Thank you very much for agreeing to work with a Gemstone team! This is a valuable and rewarding partnership that benefits the teams and the library immensely.
Sophomore Year: Teams will conduct their literature review. Librarians should meet with the team (or team representative) at least once each semester, to highlight important resources and research techniques to assist in this process. Attendance, constructive criticism, and support at their thesis proposal meeting.
Junior and Senior Year: Students work closely with their mentors to conduct their research. The librarian may receive occasional contacts from team representatives to answer questions about resources and library services (for example, equipment loan, study room locations, Interlibrary Loan, etc.).
Senior Year: Offer feedback on thesis drafts and support your Gemstone team as they present their thesis at Thesis Conference. Librarians are also encouraged to attend the Thesis Conference Rehearsal if they are available.
Additionally, please see the Gemstone Program's listed expectations for Team Librarians: https://gemstone.umd.edu/teams/team-librarian-resources
We ask that librarians try to meet most of the above-mentioned expectations, but if you have any questions about the commitment levels and workloads, please contact Amber Pierdinock-Weed, apierdin@umd.edu.