Library Services Meeting 9 January 2012
Library Services Meeting 9 January 2012Present: Germano, Diane, Sasha, Jennifer R., Grant, Aimee, Kirsten, Andrea, Rebecca, Ryan, Lindy, and AndiAbsent: RachelInterns
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We Feel Your Pain, But You'll Have to Live With It for Now
This week’s Suggestion of the Week appearing on the LIS digital sign in the library :Suggestion: “All the headphones available at the circulation desk and in the computer lab are too
Lots of new titles for the New Year!
Breakdown by Sara Paretsky – V.I. Warshawski returns to solve another murderThe Favored Daughter by Fawzia Koofi – life of the first female Speaker of Parliament in Afghanistan
Postville Project Assistant Hired
Luther College Library and Information Services pleased to announce that Sarah Wicks has been hired as the Postville Project Assistant. Sarah will be working with Rachel Vagts, College Archivist,
A DVD Series Is Worth (At Least) a Thousand Words
This week’s Suggestion of the Week appearing on the LIS digital sign in the library :Suggestion: “I strongly suggest the library consider getting a series of educational/documentary
Library Services Meeting Minutes 5 December 2011
Staffing Chat During JtermAfter reviewing past practices and usage the Librarians decided that chat will be staffed during the hours Research Help is staffed. If students need to contact lib
Don't Be Trapped by Your Mouse
If you are experiencing ergonomic issues at your workstation (back, wrist, neck, or leg pain; headaches; eye strain, etc.), Greg Lonning, director of the Wellness Program, would like to hear from y
Fuel Your Brain During Finals at the Research Help Desk
Each evening of Finals Week, LIS will offer free snacks at the Research Help Desk. This is how the specifics are being advertised in the Bulletin to students:Snap out of your studious stupor
Library Blackboards Go Multichromatic
This week’s Suggestion of the Week appearing on the LIS digital sign in the library :Suggestion: “Colored chalk in the study rooms.”Response: “In response to your suggesti
Library Lending Human Beings?
Many people think of libraries in terms of what they can “check out” at the circulation desk: i.e. books, dvds, technology equipment, and so on. A traveling exhibition in Sweden expand
EBSCO Search Apps Available for Android, iOS
Apps for searching EBSCO databases, such as Academic Search Complete, PsycInfo, and Business Source Elite, are now available from the Android Marketplace and the iOS App Store. To install, search
Decorah Discussion Report Available at the Circulation Desk
“Up for Discussion, the Future of Decorah: A Report to the People of Decorah” prepared by Gary Holthaus is available on CD-ROM at the library circulation desk, free for the taking. It i