Partnerships and new roles in the 21st-century academic library : collaborating, embedding, and cross-training for the future

The fifth volume in this series focuses on creating partnerships and developing new roles for libraries in the 21st century. It includes such topics such as consulting, coaching, assessment and engagement partnerships, university commercialization, adult student support, librarian-faculty partnerships in developing and supporting new academic courses, and creating and staffing the information commons. The concept of embedded librarianship is touched upon in the context of extending the role of the librarian outside the library. The chapters in this volume demonstrate that just as students are extending the ways in which they learn, librarians must embrace new roles and modalities if they are to provide the types of support required by patrons. A typical example of growing importance: massive open online courses (MOOCs) create challenges and opportunities as they are constantly evolving; they change fundamentally the way students interact with teachers, their fellow students, any course content, and existing or new library services. To survive, librarians need to be engaged in ways that push beyond current professional limits in order to better support the needs of learners. Doing this will not be an easy task, but one that librarians are certainly up to. It is hoped that this volume, and the series in general, will be a valuable and exciting addition to the discussions and planning surrounding the future directions, services, and careers in the 21st-century academic library.

From consultant to client : using a business-centered approach in classroom instruction / Kelly Evans -- Scholarly communication coaching : liaison librarians' shifting roles / Todd Bruns, Steve Brantley, and Kirstin Duffin -- Driving partnerships for assessment and engagement : understanding users and outcomes / Katy Mathuews -- Embedding libraries in the university commercialization process / Jason Dewland and Cynthia M. Elliott -- Embedded support of adult students in the online environment / Jessica Alverson and Susan Shultz -- Creativity, collaboration, and connectedness : going radical with a librarian-faculty partnership to transform learning in the 21st century / Troy Davis and Ann Marie Stock -- Looking both ways : seeing the changing roles of librarians / John Weed, Eric Willman, Dana Whitmire, Katherine A. Prentice, and Kelley Minars -- The "Commons" manager : coordinator and collaborator of new learning spaces in academic libraries / Joseph Fennewald -- Beyond the information commons : the evolution of The Hub / Marissa Ball and Patricia Pereira-Pujol -- MOOCs, digital badging, and embedded librarianship : intersections and advice / JJ Pionke -- Watch out for the bus : tales of cross-training, teams, and rotating duties in an academic law library / Ashley Krenelka Chase -- Surviving in a global environment : new skills for library development / Apollo Abungu and Margaret Law -- From communication to collaboration : developing the spectrum of activities for effective shared services at the University of California / Emily S. Lin -- Supporting research through partnership / Linda O'Brien and Joanna Richardson.