Description
This lightning talk highlights the role of the Thomas Mahaffey Jr. Business Library in empowering graduate students participating in an experiential immersion program referred to as Grow Irish. The Grow Irish program at the Mendoza College of Business sends students for a week to work directly with domestic and international companies on real world issues facing the business environment. Recognizing the diverse and complex challenges posed by collaborating with domestic and international companies with a tight turnaround time, the business librarians create specialized research dossiers tailored to each specific project. For international teams, the librarians also provide cultural memos to inform the students of the customs and etiquette of their host countries.
These curated dossiers act as foundational knowledge hubs, tailored to the assigned business problem. Prior to the students' travels, the librarians also provide a brief primer instruction session showcasing navigation of the dossiers in addition to the restrictions on resource sharing with their assigned companies. This targeted approach saves students valuable time and ensures they begin their projects with a robust and focused information base while respecting the terms and conditions of commercial content provided by the library. This enables the students to better focus on the primary learning outcomes of the course centering experiential and networking elements.
This talk will detail the ways in which the librarians engage with the Grow Irish program as a case for other business librarians seeking opportunities to successfully embed themselves into specific program stakeholders.
Keywords
Embedded librarianship, instruction, research assistance
Event Type
Lightning Talk
Recommended Citation
Deike, Michael, "Experiencing the Business Library with the Grow Irish Program" (2025). Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS). 15.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/mbls/2025/2025/15
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Experiencing the Business Library with the Grow Irish Program
This lightning talk highlights the role of the Thomas Mahaffey Jr. Business Library in empowering graduate students participating in an experiential immersion program referred to as Grow Irish. The Grow Irish program at the Mendoza College of Business sends students for a week to work directly with domestic and international companies on real world issues facing the business environment. Recognizing the diverse and complex challenges posed by collaborating with domestic and international companies with a tight turnaround time, the business librarians create specialized research dossiers tailored to each specific project. For international teams, the librarians also provide cultural memos to inform the students of the customs and etiquette of their host countries.
These curated dossiers act as foundational knowledge hubs, tailored to the assigned business problem. Prior to the students' travels, the librarians also provide a brief primer instruction session showcasing navigation of the dossiers in addition to the restrictions on resource sharing with their assigned companies. This targeted approach saves students valuable time and ensures they begin their projects with a robust and focused information base while respecting the terms and conditions of commercial content provided by the library. This enables the students to better focus on the primary learning outcomes of the course centering experiential and networking elements.
This talk will detail the ways in which the librarians engage with the Grow Irish program as a case for other business librarians seeking opportunities to successfully embed themselves into specific program stakeholders.