Library Information for Faculty: Subject Liaisons

TCC Liaison Librarians partner with faculty to enhance student learning through outreach and engagement, stewardship of resources, and scholarly communication.

Outreach and Engagement 

• Communicate with faculty about library resources and services. 
• Teach information literacy sessions. 
• Participate in department meetings and student events. 

Stewardship of Resources 

• Advocate for library resources needed by each department. 
• Encourage student usage of library resources. 
• Enhance accessibility of library resources. 
• Maintain College knowledge management processes. 
• Provide access to resources through collection development and interlibrary loan. 

Scholarly Communication 

• Assist students and faculty with research. 
• Provide information on copyright and Creative Commons licensing. 
• Collaborate with faculty to find and/or create Open Educational Resources (OER). 
• Help students understand what it means to be part of the Scholarly Conversation.  

Some TCC Librarians serve in functional roles.  TCC faculty and staff can turn to these librarians to answer questions in these areas regardless of their liaison areas.