Thank You for a Terrific #RutgersGivingDay

Thanks to all of your efforts and support, the Libraries greatly exceeded our goals for Giving Day this year. Last year, we had 22 donors and our goal this year was to slightly more than double this with 50 donors.… Continue Reading

Interview with Grace Agnew about NSF Grant-Supported Virtual Data Collaboratory

Rutgers University Libraries is a key part of a team that won a $4 million grant to establish a regional data-sharing network called the Virtual Data Collaboratory. This is a huge grant that involves other departments at Rutgers University, as… Continue Reading

Video Conferencing Best Practices

We’re all attending lots of videoconferences and there are ways to make the experience better for both the host and remote sites. Here are some tips to insure everyone can see, hear, and participate regardless of where they are. Courtesy… Continue Reading

Button Making Events: A Magnet for Engagement

On Thursday, November 10th, 2016, Tara Maharjan, Processing Archivist, Janki Patel, Undergraduate, Art History & Art Library reference assistant, and Megan Lotts, Art Librarian, hosted a pop-up button making space in the lobby of Alexander Library.  At this event patrons… Continue Reading

Retirement & You

Retirement is defined as “withdrawal from one’s position or occupation or from active working life”.  Retirement is the goal most employees look forward too.  Others not so much.  There are a lot of decisions to make and for many the… Continue Reading

The Rutgers 250 Thank You picnic was a great success

New Brunswick Chancellor Edwards gifted each faculty and staff member of the Libraries with a small commemorative bell and provided us with funds toward an event to recognize the efforts of our colleagues throughout the anniversary year. So, we planned… Continue Reading

Quick Takes on Events & News – November 2016

Save the date for Open Textbook Network Workshop – November 18, 2016 Rutgers University Libraries are excited to host a two-hour workshop for faculty which will be led by the Open Textbook Network, which is a national alliance of higher education… Continue Reading

Organizational changes clarify collections acquisitions and processing, holdings management, and interlibrary loan

In this column last month, I talked about changes in the organization that were designed to separate central and local responsibilities and to improve our information control functions, particularly in relation to the website, discovery infrastructure, and collections. Shifting the… Continue Reading