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Creating a safe haven for university students: How are we doing?
(2012-10-05)
Too frequently and often too late, academic librarians learn of patron experiences involving problem patrons, misdemeanor criminal activity, or poorly secured areas. Regrettably, these experiences can irrevocably diminish ...
Popular Reading Collections in Public University Libraries: A Survey of Three Southeastern States
(East Carolina University, 2009)
Offering a separate, popular reading collection can be a valuable
public service in academic libraries. Popular reading is also known as leisure reading, recreational reading, and reading for pleasure. These phrases are ...
From the Taiga Forum 2006 . . . OUR future scenarios
(East Carolina University, 2006)
AIM for success with IM
(East Carolina University, 2006)
Instant messaging (IM) is a hot topic among libraries today. The past few years have seen a burst of articles in the professional literature describing the technology and the ways in which libraries can incorporate it into ...
Spaces to GROW: Library Student Employment as a High Impact Practice
(2019-10-17)
Student employees spend many hours in the academic library workplace each week, frequently more than they spend in the classroom. In addition to the time and effort that having a job requires, other elements of student ...
An Overnight Success?: Usage Patterns and Demographics of Academic Library Patrons During the Overnight Period From 11 p.m.–8 a.m.
(2014-10-08)
During the Fall 2013 semester East Carolina University's main library piloted 24/5 hours of operation by opening on Sunday morning and not closing until Friday night. This article details the planning and execution of the ...
Patron preference for receipt
(2018-10-11)
During spring 2018 the Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Department had internal conversations about the desirability of continuing to print and give receipts for circulation transactions. Since various staff had differing ...