Talking Vocational Awe at ACRL Congratulations to Fobazi Ettarth, who was one of the invited presentations at the annual ACRL conference in Cleveland, Ohio last month. Fobazi’s talk was titled “Becoming a ‘Bad Librarian’: Dismantling Vocational Awe in Librarianship” and… Continue Reading
The latest addition to the Libraries’ Digital Collections page is the 2018 RBHS Scholarly Publishing Symposium. Here, Ela Sosnowska describes the event and reflects on lessons learned. About the 2018 Scholarly Publishing Symposium The symposium, held on March 14, 2018… Continue Reading
The Chang Science Library hosted exciting events in the Spring ’19 semester. Partnering with University Career Services (UCS) for the current academic year, the library replaced Martin Hall as a location for the popular Career Meet-Ups and weekly Drop-in Resume… Continue Reading
How To Mary Beth Fecko, Technical and Automated Services, has written Cataloging Nonbook Resources: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians. Cataloging is the starting point for access to nonbook materials, especially important for media which cannot be browsed in the manner… Continue Reading
These are exciting times for Dana Library. Last month, we began a series of renovations that will address the highest priorities for improving the library that were identified through the Rutgers University–Newark strategic planning process several years ago. The changes… Continue Reading
April 13 marked National Citizen Science Day for 2019, and all libraries in the country were encouraged to host events to celebrate the day. Because this year’s theme of Citizen Science Day was related to Alzheimer’s disease and target audiences… Continue Reading
Thank you to all the volunteers who braved the wind last weekend to work our Rutgers Day tents and spread the word about everything the Libraries have to offer. If you missed out on all the prize-wheeling, button-making, selfie-taking fun,… Continue Reading
Librarians constantly embrace change. Some of the tools or equipment used in the library were considered state-of-the-art innovations and were indispensable in the daily work of librarians. Have you heard of a library fines calculator? Have you seen the thermal… Continue Reading
Environmental Technology Late Night Wednesday, May 1, 2019 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Rutgers–New Brunswick, Geology Hall Learn how scientists use new and exciting technologies to study and solve important environmental issues! Demonstrations, arts and crafts, and educational activities will… Continue Reading
Rutgers Law Libraries to Join Alma/Primo The Rutgers Law Libraries are joining our Alma and Primo instances in January 2020! Project planning for appending the Law libraries catalog has begun. We are currently participating in bi-weekly planning meetings with Ex… Continue Reading