Excellence in the stacks : strategies, practices and reflections of award-winning libraries

Excellence in the Stacks details the philosophies, practices and innovations of award-winning libraries over the last ten years. It will inform the profession and highlight the themes and strategies these liberal-arts colleges share, and where they differ. Using the Association of Research and College Libraries Excellence in Academic Libraries Award standards as guidelines for exploring librarianship, this book gathers the perspectives of all types of librarians at all levels of employment. By highlighting winners' holistic approaches it helps define and focus the energies of college libraries in their pursuit of outstanding service and increased valuation by their parent institution.

Measuring the "excellence" of librarianship at Earlham College / Neal Baker and Nancy Taylor -- Graduate services at the Newman Library / Linda Rath and Christopher Tuthill -- The evolving liaison model at Mount Holyoke College / Alex Wirth-Cauchon -- Fast-forward: the transformation of excellence / Carla B. Tracy -- In unison with our communities and with each other: striving for excellence in collegee librarianship / Sam Demas -- Looking outward: partnerships and outreach at Hollins University / Luke Vilelle and Maryke Barber -- The A. C. Buehler Library at Elmhurst College: handcrafted academic library services / Peg Cook, Donna Goodwyn, Jacob Hill, Elaine Fetyko Page, Jennifer Paliatka, Susan Swords Steffen -- Success through community: engagement at Grinnell College Libraries / Julia Bauder and Beth Bohstedt -- Excellence at Champlain: spending Groundhog Day in the Kuhlthau model / Janet R. Cottrell -- Afterword: academic library value and the college library / Susan Swords Steffen