Expert, Guide, Cheerleader, Coach, Fake News Combatant:The Many Hats of Academic Research Librarians in Supporting Students

摘要

When you tell people outside of academe that you are an academic librarian you often get responses back like "oh, I'd love to be a librarian, I'd love working with books all day!" or "do students really need libraries anymore? Isn't everything online?" But within the walls of academe, research librarians today are more engaged than ever in the teaching and research missions of their institutions and while the hats we wear continue to grow, so too does our impact on student success.