Developing and Sustaining Co-Curricular Campus Partnerships with the Academic Library

Campus support programs and units are vital to college student success. Support services instill within students a sense of belonging, habits of engagement, and a model for help-seeking behaviors. Intentional outreach by librarians to these partners can create opportunities outside of the classroom to promote library services and resources to students, staff, and faculty. These collaborations serve to inform campus partners of relevant academic library services and functions and allow academic librarians to observe student needs in settings they may not otherwise have access to.

In this presentation, two academic librarians will discuss their work in providing outreach and support to co-curricular campus partners in order to foster student success. This includes a collaborative library structure that allows for an intentional continuum of support for students, from high school through final year of college, as well as a division of labor that provides collaboration and support with a variety of campus partners. The presenters will discuss how they approach internal and external relationship building, strategies for developing and sustaining partnerships, and navigating shifts in campus structures during times of change.

Presented at Navigating the Future Together: Student Success Symposium, Copley Library, University of San Diego.