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Library Report April 15-May 15, 2012 Submitted by Linda Behen, Library-Media Specialist Library Administration:
• Overdue & Fine notices o None sent out due to sever failure
• Updates to Library webpages & wiki: adding tutorials, the Mercy Library Daily, and embedded social media.
• Book and video ordering from Amazon for English Department • PLCH books reserved at Green Township Branch for One Community
Title: students will check books out directly from the branch • Book displays • Library Information Display (updated daily & weekly) • Addition of 3 Kindles (one has not been returned and due to the crash
of the server; we don’t know who has it) and ebooks have been popular. The 2 Kindles are constantly checked out to students.
• Offered an amnesty week for overdue books and fines • Purchase of Follett ebooks for the library collection through Auxillary
Services—will be available on mobile devices (ipads, laptops, etc.) • Purchase of 6 digital Gale Cengage’s reference titles (that update same
print titles on shelves)
Professional Development Activities o SWON TECH News Webcast o SWON Board mtg—4/16/12 o CCD (Cincinnati Country Day) Accreditation team visit, April 22,
23, 24, 2012 • SWON School Libraries Interest Group and Membership
Meeting—May 9, 2012 • Faculty Meeting, May 9 before school • Webinar--May 2012—Do We Need Books in K-12 School
Libraries? • Visit to the New Tech School in Indianapolis, May 3, 2011
Instruction/Students/Collaboration with Teachers
• Classes/8 classes scheduled Library space • 2 Classes scheduled for Research & media instruction—Instruction:
Religion • 2 new pathfinders created:
• Spanish Diacritical Markings • Study of Marian Art
• Help 3 Freshmen with Religion test (text to speech feature) May 11, 2012
• One to one student help; new presentation media tools--ongoing
Reference/Info Help • Ongoing with students and teachers (one to one)
o Help with Fresh Poetry Project, Honors American Lit & Honors Senior Lit Project, Anthropology research
o Helping students discover and use new presentation tools such as Knovio, Prezi, Screencast O Matic, etc.
Meetings & Participation
• Tech Tips & Tricks for iPads and iPods with Amanda Huening, April 17 3-3:45
• Faculty Meeting, April 18 • iPad Training for Fresh teachers, April 20 and April 27, 2012 • Academic Council, May 2, 2012 • Detention-- student service in the Library • Student worker—Megan Johnson—1 hr. 45 min. weekly-ongoing
Statistics
• Library materials checked out to date—no longer have record due to server failure
• Library materials checked out this month—no longer have record due to server failure
Projects Current:
• Conversion of library management program to Infohio’s Sirsi Dynix o Waiting for new Sirsi Dynix database to be completed o Message from Karen Coy, Infohio, 5/11: should be within week or
two • Shifting of books completed and a double section of shelving
dismantled and removed • Four new lounge chairs and ottoman have been added • Shifting & collection maintenance – ongoing with student worker • Faculty/staff Book Discussion—5/1-- The Submission book discussion at
Panera’s • Margaret Rieger’s World Book Night book giveaway—4/26 during
homeroom completed. 20 students won copies.
Looking Forward: • Conversion to Sirsi Dynix
o Relabeling of materials o Importing patrons
• End of year shut down • End of Year Final Report • Service Trip to Appalachia • Consider moving to LibGuides for Library Research Pathfinders
for 2012-2013 year and beyond http://springshare.com/libguides/
• Sirsi Dynix training at HCCA, August 6-10, 2012 • iPad training for Freshmen, August, 2012