Who You Are:  The Award: US Fulbright Scholar Award  The Amount Granted by Award: ItemAmount Needed Base Stipend$2,000/month Housing & Subsistence Allowance$1,350/month Travel Relocation$950 (one time only) Gift to Host Institution$500 (one time only) TOTAL$34,950 Numbers above based on CIES catalog budget for scholar award in Peru,

LIBRARIAN EXCHANGE Tessa Brawley, MLIS Images courtesy of: and enido.php?ncategoria1=105&ncontenido= enido.php?ncategoria1=105&ncontenido=90 University of Oklahoma Library Biblioteca de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Background Information  Established 1890  Top research library in the state  Over 5 million materials in its collection  Established1917  Considered the top research institution in Peru  Private university associated with the Catholic Church University of Oklahoma Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Qualifications of Exchange Librarians  Bachelor of Arts in English Literature  MLIS from Syracuse University  Fluency in Spanish  Familiarity with Latin American culture  Experience teaching practical LIS courses for OU’s SLIS program  Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Literature & Cultural Studies  MLIS from University of Texas  Fluency in English  Familiarity with North American culture  Experience teaching practical LIS courses for PUCP’s LIS program

OU Library—Lack of materials in Latin American Literature Collection o Limits the research of the faculty and students o Affects the reputation and recruitment of the university PUCP Library—Need to create new North American Literature Collection Good collection will attract students/professors to the new program New program and collection will positively affect reputation of school Need for Librarian Exchange

Project Description 1. Exchange places for one academic year (10 months) Tessa Brawley, OU Humanities Librarian María Robles, PUCP Humanities Librarian

Project Description 2. Assist with a collection development project at the host university’s library

Project Description 3. Teach one course for one semester in each university’s Library and Information Science program The University of Oklahoma’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) program La programa de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de la Información de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Prior to the Exchange Project  The exchange librarians will be in contact with each other in order to determine what is needed for each library’s collection project  The exchange librarians will work with the heads of each LIS program to develop a course to teach based on their skills and experience and the needs of the school

Project Outcomes Why is this project important? Who will benefit?  Short term:  The exchange librarians will assist in enhancing or creating a literature collection at each institution’s library  The exchange librarians will provide a new perspective to the Library and Information Science programs at each exchange institution

Project Outcomes Why is this project important? Who will benefit?  Long term:  The exchange librarians will continue to improve and develop the collections started by the exchange librarians upon returning home  The exchange librarians will encourage future international exchange opportunities

Project Assessment  The Head Humanities Librarians at each institution will assess…  The number of items added to each collection  Adherence to Collection Development Plan  Regular professional duties in the library

Project Assessment  The Heads of each LIS program will assess the performance of the librarians…  Each librarian will be monitored throughout the course to ensure successful teaching  The LIS students of both courses will complete an evaluation form of the classes and professors at the end of term

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Thank you for your consideration.