Curiosity as Outreach: Flipping Outreach on its Head
Science and Engineering Library staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst visited several sites on campus in a novel outreach initiative that involved all nine staff members taking “field trips” without agendas. We demonstrate that outreach without the explicit goal of promoting a specific r...
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Science and Engineering Library staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst visited several sites on campus in a novel outreach initiative that involved all nine staff members taking “field trips” without agendas. We demonstrate that outreach without the explicit goal of promoting a specific resource or service can be an effective use of time, and can build social capital that shares the goals of traditional outreach. Involving all staff in this outreach effort was a valuable team building experience, exposing the depth of our interests and expertise to each other and to our campus community.
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| spelling | doaj-art-efcdbd7a83514f3a8f0b86372088ed3a2025-08-20T03:32:19ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship1092-12062020-03-019410.29173/istl54Curiosity as Outreach: Flipping Outreach on its HeadPaulina Borrego0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7624-6440Anne Graham1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-6352Ellen Lutz2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2680-3808Melanie Radik3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0052Rebecca Reznik-Zellen4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9321-8284University of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Science and Engineering Library staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst visited several sites on campus in a novel outreach initiative that involved all nine staff members taking “field trips” without agendas. We demonstrate that outreach without the explicit goal of promoting a specific resource or service can be an effective use of time, and can build social capital that shares the goals of traditional outreach. Involving all staff in this outreach effort was a valuable team building experience, exposing the depth of our interests and expertise to each other and to our campus community. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/54outreachcuriosity |
| spellingShingle | Paulina Borrego Anne Graham Ellen Lutz Melanie Radik Rebecca Reznik-Zellen Curiosity as Outreach: Flipping Outreach on its Head Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship outreach curiosity |
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| url | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/54 |
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