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ABSTRACT
Librarians have collaborated with academic departments within their institutions for decades now, working with professors and administrators to bring information literacy skills to students. The librarians at National American University decided to extend this collaboration to a non-academic unit, the admissions department of the university. The admissions department had never worked closely with NAU librarians and many admissions advisors did not see the library as relevant to their role in the organization. Librarians worked with administrative stakeholders to create a tool for admissions advisors to use, aimed at increasing retention and academic success, as well as creating better relationships between admissions advisors, new students, and the library. This tool has increased the library's visibility with new students, admissions, and administrative personnel, as well as built deeper relationships that the library can leverage in future projects. This article offers a way for libraries to build mutually beneficial relationships with admissions staff.