Mission Possible: A Retreat to Prepare Librarians to Infiltrate Upper-level Curricula

Editors

Elizabeth Connor

Document Type

Chapter

Publication Date

2009

Publication Title

Introduction to Staff Development in Academic Libraries

Publisher

Routledge

Publisher Location

New York, NY

Edition

1st

First page number:

154

Last page number:

172

Abstract

From its humble beginnings a scant fifty years ago as a small desert school, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has rapidly evolved into a dynamic urban academic institution dedicated to creating a learning environment that empowers students to become lifelong learners. UNLV's first classes were held in 1957, and its solitary campus building housed all of the classrooms, offices, science labs, and a library of 2,000 books managed by a part-time librarian. Today, the UNLV Libraries include the 302,000 square foot Lied Library, three campus branches, 125 employees, and a book collection that expanded to well past a million volumes. A multitude of electronic library resources has become a key element of scholarly research and a necessary focus for information literacy (IL) instruction in the UNLV Libraries.

Keywords

Academic librarians; Academic libraries; Academic libraries – Relations with faculty and curriculum; Library outreach programs; University of Nevada; Las Vegas

Disciplines

Higher Education Administration | Library and Information Science | Other Education

Language

English

Comments

Chapter 9

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