If you are reading this, you are thinking about the Fall Semester, right around the corner. Here's what's up in the Library!
Sara Godbee will join our Library Team on September 2d as the first School of Business Librarian. Sara comes to us from the University of Maryland University College where she worked in Access Services. This is her second career: prior to obtaining her Master of Library Science degree, Sara was a market research analyst, and has a strong background in this area. She also loves to cook!
Sara will be in charge of the new Library. Stop by and say hello. BTW, both Sara, and our own Sue Bonsteel and Gina Phillips are on the program for "How in the world? Getting Students to Think Critically", sponsored by MILEX (Maryland Information Literacy Exchange) on Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. View the program at http://www.milexmd.org/conference08.html. It looks excellent!
The main Library at the Greenspring Campus has some new exhibits: one on the Baltimore Speaker Series (sponsored by Stevenson University), and one on graphic novels. You'll also notice that our Periodicals collections have moved to the second floor, in the space vacated by the Paralegal collection, which is now housed in the School of Busienss Library. Near the new Periodicals area there is some nice comfy furniture, for relaxing in while you read your latest journal, magazine, or newspaper. The removal of Periodicals from the overcrowded first floor area has freed up a little space for badly-needed student seating. We hope you like these improvements. Stop by and see us soon!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Summer in the Library
Library staff are busy with projects as usual, either tying up projects from the end of Spring Semester, or getting ready for Fall. The big news is, of course, our new University status and the name change. University status will have an impact on the library collections in terms of supporting expanded programs. This fall, we plan to begin a new Liaison model in which a librarian will be assigned to a department or program. We hope that this new approach will facilitate communication acorss the entire University and enable us to improve our responsiveness to program needs. Watch for details on this important change in this blog.
We will also unveil a new web page (with help from Jenn Brechin in the IS Dept.): I am excited that students and faculty will be able to begin searching resources like the SHARC Catalog, Central Search and the Full Text journal Locater RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE! No extra clicking required. Can't wait for that! And finally, our long-awaited School of Business and Leadership Library will open. In tandem with the move of some departments to the new SBL Building, we will be able to open a dedicated Archives Room that will also house the Center for Experiential History. So, lots of positive changes are coming.
Have a great summer!
We will also unveil a new web page (with help from Jenn Brechin in the IS Dept.): I am excited that students and faculty will be able to begin searching resources like the SHARC Catalog, Central Search and the Full Text journal Locater RIGHT ON THE FRONT PAGE! No extra clicking required. Can't wait for that! And finally, our long-awaited School of Business and Leadership Library will open. In tandem with the move of some departments to the new SBL Building, we will be able to open a dedicated Archives Room that will also house the Center for Experiential History. So, lots of positive changes are coming.
Have a great summer!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Welcome to our new Evening Supervisor
We will soon welcome a new staff member: Martin Cleaver, formerly a bookstore manager and library staff member at La Salle University will join us on May 30th. His first evening stint will be on June 2d, and if you are on campus, please stop by and say hello. Martin is seriously considering attending graduate school for library science down the road.
Sadly, this is farewell to Maurice Champagne, whose last day is today! We will miss him. Congrats to Maurice on attaining his PhD in Rhetoric from the University of Maryland. We hope he will stay in touch with us.
We have much to accomplish this summer! We will soon begin to set up our satellite library at the Owings Mills campus. It will be exciting to see the library there taking shape. We have also taken the first steps in planning the renovation here at Stevenson. We have generated some interest among members of the Learning Beyond Committee and will soon call together a planning committee. We also plan to solicit input from students via course-related projects currently in the planning stages.
Summer hours in the library are posted on our website, so be sure to check it out if you are taking or teaching courses this summer. I will continue to post as things develop. Happy Summer to all of you!
Sadly, this is farewell to Maurice Champagne, whose last day is today! We will miss him. Congrats to Maurice on attaining his PhD in Rhetoric from the University of Maryland. We hope he will stay in touch with us.
We have much to accomplish this summer! We will soon begin to set up our satellite library at the Owings Mills campus. It will be exciting to see the library there taking shape. We have also taken the first steps in planning the renovation here at Stevenson. We have generated some interest among members of the Learning Beyond Committee and will soon call together a planning committee. We also plan to solicit input from students via course-related projects currently in the planning stages.
Summer hours in the library are posted on our website, so be sure to check it out if you are taking or teaching courses this summer. I will continue to post as things develop. Happy Summer to all of you!
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