Wardman Library Update to Faculty, Summer 2019

This update document was shared with all Whittier College faculty and staff. It communicated updates for the summer on hours and spaces as well as updates to the upcoming fall semester related to new databases, library course, and printing allowance

DART: A Public Services Transaction Study

Space on campuses comes at a premium and libraries cannot easily expand their footprint to accommodate for more collections or study spaces for students. Pressed for additional study spaces, libraries are faced with the dilemma of creating it through the removal of print collections or the consolidation or elimination of public service desks. In addition, due to the recession in 2008, universities and their libraries have had to make tough decisions with respect to staff size either through layoffs or leaving positions unfilled. Libraries have been left doing more with less staff and that can be exacerbated if libraries are staffing multiple public service points throughout a library. Finally, assessment has traditionally been a tool to judge how a service or policy is received or used by a patron base but it has become increasingly important to rationalize collection decisions, justify staffing points, and spending. This study analyzes the public service layout and interactions between the Caltech community and Caltech Library staff

Getting ahead of the curve: an investigation into how the Caltech Library succeeds in resource sharing (paper presented to the IFLA Interlending and Document Supply Conference (Paris, 2017)

This paper will address the challenges faced by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Library, its history in supplying research materials to its community, and the significant shift in its collections strategy in 2015 that directly affected how the Library would continue to provide information resources to its students, faculty, and staff through resource sharing. Prior to 2015, the Caltech Library had approached procuring information resources for its campus community in a hybrid model that married together the typical academic library process of interlibrary loan with a business or special library practice of purchasing material and charging users for the service. Based on a number of factors in 2015, this process shifted to a multi-faceted approach that utilized an increased use of consortia, mediated article purchasing, and an unmediated article acquisition process where our users can decide whether to use the normal interlibrary loan process or a “rush” alternative. This included embedding the unmediated rush option within search engines such as Web of Science and Ebsco Discovery Service (EDS). This paper will share the findings of this strategic change and the outcomes based on the data

Welcome Back! Mid-Year Check-In, Spring 2021 (Student)

This document was sent to all Whittier College students to provide an update for the Spring 2021 semester. It reminds students of current services and resources available to them during the remote learning period

2020-21 Academic Year Report

This document provides report for the Wardman Library operations during the 2020-21 academic year. While it is not a full annual report, it does summarize the successes, challenges, and next steps for the Library

Wardman Library Update to Faculty, Summer 2020

This update document was shared with all Whittier College faculty and staff. It communicated updates for the summer on the space planning in the library, Poet Commons, streaming video, the Moodle upgrade, and our shift from Turnitin too Ukrund

Welcome Back! Fall 2021 (Faculty)

This document was shared with Whittier College faculty and staff and provided an update on the Library\u27s spaces, services, and resources for the Fall 2021 return to campus. It also included information on updated policies regarding entry to the Library as well as the hours

Welcome Back! Mid Year Check-In, Spring 2022 (Faculty)

The mid-year check-in was sent to Whittier College faculty in January 2022 to provide an update on current services, new services and resources as they return back to campus from the semester break

Top 10 to remember: Wardman Library

This student handout was produced to provide information to new and returning students on policy changes, services available, and advice for how best to use the Library

2020-21 Annual Report

This is the annual report for the Wardman Library\u27s operations during the 2020-21 academic year