Communicating the Library’s Value to Partners, Leadership, and Donors

The Authority File

In the third episode of this four-part series, our guests dig into the task of communicating the library’s value across campus. First, Hilary Craiglow, Library Consulting Practice Lead at Attain Partners, and Emily McElroy, Vice President of Academic Relations at Taylor & Francis, chat about the need to “lift the curtain” on library work; rather than making invisible the time, effort, and coordination required to secure resources and provide services, librarians should demonstrate how detailed and essential their work truly is. Further, Emily, Hilary, and Jeffrey Gold, President of the University of Nebraska System, continue on that thread by sharing why librarians must know how to tell their library’s story, signaling their position as a strategic partner and leader at the institution. Finally, Emily and Jeff explore the importance of library donors. Discussing how to maintain these crucial relationships, Emily and Jeff highlight tips for engagement and campus initiatives made possible through philanthropy.

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