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I hope you are all doing well! I am meeting with a couple of our deans later this week to discuss resource needs for our BAS programs. One of the resources I am going to suggest is the need for a BAS Liaison Librarian. Have any of you broached this
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Admittedly, we are crazily short staffed, and my one librarian does not have any experience with aspects of Business Research, Marketing, Finance, Business Law, etc. so I have taken on all this instruction and support work myself in this area.</div>
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Our needs might be unique, but I imagine others of you might also be finding yourself feeling the pinch in both collection and people resources. So, I was hoping that there was some peer evidence that I could borrow from the LLC brain trust.
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<span>Thanks for your thoughts!</span></div>
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<span>Jackie</span></div>
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