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
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
This month we take a look at the Agenda in the aughts. Is it just me, or does 2000 not feel like almost two decades ago? Survey Says Systematic Thinking MESSAGE FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN At the last Cabinet meeting… Continue Reading
New Brunswick (NB) and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) are collaborating to upgrade spaces and publicize library services to our users, in particular those from RBHS schools (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), School of Public Health, Ernest Mario… Continue Reading
It’s 1987: a Ford Escort costs just under $7,000, Full House debuts on TGIF prime-time, and the Dominion of Fiji is preparing to proclaim itself as a republic. What was happening at the Libraries? Cinephiles Rejoice! Media Services has announced… Continue Reading
On November 30, Anthony Timek and I attended the final session of a two-part Disaster Planning and Recovery Workshop sponsored by the New Jersey Cultural Alliance for Response (NJCAR), of which Rutgers is a member institution. You can read my report on… Continue Reading
This month, we go back two decades in the Agenda’s history to January 1998. The median household income was about $38,000; the world was ramping up for the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan; and we’d see blockbusters Armageddon, Titanic, and… Continue Reading
This month, we go back to the Agenda’s inaugural year—1979. Jimmy Carter was President, Sony had just introduced the Walkman, and a gallon of gas costed $0.86. What was happening at the Libraries? Calling All Friends! An organizing party was… Continue Reading
A new year is approaching! If you are thinking about retirement and what is involved in the process you should check out the important on-line links below that offer key information to help you prepare. ABP Retirement: Welcome to the… Continue Reading