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The Books We Didn't Buy: Assessing What We Don't Have, Rice Majors, Erika Johnson Jul 2016

The Books We Didn't Buy: Assessing What We Don't Have, Rice Majors, Erika Johnson

Rice Majors

Santa Clara University and the University of San Francisco are leveraging patron-initiated borrowing data to create a deeper and more browse-able collection in certain subject areas where patrons have shown interest. This same ILL data has also been used to strengthen the meta-collection of our consortium (LINK+) through the intentional and coordinated diversification of approval plan profiles. When we began looking at our patron-initiated borrowing data, we could see that there are call number ranges where one or both universities borrow frequently. We will discuss both methodology and preliminary findings: how this data is being gathered, analyzed, and then used …

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Assessing The Strategic Credibility Of Academic Library Circulation And Reference Departments, Rick A. Stoddart, Kathleen Chambers Feb 2015

Assessing The Strategic Credibility Of Academic Library Circulation And Reference Departments, Rick A. Stoddart, Kathleen Chambers

Rick A Stoddart

Strategic credibility within the university is a vital form of currency in determining institution-wide resources prioritization, collaboration opportunities between organizational units, and overall direction of departments. This poster presents the results of an analysis of the strategic credibility of circulation and reference departments in academic libraries in the Northwest. Outcomes of this research include a potential methodology for library departments to assess their strategic credibility and suggestions on how to communicate this value to others.

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E-Book Readers: Exploration And Experiences, Patricia E. Maxwell, Jennifer J. Little Dec 2013

E-Book Readers: Exploration And Experiences, Patricia E. Maxwell, Jennifer J. Little

Jennifer Little Kegler

This presentation for the Rochester Regional Library Council described the Drake Memorial Library's experience with e-readers (Kindles). It features circulation and cataloging details, and user survey results.

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It's All Up In The Clouds, Gan Ye, Sally Bryant Sep 2013

It's All Up In The Clouds, Gan Ye, Sally Bryant

Gan Ye

Our roadmap to the cloud started with WorldCat Local as our catalog/discovery system. Next we moved to OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services (WMS), a cloud-based ILS system/platform including the License module and WorldCat Knowledge Base we use to manage our e-resources. At the same time, the cloud also moved into public services with the use of the Springshare platform for our reference, instruction, statistics and room reservation systems. Staff scheduling is also in the cloud with Whentowork. All of these cloud based technology changes have revolutionized the way librarians and staff do their routine jobs. The impact on our workflow has …

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Student Employee Handbook - Circulation, Adam Steele Dec 2010

Student Employee Handbook - Circulation, Adam Steele

Adam Steele

Training manual for the student workers of the Kent State University Libraries main circulation desk. Updated 2011-2012 school year.

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