May 5, 2009
Library Blog-We need a Name!
Good Day!
The library staff will be posting information several days a week to our new Library Blog! We will share information on new resources, staff bios, new services, film, music and literature reviews and many other items of interest to faculty and staff and students. Please feel free to send a question, concern or interest our way and we will incorporate these into our weekly posts.
Since the Blog is brand new, we need a catchy name for it. Please submit your creative ideas for a Blog name and be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to the establishment of your choosing.
Please submit your Blog names to carrie.frey@centre.edu or submit by sending a post to this blog.
Spotlight on Reference Services
In this first post, we will highlight our reference services. In January, our Electronic Resources Librarian, Lesley Jackson, helped to implement a new reference service. The reference librarians now offer Chat Reference Services, aka Ask-a-Librarian! You may ask a question from the library homepage using the Meebo widget. This service can be accessed from a library computer or from your personal computer at home or in your room. Chat reference is a great resource for a quick question, such as a suggestion for what database to search in or for a definition or for a suggestion from a librarian for a reference work or other resource. For more information on using Meebo, click here:
http://www.centre.edu/web/library/about/referencechat.html
or contact the Electronic Resources Librarian: Lesley Jackson.
Traditional one-on-one reference services are also available. Your reference librarians are: Carrie Frey, Mary Beth Garriott, Bob Glass, and Lesley Jackson. The reference desk is staffed from 8:30am-10pm Monday-Thursday; 12pm-6pm Saturday; and 12pm-4pm and 7pm-10pm on Sunday when classes are in session. When classes are not in session, a reference librarian is available from 8:30am-4:30pm.
Phone reference and e-mail reference are also provided.
Carrie.frey@centre.edu; 5275
Marybeth.garriott@centre.edu; 5277
Lesley.jackson@centre.edu; 5280
We are here to help you!!