Melissa Gentry is the Map Collections Supervisor at Bracken Library, Ball State University. Melissa works with faculty from the School of Art, English, social studies, and at the College of Architecture and Planning.
Karen Harag serves as liaison to a number of departments at St. Mary's College, including Autism Studies, DNP, Education, Gerontology, Nursing Science, and Social Work.
Brad Johnston is the Building Material Librarian at Ball State University. He works with faculty in Architecture, Urban Planning, and Interior Design.
2025 ALI Information Literacy Spring Webinar Bridging Futures: Linking Library Collections and Services to Faculty
As we all know, some of the only constants in life are change and the passage of time. Academic librarians are also constantly asked to improve utilization of library services. Fostering communication and collaboration between faculty, students, and academic librarians to achieve shared success is an ongoing challenge. Our classroom instruction can often have a secret audience, the teaching faculty. By demonstrating expertise in subject matter and research techniques librarians can increase the chances of teaching faculty reaching out for support. With a panel of librarians from various disciplines, this talk will highlight several strategies that can be used to engage with students and faculty, supporting their work both inside and outside of the classroom.
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Time: 11am-12pm
Cost: Free
Registration: Click here and then on the event URL below the event description. This event will be recorded.
Panel Topics
Melissa Gentry
The Paul W. Stout Map Collection houses over 140,000 maps, atlases, and other cartographic resources that can be used as learning objects and storytelling media. Learn how students from the School of Art, English, social studies, and the College of Architecture and Planning have used maps in innovative ways to promote research and learning and how education can be redefined through cartography.
Karen Harag
Classroom instruction has a second audience: teaching faculty. Demonstrating expertise in research techniques in the classroom has led instructional faculty to seek librarian support as an expert in nursing research and as a peer in faculty research and publications.
Brad Johnston
Fostering communication and collaboration between faculty, students, and academic librarians to achieve shared success is an ongoing challenge. This talk will highlight several strategies librarians may use to engage with students and faculty, supporting their work both inside and outside of the classroom.