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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    

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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/    

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• Sirsi  Dynix  training  at  HCCA,  August  6-­10,  2012  • iPad  training  for  Freshmen,  August,  2012