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WHO ARE WE?
WHO ARE WE?
Laura FrancabanderaInstructional Technology Specialist,Credo Reference
WHO IS MORGAN STATE U?
Maryland’s Public Urban University1. 7,546 students ( 35% out of state )2. Founded in 1867 ---- 1939 became part of the State of
MD system 3. Carnegie Classification: Doctoral / Research university4. Campus covers more than 143 acres in a residential
section of Baltimore, Maryland5. New library constructed in 20086. 2 Information Literacy Librarians7. 1 Administrator – Teaching Librarian
LIBRARIAN STAFFING OPTIMAL #’S
1 Librarian per 500 students
= 14 Librarians
Applegate, Rachel. Charting academic library staffing data from national surveys. College & Research Libraries. 2007.
http://crl.acrl.org/content/68/1/59.full.pdf
THE GRANT SOURCE
“The Department of Education currently administers a budget of $68.4 billion in discretionary appropriations…” --- www.ed.gov
TAKE-AWAY: • Identify grant sources on campus, locally, regionally, nationally
• www.grants.gov• Annual Register of Grant Support• Office of Institutional Research
TITLE III PART B - SAFRA GRANTSAFRAThe Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act ( H.R. 3221 )• September 22, 2009 • Create a savings of $87 billion for the federal government by funding
student loans• Through the Department of Education, one element of SAFRA was committed
to invest $2.55 billion ( 2.9% of the savings ) in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions through 2019
The Morgan Library successfully obtained approximately $600,000 ( over a 5-year period ) --- 2010 – 2014
TITLE III PART B – GRANT DISTRIBUTION
ECONOMIC/ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
1. Flat or decreasing budgets
2. Understaffing
3. Growing student population
4. Changing skill set requirements
5. Increasing work demands
2010 = Morgan Library = SAFRA Grant
THE GRANT’S CHARGEDevelop a sustainable Information Literacy Program
1. Teach/Influence a specific number of students each federal fiscal cycle
5 years --- 1,500 – 3,000
2. Purchase a specific number of books to support the initiative OPPORTUNITY!! --- Morgan
Library + Faculty
GRANT FUNDING ON CAMPUS
GRANT FUNDING ON CAMPUS?
1. Competitive
2. Territorial
3. Limited projects funded ( 6 SAFRA projects )
4. Limited to ‘no’ sharing of project funds
5. Limited to ‘no’ sharing of ‘intellectual ideas’
BRIDGING THE GREAT DIVIDE: IMPROVING RELATIONS BETWEEN LIBRARIANS AND CLASSROOM FACULTY
WADE R. KOTTER - 1999
LIBRARIAN-FACULTY COLLABORATION “…the goal of improved librarian-faculty relations is a chimera.” pg. 295
“…the differences between the roles of librarians and classroom faculty create an inherent set of structural and psychological tensions that can never be entirely eliminated.”
“…there is nothing to be gained and much to be lost if librarians ( or classroom faculty ) adopt the defeatist attitude that each is the other’s eternal adversary.”
KOTTER’S SOURCES OF TENSIONSFaculty…
1. May not know that librarians are willing to help
2. May feel that librarians do not have the time to help
3. May feel ashamed to ask a librarian for help because it might be viewed by their colleagues, and by the librarian, as unscholarly
4. May be reluctant to admit that librarians have any contribution to make
5. May be reluctant to admit that librarians actually made a contribution to their work
WHAT DO YOU THINK?Faculty…
1. May not know that librarians are willing to help
2. May feel that librarians do not have the time to help
3. May feel ashamed to ask a librarian for help because it might be viewed by their colleagues, and by the librarian, as unscholarly
4. May be reluctant to admit that librarians have any contribution to make
5. May be reluctant to admit that librarians actually made a contribution to their work
FUND IT, …THEY WILL COME!
Translation
SHARE YOUR ICE CREAM
WHAT MORGAN STATE AND LITERATI DID …1. A set of information literacy videos giving students and faculty a basis in finding resource in library, information literacy, and basic info about the grant.2. Faculty projects: Distance Learning, Social Work, and Education.
3. English Comp modules (set of three)
GETTING TO “YES”
Throw out the old “us vs. them” model of negotiating. There are no “territories” when it comes to student success.
• Separate the people from the problem• Invent options for mutual gain• Focus on interests, not positionsTake-away: Instead of “librarians vs. faculty” think of yourselves as problem solvers and co-collaborators.
GETTING TO “YES”
Do this: “We both know that students are not coming into your class with the information skills they need to succeed. What can I do to help give you back 2 hours of your course time?”
Not that: “The reason students aren’t doing well is because you don’t have library instruction scheduled.”
METHODS / APPROACHES1. Understand your users /
Informal interviews with faculty/students
a. “The library just stays in their space. They don’t reach out to us.” --- F
b. “They don’t seem like they want to help us.” --- Sc. “I’ve asked for things, I don’t ever get a response.” --- Fd. “I really don’t have any time in my syllabus to give to a
librarian. I’ve got too much content to cover.” --- Fe. “I’m scared to ask anything. That guy looks mean at the
desk.” --- Sf. “The book set up looks confusing/intimidating.” --- STake-away: Deal ‘head on’ with the issues
articulated by your patrons,…real or perceived.
METHODS / APPROACHES1. Understand your users
Staffing reality – 1 person with 2 w/ limited skills
Credo’s Literati
Take-away: Deal ‘head on’ with the issues articulated by your patrons,…real or perceived.
METHODS / APPROACHES2. Understand your environment
* Know your org charts and levels of authority.* Know your institutional culture* Know how the library fits within the university* Know the library’s past experiences with faculty
Take-away: Know your institution and infrastructure.
METHODS / APPROACHES3. Identify your communication strategy
* Identify the key people that make things happen* Do a “top-down, bottom-up” approach* Keep a call/email log
Take-away: Identify the key people and prime movers of your institution
METHODS / APPROACHES4. Plan your program
* Make a plan for the entire program* Find a vendor partner like Literati* Now-Next-Later approach to planning
Take-away: Identify the key people and prime movers of your institution
NOWNEXTLATER
METHODS / APPROACHES5. Hit the Pavement
* Start calling, emailing, and talking to the key contacts
* Always talk about your main points/problem solvers* Keep asking – do not give up
Take-away: Get out there – do not expect them to come to you.
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