What does this research mean for the field?

Academic libraries at land-grant institutions can successfully design and implement cooperative extension outreach services to serve extended state communities despite institutional challenges. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to explore the design and implementation of outreach services in an academic library for community support.

May 28, 2026

Serving the Public: The Academic Library and Cooperative Extension

Key Points

The aim is to explore the design and implementation of outreach services in an academic library for community support.
Described the design and implementation of outreach services at Albert R. Mann Library.
Examined challenges specific to an agricultural and life sciences library.
Highlighted the connection to land-grant college principles.
Successfully designed outreach initiatives tailored for the New York State community.
Identified outreach challenges unique to Ivy League academic libraries serving agricultural disciplines.

Abstract

The article describes the successful design and implementation of various outreach services for Extension at the Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University. It examines the outreach challenges facing an agricultural and life sciences library in an Ivy League institution, which is also part of the land-grant colleges and as such serves an extended New York State community.

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