ceal/committee on public services annual meeting philadelphia, pa, usa march 24, 2010 hana kim korea...
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CEAL/Committee on Public Services Annual Meeting
Philadelphia, PA, USAMarch 24, 2010
Hana KimKorea Studies Librarian
University of Toronto
Implementing an Outreach Program:
Proactive,Collaborative,Customized
University Library’s Approach
• Traditional approach: “if you build it, they will come” (quoted from Field of Dreams, 1989)
Initially quoted from an article entitled, “Dangerous Liaisons?” by John Rodwell and Linden Fairbairn. (2007)
• 21st century approach:proactivecollaborativecustomized
Libraries’ Death in 2019?!
Relevant Skills for 21st Century Outreach Activities
• communication skills
• entrepreneurship• high level technical knowledge• teaching skills• Negotiation and persuasion
skills• project management skills• promotion and marketing skills• risk taking• subject knowledge• writing skills• and many more
Sources:
- Improving Library Relations with the Faculty and University Administrators (1999)- Outreach Services in Academic and Special Libraries (2003)- Dangerous Liaisons? (2007)- Skills for Future University Librarians (2008)
University of Toronto’s Endeavours
• Creating and maintaining users’ profiles
• Getting involved in faculty and graduate students’ activities
• Capturing faculty candidates’ first impressions through customized subject tours
• Using special collections/projects to collaborate with the university community
• Using special projects to collaborate with the local community
Endeavour #1:Creating & Maintaining Users’ Profiles
University of Toronto’s Endeavours
• Creating and maintaining users’ profiles
• Getting involved in faculty and graduate students’ activities
• Capturing faculty candidates’ first impressions through customized subject tours
• Using special collections/projects to collaborate with the university community
• Using special projects to collaborate with the local community
Endeavour 2: Getting Involved in Faculty & Graduate Students’ Activities
ColloquiumBook Book LaunchLaunch
Term-End Term-End PartyParty
University of Toronto’s Endeavours
• Creating and maintaining users’ profiles
• Getting involved in faculty and graduate students’ activities
• Capturing faculty candidates’ first impressions through customized subject tours
• Using special collections/projects to collaborate with the university community
• Using special projects to collaborate with the local community
Endeavour 3: Capturing Faculty Candidates’ First
Impressions Through Customized Subject Tours
University of Toronto’s Endeavours
• Creating and maintaining users’ profiles
• Getting involved in faculty and graduate students’ activities
• Capturing faculty candidates’ first impressions through customized subject tours
• Using special collections/projects to collaborate with the university community
• Using special projects to collaborate with the local community
Collection
Endeavour 4: Using Special Collections to Collaborate
with the University Community
North Korean Film Collection
Scholar’s Research
Students’ Research
University of Toronto’s Endeavours
• Creating and maintaining users’ profiles
• Getting involved in faculty and graduate students’ activities
• Capturing faculty candidates’ first impressions through customized subject tours
• Using special collections/projects to collaborate with the university community
• Using special projects to collaborate with the local community
International Human Rights Campaign for South Korea Collection
Endeavour 5: Using Special Collections to Collaborate
with the Local Community
Korean-Canadian Heritage Archives Project
Endeavour 6: Using Special Collections to Collaborate
with Other University Libraries and the Local Community
University of TorontoToronto, Canada
University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada
