Last Saturday, the Middlebury Board of Trustees approved a project to relocate the Music Library from the Mahaney Center for the Arts (MCFA) into the Davis Family Library, moving the History of Art and Architecture Department into the vacated music … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Music Library To Be Relocated To Davis
Tag: Collection Management
iPad for Academics
Louisa Burnham (History), Joe Antonioli (LIS) and Shel Sax (CTLR) shared their experiences with the iPad Wednesday afternoon during a brown-bag lunch presentation and discussion in Lib 105. They focused mostly on teaching and research, but questions from a very-interested … Continue reading →…Continue Reading iPad for Academics
NISO’s webinar on item-level (i.e. article) usage statistics
On September 15, I “attended” a webinar presented by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) which focused on the improving capacity to measure usage at the article level. The presenters contend that article-level usage information more accurately reflects scholarly impact … Continue reading →…Continue Reading NISO’s webinar on item-level (i.e. article) usage statistics
A New Bookplate for the Davis Family Library
To coincide with the naming of the Davis Family Library and to honor Jim Davis and his family, the Office of College Advancement commissioned a new bookplate for the library. Bookplates have been used for centuries to indicate ownership of … Continue reading →…Continue Reading A New Bookplate for the Davis Family Library
Annual Special Collections Open House, August 31-September 2, 2010
PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OPEN HOUSE, August 31-September 2, 2010, 9 am-5 pm On view in Special Collections, Davis Family Library, Lower Level Faculty and Staff are welcome fo review our most recent acquisition of primary source materials … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Annual Special Collections Open House, August 31-September 2, 2010
Media Curator
Steve Bertolino has recently assumed the role of media curator for video collections housed in Davis Family Library, basically becoming responsible for the “care and feeding” of both the restricted and browsing video collections. In this cross-departmental role, Steve will work with faculty and LIS staff to: ensure timely replacements of missing/damaged items ensure we […]…Continue Reading Media Curator
LIS Collection Management has a new name!
With the merger of Collection Management and portions of Academic Consulting Services, it became clear that the area needed a new name to reflect its expanded scope.
I’m therefore pleased to announce that the name for this area is now Research and Collection Services (RCS). While many portions of the website still reflect the old names […]…Continue Reading LIS Collection Management has a new name!