Academic Library Outreach: Unleashing Student Potential

Abstract

This presentation showcased how three academic librarians - the Exhibition Librarian, the Events and Programming Librarian, and the Communications and Marketing and Librarian - successfully harnessed the interests and strengths of their students to create greater engagement and increase scholarly output. From working with students as "clients" on academic projects, to empowering student clubs to lead programming initiatives, to tapping into the specialized knowledge of students for curating exhibits, this presentation outlined ways to rethink student involvement in academic libraries.