1. Collaborations Between Academic Libraries and Other Campus Departments: An Annotated Bibliography
Michael Mounce
Delta State University
WVLA/SELA Joint Conference
November 9, 2017

2. Purpose of the Study
To find and research examples of academic libraries collaborating with other campus departments in activities that support students

3. Campus departments Writing Centers Career Services Departments
Teaching/Learning Centers
Student Services Departments/Offices
Multiple Departments

4. The Association of College & Research Libraries
“Library personnel collaborate with faculty and others regarding ways to incorporate library collections and services into effective education experiences for students.” In “Standards for Libraries in Higher Education” document. Approved by the ACRL Board of Directors in October Above quote is list item 3.1, in subsection “3. Educational Role” in section “Performance Indicators for Each Principle”

5. Methodology Academic Search Complete Academic Search Premier ERIC
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA)
Library and Information Science Source
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
LISTA with Full Text

6. Scope/Limitations of the Study
This study is international in scope, including 27 articles about libraries from the U.S. and other countries. The study is limited to academic libraries. Also, the study is limited to articles published from 2007 – 2017.

7. Overview of the Study

8. Publication Year/Total
Publication Years
Publication Year
Number of Articles
Publication Year/Total
2007 2
2013 3
2008 1
2014
2009 4
2015
2010
2016
2011
2017
2012
Total 27

9. Journals with the most articles Found

10. Other journals used in Study
Number of Articles
Advances in Librarianship 1
Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian
Codex: The Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL
Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching
Digital Library Perspectives 2
The Journal of Academic Librarianship
New Library World
New Review of Academic Librarianship
Public Services Quarterly
The Reference Librarian

11. Geographic Locations Locations Number of Articles
United States (16 states, 21 institutions) 21
Canada (3 institutions) 3
England 1
China
United Arab Emirates
Total 27

12. Campus Departments

13. Selected Examples of Collaborations

14. Academic Libraries and Writing Centers

15. New York University Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
“Long Night Against Procrastination” workshops
Datig, Ilka, and Luise Herkner. “Get Ready for a Long Night: Collaborating with the Writing Center to Combat Student Procrastination.” College & Research Libraries News 75, no. 3 (March 2014): 128 – 31.

16. Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
Creation of the Noel Studio for Academic Creativity
Gardner, Betina, Trenia L. Napier, and Russell G. Carpenter. “Reinventing Library Spaces and Services: Harnessing Campus Partnerships to Initiate and Sustain Transformational Change.” Advances in Librarianship 37 (2013):

17. Oakland University Rochester, Mi
Development of the course “Using and Citing Sources” to prevent student plagiarism
Greer, Katie, et al. “Beyond the Web Tutorial: Development and Implementation of an Online, Self-Directed Academic Integrity Course at Oakland University.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 38, no. 5 (September 2012):

18. Academic libraries and Career services

19. Purdue University West Lafayette, In
Creation of a career wiki
Dugan, Mary, George Bergstrom, and Tomalee Doan. “Campus Career Collaboration: “Do the Research. Land the Job.” “ College & Undergraduate Libraries 16, no. 2/3 (April 2009):

20. California State University - Fresno (A.K.A. Fresno State)
Co-hosting career related workshops and clinic
Pun, Raymond, and Hiromi Kubo. “Beyond Career Collection Development: Academic Libraries Collaborating with Career Center for Student Success.” Public Services Quarterly 13, no. 2 (April – June 2017):

21. Academic libraries and teaching/learning Centers
T/L Centers

22. University of Toronto Ontario, Canada
Instructional librarians receiving instruction from another university department to enhance the librarians’ teaching to students
Bolan, John, et al. “Realizing Partnership Potential: A Report on a Formal Collaboration Between a Teaching and Learning Centre and Libraries and the University of Toronto.” Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching (2015):

23. Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus; Lemont Furnace, PA
Co-teaching instructional sessions to classes of students
Peterson, Claudia C., and Mary Inks Budinsky. “Successful Collaboration Between Learning Partners: The Small Campus Experience.” College & Research Libraries News 76, no. 4 (April 2015):

24. Academic Libraries and Student Services

25. Lehman College (College of CUNY) Bronx, NY
Collaborating to help students with disabilities
Arzola, Rebecca. “Collaboration Between the Library and Office of Student Disability Services.” Digital Library Perspectives 32, no. 2 (2016):

26. Mississippi State University Starkville, Ms
Mentoring and leading students in a university service learning program
Hall, Susan A. “Embedded Literacy Programs within a First-Year Service Learning Course: Opportunities for Library Outreach and Instruction.” Codex: The Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL 1, no. 4 (2012):

27. Texas A&M University College Station, TX
Promoting the library to new students
Engle, Lea Susan. “Hitching Your Wagon to the Right Star: A Case Study in Collaboration.” College & Undergraduate Libraries 18, no. 2/3 (April 2011):

28. Academic libraries collaborating with multiple departments

29. University of North Carolina (Charlotte campus)
Library collaborated with the following departments:
Dean of Students Office
Career Services Department
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Graduate Admissions Office
Eads, Denelle, Rebecca Freeman, and Valerie Freeman. “Cross Collaborations: Librarians Stepping Out of the Box to Serve Students.” Collaborative Librarianship 7, no. 3 (2015):

30. conclusion
Academic libraries can work together with other departments at their colleges or universities for the benefit of students. Academic libraries can collaborate with writing centers, career services departments, and many other campus departments. Collaborating with some departments may require much time and work, but any positive student outcomes will be worth it all.

31. recommendations
Discover opportunities for collaboration at your institution.
Seek the advice of librarians who have collaborated with other campus departments.
Initiate the first contact with the campus department.
Find out what your library and the other campus department have in common. For example, does your library and the other department have any purpose in common, such as “We both are here to help students”?

32. Questions? ?