“Strength in the service of vision”: Measuring the Impact of the IE LEADS Program on Institutional Partners and Affiliates

• Melissa Cardenas-Dow, University of California Riverside
• Patricia Smith-Hunt, Head of Preservation Services, University of California Riverside
• Stephanie Milner, Rivera Reference & Instruction Librarian, University of California Riverside
• Denise Kane, Science Reference & Instruction Librarian, University of California Riverside
• Julie Mason, Science Reference Librarian, University of California Riverside
• Judy Lee, Rivera Reference & Instruction Librarian, University of California Riverside
• Christina Cicchetti, Rivera Reference & Education Services Librarian, University of California Riverside

IE LEADS (Inland Empire Librarians Educated to Advance Diversity and Service) was a program at University of California Riverside from 2010 to 2014, funded by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. This poster presents information on the program’s impact on institutional partners and affiliates, specifically regarding how program partners and affiliates perceive the effects of their participation in the IE LEADS program.

• Personnel, Management, and Organization