The electronic transfer of information (overdue notices, book renewals, interlibrary loan requests) gains ground.
The electronic transfer of information (overdue notices, book renewals, interlibrary loan requests) gains ground.
Work-study students double in number, thanks to the need to page the circulating collection.
First-generation websites (the Library, AIT) are redesigned and rebuilt.
As our websites become more complex, the role of databases in their management becomes increasingly critical.
The paging operation causes readers to require more staff assistance.
The many different interfaces presented by e-resources causes readers to require more staff assistance to complete their assignments.
Planning for Library services and other activities occurs in the context of the new building.
The new building causes the College to strengthen Library staffing.
The use of the Internet for teaching and research expands, as more and more faculty develop a Web presence for their courses.
The faculty workshop series expands to include library research.
The popularity of Blackboard as an online course platform increases.
Growing numbers of virtual courses increase pressure to provide full-text e-resources.
Digital collections grow in size and importance.
Remote access to digital collections becomes ubiquitous.
Campus interest in distance learning accelerates.
The Library plays a key campus role in the use of technology with teaching.
The advent of e-resources means that the Library catalog is no longer the only, or perhaps even the predominant, access tool for library collections.
Digital collections demand new measurements for service.
Digital collections create a "new client" for Information Services: the off-site reader.
The Library website becomes the gateway to electronic information, causing it to grow in importance.
The e-book makes inroads in libraries.
Increasing quantities of e-information emphasize the librarian's job to teach readers to evaluate the resources they identify.
Digital collections cause librarians to increase their emphasis on instruction, both for students and faculty.
A volatile e-publishing environment means librarians must be vigilant and skillful in selecting, acquiring, and managing e-resources.
"Group packaging" of e-journals reduces our flexibility with cancellations.
Document supply and interlibrary loan grow in popularity.
The University's Office of Library Services provides considerable support for campus libraries.
