Open AccessEnhancing departmental engagement: Using a LibGuide to promote an invited speaker seminar series
Author(s) -
David Flaxbart
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
college and research libraries news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.281
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2150-6698
pISSN - 0099-0086
DOI - 10.5860/crln.80.11.627
Subject(s) - mode (computer interface) , library science , host (biology) , sociology , computer science , media studies , public relations , engineering management , world wide web , political science , engineering , human–computer interaction , biology , ecology
The departmental seminar has long held a prominent place in the culture of academic science. In chemistry, one of the most tradition-bound STEM disciplines, faculty of all ranks go on the road with prepared talks about their latest research, visiting host departments to share and network. While this mode of communication is time-intensive and not inexpensive, it offers many benefits to all concerned.