tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9915369571226684242011-04-21T17:50:14.660-05:00This blog is devoted to showcasing presentations made by Northwest Missouri State University, B.D. Owens librarians and staff.Lori Mardishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166391686320987132noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991536957122668424.post-50923914689757822722009-05-05T16:44:00.002-05:002009-05-05T16:45:07.898-05:00<a href="http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/courses/research/research.htm">Owens Library: Tutorials, Learning Objects, and Games</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/991536957122668424-5092391468975782272?l=owenslib.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lori Mardishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166391686320987132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991536957122668424.post-75447115784447257652009-05-05T16:42:00.003-05:002009-05-05T17:54:26.374-05:00<a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhkkpbrb_275dkfpb7hk">Library Services Desk Training Checklist</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/991536957122668424-7544711578444725765?l=owenslib.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lori Mardishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166391686320987132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991536957122668424.post-31439097986442623932009-05-05T16:34:00.003-05:002009-05-05T16:39:43.770-05:00<div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Massachusetts Library Association (MLA) Annual Conference Presentation<br />Springfield MA<br />May 5-8, 2009<br /></span></strong><a href="http://www.masslib.org/confandworkshops.htm">Refresh * Renew * Sustain</a><br /><br /><iframe src="http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dhkkpbrb_240fdmt32f4&amp;size=m" frameborder="0" width="555" height="451"></iframe></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/991536957122668424-3143909798644262393?l=owenslib.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lori Mardishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166391686320987132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991536957122668424.post-46507084591685850882009-05-05T13:57:00.004-05:002009-05-05T15:00:31.341-05:00Owens Library has three floors, with reference and circulation functions located on the first-floor.<br /><br />Library holdings - June 30, 2008:<br /><br /><ul><li>255,151 book volumes</li><li>212,004 book paper titles</li><li>7,377 audiovisual volumes</li><li>5,791 audiovisual titles</li><li>29,197 bound periodical volumes</li><li>55,531 government documents (print volumes)</li><li>38,727 government documents (print titles)</li><li>2,515 government documents (electronic titles)</li><li>4,630 microfilm reels (journals); 11,622 microfilm reels (newspapers)</li><li>217,831 microfiche (journal); 38,410 microfiche (newspaper); 550,282 microfiche (ERIC)</li><li>117 subscription databases</li><li>37,484 full-text titles (databases)</li><li>838 ejournals (EJS)</li><li>1,327 journals, magazines, and newspapers (print)</li><li>42,187 eBooks in collection</li></ul>5,474 total library web pages plus library presence in the Northwest Missouri State University's portal (myNorthwest)<br /><br />Reference personnel: 6 faculty, 1 staff<br /><br />Fall 2008, Undergraduate Statistics:<br /><br /><ul><li>Size of student body = 5,676 FTE</li><li>Residential campus with 7% of first-time freshman NOT in residence halls (108 of 1533)</li><li>Age 18-24 = 89% (5,154 of 5,782)</li><li>Over age 24 = 4.7% (274 of 5,782)<br />* 2 students have no DOB for age calculation; other 352 students are mostly Academy or Dual Credit High School students)</li><li>International students = 2% (123 of 5,782)</li><li>Number of courses offered: Approximately 1,622</li><li>58 online/eCollege sites with 1,114 enrollments</li><li>851 course-supplemented/eCompanion sites with over 22,000 student enrollments</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/991536957122668424-4650708459168585088?l=owenslib.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lori Mardishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166391686320987132noreply@blogger.com0