Faculty will appreciate knowing that there are resources in the library that they can call upon. Such resources might include the pricing history of a journal, the track record of a particular publisher, and assistance with the practical issues of intellectual property rights. Effective advocacy does not necessarily move in a straight line toward a single pre-determined result. Faculty may have their own approaches to the problem. Advocates should listen and be prepared to change some of their views in the process.
Advocacy can seem like development work.
It can be very frustrating to those who want instant results. Sometimes an effective advocacy encounter will end with the faculty member simply saying that she will think about the issues more. Administrators, acutely aware of the competition for resources from all sides, are especially immune. Faculty and administrators want to see the data and interpret them for themselves. Focusing on Positive Alternatives.