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Feeding The Fledgling Repository: Starting An Institutional Repository At An Academic Health Sciences Library, Ann E. Koopman, Am, Daniel Kipnis
Feeding The Fledgling Repository: Starting An Institutional Repository At An Academic Health Sciences Library, Ann E. Koopman, Am, Daniel Kipnis
Daniel G. Kipnis
In 2005, the Scott Memorial Library at Thomas Jefferson University started an institutional repository (IR), the Jefferson Digital Commons (JDC) <http://jdc.jefferson.edu/>. Originally intended as a showcase for faculty scholarship, it has evolved to serve also as a university press for original journals and newsletters, and as an institutional archive. Many lessons have been learned about marketing techniques, common IR issues, and advantages of an IR for a library. IR recruitment has come to be viewed as yet another form of collection development and has been integrated into all forms of the Library's outreach. Jefferson's academic health sciences environment …
Analysis And Lessons Learned Instituting An Instant Messaging Reference Service At An Academic Health Sciences Library, Daniel Kipnis, Gary E. Kaplan, Mslis
Analysis And Lessons Learned Instituting An Instant Messaging Reference Service At An Academic Health Sciences Library, Daniel Kipnis, Gary E. Kaplan, Mslis
Daniel G. Kipnis
In February 2006, Thomas Jefferson University went live with a new instant messaging (IM) service. This paper reviews the first 102 transcripts to examine question types and usage patterns. In addition, the paper highlights lessons learned in instituting the service. IM reference represents a small proportion of reference questions, but based on user feedback and technological improvements, the library has decided to continue the service.