE AND ENGAGEMENT Aspasia Luster

What can a liaison librarian do for you? [For faculty]

Liaisons accept responsibility to make themselves known and available to assigned faculty. The ways in which such communication takes place varies and there is no established pattern. Communication may be through an official departmental contact person, visits to individual faculty, scheduled on-site office hours, through printed and electronic communications, by periodic or regular participation in faculty meetings, or by attendance at academic symposia or events.

The role of the liaison librarian is unique to each academic area and the individuals involved. However, the liaison assumes the main responsibility in the areas of collection development, research, and education services.

Specific tasks include: 

· Informing faculty of new and existing research tools, methods, resources, and services.

· Collaborating with faculty to encourage the inclusion of the library as an essential component in teaching and learning.

· Serving as first contact for research queries from faculty and students in assigned areas, including requests for individual consultations.

· Creating and maintaining relevant library Research Guides to support the curriculum.

· Collaborating with faculty to determine resources to be added to or weeded from the collection that support the teaching, learning, and research needs of students and faculty.

Embedded Librarians by College - Health Sciences

 

 Allied Health Sciences

 Shafer Tharrington

 Dental College of Georgia

 Emily Harris

 Institute of Public & Preventive Health 

 Darra Ballance

 Graduate School

 Jennifer Davis

 Georgia Cancer Center

 Emily Harris

 AU Health/ Children's Hospital of Georgia

 Kathy Davies

 AU/UGA Medical Partnership

 Julie K. Gaines

 Medicine

 Kathy Davies

 Nursing 

 Natalee Reese

About Greenblatt's Embedded Librarian program - a summary

An embedded librarian is a faculty member of the University Libraries formally designated as the primary advocate between the Libraries and an academic unit. This type of library service is a method of connecting with our professional colleges, staying in tune with their needs, providing continuity of contact, and keeping them informed. All embedded librarians are faculty librarians. 

The primary objectives of the program are to foster collegiality through consistent communication, provide leadership in collection development, promote excellence in reference and education services, and assess library programs to ensure support of curricular and research needs of Augusta University.

For more information

Consult our library guide on the Health Sciences Embedded Librarian Program to learn more about the program and find your embedded librarian.