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Show Notes:

In this episode, Amanda and Jessica are talking about our experiences with faculty collaboration in the classroom.

Topics & Takeaways:

• Faculty collaborations with librarians can range from individual outreach that leads to a one-shot session to a full collaboration on courses or assignment design.
  
• We’ve experienced challenging situations ranging from interruptions in class, negative responses to our work to completely taking over class.
  
• We can work towards changing the library/faculty collaboration culture by advocating for being seen as equals, changing our language from supporting to collaborating, moving away from the service model and educating faculty on what we really do in libraries.
  

Tips on successful faculty collaboration:

• Take initiative and don’t wait for faculty to reach out to you.
  
• Keep your ‘ears” to the ground and look for ways for to seize opportunities
  

to get involved.

• Be open minded to different partnerships and collaborations.
  
• We need to have a purpose in every project we take on.
  
• Breaking down silos is super hard but we are the only ones who are going to do it. We need to just keep advocating, keep pushing back.
  

Resources referenced in this episode:

• Empowerment, Experimentation, Engagement: Embracing Partnership Models in Libraries by Brian Mathews, Stefanie Metko and Patrick Tomlin in EDUCAUSE
  
• Five tips for better faculty-librarian communication and collaboration by Bruce Rosenstein on EmeraldPublishing.com
  
• Kevin Seeber Blog
  
  
• Happier with Gretchen Rubin
  
  
• Streaks App
  
  
• The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
  
  

This episode's theme music:

Srivastav, A. (2013). Merry Go Round [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://soundcloud.com/909-music/arnav-srivastav-merry-go

Here's where you can find us:

Podcast: @Librarian_Guide

Jessica: @LibraryGeek611

Amanda: @HistoryBuff820

Email: InfoLitTeachingPodcast@gmail.com

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