Review of Academic Library Outreach: Beyond the Campus Walls

Abstract

Traditionally, academic library outreach has meant reaching out to the campus community, providing services to faculty and students. Many universities and colleges, however, now have a new or renewed emphasis on outreach beyond the campus, seeking to ensure their institutions' relevance to the community at large. How can and do academic libraries participate in this type of outreach? What types of collaborations or partnerships are academic libraries forming with schools, public libraries, or community groups? How do academic librarians partner with faculty or campus departments on their c. 1 Breaking Out of Our Shell: Expanding the Definition of Outreach in Academic Libraries; Part 1: K-12 and Information Literacy; 2 Reaching Forward: Three High School Outreach Initiatives at Kent State University; 3 K-16 Outreach: Creating Connections That Matter; 4 Cultural Lessons: Academic Outreach Across Borders; 5 Reaching Out to Future Users: K-12 Outreach at Kansas State Libraries; 6 A New Exploration in Our Intellectual Commonwealth; Part 2: Public Libraries; 7 Collaborating with Your Local Public Library. 8 Growing Grassroots Collaboration Between Academic and Public LibrariesPart 3: Special Collections and Digital Projects; 9 Outreach in Special Collections Librarianship; 10 University Library Outreach in an Urban Setting: Forming Partnerships with Cultural Institutions as a Service; 11 Working Together: E-we:mcikta: The Arizona State Museum Library and the Tohono O'odham Nation; 12 Reaching Out through Digital Library Programs: The Everglades Digital Library Experience; 13 Oregon Rural Communities Explorer. 14 Engaging the Community through an Online Digital Archive: Gulf Coast Community College's Memory CollectionPart 4: Events and Exhibits; 15 The NEA Big Read Comes to Valdosta!; 16 Children's Reading Celebration & Young Author's Fair; 17 Partnerships Beyond the University Campus: Community Connections That Work; Part 5: Discipline-Specific Outreach; 18 Government Information in the 21st Century: A New Model for Academic Outreach; 19 Health Information Outreach to Underserved Populations in Baltimore, Maryland. 20 Redefining Outreach from Inside the Academy: Law School Libraries and Their Communities21 Grand Rounds: Medical Library Outreach; 22 Engaging in Economic Development: Purdue University's Management & Economics Library; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Editor and Contributors.