The Butler libraries now have RSS feeds available to let you know about new books that have been added to our catalog.
Using your favorite aggregator (we recommend Google Reader or Bloglines), just add any of the following feeds and you’ll be notified every time a new book is added to our catalog in that subject area.
Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007
9:00 am
Results of Meeting with Rachel Applegate
- Rachel asked that we continue to gather reference area statistics for her study. The data that we are providing her – number of questions, types of questions, number of people occupying the referene area, including the music reference area and small periodical stack area, is fine. She is drawing statistics from a wide range (seven or eight) other institutions, and, while she hasn’t done any definitive analysis yet, the statistics are comparable to the other institutions, taking into considering such things as instution size, etc.
- Teresa and Rachel will be moving forward with conducting the second Butler Library Student Survey using some MG101 courses and a MG320 course. If you haven’t taken a look at the results of this survey, ask Teresa for a copy, it provides some interesting insights into how students are using the library and how much faculty encouragement plays a role in how students use our resources. Because this survey is short and is tied to a class, Rachel may be willing to supporting addtional studies with classes in this same fashion.
Meebo
- Some of the quirks are being worked out with this tool. We will continue to monitor it this semester for useability. While new technologies by there very nature are disruptive, we will want to continue to work on planning ahead for these these types of transitions to go as smoothly as possible.
Information Commons
- To keep you abreast on what Lewis is reading, Lewis currently has “The Information Commons Handbook” by Donald Robert Beagle on his desk. It has some interesting analysis concerning how the Information Commons concept is more then just the physical structure but also delves into the virtual and cultural layers of such an environment. Just an FYI to keep you abreast on what our Dean is reading!
PC Magazine recently published an article (7 August 2007) that said that the most popular internet search engines were Google and Yahoo, with Amazon coming in third.
There was also an article back in April that was called Search Engine Shoot Out, which compared dozens of search engines and gave us the results. It’s worth a look.
Renewals, Holds, and Recalls
Renewals, holds, and recalls may be made at the Circulation Desks, by telephone or e-mail:
Patrons can also place a hold or make a renewal via My Library Card.
Recall Policy
When
patrons ask that an item be recalled, the requested materials will be
recalled by the Libraries within three to seven days, depending on the
circulation status of the materials. Recalled items require an additonal judgement call by staff; therefore, please contact a Circualation Associate or Brad with any recall requests.
How Holds Work
Once the item is returned ALEPH generates a print-out and also displays a message at the check-in screen. The item has a hold slip attached to it and it is placed on the hold shelf for the patron to pick up. The patron is e-mailed when their item is placed on the hold shelf.
How Recalls Work
Once an item is recalled it’s placed on the hold shelf with the appropriate documentation and the patron who requested the item is notified via e-mail.
See also the patron links here: http://www.butler.edu/library/index.aspx?pg=874
Brad
Hi. We have a dog that we need to get rid of. Would you be interested in adopting a dog?
He is sweet, has a cute face, and is soft and cuddly (could make a nice warm lapdog in winter). Age is just over 1 year old, size is small-to-medium (14 lbs.), breed is probably half beagle and half rat terrier or Jack Russell terrier. He has all his shots and has been neutered. We have the paperwork for all that but not birth records since he showed up on our doorstep back in May. He is mostly housebroken and he gets along well with the other dog and with children. He’s a nice enough dog, but we already have one and don’t have room for a second one. If our house were bigger and the yard were fenced, we’d keep him, but they’re not and we rent for now, so that won’t be changing.
Here are links to some pictures we took of Buddy this summer:
http://pfitzinger.net/Buddy1.jpg
http://pfitzinger.net/Buddy2.jpg
http://pfitzinger.net/Buddy3.jpg
http://pfitzinger.net/Buddy4.jpg
If you’re interested or know someone who is, please let me know.
Thanks.
Scott Pfitzinger
Irwin Library
940-9219
spfitzin@butler.edu
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