For immediate release:
July 6, 2009

For more information, contact:
Julia Blixrud
Association of Research Libraries
202-296-2296
jblix@arl.org

Campus Outreach to Scholarly Society Leaders, Editors, and Members

Washington DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a new guide on outreach to scholarly society leaders to assist libraries in developing positive, supportive relationships with leaders, editors, and members of academic scholarly societies affiliated with their institutions. It will support development of faculty outreach programs at ARL member libraries by offering strategy and tactics for increasing the engagement with leaders at their institution.

The guide seeks to increase library staff’s conscious connections with leaders of scholarly societies residing on their campus in order to:

• Build positive relationships between librarians and faculty members

• Create opportunities for education and dialog with key opinion leaders and decision-makers within disciplinary communities

• Identify opportunities for libraries to partner/collaborate with scholarly societies

• Enhance library leadership’s decision-making capability by building a better understanding of their faculty members’ and researchers’ ongoing needs for services from scholarly societies

Successful campus outreach should encourage and support society leaders to engage in positive change that advances the scholarly communication system, promotes new research modes, and offers a path forward in a time of paradigm shift. More Information

The full text of “Campus Outreach to Scholarly Society Leaders, Editors, and Members: Promoting positive change and a continuing role for scholarly societies“ is freely available at http://www.arl.org/sc/faculty/coi/coitalkpoints2009.shtml.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is also hosting a Web conference on “Reaching Out to Leaders of Scholarly Societies at Research Institutions,” August 6, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (EDT) as part of an ongoing initiative to enhance library outreach. The Web conference is free, but advance registration is required. To register individuals or groups, visit http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=59582.

To view a List of Resources, please follow the link: http://www.arl.org/sc/faculty/coi/coiresources2009.shtml.