Alma Workshop From March 13 to 15, an Ex Libris consultant came to the Libraries and facilitated a three-day workshop on Alma workflows. The first one and half days of the workshop were devoted to technical services topics, from ordering… Continue Reading
Rutgers Day Saturday, April 28 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Universitywide The biggest event of the year—Rutgers Day—is just around the corner, and the Libraries will have representation across the university, with activities in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick (on both the… Continue Reading
All Work and No Play… From the University Librarian I have a new personal computer at home, fully compatible with the office computers, and there is a busy traffic in diskettes with work begun in one place, completed in another,… Continue Reading
California-Bound! Congratulations are in order for Consuella Askew, who was recently announced as one of the 17 library leaders who have been selected to participate in this year’s Library Senior Fellows program at UCLA. Consuella will join an international cohort… Continue Reading
Compiled by the Collection Analysis Group Journals and Periodicals Taylor & Francis journals “Modern Archive” (1997-2006) in 5 subjects (BTAA purchase): Allied and Public Health Clinical Psychiatry and Neuroscience Education Mental Health and Social Care Psychology The Economist Historical Archive… Continue Reading
Tweets about #RUGivingDay challenge
Last month I introduced the idea of using Frameworks to describe our increasingly complex environment. As a reminder, Frameworks provide a way to divide complex processes into manageable chunks while retaining information about relationships and dependencies between the components. Developing… Continue Reading
Kayo Denda and Fernanda Perrone have coauthored, with Mary Hawkesworth, The Douglass Century: Transformation of the Women’s College at Rutgers University. This book is part of the centennial celebrations planned at the University and is published by Rutgers University Press.… Continue Reading
There are so many ways for video/web conferencing. Why should I use WebEx? Who: All RUL faculty and staff can initiate a WebEx call to hold virtual meetings. What: A WebEx meeting is an online meeting that allows you to… Continue Reading
On February 21, the Libraries welcomed Senator Lautenberg’s family, friends, and colleagues to a special exhibit opening for New Jersey First: The Life and Legacy of Frank R. Lautenberg. The event was held in the reference room of Alexander Library… Continue Reading