I have been very pleased with my time at the LCCC Library. I have grown very close to the staff and the campus has always felt like home from the time I was a student here and worked with the Student Government. Working in the library has helped me develop into a better librarian. I can help people locate the information they are looking for, I understand how to locate the materials both physically in the library and those online. In addition, I have learned a little about collection development and about the funtion of the library to the student and how to plan a new library around them.
After this experience, I feel this library is a wonderful thing for the student body. It goes far beyond the role as a collection of information. This library is completely student oriented and the event that put on by the library are fun and bring the students together. It provides food, drinks, and candy that make studying more enjoyable...or at least not as miserable. :P
If I were going to change anything, it would be to bring parts of the library up to date. Wireless internet and study rooms are highly needed to make this a top notch library. Fortunately for the students this is in the works and this combined with this great staff will provide a superior resource for this campus.
Again, I would like to state how much I enjoyed this experience. It was a comfortable place to work and one I will never forget.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Kudos to Domino's Pizza
The Late Night Study Group at the LCCC Library would like to thank Walter Guy, Manager of Domino’s Pizza, for delivering the most delicious, SIZZLING HOT pizza, at an incredible price! Many of the students contributed what they could afford, but Walter chipped in the most, and fed about 40 students who were studying for tests, completing papers, taking tests online, and faxing information to their instructors.
In the past, the library and student activities have offered free pizza during gaming events, Late Nights, and other library events. This year, though, that is not possible, so we are very appreciative of Domino’s generosity.
We encourage LCCC students to continue giving Domino’s your business!
In the past, the library and student activities have offered free pizza during gaming events, Late Nights, and other library events. This year, though, that is not possible, so we are very appreciative of Domino’s generosity.
We encourage LCCC students to continue giving Domino’s your business!
Late Nights at the Library
Tonight is one of the Late Nights at the Library. The semester is beginning to wind down and finals are on the way. Students are beginning to realize that the work is not going to do itself and there is a limited time to get it all done. We at the library understand this and we work hard to keep the panic at bay. So we open our doors for longer and have provided some brain food: Chocolate and Caffeine (nothing green for us thanks) !!!
The Gaming Event
One event that I participated in while at LCCC was the Gaming event hosted by the library in early November. There were huge screens and televisions set up all aound the library and different systems were playing many of the popular games. The place looked like an arcade it was really amazing. There was a pretty good turnout and all the systems remained in play for the entire night. The most popular tournamnet was the Halo 3 tournament and the most popular game of the entire evening was Dance Dance Revolution, which never stopped!
The event has its own blog and if interested you can go to it and learn more.
http://lcccpopculture.blogspot.com/
The event has its own blog and if interested you can go to it and learn more.
http://lcccpopculture.blogspot.com/
Collection Management
Collection Management was a particular project that I worked on during the month of November. I was asked to peruse the shelves and pick which titles in the collection should be updated. I focused my attention on the literature section. I noticed many of the titles had worn covers or else had those plastic covers that made all the books look just alike.
These were a particular concern to me because I felt they made the books look very unattractive and I figured this was making them less appealing to the student reader. I felt that If some of these titles had the newer covers on them they might be selected by the shelf browsing student.
With this thought in mind I began with some of the classics: Austen, Dickens, etc. I chose most of their more popular titles and pulled selections of the shelves. I then went to the computer and looked up how many we had in the collection and when they copies we had were published. Most of these were decades old. I documented the number and publishing dates and made a note to suggest a new copy be purchased.
While reading my shelves I came across a few authors who I felt should be better represented as well, I had just read Slaughterhouse V and felt that Vonnegut should have a newer selection on the shelves. I also knew that the library hosted a meeting place for several of the clubs on campus and thought about which titles they might just be interested in. Tolkien came to mind as a staple of the fantasy portion of the collection and went to examine those titles we might have. I was surprised to find that he was hugely misrepresented in the collection and decided to write down many of his titles to be acquired.
From there I created my list and submitted it and soon the new titles should be in circulation.
These were a particular concern to me because I felt they made the books look very unattractive and I figured this was making them less appealing to the student reader. I felt that If some of these titles had the newer covers on them they might be selected by the shelf browsing student.
With this thought in mind I began with some of the classics: Austen, Dickens, etc. I chose most of their more popular titles and pulled selections of the shelves. I then went to the computer and looked up how many we had in the collection and when they copies we had were published. Most of these were decades old. I documented the number and publishing dates and made a note to suggest a new copy be purchased.
While reading my shelves I came across a few authors who I felt should be better represented as well, I had just read Slaughterhouse V and felt that Vonnegut should have a newer selection on the shelves. I also knew that the library hosted a meeting place for several of the clubs on campus and thought about which titles they might just be interested in. Tolkien came to mind as a staple of the fantasy portion of the collection and went to examine those titles we might have. I was surprised to find that he was hugely misrepresented in the collection and decided to write down many of his titles to be acquired.
From there I created my list and submitted it and soon the new titles should be in circulation.
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