Amplify Your Impact: Throwing a Research Party, Deconstructing the Reference Desk: Bringing a Social Component to Research

Authors

  • Jennifer Hunter
  • Christina Riehman-Murphy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.56n3.168

Abstract

In an era of declining reference statistics it is refreshing to read about creative ways libraries are encouraging students to use their services. Librarians at Penn State University’s Abington campus provide an example of a low-cost, high-impact event they piloted.—Editors

Author Biographies

Jennifer Hunter

Jennifer Hunter is Assistant Librarian and the liaison to the Arts and Humanities Division and Instruction and Information Literacy Coordinator and Christina Riehman-Murphy is Assistant Librarian and the liaison to the Science and Engineering Division and Student Engagement and ACURA Outreach Coordinator at the Pennsylvania State University’s Abington campus.


Correspondence concerning this column should be directed to Nicole Eva and Erin Shea, email: nicole.eva@uleth.ca
and eshea@fergusonlibrary.org.

Christina Riehman-Murphy

Jennifer Hunter is Assistant Librarian and the liaison to the Arts and Humanities Division and Instruction and Information Literacy Coordinator and Christina Riehman-Murphy is Assistant Librarian and the liaison to the Science and Engineering Division and Student Engagement and ACURA Outreach Coordinator at the Pennsylvania State University’s Abington campus.


Correspondence concerning this column should be directed to Nicole Eva and Erin Shea, email: nicole.eva@uleth.ca
and eshea@fergusonlibrary.org.

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Published

2017-04-03

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 3 (2017): Spring

Section

Columns

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