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Nathan Thebarge BA, Moody Bible Institute; MDiv, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary Public Services Supervisor Trinity International University What are your main duties at your library? I oversee interlibrary loan, supervise the reference desk, serve as Alma administrator, and select resources to support our Bible and theology departments. What do you like best about your job? …
The 2020 LIBRAS Annual Meeting took place virtually on May 20. Although COVID-19 shifted the LIBRAS Annual Meeting to a virtual setting, attendance remained strong. Simultaneous attendance peaked at 54 members, though actual attendance is suspected to be slightly higher as some members came late and others had to leave early for other commitments. The …
With all of us transitioning to Alma, LIBRAS is interested in restarting the Technical Services SIG. The Technical Services SIG group would like to provide a platform for technical services librarians and staff to come together to discuss Alma-related topics and tasks including: electronic resources, metadata, serials, analytics and more. This group will meet regularly …
Peg CookMA (Performance Studies, Northwestern) MSLIS (Dominican)Interim DirectorElmhurst College What are your main duties at your library? I oversee management of the library staff and faculty. I manage the budget and make sure we are spending our funds wisely. Additionally I’m liaison to six academic departments including our freshman composition classes, and I still teach …
Join us as we congratulate Patricia Hall Hurley as the 2020 LIBRAS Melvin R. George award recipient. This award is given annually to a librarian, or other individual currently or previously affiliated with LIBRAS who has made a significant contribution within LIBRAS to library service with special emphasis on library cooperation. Patricia served as a …
As many of us are shifting to intersession/summer schedules while working remotely, keeping library staff and students engaged with your institution can be challenging. Join this virtual LKE session to share challenges you face and ideas to help staff and students engage with the library and broader institution. Sample topics may include: new virtual programming, …
To continue the conversation around transitioning back into our physical spaces, LIBRAS is forming a new Special Interest Group (SIG) to discuss social distancing challenges and other operational changes as we transition back to our libraries. The Transition Back to Library Spaces SIG group will be a platform to share resources including: links to webinars, …
Keeping up with the Virtual LIBRAS LKE momentum, this week we are going to shift topics a bit as most of us are now working in a Voyager offline and remote environment. This week’s LKE will focus on transitioning back into our physical library spaces. As a response to the COVID-19 situation and the governor’s …
Megan RuenzMSLIS, MS Organic ChemistryE-Resources Management LibrarianWheaton College What are your main duties at your library? E-Resources Management Duties: Provide access to all of Buswell Library’s online resources, including cataloging these resources, maintaining our link resolver system, and managing the library’s EZ Proxy system. Oversee our print journal collection, including cataloging, processing, and binding. Gather …
By Jessica Smith, Digital Processing Archivist, North Park University Brandel Library The F.M. Johnson Archives and Special Collections at North Park University is launching an online portal to collect and document the variety of ways in which the campus community is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are inviting North Park University students, faculty, and …