Minutes of January 25, 2013 Meeting

Present:

Joseph Abraham (recorder), Joseph Deodato, Mary Fetzer, Rebecca Gardner, Melissa Gasparotto, Tom Glynn (chair), Melissa Just, Mei Ling Lo, Megan Lotts, Kevin Mulcahy, Jill Nathanson, Jim Niessen, Jane Sloan

Chair's Report

• RefWorks Workshops to be held March 8 & 29 at Alexander
  • CTAAR led; session open to all
  • RUL may like to be more involved (not just provide space); will discuss further as date approaches
  • May want to change/update the RefWorks FAQ on the libraries page
• Fourth Annual Rutgers Online Hybrid Learning Conference
  • University interested in tens of thousands of students learning online
  • RUL may want to petition for more ebook and other online resources in support of this interest

AUL's Report

• Instructional Design and Chemistry/Physics librarian positions have been posted
• Music librarian position is being reviewed for posting language
• Joe Consoli to retire Mar 1; party Mar or Apr
• Rebecca Gardner has moved from Chang to Kilmer
• New doors installed to facilitate Graduate Reading Room extended hours
• RU/UMD Libraries integration team meeting next week
  • Must investigate combined catalog and unified web presence
  • Marianne will hold an all faculty/staff meeting at a later date to discuss progress
• RIS computing specialist responsibilities being evaluated, specifically the hours of support provided to RIS vs. IIS initiatives

Writing Program Instruction

• http://libguides.rutgers.edu/english201 and http://libguides.rutgers.edu/videos
• Looking to improve English 201 instruction, including videos
• Difficult to accommodate all the classes due to limited time and labor
• RIOT has been split into five parts to facilitate quicker access to separate sections
• Added answer guide for faculty
• Make sure to link to LibGuide videos to keep sections updated - do not copy
  • Another source of videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/lsmlibrarian
• One library session will be given per class. Ideally students come in prepared to search after a brief session by the librarian reinforcing the videos, RIOT tutorials and assignments the students have already completed.

Discovery Service Vendor Selection

• http://libguides.rutgers.edu/discovery
• OCLC dropped as a candidate; Summon, Ebsco, and Primo Central remain
• Deadline advanced to Apr 2013
• Surveys will be sent to vendors and peer institutions
• Rubric for scoring products has been established

Mid-Year Report: NBISG Activities

• Research assistance improvements
• New 848-932-6000 phone number recording has been submitted
• 26000 will serve as the number for New Brunswick, with the Camden and Newark numbers listed as menu options for those campuses
• Group would like the three main numbers added to the libraries website, ideally in a prominent place such as the main footer and/or on the Ask a Librarian page
• Revamp research assistance
• http://libguides.rutgers.edu/nblref_toolkit
• How will the NBL Toolkit be updated and used?
• Suggestion: Place a link to the toolkit on Reference Desk PC's bookmark toolbar
• Instruction models
• Good progress, especially campus guides and 201 classes
• Pre-/post-testing as an evaluation method?
• Instruction in wider context
• Will be an agenda item after instruction season

Announcements

• Mei Ling: Investigating touchscreen for catalog search and other features at Math
• Mei Ling: SPSS and SAS workshops led by Ryan Womack
• Over 200 have expressed interest
• Jill: Netops App is a new option to control an instructor PC with a mobile device