Please join me in welcoming Lori Van Liere as our new Corporate Librarian for the AHED family of schools. Effective today, October 26, 2015, Lori will be operating as librarian for the Maumee Stautzenberger campus and additionally, will be performing duties as corporate librarian which will include:
- Creating effective inter-campus library working relationships;
- Providing training, either face to face or via technology, in library services to librarians, library coordinators and other appropriate staff throughout the AHED system;
- Maintaining and sharing library use statistics within and across campuses;
- Maintaining and sharing inventory control systems for the library system;
- Conducting monthly library services calls with campus library personnel;
- Systemizing the library cataloging software and training across AHED campuses;
- Providing counsel to AHED leadership that reflects current needs and future trends in libraries as they relate to AHED’s mission and vision;
- Collaborating with campus administrators to ensure an effective and consistent library experience across all campuses including information and conventional literacy training and development;
- Overseeing the training of campus library staff;
- Maintaining currency through appropriate professional development activities for self and making recommendations for other library staff relative to professional development needs
All of the above and more library-related activities will be completed in conjunction with the appropriate campus personnel. As Corporate Librarian, Lori will be reporting to me but will maintain a reporting relationship with her supervisor at the Maumee campus, which is also where her general working office will be.
Lori has done a great job as campus librarian for Maumee and I look forward to working with her in the position of Corporate Librarian for the AHED schools.
Please feel free to pass this message along to your staff and join me in welcoming Lori to her new position here at AHED.
