2. Research Guides

Subject Librarian Toolkit

Description

Coordinate with the faculty and students of majors, schools and departments in liaison areas to select and acquire appropriate materials in the most usable formats for their use in teaching. learning, and research. Example collection development activities include: 

  • Keep up with new developments in the field of study and publishing;  apply new strategies for collection development 
  • Develop metrics to show how the collection supports current scholarship and curriculum in assigned areas
  • Perform collection maintenance through regular analysis and weeding of materials  
  • Work collaboratively with other liaison librarians to collect materials to support interdisciplinary research and teaching 
  • Have regular conversations with faculty about current research, perform citation analysis, and/or read faculty and student publications 

Electronic Resources

The Electronic Resources team has put together a suite of resources and tools for subject librarians. To access the resources:

1. In Teams, select the Vanderbilt Libraries Team, Collections Channel.

2. Under Files, you will find a helpful FAQ, Policies, profiles for some of our auto-ship plans, training documents, and other helpful information.

For any questions, contact one of the Electronic Resources librarians: Julie Glascock, Erin Loree, or Erin Peters.