Courting Serendipity: A Path to Collaborating With Your Faculty ENY/ACRL spring Conference May 23, 2016 John A. Cosgrove Access Services & Humanities Librarian Lucy Scribner Library, Skidmore College

“Collaboration between teaching faculty and librarians is fundamental to information literacy.” “Collaboration & Advocacy” (from ACRL’s “Information Literacy Resources”)

“DH [Digital Humanities] invites—and demands—collaboration with parties outside of the library” ACRL Scholarly Communication Toolkit on Digital Humanities Last updated September 16, 2015 by Steven R. Harris.

Vivid description of The Desired outcome: “ACRL members are recognized as essential partners in learning and scholarship with faculty and other colleagues.” Charting Our Future: ACRL Strategic Plan 2020 Revised by the ACRL Board of Directors January 5, 2009

“luck is the point where preparation meets opportunity.” The Youth’s Companion, Volume 86, 1912, page 222, Fact and Comment. Often incorrectly attributed to Seneca the Younger.