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Welcome to the June issue of news @ your library! In this issue you will read about current and upcoming library renovations, a new service desk pilot in the Davis Centre Library, a new "where is it?" feature in Primo to help you locate books in the Library, and more.
This will be our last issue of news @ your library until September. The Library wishes everyone a bright and enjoyable summer!
The Library is pleased to announce its latest lineup of renovations! In coming months, we will be upgrading and transforming the instructional rooms in the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries, completing the renovation of the Dana Porter's 6th floor, fixing heating problems in the Davis Centre Library, and hopefully moving forward with the next phase of the Dana Porter Library's patio renovation. [full article - Library Renovations] 20 June 2013
In an effort to simplify our in-person services for students and other visitors, the Library is piloting a single-service desk model in the Davis Centre Library for the next year. This pilot aims to take the guesswork out of "whom do I ask about this?" whenever questions arise, by cross-training circulation and research help staff to a greater extent. This will greatly reduce the need to refer users to a different staff member. Technical support questions will still be handled separately. [full article - Service Desk] 20 June 2013
Finding books in Library's locations just got easier! The Library recently launched a "Where is it?" feature in Primo that shows you, with a single click, the exact locations of items within the Library. With this new tool, you can search for items in Primo and then use the "Where Is It" links to see maps of where the items are physically located. [full article - Where Is It?] 20 June 2013
Free public scanning is coming soon to the Dana Porter and Davis Centre libraries! The Library has teamed up with Retail Services to provide one scanner at each location. [full article - Scanners] 20 June 2013
French literature scholars will be happy to learn that the Library recently initiated a subscription to Grand Corpus des littératures, the Great Corpus of French and Francophone Literature, from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. [full article - Grand Corpus des littératures] 20 June 2013
Over 30 Cambridge University Press e-journals have been added to the Library's subscription to the Cambridge University Press Journals collection in recent months. [full article - Cambridge University Press Journals] 20 June 2013
Looking to integrate mapping into your research or teaching? Join us for the "Mapping with Esri ArcGIS Desktop 10.1" workshop next week to learn how to work with GIS data to create simple maps. [full article - Mapping with Esri ArcGIS Desktop 10.1] 20 June 2013
The Library congratulates Susan Arruda on her recent promotion to Manager of Circulation Services: Collection Maintenance. Regular visitors to the Dana Porter Library will recognize Susan as one of the Library's most visible staff members, as she spends much of her time in the public areas directing efforts to maintain the Library's physical collections. [full article - Susan Arruda] 20 June 2013
It is a pleasure to introduce Alexandra Dobre, the Library's newest Catalouging Co-op Student. In this position, Alexandra revises and updates bibliographic, holding, and authority records in the Library's catalogue and converts records to meet the new "Resource Description and Access" cataloguing rules and practices. [full article - Alexandra Dobre] 20 June 2013
Keep up with the latest news on the Library's renovation projects! Visit our renovations website for more information on current renovation projects, links to photo galleries, and more! [full article - Renovations Website] 20 June 2013
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