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Deep Blue https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/documents2011-03Defying Borders: The Library's Role in aGlobal UniversityRana, Gurpreethttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/94434Downloaded from Deep Blue, University of Michigan's institutional repository    “… in almost every country, research universities are among the most globally connected of all sectors.   Knowledge, the free currency of higher education, flows anywhere and everywhere, like quicksilver on a metal table….” 1 Defying Borders: The Library’s Role in a Global University Gurpreet K. Rana, MLIS, Coordinator, Library Global Initiatives, University Library, University of Michigan     In 2009, Library Global Initiatives was formed to: • Build and sustain international collaboration with campus partners • Implement library-led global outreach •  Create awareness of  resources and services for global study and research • Leverage library expertise on a large decentralized campus What is the role of the library in education and research at an institution which is increasingly looking beyond its physical boundaries?   Curriculum Integration & Workshops including: • Increased information literacy instruction in global study courses  • Nursing /Women’s Studies: Perspectives in Global Health • UC 178 course:  Global Understanding • Center for Global Health’s  “Foundation in Information Skills” workshop series • International Grantseeking Workshops • Teaching Open Access Resources Global outreach on campus and abroad • Networking! • Environmental assessment  • Assessing global information resource needs • Curriculum-integrated  information literacy  • Research collaborations • Faculty development  Outreach:  Global Students • Library collaboration with U-M’s International Center to assess information needs of global students • Customized workshops and library office hours designed for international students • involvement with international student organizations           School of  Nursing 2010-2011 connections include:                       Medical               School                 1.  Marginson, S. “The rise of the global university: 5 New Tensions.” Chronicle of Higher Education. May 30, 2010  Visiting Scholars: Orientation & Instruction including: •  Emphasis on open access resources • University of Michigan African Presidential   Scholars • Fogarty International Scholars, Ghana • Visiting faculty from Kumasi Nursing and Midwifery Training School, Ghana • Individual consultations and orientation Outreach and Events   • Library Global Information Week, 2010 & 2011          • Library’s first  Study Abroad field site:   Teaching Technology in Rural Kenya, Summer 2011  (Field librarians: C. Ransom, L. Mbabu) • Increased Library presence in global engagement events and lecture series • Representation on campus-wide  Provost’s Council on Global Engagement • Participation in the Provost’s Seminar on Educating Globally Competent Students Leveraging Library Expertise & Services • Librarian Subject Specialists • Creating awareness of resources and library services for global study  and research across disciplines • Marketing services and collections to global programs, including mobile resources and  Ask A Librarian chat/email/text           Where in the world? During Feb 2009 and Feb 2010,  UM librarians responded to  email reference from 22  countries:  Algeria, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom  Future Plans… • Future Library-sponsored study abroad activities • Further MLibrary's global connections  • Develop research and instruction collaborations • Investigate connections with sister libraries • Develop theme-based MLibrary global programming  e.g. UN Millennium Development Goals   

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