The Library Student Advisory Board: Why Your Academic Library Needs It and How to Make It Work

By Amy L. Deuink, Marianne Siler, Marianne Seiler

This is a practical guide written by two professionals with real-world experience establishing a library student advisory board.

Penn State University's Schuylkill campus library has such a board, operating beautifully. Different from traditional student advisory boards, the club at Penn State Schuylkill resembles a public library's "friends" group. The activities of the club benefit not only the library and campus but the club members themselves.

Just how much time, effort, and know-how is required to form a library student advisory board? Here is the answer. Useful advice is offered on how to get a club started, how to recruit new members and keep them active, the duties of the club advisor, basic "do's and don'ts" of fundraising, and how to build a successful relationship between the club, the library director, and the library staff.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786435607
• ISBN13: 9780786435609
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher