Trusted Librarian: Corporate Service Models Build Collaborative Academic Partnerships

T Franks - … Academic Librarianship: The International Journal of …, 2016 - pal-ojs-tamu.tdl.org
Practical Academic Librarianship: The International Journal of the …, 2016pal-ojs-tamu.tdl.org
As we compete in the global market of information providers, libraries can advance by better
understanding how corporations conduct business and provide services. According to the
principles discussed in Trusted Advisor (Maister, 2000), constituents may value trust more
than discipline expertise. Business books often discuss trust-building, which is viewed as a
necessity for building professional success. Discipline expertise is a valuable commodity,
but librarians who fail to build trust with constituents may struggle to engage them. Trusted …
Abstract
As we compete in the global market of information providers, libraries can advance by better understanding how corporations conduct business and provide services. According to the principles discussed in Trusted Advisor (Maister, 2000), constituents may value trust more than discipline expertise. Business books often discuss trust-building, which is viewed as a necessity for building professional success. Discipline expertise is a valuable commodity, but librarians who fail to build trust with constituents may struggle to engage them. Trusted Librarian is a best practices piece that identifies successful trust-building techniques that cultivate collaborative partnerships between librarian and constituent.
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