Liaison Collections Responsibilities Task Force

A new Task Force looking at Liaison Collections Responsibilities has been formed with Steve Cramer agreeing to be chair.  Libraries are talking about how collection development has changed, and about the need for a re-examination of how they are organized to handle collection development along with the multitude of other liaison responsibilities. It's a critical issue that needs to be investigated and given some attention.

This task force is charged to:

·         Define the collection development, instruction, outreach and newly defined and enhanced responsibilities of our liaisons.

·         Define the ways that collection development has changed over the years.

·         Benchmark with other libraries to see how they are handling the complexities of liaison responsibilities in new, creative and innovative ways.

·         Recommend an organizational model for collection development and other liaison responsibilities that will allow us to give the proper attention to both areas in a sleek and efficient way. More than one organizational model should be recommended providing alternatives to choose from.

Other members include:  Beth Bernhardt, Mike Crumpton, Amy Harris, Nancy Ryckman and the report is due to Rosann on September 30th.