Continuing Change, Constant Engagement

Paulette A. Kerr, PhD, is former Campus Librarian at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. A leader in Information Literacy in the Caribbean with over 40 years of library and information experience, including service with the National Library of Jamaica, her research areas coalesce around Caribbean social history and media and information literacy in academic libraries.Jessica Lewis Marshall serves as Campus Librarian (Acting) at The UWI Mona , specialising in Special Collections, Information Literacy, Reference Services, Outreach, and Library Management.Nicola A. Palmer is a Public Services Librarian at Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, her research interests in liaison librarianship, media and information literacy, and academic library quality standards.David A. Drysdale is University Librarian at the University of Technology, Jamaica, bringing over 40 years of library and information experience, including service with the Jamaica Library Service.

• Introduction - Continuing Change, Constant Engagement: Caribbean Academic Libraries at the Forefront of Transformation; Paulette A. Kerr, Jessica Lewis Marshall, Nicola A. Palmer, and David A. Drysdale Section 1. Impact and Engagement of Caribbean Academic Libraries Chapter 1. Kenneth Ingram: A Legacy of Scholarship and Stewardship in Academic Librarianship; Demar D. Ludford Chapter 2. Creating Impact in Academic Libraries through Collaboration; Nicola Prawl, Pauline Nicholas, Kareen Lawrence, Yolanda Tugwell, and Vergie Lee Reid Lawson Chapter 3. Documenting Communities through Partnership: Building a More Comprehensive History of the Panama Canal with the Caribbean Diaspora; Casma Cockburn-Henlon, Betsy Bemis, and John Nemmers Chapter 4. Leveraging Shared Resources through Collaboration: A Historical and Analytical Study of the College Libraries Information Network (COLINET) in Jamaica; David A. Drysdale Chapter 5. Assessing Information Skills towards Effective Learning: Libraries at the Forefront; Ivette Maldonado-Rivera Chapter 6. K@Fé : A New System in Information Literacy for Undergraduates; Éliane Falco Chapter 7. Empowering through Information Literacy: A Case Study of TVET Librarians in Jamaica; Nicoleen Saunders-Grant, Janice Harrison, Collett Sanderson-Allen, and Monique Forgie-Scott Chapter 8. The Role of Academic Libraries in Academic Integrity Development in Caribbean Higher Education Institutions; Ruth Baker-GardnerSection 2. Staffing in The Academic Library: Changing Roles and Classic Practices Chapter 9. Navigating Caribbean Academic Librarianship: Reflections on a Storied Career; Paulette A. Kerr Chapter 10. Empowering Library Employees through a Mentorship Initiative: The Case of The University of the West Indies Mona Library; Simone J. Harrison, Barbara D. Waul, and Stacie K. Young Chapter 11. Transforming Roles of Library Staff through Up-skilling, Retooling, and Job Restructuring: The Case of the UWI Mona Library; Karen C. Levy, Elaine A. Saunches, and Calarine A. Smith Rance Chapter 12. Preparing Caribbean Academic Librarians: Is the DLIS Programme Ready?; Audrey M. Saddler and Adele Merritt Bernard Chapter 13. Who the Cap fits: Perceptions of Leadership Capacities among Jamaican Academic Librarians; Nicola A. Palmer Section 3. Academic Libraries: Critical Challenges, Global Trends, Futures Chapter 14. Go Green, Embrace Sustainability: Empowering Caribbean Academic Libraries to Enhance Climate Literacy; Jessica Lewis Marshall and Bernadette Worrell-Johnson Chapter 15. A Post-pandemic Future for Library Planning: Perceptions of Caribbean Academic Library Leaders; Lorraine M. Nero and Kumaree Ramtahal Chapter 16. An Academic Medical Library in the Caribbean Providing Services Using a Business Continuity Model to Respond to the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study; Ayaana Alleyne Cumberbatch and Niala Dwarika-Bhagat Chapter 17. The Implementation of the Future of Libraries is Open (folio) at The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) Libraries; Susan SandifordSection 4. Communications from the Field Chapter 18. Connecting Students to Resources: The Role of University of the Bahamas Libraries in Supporting Student Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Felicia Armbrister, Virginia Ballance, Berthamae Walker, Antoinette Pinder-Darling, Rosemary Munroe-Whylly, Elsie Bain, and Shananda HinseyChapter 19. Uniquely Common: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Staffing Roles at the Forde Library, University of the Southern Caribbean (USC); Stacyann Quintero and Anastasia Mulraine-Campbell