Library Liaisons: Get Subject or Program Specific Support

What is a library liaison?

Library liaisons support the teaching, learning, and research needs of a specific school, department, program, or academic community at Fordham. 

What might a library liaison do?

• Come to your classroom and teach your students how to: use the library; search for and select reputable information sources; save and manage citation data; interact ethically and effectively with AI tools. (Submit a Library Instruction Request Form to request a session.)

• Recommend best information sources; provide one-on-one consultations via Zoom or in-person.

• Assist with citation management projects (EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley).

• Promote the use of the Fordham University Research Commons (repository) and other Digital Collections available via the library.

• Recommend for purchase library resources that support the Fordham curriculum and community.

• Create and maintain Research Guides (online finding aids that highlight Fordham's collections).

• Help you obtain access to sources available via library consortia and cooperative browsing and lending services (NYPL MaRLI and ReCAP Shared Collection, OCLC SHARES, AJCU, NYATLA, New York Botanic Garden, and Metropolitan New York Library Council METRO referral service).

Since librarians are not always in their offices, email is the best way to schedule a consultation. Librarians usually respond within one business day, for immediate assistance, use the Ask A Librarian service.