Library Communication Paths

(for University Library Committee, 9/29/99, E. Hitchingham, hitch@vt.edu)

This gives a brief overview of communication paths from the library to the university community and selected ways that the university community can choose to communicate with the library.

From the Library To the User Community

Library Annual Reports

Most recent (98/99) at http://www.lib.vt.edu/info/annrep/annrep9899.html, earlier years are noted from information on the Overview of the Virginia Tech Libraries page http://www.lib.vt.edu/info/libbiz/aboutlibs.html )

Library News - periodic updates noted on the left banner of the library home page http://www.lib.vt.edu/

What Is It This Time? (WIITT?)

A blue, one-page monthly paper mailing to the university faculty that gives a brief and graphic example of a featured library resource or service. WIIT is also archived as part of Library News

Minutes of the University Library Committee

Posted at http://intra.vt.edu/govern/cmtlib/lib.html

library friends

A paper publication mailed twice a year to university faculty and to contributors to library development activities.

College Librarians

E-mail and direct contacts from the College Librarians associated with the individual colleges.

DDD List

Very selective messages needing quick and wide dissemination sent to Deans, Directors, Department Heads list to be passed on to members of each college and department.

Presentations to university agencies like Graduate Student Assembly, Undergraduate Student Government Association, Commissions, University Council, and college departments or at recurring events like the new faculty orientation program, NetBasics seminars, and Faculty Development Institutes.

From the User Community to the Library

University Library Committee

Talk with or e-mail members of this committee. The members represent colleges and other university constituencies. Members are noted on the university intranet at

http://intra.vt.edu/govern/memberlist.html

Contact your College Librarian

Agriculture and Life Sciences - Margaret Merrill mmerrill@vt.edu
Architecture and Urban Studies - Annette Burr apburr@vt.edu
Arts & Sciences - Humanities Anita Haney aihaney@vt.edu, Sciences-Math-Psychology Ed Lener lener@vt.edu, Soc Sci Jane Schillie, jschillie@vt.edu
Business - Ellen Krupar kellen@vt.edu
Engineering - Larry Thompson larryt@vt.edu , John Cosgriff cosgriff@vt.edu
Human Resources and Education - Susan Ariew saa@vt.edu Ginger Young gingery@vt.edu
Natural Resources - Irene Glennon iglennon@vt.edu
Veterinary Medicine - Vicki Kok vkok@vt.edu
Also Northern Virginia Center -Pat Murphy pmurphy@vt.edu

Library Web input forms that allow you to do things like:

Request that things be bought, ask a reference question, initiate an interloan request, ask for items to be sent from Blacksburg collections to you if you are an extended campus user, ask that something be obtained from storage, etc. http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/qaf.html