‘So, You’re a Wine Librarian?’: A New Approach to the

Academic Liaison Librarian Role

Kim Buschert University of British Columbia

Okanagan Library

Priority areas (industry driven)

1.  Labelling & presentation

2.  International trade fairs

3.  Regional identity & organization

4.  Sharing experiences

Knowledge mobilization

•  Working with industry, not a study of it •  Organize & disseminate knowledge; help the

industry position itself

Project team

•  Roger Sugden, Dean, UBC Faculty of Management & Jacques-Olivier Pesme, Director, KEDGE Bordeaux Wine & Spirits Academy

•  Project Coordinator, Post-Doctorate Fellow, Research Assistant, Events Coordinator, Research/data Coordinator

•  Financial reporting and processing support (Finance manager and faculty admin)

Project Coordinator

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So, You’re a Wine Librarian?

Desired outcomes for the role

For the faculty/project: •  Project activities and reporting •  Information gathering, organization,

dissemination to wine industry & others •  An information portal or “library”  •  Credibility, and accessible (relationship building)

Why a librarian?

•  Project management •  Subject knowledge •  Information/knowledge management

 

Desired outcomes for the role

For the Library: •  Raise the profile of the library •  Express value of librarians’ contributions, to the

faculty and to the community •  Learning opportunity •  Explore new roles – extension of embedded

librarian model •  How to partner with other academic

departments (including funding model)

How does it work?

Strategic Projects Librarian/Project

Coordinator

Associate Chief Librarian (Okanagan

Library)

Head, David Lam Library

Chief Librarian (Okanagan Library)

Dean, Faculty of Management

Performance reviews/

confirmation

Reference & Instruction Librarian

(Limited Term)

Strategic Projects Librarian

How is it working?

Project outputs – First 6 months ü Labelling task force –  Briefing notes –  Presentations to

industry –  Final report

ü Events –  Wine Leaders’ Forum –  Wine Industry

Collaborative  

ü Reporting to WD –  2 quarterly progress

reports –  KPIs

ü Communications –  Web site –  Planning for year 2

Challenges •  Risk of disenfranchisement •  Complex reporting structure •  Balancing time •  Performance, merit,

confirmation process

Solutions •  MOA, clear JD •  Regular meetings •  Space & participation

Successes: Non-traditional Academic Librarian Role ü Research team ü Reference/research ü Information

management ü Community outreach ü Project management ü Event coordination ü Budget/funder

reporting    

 

ü Managing contracts ü Working with suppliers ü Instruction ü Committee work ü Subject knowledge ü Colleagues ü Professional

development

Thank you! Questions?