Faculty and Librarians in First-­Year Seminars: Partnerships in Pedagogy

Abstract

Many have discussed the benefits of librarians collaborating with faculty, but agree that “The campus library may historically be the centerpiece of institutional life on college and university campuses, but many first-year students think it is largely irrelevant to their lives” (Barefoot, 2006). As part of an instructional team in the First-Year Seminars (FYS), librarians have more contact with students beyond the traditional one-shot session or speed tour through the stacks, and relationships between librarians and faculty are crucial to their success.