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Staff Newsweb December 8, 2008 -- Number 1129 |
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Digital Reference Use on the Rise
Digital Reference use is soaring through the Ask a UC Librarian service. Here’s a quick glimpse at the stats for the first two months of the academic year:
| Requested sessions through Ask a UC Librarian | ||
| 2007 | 2008 | |
| September | 229 | 805 |
| October | 661 | 1536 |
In case that number doesn’t grab you, how about this: On November 12th, 2008 1-3pm while Susan Minobe was logged in answering questions, she received over 35 requests.
Digital Reference is a fast paced, just-in-time reference service that meets our patrons requests at their point of need. Given the increase in volume of questions received this year alone, we’re looking into double-staffing hours and are looking for a few more people to help out.
Are you interested in joining the team? Contact Joseph Yue (josephyue@library.ucla.edu).
Rikke Ogawa
Electronic Green Journal is available through the UC eScholarship Repository
Electronic Green Journal (EGJ), an academic, peer-reviewed journal on international environmental topics, is now available to all users without restriction through the University of California’s eScholarship Repository at http://repositories.cdlib.org/uclalib/egj.
Published since 1994, the journal contains practical and scholarly articles, bibliographies, reviews, editorial comments and announcements on topics such as environmental protection, conservation, natural resource management and ecologically balanced regional development. Its readership includes environmentalists, ecologists, regional planners, researchers, educators, students and members of the general public.
EGJ is published twice a year under the sponsorship of the UCLA Library. Its general editor is Maria Anna Jankowska with the Charles E. Young Research Library, and its book review editor is Amy Chatfield with the Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library.
Maria Jankowska
Fiat Lux
Students in the Fiat Lux Seminar "Artists' Books in the UCLA Library and Beyond" had the option of making an artists’ book or doing a presentation on a book artist/artist book. Most chose to make a book. Some of the results can be viewed here: www.flickr.com/photos/32998395@N03/show/.
Thanks to all who helped make this course a success and to everyone who offered support along the way.
And a special thank you to Cherry Williams and Russell Johnson (Biomedical Library History and Special Collections for the Sciences) for acting as such gracious hosts for the final class.
Robert Gore
Human Resources
Appointments
Kevin Mulroy, Associate University Librarian for Academic Services [Associate Director (Functional Area)], Library Administrative Office. (12646)
Reclassifications
William Lin has been reclassified from Library Assistant III to Library Assistant IV, in the Library Conservation Center.
Retirements
Harumi Ziegler, Library Assistant IV, Department of Special Collections.
Open Positions
Full descriptions for academic positions listed are located in the Library Human Resources Office (11617 YRL). To view full descriptions of staff positions listed, please visit the UCLA Career Opportunities page (hr.mycareer.ucla.edu). Full descriptions of both academic and staff positions may also be viewed by visiting the UCLA Library Employment and Human Resources page (www.library.ucla.edu/employment/).
Academic and Professional
CCLE Copyright and Licensing Librarian Digital Collections Services
Director of Business and Enterprise Services Library Business Services
Staff
Mellon Rare Book Project Copy Cataloger (Library Assistant III) Department of Special Collections (13034)
Mellon Rare Book Project Copy Cataloger & Coordinator (Library Assistant IV) Department of Special Collections (13035)
Mellon Rare Book Project Post-Cataloging Assistant (Library Assistant II) Department of Special Collections (13033)
Terry Leonard
More News
Previous issues
- Issues 846 and forward are available on the Staff Intranet.
- Printed copies of previous issues are available at the UCLA Library or by email request.
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Other sources
- Library News for the Faculty (www2.library.ucla.edu/facultynews/3300.cfm)
- UCLA News (www.newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/default.aspx)
- UCLA Today (www.today.ucla.edu/portal/ut/default.aspx)
- UCOP News (www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news)
Submissions
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