Publication Date
2020
Journal or Book Title
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
Abstract
Science and Engineering Library staff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst visited several sites on campus in a novel outreach initiative that involved all nine staff members taking “field trips” without agendas. We demonstrate that outreach without the explicit goal of promoting a specific resource or service can be an effective use of time, and can build social capital that shares the goals of traditional outreach. Involving all staff in this outreach effort was a valuable team building experience, exposing the depth of our interests and expertise to each other and to our campus community.
Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7624-6440 - Paulina Borrego
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-6352 - Anne Graham
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2680-3808 - Ellen Lutz
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0052- Melanie Radik
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9321-8284 - Rebecca Reznik-Zellen
DOI
https://doi.org/10.29173/istl54
Volume
94
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Borrego, Paulina; Graham, Anne; Lutz, Ellen; Radik, Melanie; and Reznik-Zellen, Rebecca, "Curiosity as Outreach: Flipping Outreach on its Head" (2020). Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship. 85.
https://doi.org/10.29173/istl54
