Breaking Down Silos: Connecting Faculty, Students, Communities, and Libraries
- Conference Year
- Online Northwest 2026
- Session
- 2
- Type
- Breakout Session
- Presenters
- Kim Olson-Charles, Eastern Oregon University
- Lori Wamsley, Mt. Hood Community College
- Abstract
Do the technical, public, and instructional service staff at your library work together to improve library services? Are you sharing information about user needs, working together to make collections more relevant, and aligning goals to ensure smooth and efficient user experiences? This session will explore how forming collaborative partnerships within your library helps bridge the gap between the behind-the-scenes work of acquisitions, cataloging, and electronic resources and the front-line interactions that happen at public service points and during instructional sessions.