Live Blogging: Librarian on Location Dec. 10

2:23 p.m. Last Librarian on Location for the semester. I am in my favorite spot next to the Soda Shoppe in the main academic building. I see lots of students and faculty. I have a special sign out today that reads "Need Research Paper Help? Ask Here". Finals start tomorrow so the students should be done with their papers but we know how that goes.

2:44 p.m. I also have candy out including chocolate. Bribes never hurt.

2:52 p.m. I am going to be teaching a course in the spring semester. I am looking for interesting ways to get my students to use the library more. Hopefully I can help them become more accustomed to the library.

2:59 p.m. The biggest benefit of these ventures away from the library has been in my interaction with faculty and staff. Though our conversations are little more than chit chat and catching up, I find them valuable public relations. When students voice their frustrations with locating resources from the library to their professor it would be great if the professor has someone they can direct the student for assistance. If I had zero relations with the faculty then the students would simply be told to ask a librarian. Many students do not know who is a librarian and who is a staff person. They would prefer to have someone who they can locate specifically.

Library Thing

Library Thing has been fun to play with over the last few months. Here is a link to my library. Of course this is not all of my library but it represents the most recent books I have read. If you use Library Thing, send along a link to your library. I love to browse.

I tried to include a cool widget on the blog that would show the book covers that are in my library but I couldn't figure out where to paste the widget html. If any veteran bloggers could assist me I would greatly appreciate it.