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Advertising Library Services


Being a librarian, you need to wear a number of different hats. For the IM reference service we have now implemented I needed to do some promotion. I came up with a few advertising ideas including: flyers posted where the students are (i.e. dorms, commons), bookmarks with the URL on them, and screen [...]

Perspective and the Completion of a Practicum


Today was the final day of my practicum at Capital Newspapers. For a parting gift I received a window scraper, about 20 fun size Snicker’s bars, and a Wisconsin State Journal mug. But in addition to those prizes I also gained some valuable knowledge.
I learned firsthand what a news library environment is like. [...]

Getting the Word Out


I am finishing up a practicum at Capital Newspapers, publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times. For one of my final projects there, I again implemented instant messaging. This time I implemented it into the news library’s intranet: “The Library Files.” I was comfortable enough with it from my [...]