2009 Proceedings

With the 2009 Symposium all but wrapped up and tucked away, the team is looking ahead to 2010.

Check out the 2009 Proceedings

We are super excited about the 10 Year Anniversary of Brick and Click!! Look for the 2010 call for proposals just after the turn of the year - be thinking of something you'd like to submit.

"The World is Calling"

John Barnett's presentation on international TV & radio broadcasts can be found at: http://raman.library.pitt.edu/magnoliaPublic/Palci/collections/worldcalling.html

Includes his PowerPoint, "quick list of major international broadcasters that feature online content," and "reference list of resources for further information."

Joe's Brick and Click Report

Brick and Click Symposium Stuff

Joe Kraus, Science & Engineering Librarian of University of Denver, blogged about what he learned at B&C 2009. Thanks for sharing Joe!!

Icebreaker: CBE Reference Hours

on-site reference hours in the College of Business Economics. Spend 4 hours in CBD - treat them as office hours

Western Washington University
elizabeth.stephan@wwu.edu

Icebreaker: Brown Bag Luncheons

Based on the book, Come Hell or High Water by Dr. Michael E. Dyson

Luncheon #1 - DVD - Trouble the Water
Luncheon #2 - Personal experiences of evacuee
Luncheon #3 - Book discussion - Come Hell or High Water

University of Missouri - Kansas City
tibbsg@umkc.edu

Icebreaker: Moving & Weeding

Moving & weeding children's collection

Monmouth College
Lauren Jensen - ljensen@monm.edu

Icebreaker: International News Room

Opened international newsroom w/ 6 TV screens (headphones). TVs show stations in Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, Korean, Euronews.

IUPUI
Mindy Cooper - mmcooper@iupui.edu

Icebreaker: Open House

Open house for international students (station to describe services & databases; tour)

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Fu Zhuo - zhuof@umkc.edu

Icebreaker: Award

2008 Federal Library of the Year for Large Libraries

Combined Arms Research Library - FT Leavenworth, KS
pamela.bennett@us.army.mil

Icebreaker: Relationship Building

I've been able to build quick strong relationships with our IT department. Its great in terms of knowing what we can do in terms of technological capabilities & its shown the IT dept. that libraries do a lot of exciting tech stuff.

Morningside College
nelsonj@morningside.edu

Icebreaker: Football game

Review exercises for information literacy. Football game for identifying types of citations in bibliographies. Uses various film clips of the football team.

Northwest Missouri State University
Carolyn Johnson - carolyn@nwmissouri.edu

Icebreaker: Library Open House

MWSU 1st Open House: "Discover Gold Nuggets at your Library"
We held our first open house on the third week of the fall semester. We had 5 stations highlighting various stations of the library, services and electronic resources. Both Freshmen & Returning students came. Many returning students commented that they learned about resources that were new to them. We had great gift baskets as grand prizes for students that completed a cross-word puzzle relating to library services.

Missouri Western State University
diaz@missouriwestern.edu
weaver@missouriwestern.edu
fdyson@missouriwestern.edu
gnuschke@missouriwestern.edu
mulder@missouriwestern.edu

Icebreaker: Database Tutorials

Making an online tutorial for each of our library databases.

Bellevue University
john.carlotto@bellevue.edu

Icebreaker: New Website

After a year of planning & usability testing, the Vogel Library launched a new website that was driven primarily by student and faculty members ideas and needs. Its focus is on creating a positive user experience for our online presence.

Wartburg College: Vogel Library
kim.babcock@wartburg.edu

Icebreaker: Mobile Reference

UST Libraries developed a mobile reference program - i.e. "roving librarian" or "librarian with a laptop." Librarians visit public areas on campus to provide research assistance. The program has evolved into a partnership with the campus career development center providing company research for students doing on-campus interviews.

University of St. Thomas - St. Paul, MN
epkallas@stthomas.edu

Icebreaker: Created Library Student Advocacy Committee

Creation of a Library Student Advocacy Committee, the purpose of this committee is to bring the library policy/procedure questions directly to the students to get their opinions & to see what the library is doing right & could do better.

College of William and Mary, Swem Library
Crystal Rader cmrade@wm.edu

Icebreaker: Performance Lab

Presentation lab - located in library, designed so students can record their practice classroom presentations and learn how to do them better.

Northwest Missouri State University
librdir@nwmissouri.edu

Icebreaker: "Cones of Silence"

Acquiring / installing "Cones of Silence" (aka sound domes that confine the sound from DVD's & other electronic media). Eliminates hygiene issues related to headphones, promotes collaborative viewing, and benefits students w/ hearing aids who cannot use headphones. Also great for a library short of space - media use right next to study space.

Johnson County Community College - Overland Park, KS
ccampbel@jccc.edu

Serials Evaluation Process Improvements Files

Hello! We hope you find the PowerPoint presentation, handout, and sample files for "Serials Evaluation Process Improvement: Excel 'Magic'" helpful.

PowerPoint
Handout


Sample files:
Journal Title Review
Current Databases
Standing Orders

Contact: Lisa, Carolyn, Sara, or Kathy with questions.