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 Are any mapsters riding the campus circuit as in the example below?
          I'd like to find out who, how, what(ever). LC
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you for your interest in my ACRL poster session on faculty office
hours.  The text of my handout is included below.  If you have further
questions, please contact me.
 
 
REACHING OUT TO FACULTY:  LIBRARY OFFICE HOURS IN ACADEMIC
DEPARTMENTS
ACRL Poster Session
March 1995
 
Lucia Snowhill, Social Sciences Collection Coordinator
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA  93106
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805/893-8724
 
In Fall 1993, I established office hours in the Political Science
Department to increase my visibility with faculty and to provide a
convenient way to train faculty on online library and information systems.
The increased visibility among faculty and other department personnel has
been very advantageous in increasing my knowledge of the department and in
faculty awareness of the range of services and responsibilities I have.
The longterm goal is to change faculty perceptions of the library as a
place and as printed information to a service and access to information
regardless of format.
 
SPACE and EQUIPMENT:
 
Space:  Department computer/fax room
 
Location:  Central to administrative functions in the Department--across
from the mail room
 
Equipment:  PC wired to the campus network
 
Supplies:  Copies of standard library guides to services and systems
 
The space I use is shared with others, and normally used for other
reasons.  It is centrally located in the department, which improves
visibility and opportunities for interaction.
 
 
HOURS
Two hours per week--one each on separate days.
 
Specific hours were selected to:
 
   fit MWF and Tth schedules of faculty
 
   fit times faculty are most visible--around mail delivery times
 
   fit morning and afternoon schedules
 
Maintain same schedule quarter to quarter to build consistency
 
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE
 
   Instruction on use of online systems--library catalogs, Internet, some
basic e- mail
 
   Consultation on research projects and course assignments
 
   Specific collection development requests
 
   Exchange of department and campus news/issues
 
A portion of the time each week is spent circulating in the halls, mail
room and administrative offices to follow up on requests, get department
news, and chat informally with department personnel.
 
OBSERVATIONS & ADVANTAGES
 
 
   Convenience for faculty, staff and graduate students
 
   Greatly increased visibility and familiarity among faculty, graduate
students and staff
 
   Opportunities for informal interaction with faculty, graduate students
and staff
 
   Heightened awareness of the range of library services and resources
 
   Expanded perception of the librarian's role in information services and
instruction
 
   Inclusion in department communications--mailings and notices
 
The greatest advantage is the growing familiarity and visibility among
faculty.  It improves my ability to work effectively on collections and in
providing appropriate services for the department.
 
 
 
 
 
Lucia Snowhill
Reference Services
Davidson Library
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA  93106
(805)893-8724
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