Nearly a year ago, the Libraries reorganized to form a central user services unit, Shared User Services. While we are still building, major structures are coming together. Here’s a progress report to let you know who we are, where you… Continue Reading
I know everyone has been busy over the summer preparing for the fall semester (or recovering from not one, but two major floods in a week!) and it is almost here. Before we get caught up in the work of… Continue Reading
Native Arts Expert Visits Alexander Library on September 19 Join the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and Rutgers University Libraries at Rutgers–New Brunswick in welcoming John Haworth, senior executive emeritus of the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian… Continue Reading
Three archives students from across the country, each with strong musical backgrounds, undertook to learn jazz as a second language as they burnished their archival credentials from the classroom in an intensive two-week program at the Institute of Jazz Studies… Continue Reading
The FY 2017–2018 performance evaluation process for nonaligned employees (MPSC and Senior Administrators) is nearly upon us! The appraisal period is from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. MPSC employees should ready their self-appraisals and share with their direct… Continue Reading
Two Thumbs Up A glowing review of Ron Jantz’s book Managing Creativity: The Innovative Research Library (ACRL, 2016) was recently penned for the Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship by Kathy Hughes of Montclair State University. In her review, Hughes notes:… Continue Reading
Librarians Bonnie L. Fong, Minglu Wang, Krista White, and Roberta Tipton were presented the 2017 ACRL-NJ/NJLA CUS Research Award for their article, “Assessing and Serving the Workshop Needs of Graduate Students,” (The Journal of Academic Librarianship) during the NJLA Conference… Continue Reading
The summer has been flying by! I can’t believe it is already August! In reviewing the past few issues of The Agenda, I realize that most of my posts have related to the structural changes within the university and changes… Continue Reading
The communications department has made some more useful items available on our website. A promotional item visual inventory. This website lists all the promotional items we currently have in stock. Many of these items are available in limited quantities, for… Continue Reading
10 a.m. Introductory Presentation. The Social Media Task Force will lead a discussion of their work over the last year and the resultant social media guidelines and process. 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Round Table Discussions. Share your thoughts and… Continue Reading