“But, We Don't Have a Library”: Exploring Approaches to Addressing Branch Campuses’ Library Needs

Abstract

Librarians at Central Oregon Community College's Barber Library explored how to best serve the needs of three satellite campuses across a large geographic region. While initially intending to start an embedded librarianship program, a pair of surveys showed the relationships and awareness necessary for the foundation of such a program were lacking. Using the information gathered in the surveys, the authors attempted to identify and implement methods for building better relationships and greater library awareness across all campuses.

KEYWORDS:

• community colleges
• multicampus colleges
• outreach
• student attitudes
• faculty attitudes

Notes

For example, a search for “embedded librarian*” in Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) returns 269 results on July 30, 2015. When the terms “community college*” OR “junior college*” are added, only 11 results remain.