Library Liaison Program

The program is designed to foster relationships between the library and academic departments. Through increased communication and collaborative purchasing of library materials, the needs of the department can be better supported.

Each academic department selects a representative to work with a librarian. The faculty liaison and the library liaison work together throughout the year to maintain a steady dialogue about the library resource needs of the department.

The library liaison will: 

• supply the faculty liaison with selections, catalogs, and online links for potential library purchases.
• coordinate the selection of materials to be added to the collection, in conjunction with the faculty liaison.
• coordinate the deselection of materials no longer useful to the collection.
• keep the faculty liaison informed of the commitments and expenditures of the departmental allocation over the course of the year.
• work with members of the department to create Ritz Research Guides to support individual courses.
• meet with the faculty liaison or members of the department to provide information about new research guides, library services, collections, and programs.
• serve as an advocate within the library by resolving service concerns raised by the department. 

The faculty liaison will:

• review selections, catalogs, and online links supplied by the library liaison for potential purchases.
• coordinate recommendations for additions to the library collection, and encourages department members to recommend materials.  
• forward purchase requests to the library liaison and advise the librarian about priorities for purchase.
• work with the library liaison to ensure that allocated funds are spent.
• recommend that faculty contact their library liaison when an individual course guide needs to be designed.
• keep the department informed of new research guides, programs, services, and collections in the library.
• communicate department concerns, needs, or suggestions for improvements in service to the library liaison.