Category Archives: library

advertising a new book series

we’ve launched a new series in our library to celebrate major publications or creative works by university faculty.  other universities have had similar kinds of author series (1), but this is a first for our library.  i put out a … Continue reading

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Faculty Pub Night

if you’d like to print one of these for your office, grab the PDF version here: Faculty Pub Night flyer.

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the race to september 1

in the serials world the date september 1 is celebrated annually.  it’s the day serials librarians around the u.s. return their journal renewal documents to their subscription vendors.  returning the documents on that date mostly assures that subscriptions will be … Continue reading

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Cod of ethics

What started it all: http://friendfeed.com/lsw/4ad34a8d/inspired-by-this-thread Where the cod has been recently: Eagle Dawg Blog

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do you wonder what a librarian does all day?

my blog post from yesterday was a contribution to a series of librarians blogging about their jobs.  it’s an annual event in its second year.  check out this wiki to see all the librarians participating: http://librarydayinthelife.pbworks.com/. if you’re interested in … Continue reading

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A day in the work life of this serials & e-resources librarian

today our brand new library officially opens!  what a treat to walk into the main doors of the library without swiping my card or having to maneuver around construction fences.  when i walked in this morning, our very first patron … Continue reading

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