Connecting the Libraries and Athletics through Instruction and Outreach

ABSTRACT

This column describes the approaches taken by librarians and staff at James Madison University (JMU) Libraries & Educational Technologies (LET) to extend library support to university athletics. The model resembles that used for outreach to academic programs and was first adapted to the semi-clinical, nonacademic Strength & Conditioning Department, then to JMU Athletics as a whole. Librarians offered targeted instructional sessions, orientations, and asynchronous learning modules embedded in the learning management system. This new relationship has provided an opportunity for broader collaboration, increasing LET’s presence across campus.

KEYWORDS:

• Academic libraries
• athletics
• information literacy
• outreach
• student-athletes

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Notes on contributors

Lara Sapp

Lara Sapp, MLIS, MPH ([email protected]) is a Health Sciences Librarian, James Madison University Libraries and Educational Technologies, MSC 1704, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.

K. T. L. Vaughan

K. T. L. Vaughan, MSLS, AHIP ([email protected]) is Director of Research and Education Services and Acting Associate Dean, James Madison University Libraries and Educational Technologies, MSC 4601, Harrisonburg, VA 22807.