Who You Are: The Award: US Fulbright Scholar Award The Amount Granted by Award:Item Amount NeededBase Stipend $2,000/month Housing & Subsistence Allowance

$1,350/month

Travel Relocation $950 (one time only)Gift to Host Institution $500 (one time only)TOTAL $34,950Numbers above based on CIES catalog budget for scholar award in Peru, http://catalog.cies.org/viewAward.aspx?n=1521.

LIBRARIAN EXCHANGETessa Brawley, MLIS

Images courtesy of: www.drjackbeller.com/pages/edcuation.html and http://www.pucp.edu.pe/endefensadelapucp/contenido.php?ncategoria1=105&ncontenido=90.

University of Oklahoma

Library

Biblioteca de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Background Information

Established 1890 Top research

library in the state

Over 5 million materials in its collection

Established1917 Considered the

top research institution in Peru

Private university associated with the Catholic Church

University of Oklahoma Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Qualifications of Exchange Librarians

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature

MLIS from Syracuse University Fluency in Spanish Familiarity with Latin American

culture Experience teaching practical

LIS courses for OU’s SLIS program

Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Literature & Cultural Studies

MLIS from University of Texas Fluency in English Familiarity with North American

culture Experience teaching practical LIS

courses for PUCP’s LIS program

Tessa Brawley, MLISOU Humanities Librarian

María Robles, MLISPUCP

Humanities Librarian

OU Library—Lack of materials in Latin American Literature Collection

o Limits the research of the faculty and studentso Affects the reputation and recruitment of the university

PUCP Library—Need to create new North American Literature Collection

• Good collection will attract students/professors to the new program• New program and collection will positively affect reputation of

school

Need for Librarian Exchange

Project Description1. Exchange places for one

academic year (10 months)

Tessa Brawley, OU Humanities Librarian

María Robles, PUCP Humanities Librarian

Project Description

2. Assist with a collection development project at the host university’s library

Project Description3. Teach one course for one

semester in each university’s Library and Information Science program

The University of Oklahoma’s School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) program

La programa de Bibliotecología y Ciencia de laInformación de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Prior to the Exchange Project The exchange

librarians will be in contact with each other in order to determine what is needed for each library’s collection project

The exchange librarians will work with the heads of each LIS program to develop a course to teach based on their skills and experience and the needs of the school

Project Outcomes

Why is this project important?

Who will benefit?

Short term: The exchange librarians will

assist in enhancing or creating a literature collection at each institution’s library

The exchange librarians will provide a new perspective to the Library and Information Science programs at each exchange institution

Project Outcomes

Why is this project important?

Who will benefit?

Long term: The exchange librarians will

continue to improve and develop the collections started by the exchange librarians upon returning home

The exchange librarians will encourage future international exchange opportunities

Project Assessment The Head Humanities Librarians at

each institution will assess… The number of items added to each

collection Adherence to Collection Development

Plan Regular professional duties in the

library

Project Assessment The Heads of each LIS program will assess

the performance of the librarians… Each librarian will be monitored throughout

the course to ensure successful teaching The LIS students of both courses will complete

an evaluation form of the classes and professors at the end of term

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

Thank you for your consideration.