Valuing the community college library : impactful practices for institutional success / Terra Jacobson and Spencer Brayton, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jacobson, Terra, editor.

Brayton, Spencer, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic libraries.

Community college libraries.

academic libraries (institutions).

Physical Description:

xiv, 286 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries, 2025.

Summary:

"Sharing the work of our community college libraries--our efforts, stories, and how we're advancing the institution--and advocating to our peers and administration can boost the libraries' role on our unique campuses. Valuing the Community College Library: Impactful Practices for Institutional Success provides a holistic approach to exhibiting community college library value through historical context, practical applications, and future thinking. Through case studies, editorials from administrators, and practical approaches, it addresses why community college libraries exist and should exist, and the nuanced approaches to how library workers situate themselves at their institutions. Community college libraries need to provide access to content, people, space, and technology and offer instruction, but can also serve as an outreach arm in advancing the mission of open enrollment and affordable access to higher education. Valuing the Community College Library can help you be an advocate for your library on campus and in your community"--Publisher.

Contents:

Nightbrary: a noisy approach to library programming, college outreach, and student engagement / Jason Anfinsen and Morgan Tracy

Community to state college / Andrew Beman-Cavallaro

From apprehension to engagement: understanding and overcoming library anxiety in the community college / Meagan M. Fowler

Open doors, open minds / Michele Handy

Against the blind fetishization of "peer review": rethinking how we teach authority to community college students / Erika Montenegro and Dr. Jeremy Kaye

Small community college libraries moving forward by reaching out: personal librarians and individual connections / Loren Mixon and Tracy Conner

Yes, we have an archive! The importance of community college archives / Kate Nadolski

What's the rush? Sense of urgency in community college libraries / Courtney Nomiyama

Changing a stuck library / Cassandra Norin

If accreditation isn't creating the management structure, who is? Library administration in california's community colleges / Brooke Ramos

Tik, tok...boom! Explosive marketing practices to engage diverse identities / Stephanie Espinoza Villamor

Who belongs at the reference desk? / Dr. José Aguiñaga

Exploring LIS academic and career pathways through community college coursework / Nathasha Alvarez

If you build it, students will come: library spaces as institutional hubs / Jennifer Arnold

Curiosity in the classroom: challenges and opportunities for students and librarians / Tish Hayes

Organizational cultures and working together: community college libraries and the academic and student support ecosystem / Linda Miles

Caring for caregivers: supporting student parents with a family study room / Laura K. Smith

Community college libraries and librarians: higher education's unsung heroes / Stephanie DeLano Davis

Understanding the value of the community college library / Dr. Sylvia Jenkins

Keeping them at our core: community college libraries and student success / Dr. Brian Knetl

Community college librarians: the power of collaboration / Dr. Natasha Casey

Conclusion and reflections / Dr. Terra Jacobson and Spencer Brayton.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9798892555425

OCLC:

1533626877