The Middlebury Blog Network » Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/middblogs Selected Posts from the Midd Blogosphere Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 3…2…1…LAUNCH!! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/WC-bDbbMxKE/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/WC-bDbbMxKE/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:19:57 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=31512 Continue reading →]]> Some pictures from the paper airplane launch today during the LIS In-Service.

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]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2013/03/28/3-2-1-launch/feed/ 0 LIS Circulation is announcing Overdue Penalty Points http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/1c5lLZSUxsI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/1c5lLZSUxsI/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:01:50 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=30584 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> Beginning November 5th, reserves, equipment, and inter-library loan items that are overdue will accrue Overdue Penalty Points. For hourly loans (reserves), the points will accrue at a rate of one point per hour overdue. For daily loans, one point per day overdue. Once a patron reaches three points, they will be blocked from borrowing ALL library materials for a period of one day. If they accumulate six points, they will be blocked for two days, and so on. We are doing this to ensure that these materials are available to our patrons as much as possible and that people are not preventing their fellow students from accessing materials by keeping them out past when they are due. More information can be found at go/penaltypoints.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/10/25/lis-circulation-is-announcing-overdue-penalty-points/feed/ 0 New Vending machine in the Davis Family Library http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/dsNocCRrm30/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/dsNocCRrm30/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:46:25 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=29785 Continue reading →]]> In response to requests for late-night snack options, Dining Services recently installed a snack vending machine in Davis Family Library. You’ll find it on the Upper Level in print/copy room LIB303. Enjoy!

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/08/07/new-vending-machine-in-the-davis-family-library/feed/ 0 Summer Language Study Carrels http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/tVHzHmYIICM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/tVHzHmYIICM/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:48:28 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=29499 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> The library has once again designated several suites of carrels as specific Language Study Carrels. The carrels in the suites are available on a first come, first served basis and may not be reserved. A map of the suites can be found here, and more information regarding carrels in the library can be found here.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2012/07/01/summer-language-study-carrels/feed/ 0 Which items have circulated the most? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/G8bjr-Jhnhs/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/G8bjr-Jhnhs/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:29:48 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=29483 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> A student asked me the other day which item has circulated the most in the library. Having no idea, I created a list in Millennium to find out. Here are the spellbinding results:

* There are 1102 items that have circulated more than 50 times

* Of those…
– 510 are DVDs
– 178 are student laptops and power adapters
– 96 are 1-day equipment
– 86 are books
– 81 are 4-hour equipment
– the rest include 12 CD’s, 1 music score, various keys, reserves, and 3 VHS tapes

* The top 151 items are keys or equipment

* No. 152 on the list is the DVD 21 Grams, with 261 circs

* The highest circulating books is the always popular Single Variable Calculus, which any circ desk worker knows by both sight and weight, with 216 circs

Any guesses on No. 1? It has circulated 1698 times. Unimaginable praise and accolades* to anyone who guesses correctly (who does not already know and/or does not use Create Lists to find out on their own).

*Note: praise and accolades may be more imaginable than advertised.

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The Armstrong Library is open 9-5 the rest of this week, then closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

For a full listing of library and/or Helpdesk hours, please consult go/hours.

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While certain areas of Davis Family Library have always been known unofficially as good spots for quiet study, recently we’ve formalized that a bit by installing signage marking some areas as “Quiet Study Areas”. Look for the big blue Q and please avoid conversation, either in person or on the phone, anywhere near these signs. Of course, LIS staff won’t be going around the building “shushing” people, but we hope the new signage makes it more obvious which parts of the building are reserved for quiet contemplative study.

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/09/22/this-is-a-quiet-study-area/feed/ 0 iPads are now available at the Circulation Desk http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/HRcStsnH0FM/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/HRcStsnH0FM/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:30:19 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=26709 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> LIS is pleased to announce that iPads are now available at the Circulation Desk of the Davis Family Library. They will circulate to faculty and staff for two weeks. A list of pre-installed apps can be viewed here. Stop by and check one out today!

]]> http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/2011/09/14/ipads-are-now-available-at-the-circulation-desk/feed/ 0 iPads are ready to circulate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/XPHDK-DdB8A/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MiddLibraryInformationServices/~3/XPHDK-DdB8A/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:30:11 +0000 Dan Frostman http://sites.middlebury.edu/lis/?p=26495 Continue reading → Continue reading →]]> Circulation now has four iPads for your borrowing pleasure. Until we get all of the workflow wrinkles ironed out, we are going to try to keep circulation internal (LIS staff only). So stop by and check one out (which is so blatant as to not even qualify as a pun, intended or not).

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