Meeting Minutes – January 26th
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Welcome
Follow-Up from previous meeting
Signage – Signage indicating cell phone use has been distributed
throughout the library. It is especially
prevalent in the silent study areas in TML.
Renovation Updates – The Multimedia Collaboration Room space in the
basement will start construction in February.
This renovation is supposed to continue for six weeks, hopefully
completed mid-March.
Extended Hours Pilot Numbers – The number of people who used the
library during the extended hours period nearly doubled from the previous year
during the same time. Due to these
numbers, we will continue extended hours during finals in the spring.
Open Discussion
STF Funds – Our guest, Shannon Jones, introduced how the library
uses Student Technology Funds to enhance the technology at the library. Previous funds has helped the library update
computers, purchase digital media equipment and enhance collaborative
spaces. Some suggestions submitted were
presentation recording systems, more electrical outlet extensions, and Apple
desktop computers. Please continue to
think about technology which could enhance your experience here at the
library. Either submitted to the blog or
email Emily.
Quick Search – Our second guest, Erin White, demonstrated the
features of the VCU Libraries new search tool Quick Search. This is tool which can be used to find books,
journals, articles, etc from one source.
Feedback on this tool has been positive but librarians caution that this
tool is not as precise as a subject specific database like PubMed or
LexisNexis. This can be a great place to
start your research to see what materials are available.
TML Website – Erin brought a card sort activity to organize the
links available on the TML Website.
Participants organized the links into categories and labeled that category
with what they thought was a recognizable label. Please see the attached image. Another activity involved marking up the TML
Website with hearts, x’s, and question marks.
This will help in future redesign projects to allow the designers know
what is important to students when using the TML Website.
Request for More Feedback – Emily has been accepted to present a poster on
the creation and initiation of the Tompkins-McCaw Library Graduate Student
Advisory Committee at the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting. She will be soliciting more feedback from you
to create this poster and improve programming for TMLGAC.
Submitted: Friday, February 3, 2012
Next
Meeting: February 16th, 2012 – First Floor Conference Room – Tompkins-McCaw
Library
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