Liaison librarians at the OUWB Medical Library are assigned to work closely with directors of specific courses and clerkships and coordinators, and faculty in certain disciplines. They serve as the first point of contact for any library-related questions or services or programs; support, collaborate, and assist with developing instructional materials, teaching classes, and research efforts (e.g., literature search, systematic review); and promote or share current information regarding library services, resources, tools, and educational programs.
Liaison librarians are your key contact for any questions or problems related to library resources and services. We encourage you to contact your liaison if you would like to receive customized or personalized instruction on using certain databases, resources/tools, discuss library services, recommend a book or journal or electronic resource for purchase, or discuss any other way the library may support you in your teaching or research or faculty development.
To learn which librarian is your course, clerkship, or discipline liaison, please contact us via Ask a Medical Librarian Form.
Build partnerships with faculty educators, researchers, and administrative units to support the school's curricular and research needs Communicate regularly with course and clerkship directors and coordinators and build effective working relationships between the liaison librarian/library and faculty to support student learning, teaching, research, and improve library services and resources access Provide research support for faculty in liaised disciplines and other disciplines
Serve as a liaison to specific courses, clerkships, and disciplines to serve faculty’s teaching and research needs and student learning Work closely with teaching and research faculty to integrate library instruction and research expertise into the curricula, course assignments, research grant applications, and other research endeavors Collaborate with faculty in designing and developing teaching and learning materials, activities, assignments, and assessment instruments Teach course-integrated library sessions, lunch & learn sessions for students, and faculty development sessions Create new resource guides in support of courses, clerkships, and disciplines Maintain, evaluate, and update course, clerkship, and subject resource guides Provide new faculty orientation sessions for faculty in assigned disciplines
Identify resource needs of course and clerkship directors and coordinators, and get materials (books, journal articles, books, book chapters) ordered in collaboration with the library assistant Collaborate on collection priorities, policies, procedures, and collection maintenance in collaboration with the library assistant and director