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Description: Often, budget cuts and staffing reductions mean added responsibilities for librarians. While this may mean that librarians have to take on roles that are not traditional librarian jobs, it can also present an opportunity. Over the past several years, librarians at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary have expanded the library's work to include more robust writing support, online courses, workshops, and video series. We've even taken over management of the campus bookstore, which comes with its own set of challenges. Come to this session to hear how we have taken these challenges and turned them into opportunities to position the library (and librarians!) as an indispensable resource for our students and faculty.
Audience: Library staff tasked with absorbing new responsibilities, or curious about expanding library services in non-traditional ways.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn about the ways AMBS Library has expanded services into various academic support areas
- Learn how to increase the visibility and improve perceptions of the library's services
- Consider how your library might expand its services to better support your students
