Examples from One Library What ZSR Library does to build value Susan Sharpless Smith Charleston Conference Charleston, SC November 10, 2012
Examples from One Library
What ZSR Library does to build value
Susan Sharpless SmithCharleston ConferenceCharleston, SCNovember 10, 2012
Who is Wake Forest University?
• WFU is a private co-ed liberal arts university in Winston-Salem, NC
• We describe ourselves as a “collegiate university”• Mid-size, under 5,000 undergraduates, total including
graduate and medical school: under 7,000• Traditional school with a primarily residential student
population• ZSR Library is the 2011 ACRL Excellence in Libraries
winner in the university category• Our mission is simple: “to help our faculty, students
and staff succeed.”
Complexity of Demonstrating Value
Framework for Demonstrating Value
• Targeting WFU faculty through– Embedded instruction– Teaching Support– Raising visibility through
relationships and partnerships
Embedment @ ZSR
Social Stratification in the Deep South, 2009 Trip
Teaching Support: Technology
Building Relationships
• Library Lecture Series• Annual Faculty Author Dinner• New Faculty Orientation
Buidling Partnerships
• Initiatives– Digital Humanities– WFU Digital
Publishing– Documenting
Diversity
• Events– Faces of Courage:
50 Years of Integration
– Allen Mandelbaum Memorial
– Gay Pride Parade
Expanding Roles
• Faculty status opened new doors
• Liaisons: Not just about collection development
• Academic Advisers
Transforming Positions to Meet Changing Needs
• Every open position is evaluated and may be re-defined if there is need
– Scholarly Communication Librarian
– Outreach Librarian– e-Learning Librarian– Digital Initiatives
Librarian
Increasing Visibility via Library Spaces
• Starbucks• 118-Seat Auditorium• Writing Center• Group Study Rooms with
Technology• The Bridge• New Mac Teaching Lab• Musicircus