At the end of each academic year, the library staff sit down and make two lists: what worked and what didn't. We pat ourselves on the back for those things that worked, that resulted in good service. During the coming year, we seek solutions to those things that didn't work, in order to improve service.
What do you think we should place on those two lists this year? We welcome your comments at any time, and particularly now. Thanks!
Six students - ranging from those in their first semester to those in their last semester at the College -gave us their thoughts on library services at last week's meeting. We asked them to rate the value of the college library to them in their studies on a scale of 1 to 10, and the ratings ranged from 1 to 10! In general, the low ratings were from the newer students, but some advanced students reported that their classes and professors had not brought library resources and services to their attention.
Among the comments made were these:
The new explanatory podcasts were found to be very useful to those who have low or no vision.
Some had used the 'request' feature in CamCat to have books and other materials delivered to a pick-up location convenient to them
The ability to use online resources from off-campus was also viewed positively.
It was suggested that the library blog be made more prominent on the library website to encourage more feedback from library users. We'll work on that!
Meanwhile, don't hesitate to use blog comments, or Ask-a-Librarian via email, or talk to us in person, to let us know what you think.
Ever wondered what "Browse Periodical List" on the library website means? Now you can listen to a podcast that explains how you can use it to locate issues of magazines, newspapers and journals among the library's print and online subscriptions.
If you have ideas for other podcasts the library could make to help you use our resources and services, please make a comment to this post.
We welcome all comments and suggestions about our new look at http://library.camdencc.edu !!
We hope it will make the information you need from us easier to find. No content has been removed, but more pages are directly accessible from the front page, and some pages have been combined to reduce the number of clicks necessary.
Please download the library tool bar and try it! With it, a visit to the library is only a click away, no matter where you have been on the web.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Both public and academic libraries usually have shorter hours of operation in the summer. Now that many library resources are online, this may not be a problem for those who have Internet access at home. But for those who do not, or those who wish to have the assistance of a librarian, this could be a problem.
The first summer session ends today. What has been your experience this summer so far? Have you been able to get the library materials and services that you needed? Which library or libraries did you use?
Thanks for your comments to this post. We'll take them into account as we plan for next year.
Approximately 50 classes have come to the Blackwood Campus Library for a presentation by a librarian since the fall semester began; still more classes have visited the Rohrer E-Library in Cherry Hill and the Robeson Library at Camden. We work hard on these, and want to make sure they are a good use of our time - and yours.
Did your class attend a presentation by a librarian?
If so, did you find the presentation helpful to you with your coursework? What was the one best thing about it?
Do you have any suggestions to improve these presentations?
This is the button from the lower right of the library website, http://library.camdencc.edu/.
Have you used one of our course assignment guides? Was it helpful?
Did you go there but there was no guide for your assignment? Do you have suggestions for new guides?
Our statistics show that people are clicking on the guides, but you need to tell us if they were helpful or not! Obviously, we want them to be helpful, so let us know by posting a comment to this post.
Thanks!
