We tip our hats to the following colleagues who are celebrating milestone employment anniversaries this year. Join us in congratulating them all and thanking them for their service to Rutgers University and the Libraries! Stephanie Mikitish (Dana Library) Tao Yang… Continue Reading
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
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
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
Migration Milestones in February The implementation project continued to move forward at a brisk pace. The Libraries’ Implementation Team finished the Alma configuration form and the Primo Central Index activation form. Ex Libris completed the Alma test data load and… 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 Libraries is inviting faculty from Rutgers University-New Brunswick to join their New Brunswick Faculty Author and Creator Event. This year’s event will be an immersive experience, showcasing the full range of RU-NB intellectual output. We will create neighborhoods of content, featuring… Continue Reading