Meyer and Gil | coala-summit-2014

Esther L. Gil

Erin Meyer

Erin Meyer is the Student Outreach Librarian and Research Center Coordinator at the University of Denver’s Main Library. In her outreach role, she designs programs to connect students to the services and resources of the library. As chair of the library’s public relations committee, she is always looking for better ways to communicate about the library to students.

Esther L. Gil has been the Business & Economics Reference Librarian at the University of Denver since May 1997. She provides graduate and undergraduate library workshops for courses offered in the Daniels College of Business and the Economics Department, including those in accounting, marketing, management, international business, economics, and finance. She also does collection development for business and economics.

Is Your Library Money Smart?

Academic libraries are poised to become leaders in financial literacy education for students by leveraging their expertise and resources through partnerships with other campus players to meet common goals. University of Denver Libraries did just that for Money Smart Week 2014. Led by the Business Librarian, a diverse group of campus players including academic units, administrative units, and student groups, came together to host a series of free financial literacy events for students this April. Campus-wide promotion of a dozen events included targeted promotion to diverse undergraduate and graduate students such as women, veterans, and affinity groups. This Pecha Kucha presentation will outline the process and results to inspire other Colorado academic libraries to take up the challenge to become leaders in campus financial literacy. It will also stimulate discussion on barriers to leadership in this area and their potential solutions.