Librarian/faculty interaction at nine New England colleges

Abstract

Faculty members play a central role on college and university campuses, and their perceptions of library service may be a key factor in the way the campus library is used and supported. In an attempt to meet their needs, many librarians are expanding the level of contact they have with their campus constituency. This article presents the results of a study of librarian/faculty interaction at nine small (1,000-4,000 students) college libraries. The study explored several of the activities that librarians employed to build bridges to classroom faculty members, and it also surveyed faculty members' perceptions of library efforts to provide service.