Question

describe the role of academic libraries. (300)words

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Academic librarians play vital and varied roles in the life of the university, guiding students and faculty at the reference desk, instructing library research sessions, and developing library collections.  It is a truism to say that librarians in all sectors of an academic library wear many different hats and provide numerous services to patrons.

Beyond traditional library responsibilities, however, some academic librarians carve out new roles for themselves on campus.  These additional responsibilities may be carried out as voluntary activities or through paid employment by other departments on campus.

How widespread is the phenomenon of academic librarians working in other paid positions outside the library on university campuses and what do academic librarians think of this phenomenon?  This article reports the results of an exploratory study that seeks to find evidence to begin answering these questions.  As such, it is not a definitive study on the state of academic librarians working in other paid positions on university campuses; instead, it seeks to determine if there is evidence of its taking place and what librarians think about it.  This study may then offer a basis for future potential in-depth research.  The purpose of this study, then, is to begin to examine how prevalent the phenomenon of academic librarians working in other paid positions on campus might be, investigate what types of other roles librarians may be playing, and consider whether engaging in other types of work outside the library may hold perceived advantages or disadvantages for academic librarians.

Because this is an exploratory study, the authors chose to limit their investigation to academic librarians working in the province of Ontario, the arena in which both Justine and Karen work.  Justine is a reference librarian and is the subject specialist for Communications, Dramatic Arts, English Language and Literature, Film, Popular Culture, and Interactive Arts and Sciences.  Karen is also a reference librarian and is the Instruction Coordinator responsible for orientation and library skills workshops, the subject specialist for Applied Linguistics and German Language and Literature, and the library liaison for the Intensive English Language Program.  Both Justine and Karen engage in other paid work activities at the university.  Justine is a fitness instructor and teaches aerobics classes to all members of the university community.  Karen is an academic writing mentor and gets paid by the Applied Linguistics Department to tutor graduate international students in writing.  Both authors therefore bring a very real personal interest to the questions posed above. 

Literature Review

The specific phenomenon of academic librarians engaging in paid roles outside their library roles on university campuses appears to have generated no research on its own in the library literature.  Some literature does exist, however, on academic librarians participating in the general life of a university through involvement in activities that may take them outside of their daily work in the library. 

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