Back in the days when SFSU had a media purchasing budget...
1. Always notify the faculty by e-mail when something they requested
is ready for checkout.
2. One library office asks for a list of new media once a year, so
they can incorporate it into their online catalog. That's all they
seem to want. We send an e-mail to department chairs just before the
fall semester starts of all media bought in their area, whether they
requested it or not. They can forward the list to their faculty, if
they want.
3. No direct contact with library subject selectors.
4. Neither Academic Technology nor the Library here at SF State, as
far as I know, have an online newsletter.
5. Don't forget going to department meetings and requesting 5 minutes
of their time to discuss what you have and what they need.
Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 94132-4200
E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu
On Feb 3, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Rosen, Rhonda J. wrote:
Hi everyone,
For the academic university crowd….
I’m curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who
request that the library purchase a video/dvd.
1. Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?
1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?
2. If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you
notify them of new media in their subject area?
2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word
2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by
sending a mass email t to all the profs?
3. Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to
forward on the notification?
4. Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly
acquisitions list for books and media in one?
5. Alternatives?
Thanks for any responses,
Rhonda
Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media & Access Services
William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University
One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659
rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu| 310/338-4584|
http://library.lmu.edu
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preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
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