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Notes From The Stacks, Winter 2023, Friends Of The Brooks Library Feb 2023

Notes From The Stacks, Winter 2023, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, Fall 2022, Friends Of The Brooks Library Oct 2022

Notes From The Stacks, Fall 2022, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, Spring 2022, Friends Of The Brooks Library May 2022

Notes From The Stacks, Spring 2022, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Active Collections, Passive Collecting: Revitalizing Library Displays To Diversify Collections & Increase Student Engagement, Erin A. Sulla, Wendy Lee Spaček, Bridgette Flamenco, Elizabeth Kuykendall May 2022

Active Collections, Passive Collecting: Revitalizing Library Displays To Diversify Collections & Increase Student Engagement, Erin A. Sulla, Wendy Lee Spaček, Bridgette Flamenco, Elizabeth Kuykendall

Library Scholarship

After a year of limited outreach and collection development activities due to COVID, staff and librarians at one university revitalized their library displays to both address gaps in the collection and increase student engagement with monographs. By activating the collection through monthly themed displays, librarians have increased holdings related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, thus improving representation on the shelves. Participants will discover how active displays that incorporate both academic and recreational holdings can serve a dual purpose as collection development and outreach activities, making the most of limited funds for monograph acquisitions. Attendees from academic and public libraries should …


Notes From The Stacks, Winter 2022, Friends Of The Brooks Library Feb 2022

Notes From The Stacks, Winter 2022, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


From Support To Solidarity: Recognizing The Nonhierarchical Mentoring Environment Within, Bridgette Flamenco, Wendy Lee Spaček, Erin A. Sulla Dec 2021

From Support To Solidarity: Recognizing The Nonhierarchical Mentoring Environment Within, Bridgette Flamenco, Wendy Lee Spaček, Erin A. Sulla

Library Scholarship

The 2021 Washington Library Association (WLA) Conference’s shift from in-person to virtual was a decision that felt appropriate and not at all surprising, given the uncertainty surrounding large in-person events due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We, a group of three early-career librarians at Central Washington University (CWU), had been eager to set off on a mini road trip together to bond, gain insight into the field of librarianship, and network with our peers at other institutions. When the conference changed to a virtual format, we decided to make a collaborative document to share our notes on the conference sessions, …


Notes From The Stacks, Fall 2021, Friends Of The Brooks Library Oct 2021

Notes From The Stacks, Fall 2021, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, Spring 2021, Friends Of The Brooks Library Jun 2021

Notes From The Stacks, Spring 2021, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, Winter 2021, Friends Of The Brooks Library Feb 2021

Notes From The Stacks, Winter 2021, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


It's Raining In The Archives: Practical Lessons And Impactful Results From Moving An Academic Archives Results From Moving An Academic, Maurice R. Blackson, Julia Stringfellow Jan 2021

It's Raining In The Archives: Practical Lessons And Impactful Results From Moving An Academic Archives Results From Moving An Academic, Maurice R. Blackson, Julia Stringfellow

Library Scholarship

This article explores the move of the Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections (CWUASC) to a new location from the fourth floor to the second floor of the James E. Brooks Library in 2018. The history of the CWUASC, reasons for the move, the planning and designing of the new space, the actual move of the collection by the archives staff, lessons learned, and the impact of the move in reaching a larger audience of faculty, staff, students, and the general public are described. A review of literature on other moves of archives and special collections is also provided.


Notes From The Stacks, Fall 2020, Friends Of The Brooks Library Oct 2020

Notes From The Stacks, Fall 2020, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, Spring 2020, Friends Of The Brooks Library Jun 2020

Notes From The Stacks, Spring 2020, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, February 2020, Friends Of The Brooks Library Feb 2020

Notes From The Stacks, February 2020, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, October 2019, Friends Of The Brooks Library Oct 2019

Notes From The Stacks, October 2019, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


The Highlights Of The Ifla Wlic Preconference Satellite Meeting - Information Technology Section - Robots In Libraries: Challenge Or Opportunity, Ping Fu Sep 2019

The Highlights Of The Ifla Wlic Preconference Satellite Meeting - Information Technology Section - Robots In Libraries: Challenge Or Opportunity, Ping Fu

Library Scholarship

On August 21 & 22, 2019, I attended the IFLA WLIC Pre-conference Satellite Meeting - Robots in Libraries: Challenge or Opportunity at Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau, Berlin, Germany. Here is my notes for the pre-conference. The full text is written both in English and Chinese.


Literacy: The Shape Of Something Possible, Miles Caudesch Jul 2019

Literacy: The Shape Of Something Possible, Miles Caudesch

Student Published Works

This article discusses the author's experience utilizing library resources to bond with a student as a substitute special education paraprofessional.


Improving Technology Literacy Among Service Desk Staff, Lauren Wittek Jul 2019

Improving Technology Literacy Among Service Desk Staff, Lauren Wittek

Library Scholarship

This article discusses the creation and implementation of weekly technology training sessions for staff and faculty of the Central Washington University Brooks Library.


Notes From The Stacks, June 2019, Friends Of The Brooks Library Jun 2019

Notes From The Stacks, June 2019, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, February 2019, Friends Of The Brooks Library Feb 2019

Notes From The Stacks, February 2019, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, October 2018, Friends Of The Brooks Library Oct 2018

Notes From The Stacks, October 2018, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, June 2018, Friends Of The Brooks Library Jun 2018

Notes From The Stacks, June 2018, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, February 2018, Friends Of The Brooks Library Feb 2018

Notes From The Stacks, February 2018, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Why Can't We Be Friends? Examining The Benefits And Challenges Of Maintaining Your Friends Of The Library, Maureen Rust, Julia Stringfellow Jan 2018

Why Can't We Be Friends? Examining The Benefits And Challenges Of Maintaining Your Friends Of The Library, Maureen Rust, Julia Stringfellow

Library Scholarship

One of the most fruitful collaborative relationships a library can have is with its Friends of the Library organization, providing that group is vibrant and progressive. This article provides insight into the history of the Friends of the Library group at a regional comprehensive university since its founding in 1962 to nearly becoming defunct in 2015. The steps taken in the transformation of the Friends of the Library since then from an inactive group with no clear direction, to a robust organization with an active board who have identified goals and strategies for successful library advocacy are described. The work …


Notes From The Stacks, October 2017, Friends Of The Brooks Library Oct 2017

Notes From The Stacks, October 2017, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, June, 2017, Friends Of The Brooks Library Jun 2017

Notes From The Stacks, June, 2017, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, February 2017, Friends Of The Brooks Library Feb 2017

Notes From The Stacks, February 2017, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Notes From The Stacks, October, 2016, Friends Of The Brooks Library Oct 2016

Notes From The Stacks, October, 2016, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Institutional Repositories: Characteristics, Benefits And Software Platforms, Ping Fu, Liu Hua May 2016

Institutional Repositories: Characteristics, Benefits And Software Platforms, Ping Fu, Liu Hua

Library Scholarship

Based on the theories and practices of institutional repositories (IRs),this paper reviews and summarizes definitions,features,development,benefits and software systems selection process. Hopefully it will provide insight and bring inspiration to those domestic libraries and interested parties planning to work in this area. The authors take Central Washington University Library as a case study to illustrate an approach to implement an IR within a short time frame. IRs have many merits, including collecting and showing an institution's scholarly output. There are four or five main software platforms for institutions to choose from. An institution can decide to adopt one depending on its …


Notes From The Stacks, October, 2015, Friends Of The Brooks Library Oct 2015

Notes From The Stacks, October, 2015, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.


Carrying Your Life In Your Pocket: Portable Electronics In Libraries, Mary Wise Jul 2007

Carrying Your Life In Your Pocket: Portable Electronics In Libraries, Mary Wise

Library Scholarship

In this article, the author discusses their takeaways from a conference session by Michael Porter, discussing the use of portable electronics in the library.