Excellence in the Stacks

<ul> <li>List of figures and tables</li> <li>Foreword</li> <li>About the editors and contributors</li> <li>Preface</li> <li>Chapter 1: Measuring the “excellence” of librarianship at Earlham College</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Measuring “library excellence” through numbers: the MISO Survey</li> <li>Questioning “library excellence”</li></ul> <li>Chapter 2: Graduate services at the Newman Library</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>The national urban fellows: developing best practices through a target population</li> <li>Newman Library’s credit courses</li></ul> <li>Chapter 3: The evolving liaison model at Mount Holyoke College</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Situating the College and LITS</li> <li>Separate departments and parallel liaisons: project-based collaborations</li> <li>Merged department with parallel liaisons: collaboration on a daily basis</li> <li>Merged department with single, blended liaisons: toward a (high-)performing team</li></ul> <li>Chapter 4: Fast-forward: the transformation of excellence</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Back to basics</li> <li>Making the argument</li> <li>A paradigm is hard to change</li> <li>Continuing challenges</li> <li>Lessons learned?</li></ul> <li>Chapter 5: In unison with our communities and with each other: striving for excellence in college librarianship</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Individual and organizational development</li> <li>Partnerships and collaborations</li> <li>Support for learning and teaching</li></ul> <li>Chapter 6: Looking outward: partnerships and outreach at Hollins University</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>The challenges of today’s academic environment</li> <li>The outward-looking library; or, why it is natural and beneficial to play well with others</li> <li>About Hollins University and the Wyndham Robertson Library</li> <li>Students: working as a team</li> <li>The faculty: partnering by providing solutions</li> <li>Administrative departments: find common interests</li> <li>Conclusion: partnering across the campus</li></ul> <li>Chapter 7: The A.C. Buehler Library at Elmhurst College: handcrafted academic library services</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>A culture of information literacy</li> <li>Engaging the campus</li> <li>Librarians as faculty</li> <li>Sustaining excellence through innovation</li> <li>How the A.C. Buehler Library practices innovation</li> <li>Nurturing librarians: Kyle Jones reflects on his pathway to the profession</li> <li>Conclusion</li></ul> <li>Chapter 8: Success through community: engagement at Grinnell College Libraries</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>A brief introduction to Grinnell College</li> <li>Why focus on engagement?</li> <li>Engaging students as teachers</li> <li>Engaging students as curators</li> <li>Engaging students through events</li> <li>Engaging with diversity</li> <li>Engaging students in library decision-making</li> <li>Conclusion</li></ul> <li>Chapter 9: Excellence at Champlain: spending Groundhog Day in the Kuhlthau model</li> <ul> <li>Abstract:</li> <li>An outlier</li> <li>Making every book count</li> <li>Embedding instruction in the liberal arts</li> <li>Matching the mission</li> <li>Fostering innovation and autonomy</li> <li>Living with uncertainty</li></ul> <li>Afterword: academic library value and the college library</li> <li>Index</li></ul>