University faculty’s perception of a library liaison program: a case study

• Published in: The Journal of academic librarianship Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 124 - 128
• Main Author: Yang, Zheng Ye (Lan)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2000; Elsevier Science; Elsevier Inc., etc; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Academic Libraries; Case Studies; Colleges & universities; Exact sciences and technology; Faculty; Higher Education; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Information service management; Librarian Teacher Cooperation; Librarians; Libraries; Library and documentation centre management; Library and information science. General aspects; Library Collections; Library Services; Performance Improvement; Professional aspects; Promotion; Public relations; Sciences and techniques of general use; Subject Specialists; Teacher Attitudes; Teachers; Texas A and M University; Texas AandM University; University libraries; User service management; User surveys; United States; North America; Texas; America; Survey; Advantage; Graduate level education; Example; Teacher; Professional relation; Librarian; Professional activity
• ISSN: 0099-1333; 1879-1999
• DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1333(99)00149-4

This article examines how university faculty perceive a library liaison program. Specifically, it discusses what faculty consider to be important services that a liaison should provide for them, whether faculty see any improved services resulting from the program, and whether faculty deem the subject background of a liaison librarian as indispensable.