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Location: Circulation Services Roundtable
Discussion: SUMMARY OF CUWL CONFERENCE CIRCULATION SESSION
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jeannefoley jeannefoley |
SUMMARY OF CUWL CONFERENCE CIRCULATION SESSION
Jun 6 2008, 4:16 PM EDT Some Circ Problems at Campuses: 1. Faculty not returning videos 2. Training student employees to become service oriented 3. Staffing shortages 4. Grad thesis-only students not in database 5. REMOTE STORAGE facility, 3 miles away, resulting in more retrievals than expected 6. Fire/tornado alarms being ignored Some New Circ Services: 1. Free chair massages during finals week (paid for by admin)…alternative--could also rent a vibrating chair) 2. Laptop checkout period of 24-hrs or weekends /// some circulate MACS too 3. Laptops will Lojack® software (http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/learn-more-lojack-for-laptops.asp) 4. check out extension cords for laptop plug in 5. check out digital cameras 6. check out MP3 for podcasts 7. check out clickers 8. Cafés with coffee and food 9. Individual study rooms 10. Buying popular DVDs with fine money 11. Having music, i.e., guitarist, in the library 12. Considering implementing text messaging for Ref “TEXT US AT __________________’ instead of emails 13. Wheels on furniture so they can arrange their own GROUP STUDY area 14. Art gallery (hallway) student and staff exhibits 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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