Library Liaison Professional Development Toolkit

Outreach & Engagement

Build connections to identify partners and facilitate community in assigned areas.

• Communicate consistently with assigned areas to assess needs to develop and maintain relevant, high-quality services.
• Collaborate and establish partnerships to connect library services and resources with academic and research programs.
• Maintain awareness of activities and events in assigned areas to impact and support engagement.

Research Services

Expand knowledge of research methods to support users in navigating the research process.

• Maintain knowledge of resources, services, citation management software, and other research tools.
• Provide personalized consultations, services, and referrals.
• Develop and improve research programs and services.

Scholarly Communications

Promote and advise on the process of creating, sharing, and evaluating academic research and knowledge.

• Maintain an understanding of how scholarly communication works, including different publishing models, digital tools, and emerging trends in assigned areas.
• Advise on scholarly communications principles and practices that may include, but are not limited to, open access publishing, funding mandates, data management, author(s) rights, and copyright in assigned areas.
• Collaborate to highlight and disseminate research, raise awareness around scholarly communication issues, and produce, when possible, with partners in assigned areas.

Teaching & Learning

Design and implement pedagogically appropriate instruction utilizing a variety of different instructional methods.

• Conduct instruction using appropriate instructional methods, frameworks, tools, and resources.
• Maintain knowledge of curriculum initiatives in assigned areas.
• Collaborate with assigned areas to integrate information literacy and/or research skills into the curriculum.
• Develop and deliver effective instructional programs and learning materials.