A Team-Based Liaison Approach to Science Coverage

Authors

Jenessa McElfresh, Clemson UniversityFollow
Maggie Albro, Clemson UniversityFollow
Jennifer Groff, Clemson UniversityFollow

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Document Type

SCLA Annual Conference Proceeding

DOI

https://doi.org/10.51221/suc.scl.2021.5.1.3

Abstract

Liaison librarianship is an evolving specialty area in academic librarianship in which success is heavily dependent upon long-term relationship building between departments and librarians. In times of turnover and change the success of the liaison model is threatened due to the lack of continued staffing in liaison roles. This paper presents a case study of a team-based liaison coverage model for STEM fields during an extended period of turnover and change. Without this shared approach to liaison and functional duties, it would not be possible for only three people to provide service to over 14,000 patrons across multiple colleges.

Recommended Citation

McElfresh, Jenessa; Albro, Maggie; and Groff, Jennifer (2021) "A Team-Based Liaison Approach to Science Coverage," South Carolina Libraries: Vol. 5: Iss. 1, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51221/suc.scl.2021.5.1.3
Available at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/scl_journal/vol5/iss1/3