Student Assistant Training in a Small Academic Library

Abstract

At Valparaiso University's main library, the Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources (formerly the Moellering Library), student employees are an integral part of day-to-day operations. Students work at the reference desk and must be able to handle reference questions. Since the fall 2000 semester, the Reference Services Librarian has been creating a training program for the student assistants, consisting of an initial training period and a series of quizzes combined with review sessions. Student assistants are also indispensable in Instruction Services. These students are charged with library web site and instruction materials' updates. Methods, lessons learned throughout the process, and quiz questions are used to illustrate the development of the training program. Student performance evaluations and feedback are positive.     

重视"学生助理"对图书馆业务工作的辅助作用

随着高校图书馆的改革，“学生助理”的作用越来越被重视，而且对图书馆的业务工作起了不可低估的辅助作用。     

高校图书馆电子阅览室有效利用之探讨

高校图书馆电子阅览室的蓬勃发展,为全校师生和教职员工提供了一个先进、快捷的网络环境,促进了学校的全面提高与发展.但读者对电子阅览室的利用状况并不令人乐观.文章从高校图书馆电子阅览室的利用现状入手,分析现状形成的原因,提出如何有效利用电子阅览室的对策.     

基于电子政务的党校图书馆角色使命

论述了党校图书馆如何认清新时期自己的角色使命，把自己所扮演的角色提升到一个新的高度，进一步扩展自身的职能使命，以至能够在电子政务发展高潮中抢占一席之地，有所作为。     

从“短期打工者”到“工作伙伴”--美国高校图书馆学生助理形象的百年变迁

美国高校图书馆中的学生助理职位已出现近两百年,其形象随着时间推移不断变化。文章结合不同时代背景梳理美国高校馆学生助理的形象变迁,发现学生助理业务范围不断扩张,地位逐步上升,形象不断多元化:最初被视为不能重用的打工者,随着时代变迁,其形象逐渐转变为充满潜力的学习者、图书馆业务的"全面参与者"与不可或缺的工作伙伴。     

网络环境下电子馆藏资源的维护

叙述了在电子技术飞速发展的网络时代，电子馆藏所面临的新问题及维护模式，详细论述了电子馆藏维护的基本要求与内容。     

大学图书馆开展咨询台服务的若干思考

本文在深入分析大学图书馆开展咨询台服务存在问题的基础上,有针对性地提出了完善咨询台服务的对策。     

高校图书馆学生助理管理创新探讨

文章针对高校图书馆在管理学生助理工作中存在的普遍问题,根据21世纪管理学的先进理念和先进管理方法,提出了管理创新的建议。     

Student Journey Work: A Review of Academic Library Contributions to Student Transition and Success

This review aims to capture projects, services, and approaches that are being used to ensure student success and sustainability across the stages (or transitions) of the student experience of higher education, where these extend the traditional role of the library, in the UK and internationally. The article examines why the student journey (and supporting it) has become a central part of the contemporary academic library's repertoire. Fundamentally, through a student lifecycle perspective the author will attempt to show how academic libraries contribute to their university's bottom line? Finally, the article will reflect on strategic implications and areas for further investigation.     

Telephone Calls Received at an Academic Library's Reference Desk: A New Analysis

ABSTRACT

It has been established that much of the assistance provided to library patrons at reference desks does not require the knowledge and expertise of a professional librarian. Is the same thing true of the telephone calls received at reference desks in academic libraries? This article reports the results of one academic librarian's reference desk transaction log analysis which focuses on the categories of assistance provided to patrons who called the library's reference desk.     

Training and Retaining Student Employees

Abstract

Like most academic libraries, Purdue University Calumet depends heavily on student workers for its daily operations. After the investment of time and effort involved in training student workers, it is important to retain them from one year to the next. This case study examines training procedures that are designed to cultivate a sense of mutual respect between library staff and student workers, with the goal of keeping those whose skills and work experience prove valuable. A training program developed with retention as a goal yields benefits to the student and the library. It can also be a recruitment tool for the profession.     

论网络环境下高校图书馆的流通服务

随着网络技术的发展,目前大多数高校图书馆已完成网络化进程,建成一定规模的数据库并有成熟的管理软件,极大地方便了教学科研人员.文章从多角度、多方位论述了在网络环境下如何更好地开展流通服务工作.     

Sources of Conservation Information for the Librarian

Library collections contain items that will be required by readers in the future. These materials, all of which present difficult preservation problems, are found in formats as varied as papyrus and computer tape. Only recently have we come to realize that the deterioration of these resources is a significant threat. This article considers the literature on library and archives conservation and suggests some points of departure for librarians beginning a journey into the area of library preservation.     

电子环境下图书馆与出版者之间的关系

通过探讨目前图书馆和出版者之间关系的主要方面商业关系、法律关系和合作关系,对影响这些关系的重要趋势进行了分析,然后针对这些关系的变化发展,提出了图书馆和出版者所面临的挑战。     

电子资源对高校图书馆信息资源建设的影响及对策

简要回顾了电子资源的发展历史，总结了电子资源给高校图书馆信息资源建设带来的主要影响，提出了几项应对措施。     

Electronic Reserve on a Regional Campus: The Evolution of the Service

Since the introduction of university regional campuses in Ohio, providing library services has been challenging. Because of new technologies, restricted budgets, and fewer staff, even recently implemented methods and procedures must be reexamined and revised. This article provides an overview of one regional campus library's evolving relationship with the main campus during the implementation and evolution of an electronic reserve system. The history and current use of a course management system is discussed along with the challenges faced by staff in the evolution of reserve services.     

对高校图书馆电子阅览室建设的思考

就如何提高高校图书馆服务质量，思考和探讨了高校图书馆电子阅览室的基本定位和职能，阐述了发挥电子阅览室作用的基本作法。     

莆田学院学生对电子型期刊资源利用现状分析

电子型期刊在许多高校图书馆越来越受大学生的欢迎,其利用率已超过印刷型期刊,但在莆田学院的电子型期刊使用中,学生们的利用率并不高,经过调查发现影响学生使用的主要因素有四个方面：一是阅读习惯,二是网络阅读环境,三是检索方法,四是收费问题。     

网络环境下高校图书馆信息服务新论

网络环境下高校图书馆信息服务的信息源、读者需求、服务手段出现了新的特点,针对这些新特点,本文提出六项应对措施,即加强虚拟馆藏建设;尽快实现馆藏文献的电子化、数字化;重视科研信息资源的深度开发;提高信息服务的质量和水平;强化馆员的素质和读者培训工作。