Team Alfie
Maribeth, Carol, Ben
•I am an associate professor in the College of Medicine.
•I am really proud of the teaching awards that my students have given me.
•I appreciate interlibrary loan and my liaison librarian.
Kira Bowman
“Too much email and too many meetings – it's very hard to deal with them and attend to writing, research, teaching students, etc."
•I struggle with time and resources
– I particularly need support with technology and my teaching responsibilities.
•I worry about the future of the University of Arizona and higher education in general.
Challenges
How might we best help faculty like Kira address multiple, sometimes conflicting priorities?
POV Statement:
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There's nowhere on campus where faculty can get help with time and activity management
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The library already has existing services which can alleviate some of Kira's stress
New Library Service:
Personal Info. Managment
Increased exposure of services
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Library expertise on how to more efficiently manage time
- Dedicated Location
- Web Presence
- Visualization of scheduling priorities
- Workshops
Increased Exposure to Library Resources
Break the Stereotype
Internal Exposure
Reconfigure Library Orientation
- Place lesser known Library services in public and transit zones (e.g. near food, ground level)
- Data
- Publishing
- Open Access
- Copyright
- Makerspace
- PIM
- Move well established services to upper floors
- Quiet spaces
- Collaborative rooms
- Books
FSD
Faculty Success District
- Centralized space of faculty-specific resources
- Interactive (voice and touch) Wall of Resources
- Meal Marketplace
- Adjacency to liaisons
External Exposure
Librarian on Demand (LD)
- Holographic virtual librarian (AI) on demand to answer questions
- Portable platforms for faculty use
- E.g. Hospital Rounds
- Fixed kiosks
- Small footprint
- Each classroom
- Each departmental building lobby
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf-1xeE3zzE
Virtual Access
Library App
"Resources at your fingertips"
- Direct connection to help
- Problem solving focus
- Voice assistant enabled
FIN
Team Alphie
By Benjamin James Hickson
