promoting e-resources Irma Nicola 23 Apr 2004 15:04 UTC
Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting a library get together for a department, small one PT I believe and served some nice refreshments and talked about our electronic and other resources at the library. This kind of a gathering serves other relational purposes and show genuine interest on the part of library staff towards the patron. Not hard to plan or execute, especially if you already have a training room. Irma H. Nicola Serials Coordinator Azusa Pacific University 901 E. Alosta Ave. Azusa, California 91702 inicola@apu.edu 626-815-6000 ext 5258 John 1:4 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Automatic digest processor Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:00 PM To: Recipients of SERIALST digests Subject: SERIALST Digest - 21 Apr 2004 to 22 Apr 2004 (#2004-78) There are 5 messages totalling 207 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Ideas for promoting and marketing the serials department (2) 2. Reply to "JSTOR Images" (2) 3. Mentoring opportunity ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:10:51 EDT From: "Martin W. Helgesen" <SHHCC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> Subject: Re: Ideas for promoting and marketing the serials department On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:44:46 -0400 Emmett Denny said: >I have found through my work at one college and one university that >instructors unwittingly hinder electronic serial usage. So often students >come into the library and are shown electronic journals and their response >at times is: "My teacher said I could not use any sources off the Internet. >It has to be paper." Teachers have to be taught that the Internet includes the content of scholarly journals as well as web sites of dubious reliability, such as this one: http://www.lme.mankato.msus.edu/mankato/mankato.html (I mention that one in orientation classes.) Teachers also need to be taught to be more precise in their terminology. Some who say not to use the Internet probably do know about scholarly journals on the web. Martin W. Helgesen shhcc@cunyvm.cuny.edu Cohen Library Voice: 212 650-5871 FAX: 212 650-7604 City College of New York, Convent Avenue and 138th Street New York, New York 10031 "Hopefully I use English correctly. Disgustedly I watch others massacre it." Steven Brust Help outlaw spam. For further information see http://www.cauce.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:24:29 -0400 From: Dianne Ford <dford@ELON.EDU> Subject: Reply to "JSTOR Images" Our art department is not satisfied with the digital images in JSTOR, or in other online databases either for that matter. We have chosen to continue our art titles in print, and continue to add new art titles in print format (selecting print/online where possible). This is one area where for the time being we accept print/electronic duplication, since of course everyone wants online access to articles. We'll be watching for inprovement in the quality of digital images, and re-think our formats in the future as we see improvement. For now, we have a lot of art students in the library! Dianne Dianne Ford Serials and Documents Librarian Elon University 100 Campus Drive 2500 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244 336-278-6584 dford@elon.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:58:19 -0400 From: "Sandhya D. Srivastava" <LIBRSDS@MAIL1.HOFSTRA.EDU> Subject: Re: Ideas for promoting and marketing the serials department Dear Rachel Does your university send out information bulletins to all students, faculty and staff on campus? If so this is a great way to advertise new improvements in the library. Also a library newsletter with a column about new electronic resources mailed to faculty and staff and available online is also very good. Sandhya Sandhya D. Srivastava Assistant Professor Serials Librarian Hofstra University Axinn Library 123 Hofstra University Hempstead, New York 11550 Telephone: (516) 463 - 5959 Fax: (516) 463 - 6438 Email: librsds@hofstra.edu >>> rachelb@MACAM.AC.IL 4/21/2004 5:37:22 AM >>> Dear Librarians, I am looking for concrete ideas as to how to promote the serials department especially e-journal usage, which at the moment is relatively low. I already send faculty members TOC alerts and new journal information. I also post interesting articles on a cork board. Thanks for your help Rachel Ben-Eliezer Serials Librarian / ILL DAVID YELLIN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION LIBRARY POB 3578 JERUSALEM 91035 ISRAEL TEL: 02 6558180 FAX: 02 6521548 E MAIL: rachelb@macam.ac.il ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:55:17 -0600 From: "Marshall, Susan" <smarshall@MONTANA.EDU> Subject: Re: Reply to "JSTOR Images" Diane, You aren't referrring to ARTstor's images are you? ARTstor is the new image database that Jstor is starting in July with 300,000 images and finishing with 500,000 in Jan of 2006. http://www.artstor.org Sue Marshall Electronic Resources Librarian Renne Library Montana State University P.O. Box 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 smarshall@montana.edu (406) 994-4313 Fax (406) 994-2851 -----Original Message----- From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU]On Behalf Of Dianne Ford Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 3:24 PM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: [SERIALST] Reply to "JSTOR Images" Our art department is not satisfied with the digital images in JSTOR, or in other online databases either for that matter. We have chosen to continue our art titles in print, and continue to add new art titles in print format (selecting print/online where possible). This is one area where for the time being we accept print/electronic duplication, since of course everyone wants online access to articles. We'll be watching for inprovement in the quality of digital images, and re-think our formats in the future as we see improvement. For now, we have a lot of art students in the library! Dianne Dianne Ford Serials and Documents Librarian Elon University 100 Campus Drive 2500 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244 336-278-6584 dford@elon.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:55:07 -0500 From: Sarah Sutton <Sarah.Sutton@MAIL.TAMUCC.EDU> Subject: Mentoring opportunity The ALA New Members Round Table (NMRT) Mentoring Committee is pleased to announce that they are accepting applications for their Conference Mentoring Program for the ALA Annual Conference in June! The Conference Mentoring Program is designed to connect first time conference attendees with a 'Seasoned Professional' who can help them in navigating the ALA Annual Conference. If you are on your way to becoming a librarian, or are new to the field, this program is for you! You will have the company of an experienced colleague at the conference and possibly beyond. If you are an experienced librarian, what better way to give back to the profession, build leadership skills, and reminisce on those early days than to be a mentor - plus it looks great on a resume or a tenure dossier! Interested? For more information please visit the NMRT Mentoring Committee page of the NMRT web site at http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=comm&Template=/ContentManagement /ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=59855 and apply online at http://www.ala.org/ala/nmrt/comm/mentoringapp.htm. The Conference Mentoring Program is open to all ALA members and the application deadline is May 14th, 2004. Everyone is encouraged to apply early. Questions? Email the NMRT Mentoring Committee Chair, Valentine Muyumba, at nmrt_mentoring@yahoo.com. Not an ALA member? Join today at www.ala.org/membership. Sarah Sutton Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian Mary and Jeff Bell Library Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78412 phone 361.825.2355 fax 361.825.5973 sarah.sutton@mail.tamucc.edu ------------------------------ End of SERIALST Digest - 21 Apr 2004 to 22 Apr 2004 (#2004-78) **************************************************************