Keep AskAwayers in the loop

A big thank you to the AskAwayers who have recently sent assignment alerts and announcements to the listserv! Receiving a head's up about significant changes or assignments in other institutions gives AskAwayers a chance to familiarize themselves with relevant materials before being asked a question, making it a smoother experience for the librarian and better service AskAway users.

Feel free to send out a quick email alert or announcement providing any information about your institution that you believe would help other AskAwayers- a new website or catalogue, or a research project assigned to a large group of students are the most common types announcements.

Some specific examples of recent announcements/alerts include:

We’ve opened a new branch and moved collections and services. Due to delays in the renovations, much is still being put in place (ie. furniture, signage, etc…). Our students may be a little overwhelmed by all of the changes that have taken place. Please see the following information for a breakdown of what our users can expect to find:

http://www.tru.ca/library/news/2011/083111.html

I’ve created a quick chart (with a bit more detail) at: http://libguides.tru.ca/content.php?pid=256187

Starting with this week, we are teaching approximately 1,800 engineering students in a number of big classes – Engineering Cases (APSC 150), Engineering Communication (APSC 176) and Technical Communication (APSC 201).

If you get those students coming to you, please help them by starting with our SciEng homepage – http://scieng.library.ubc.ca where you will see links to the appropriate course pages – APSC 150, APSC 201, APSC 176 and APSC 262.

Please refer any questions you may have with these folks my way.