Abstract

BLINC stands for Business Librarianship in North Carolina. Fourteen public, special, and academic librarians created this group in 2003. In that year, BLINC began its tradition of hosting workshops every three months across the state. Each workshop is free and everyone is invited to attend. The workshops feature peer-mentoring and peer-training on business research resources, services, instruction, programming, outreach, and professional development, with occasional guest speakers. Welcoming new members, networking, and socializing remain core to BLINC’s culture. This case study concludes with a short interview of the current chair of BLINC regarding how COVID-19 is impacting the organization.

摘要

BLINC 代表北卡罗来纳州的商业图书馆。14 位公共、特殊和学术图书馆员于 2003 年创建了这个小组。那一年，BLINC 开始了在全州每三个月举办一次研讨会的传统。每个研讨会都是免费的，并邀请所有人参加。研讨会的特点是在商业研究资源、服务、指导、编程、外展和专业发展方面进行同行指导和同行培训，偶尔会有客座演讲。欢迎新成员、社交和社交仍然是 BLINC 文化的核心。本案例研究以对 BLINC 现任主席关于 COVID-19 如何影响组织的简短采访结束。