Presenters: Jaycee Chapman and Christy Hogan
Live Session: Wednesday, September 30th, 2026, 1-2 PM CT
Registration: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8709-5pVSxOJDlK8i6awHw
Sponsored by the ACRL ULS Professional Development Committee
The role of Collection Development Librarian has been a rapidly evolving position as libraries shift more and more efforts towards electronic access, in some cases situating the role away from the Acquisitions Department. At our R1 institution, we did just that by establishing two Collection Development Librarian positions and seating them in the Reference Department. We continue to perform traditional collection development responsibilities such as selecting, managing, and evaluating the library collection, but our departmental positioning allows us to expand upon those duties to build engagement opportunities and creatively promote the collection. We connect patrons with materials outside of curriculum by curating and promoting recreational reading collections, engaging students in book display curation, establishing and running a book club, and proposing the creation of a student board for students to have a direct impact on collection development at our library. This work allows us not only to gather direct feedback from patrons about the library collections but also creates new opportunities for us to highlight how the collections can be enjoyed outside of curriculum. It creates a sense of ownership over the libraries for students, fostering community and belonging. In this presentation we will outline how we implemented these activities and balance them among more traditional collection development duties.
Presenter Bios:
Jaycee Chapman is the Collection Development Librarian for the non-health sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received her Masters in library science from Indiana University.
Christy Hogan is the Collection Development Librarian for the Health Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received her MLIS from Florida State University.
This free presentation is sponsored by the ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee. It will take place on Wednesday, September 30th, 2026, 1-2 PM CT via Zoom. Register: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8709-5pVSxOJDlK8i6awHw
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Jessica Dai
Organizational Development and Learning Librarian
University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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