1. Makerere University Outreach Workshop

2.  Since the advent of the Internet the library has become one of the most transformed departments on most campuses. It may look very much the same on the outside, but the resources and services have been and continue to be significantly altered. - Patricia Senn Breivik, Higher Education in the Internet Age

3.  Declining level of budgetary support  Increased competition from other sources of information, such as the Internet  Changes in educational system  Changes in information technology

4.  To better serve your communities, faculty, staff, and student populations  To increase the visibility of the library and promote its value  To encourage greater use of the print and electronic resource collections  To promote the services offered by the staff (i.e. instruction, interlibrary loans, etc.)  To increase the return on investment (ROI) in library research databases and other library materials

5.  To develop relationships and key supporters for good times and times of crisis  To build a reputation as a library connected to its internal and external communities

6. Teaching & Learning ServiceResearch

7. Outreach Faculty Secondary Schools Community Colleges Public Libraries Community Organizations Students International Students Alumni Association Student Organizations Learning & Tutoring Centers

8. TRADITIONALWEB 2.0 Brochures Newsletters School Paper Article Exhibit / Displays Author Events Community Service Workshops Links to CMS Web site Wikis, Blogs YouTube, Flickr Facebook, MySpace, Hi5 RSS Feeds Second Life Podcasts Multimedia Mobile Devices

9. What are you deeply passionate about? What drives your resource engine? What you can be the best at?

10. Outreach at Our Institutions

11. Xan Goodman Reference and Instruction Librarian

13.  University only ten years old  Two campuses in two states  Block System  Four programs  First reference and instruction librarian hired

14.  Traditional  Newsletter  Bulletin Boards  International Day  Book Fair  Faculty Publication Display  Fiction Lease Books  Interlibrary Loan  Library Instruction

15.  Faculty collaboration  Workshops for faculty  Free Table of Materials  Meeting with student officers

16.  FlickR, FaceBook, YouTube Channel, IM FlickRYouTube Channel  LibGuides LibGuides  Ask-A-Librarian  Tutorials – Screencasts  Surveys

17.  Art and Relax Activities  Archiving USN materials  Staff involvement on university committees  Office hours for faculty  Candy for stressed students

18. Paula M Smith Reference and Instruction Librarian

19. Overall Fall Enrollment: 87,163 Abington Fall Enrollment: 3,424

20.  Penn State Abington's library has a collection of nearly 60,000 volumes and over 400 electronic databases.  Access to 5 mil. books, periodicals, etc thru Penn State system  4 Reference Librarians and 4 staff  Commuter campus with over 3000 students; 30% diverse representation  Open to students, staff, faculty and Pennsylvania residents  Campus – Strategic focus on Internationalization

21.  Website and web based tutorials  Facebook, Blog, Library Thing, Del.icio.us  Instruction and research services  First Year Experience workshops  Virtual reference service  Open house with giveaways  Book exhibits  New faculty orientation  Librarians serve on campus committees

22.  Partnerships and collaborations with faculty and staff, ACURA  Faculty Research Reception  Student Art Exhibit  International Photo Exhibit  Archival room containing information on Amelia Earhart  http://www.libraries.psu.edu/digital/ogontz/ http://www.libraries.psu.edu/digital/ogontz/  Surveys

23. Questions???