Comments for Newman Library Idea Lab

Comment on List of Questionable and Scam Journals by Ryan Phillips

Ryan Phillips — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:51:12 +0000

An update from the Chronicle of Higher Education about one publisher that has threatened to sue Jeffrey Beall over his list of academic journals that are questionable according to the criteria his site defines. http://chronicle.com/article/Publisher-Threatens-to-Sue/139243/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Comment on List of Questionable and Scam Journals by Stephen Francoeur

Stephen Francoeur — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:35:17 +0000

There's a great post at Gavia Libraria from last year about how to detect scammy journals and also an article in the latest Library Journal by Karen Coyle that offers a useful critique of Beall's list.

Comment on Should E-book Reissues of Long Out of Print Books Have Updated Info by Stephen Francoeur

Stephen Francoeur — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:57:07 +0000

As an addendum, I should note this comment thread on FriendFeed started by librarian Margaret Smith gets into the debate over what to do.

Comment on Tech Sharecase, 14 September 2012 by Stephen Francoeur

Stephen Francoeur — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:34:28 +0000

Pamela, you might be able to make it system wide if you create your own custom CSS. I’d suggest sending your question to Springshare’s support system, as the staff there is AWESOME about responding quickly and thoughtfully.

Comment on Tech Sharecase, 14 September 2012 by Pamela

Pamela — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 17:27:43 +0000

Your idea on creating taller tabs is great. I was wondering if there was a way to do it system-wide or does it have to be done on each individual guide?

Comment on Quiet Zones by Stephen Francoeur

Stephen Francoeur — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:47:11 +0000

A friend at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee emailed me a link to a photo on his library's Facebook page that promotes quiet study areas.

Comment on Quiet Zones by rormsby

rormsby — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:38:16 +0000

I found this NYU libguide re quiet study areas: http://nyu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=123054&sid=1619461
that I thought would be of interest.

Comment on Quiet Zones by Darcy Gervasio

Darcy Gervasio — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:05:45 +0000

Hi Stephen,

So glad to see this round-up. Our library just implemented a new Study Zones system (Silent, Quiet, Group) this summer to do student outcry on our libqual survey about the noise levels in the library. We have done a lot of marketing and were very thoughtful with the signage we put up, including some very permanent painted signs and a large color-coded map at the building entrance. Here’s our new noise policy and maps of our study zones: http://purchase.libguides.com/policies. So far it seems to be working very well!

Comment on Quiet Zones by Stephen Francoeur

Stephen Francoeur — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:17:43 +0000

I should have noted in my post that working with students directly to come up a zoned noise level policy is probably a good idea, as it makes it more likely that the policy will be aligned with actual (as opposed to perceived) student needs.

Comment on Tech Sharecase, 21 October 2011 by Michael Waldman

Michael Waldman — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:33:24 +0000

More talking about the DPLA in , including presentations at the National Archives meeting in Washington, DC.