Are you short-staffed? Has your idea been sitting on the backburner for awhile? Do you need help dislodging a stuck project?

CLRC’s Project Assistance Service offers short-term aid for member institutions in need of direct, active project support. Assistance may take the form of training, planning, consulting, or simply offering a few extra hands.

Affiliate and Full members in good standing can submit Service Requests for project assistance not to exceed 15 contact hours. Contact hours can be used all at once or spread out over a span of weeks or months. Ideally, projects will be accomplished during CLRC’s regular office hours (8:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Friday). Members may submit multiple Service Requests, noting that each distinct project requires a separate request.

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Requests will be reviewed by CLRC staff and prioritized by urgency, need, suitability, and receipt of previous project assistance. After the initial review, we will schedule a Zoom call to discuss the project in depth and understand its goals and outcomes. In some cases, we may determine that a project is better suited for grant funding or referral to other established resources. In this case, CLRC staff will provide appropriate direction.

If your project is approved for the Project Assistance Service, CLRC staff member(s) will travel to the institution or connect virtually to provide hands-on assistance. The exact nature of this assistance will depend on member needs, but may include some of the following activities:

  • Shelving or reshelving library materials
  • Training for a specific software or program (ex. WorldShare, Google Workspace)
  • Best practices for accounting (QuickBooks)
  • Creating or reviving social media presence
  • Establishing project management practices
  • Consulting on building a website using WordPress

At the conclusion of the project, CLRC staff will provide a brief report reflecting outcomes and suggesting possible next steps.

We will accept Service Requests on a rolling basis. Upon receiving the request, we will do our best to respond within 1-2 weeks to set up the initial Zoom call.

 

Questions? Email Sophie Friedman, CLRC Member Services Librarian, at​ sfriedman@clrc.org.