1. Promoting Collaboration with Faculty LOEX May 11, 2002 Margaret Fain, Bob Stevens, Peggy Bates Coastal Carolina University

2. T R U S T

3. Create Conversations with Faculty Meet faculty one-on-one. Present library services at department meetings. Offer workshops. Participate in discussion groups, brown bag lunches. Get involved in centers for teaching. Create research components for workshops. Write articles for journals outside our field. Attend cultural, social, athletic events with faculty. Offer an on-campus “information literacy summer institute”. Source: Young and Harmony (1999)

4. Recognize 3 types of research assignments Match needs with service

5. Reactive Assignments Faculty developed. No input from librarians. No context for assignment. Often no library instruction.

6. Cooperative Assignments Faculty developed. Librarians have input. Librarians make suggestions, help with revisions. Awareness of goals of class/assignment. Library instruction session usually occurs.

7. Collaborative Assignments Faculty/Librarian work together. Goals are complementary. Assignment directly related to content and outcomes of class. Library research integral part of class. Communication high between faculty, students, and librarians.

8. T act R espect U nderstanding S upport T enacity

9. TACT Art of diplomacy. Method of approach. Turns “bad” assignments into education opportunities. Betters relationships.

10. RESPECT Mutually affirming. Collegial. Reinforces “authority”. Enables true listening to occur. Three way: faculty, students, and librarians.

11. UNDERSTANDING Inform faculty of L.I. objectives. Establish common ground with faculty. Learn faculty expectations.

12. SUPPORT Needed on all levels. Reach out to faculty. Be prepared. Present solutions. Provide the big picture. Continually educate.

13. TENACITY Persistence. Take advantage of all opportunities. Try every approach imaginable. Follow-up. Try, try, again and again, and again....

14. Collaboration starts small. Learn from failure and success. Success reinforces success. Don’t be afraid to experiment.

15. COLLABORATION TRUST