Pop Picks! Denise O’Shea Head of Access Services & Systems Harry A. Sprague Library
What is Pop Picks? A popular reading collection: – best sellers and contemporary fiction – popular non-fiction – graphic novels – awarding winning books – books that have been adapted for the screen – classics
Why Create Pop Picks? Help Sprague Library meet increasing student interest in recreational reading. Make it easier for library patrons to locate these books in our collection.
Where is Pop Picks?
Future Plans Get more student input for the titles selected. Setup a leisure reading lounge next to the Circulation Desk.
Stress Bustin’ Events
LET RUL HELP!
RUL Stressbusters
RUL Stressbusters 2.0 Where do we go from here? Sponsors Undergrad Experience Team Mid-semester events Campus-wide coordination ????
Cheng Library Delivery of Library-owned and Interlibrary Loan materials to Faculty VALE Users Conference, January 9, 2015 Judy Matthew, Head of Interlibrary Loan Victoria Wagner, Head of Lending Services William Paterson University
Why & How Why: ◦We already provide delivery to faculty at remote campus. ◦Reduce overdue interlibrary loans. ◦Service orientation of Library. How: o Voyager and ILLIAD workflows. o Student Assistants deliver materials.
What’s next? Training: Staff cross training needed. Communication: How to promote the service? Assessment: ◦Number crunching – did we reduce overdues? ◦Survey faculty.