J.

MURREY ATKINS
LIBRARY
How does a library work?
WHO WORKS HERE?
Subject
Librarians

Student Workers

Faculty
 GOALS
Provide an environment for students to
study

Develop library programs that support

research and the university curriculum

Engage the community

Reach students in need of assistance

 MECHANISMS
Equipment

Laptops for check-out

Desktop computers provided to

public

Calculators for checkout

Books

Destress

Exercise Equipment

Interactive Installations
 MECHANISMS
Website

Librarians chat with students and

staf

Research database
 INFO & FEEDBACK
Student workers left to do their jobs
without supervision; expected to do
daily duties

Librarians submit annual goals for

feedback from peers

Workshops held for librarians and for

students

Librarians help students with:

information on research
instructions on proper citation
 GENRE
Website
Communicate events
Chat with research librarian
Database: for research

Flyers posted around library

For events
Instructions for use of systems
Promote a learning environment
Directions

Librarian organizations

Meetings with staf

Meetings with students

 LEXIS

Circ Desk: Information

Circulation desk, front literacy: ability to
desk conduct research

RIS: Research and Database:

Instruction Service searchable collection
Department of data

Metadata: large Inter-library loan:

amounts of data, borrowing from
usually referring to another library
database online
Circulation: check-
ILS: Integrated out and collection of
Library System books
Software