INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / MAY 8, 1990

 

 

Temporary
library closure
planned

First the good news, then the
bad news.

Actually, any news about the
library automation project is good!
Now that we are finally getting rid
of those microfiche catalogues, we
can all admit how much we dis-
liked them. The new computer ter-
minals will make looking up
books so much easier and more ac-
curate that the old microfiche days
will seem like a bad dream.

But the immediate good news
is that the wiring is all going in ac-
cording to schedule. Two cheerful
computer cable installers have
been around the library all week
with miles of wiring disappearing
into the ceilings, and lots of insula-
tion falling to the floor.

The bad news is the probable
partial closing of the library from
May 28 to June 8. Every single
book in the library has to have a
barcode put on it, and that means
89,000 unique barcodes matched
up with the correct books. The
only realistic way to get this work
done is for every library employee
to pitch in. So, the plan is to close
the library during most of the
above days. The library would be
open 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. Mon-
day to Friday, and from 5:00 to
8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evening on the affected
days.

Faculty will need to book
audio-visual equipment and
software ahead of time so arrange-
ments can be made for pick-up
and return.

Any questions, comments, or
concerns should be addressed to
Virginia Chisholm, Director of
Learning Resources at local 5182. @

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Learning Resources PD Day

The Library, Technical Services and IMS will be closed on Tuesday,
May 15 so that all personnel may participate in the Learning Resources
Professional Development Day.

Virginia Chisholm

Sechelt Vacation Cabin
Still vacant in June, $200.00 per week. Call Jean Hammer, 5180. @

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Did You Know...

e e e e That the Douglas College Speakers’ Bureau is a list of faculty and
staff who will speak on subjects in which they have expertise? The
Speakers’ Bureau is a public service provided at no charge to groups and
organizations outside the College that are looking for someone to shed
light on topics from nursing to child care to criminology to sports

psychology.

e e e e That the Douglas College cafeteria is providing faculty, staff and
students with a financial incentive to become environmentally active? If
you fill up your own coffee mug instead of using another styrofoam cup
for your morning or afternoon eye opener, you'll pay fifty cents instead
of sixty. And you won't be adding to the mountains of non-
biodegradable waste that choke our landfills.

e e e e That the Douglas College library has 75,000 books and nearly 600
magazines and journals? It also contains 1,200 videotapes and 900 16 mm
films, as well as slides, cassettes, records, and compact discs. All College
employees are welcome to use and borrow materials from the library,
and there are reciprocal borrowing arrangements with public libraries in
New Westminster, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam,
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

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