Faculty Collaboration The Librarian's Guide to Teaching

Show Notes:

In this episode, Amanda and Jessica are talking about our experiences with faculty collaboration in the classroom.

Topics & Takeaways:


Faculty collaborations with librarians can range from individual outreach that leads to a one-shot session to a full collaboration on courses or assignment design.

We’ve experienced challenging situations ranging from interruptions in class, negative responses to our work to completely taking over class.

We can work towards changing the library/faculty collaboration culture by advocating for being seen as equals, changing our language from supporting to collaborating, moving away from the service model and educating faculty on what we really do in libraries.


Tips on successful faculty collaboration:


Take initiative and don’t wait for faculty to reach out to you.

Keep your ‘ears” to the ground and look for ways for to seize opportunities


to get involved.


Be open minded to different partnerships and collaborations.

We need to have a purpose in every project we take on.

Breaking down silos is super hard but we are the only ones who are going to do it. We need to just keep advocating, keep pushing back.


Resources referenced in this episode:


Empowerment, Experimentation, Engagement: Embracing Partnership Models in Libraries by Brian Mathews, Stefanie Metko and Patrick Tomlin in EDUCAUSE

Five tips for better faculty-librarian communication and collaboration by Bruce Rosenstein on EmeraldPublishing.com

Kevin Seeber Blog

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Streaks App

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin


This episode's theme music:

Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go

Here's where you can find us:

Podcast: @Librarian_Guide

Jessica: @LibraryGeek611

Amanda: @HistoryBuff820

Email: InfoLitTeachingPodcast@gmail.com

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