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Jones, Darci | 4 Sep 16:56

Looking for Suggestions

Hello fellow librarians:

I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
Reference Desk - "to drum up business"

Our IT department recently began sharing our Reference Desk with us and
we are beginning to be overshadowed.  We need to stake our claim and
announce our presence a little louder.

Right Now the sign is dull just suggesting that "you can get help with
research" or "please ask questions".

I am looking for something that will Market the Reference Desk and our
services and catch the students attention.

I will take any and all ideas.

Thanks in advance - 

Darci R. Jones
Director of Libraries
Collection Development Librarian
Hammermill Library
Mercyhurst College
501. E 38th Street
Erie, PA 16546
djones@...
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Steven C Shadle | 4 Sep 17:13

Re: Looking for Suggestions

The reference desks in our graduate library now have signs with two foot high letters:  ASK US

Steve Shadle/Serials Access Librarian  *****  shadle <at> u.washington.edu
University of Washington Libraries      ***     Phone: (206) 685-3983
Seattle, WA 98195-2900                   *        Fax: (206) 543-0854

On Thu, 4 Sep 2008, Jones, Darci wrote:

> Hello fellow librarians:
>
>
>
> I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
> Reference Desk - "to drum up business"
>
>
>
> Our IT department recently began sharing our Reference Desk with us and
> we are beginning to be overshadowed.  We need to stake our claim and
> announce our presence a little louder.
>
>
>
> Right Now the sign is dull just suggesting that "you can get help with
> research" or "please ask questions".
>
>
>
> I am looking for something that will Market the Reference Desk and our
> services and catch the students attention.

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Patrick O'neil | 4 Sep 17:55

Re: Looking for Suggestions

In the same way that "Naked News" has spiked an interest in news amongst the
great unwashed, you could perhaps spike an interest in reference services by
offering "Naked Reference" on your signage...
Hope this helpful,
Patrick.

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Subject: [ACAT] Looking for Suggestions

Hello fellow librarians:

I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
Reference Desk - "to drum up business"

Our IT department recently began sharing our Reference Desk with us and
we are beginning to be overshadowed.  We need to stake our claim and
announce our presence a little louder.

Right Now the sign is dull just suggesting that "you can get help with
research" or "please ask questions".

I am looking for something that will Market the Reference Desk and our
services and catch the students attention.

I will take any and all ideas.

Thanks in advance -

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Janet Hill | 4 Sep 18:21

Re: Looking for Suggestions

Well, let's see .... when I was a college freshman, registering for classes,
the Chair of Classics (with whom I was talking) and the Chair of Russian
shared a table.   Suddenly the Russian professor, who was feeling lonely,
stood up, and (looking for all the world like a Babushka doll), spread her
arms and called out dramatically, "Come to me my dollinks, I haf no
subjunctive!"

I'm not sure that it "drummed up business" for Russian classes, but it was
certainly an arresting tactic.

Anyhow, a slightly outrageous sign for the reference desk sounds like a good
idea.  

Janet Swan Hill, Professor
Associate Director for Technical Services
University of Colorado Libraries, CB184
Boulder, CO 80309
janet.hill@...
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Yuliya Halushka | 5 Sep 08:26

Re: Looking for Suggestions

"Happy to help you with your research question"
"Need help with library resources? Ask here"
"Assistance? Get it here"
"Reference desk"
"Library resources 'talk' here"

:)
Yuliya

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 5:58 PM, Jones, Darci <djones@...> wrote:

> Hello fellow librarians:
>
>
>
> I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
> Reference Desk - "to drum up business"
>
>
>
> Our IT department recently began sharing our Reference Desk with us and
> we are beginning to be overshadowed.  We need to stake our claim and
> announce our presence a little louder.
>
>
>
> Right Now the sign is dull just suggesting that "you can get help with
> research" or "please ask questions".
>
>

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Roger Fenton | 5 Sep 09:21

Re: Looking for Suggestions

Hi, Darci,
First: what does the IT sign say? Can you play with their wording?
Second: what do their desk staff look like; what do your staff look 
life? What image does that project to your users? Do you need a revamp? 
About 30 years ago I wrote an article for New Zealand Libraries about 
non-verbal communication and librarians which I think is still relevant.
Carol Johnson in NZ: could you locate it? It would have been 1979-1982.
Cheers,
Roger

Jones, Darci wrote:
> Hello fellow librarians:
> 
>  
> 
> I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
> Reference Desk - "to drum up business"
> 
>  
> 
> Our IT department recently began sharing our Reference Desk with us and
> we are beginning to be overshadowed.  We need to stake our claim and
> announce our presence a little louder.
> 
>  
> 
> Right Now the sign is dull just suggesting that "you can get help with
> research" or "please ask questions".
> 
>

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Rentschler, Cathy D. | 5 Sep 19:18

Re: Looking for Suggestions

One of my reference librarian colleagues suggests: 

How about a sign that says, 

"We're the I and they're the T" 

--Cathy Rentschler 
Catalog Librarian, Stetson University College of Law 

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From: AUTOCAT [mailto:AUTOCAT@...] On Behalf Of Roger
Fenton
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 3:22 AM
To: AUTOCAT@...
Subject: Re: [ACAT] Looking for Suggestions

Hi, Darci,
First: what does the IT sign say? Can you play with their wording?
Cheers, Roger

Jones, Darci wrote:
> 
> I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
> Reference Desk - "to drum up business"
> 
> Our IT department recently began sharing our Reference Desk with us
and
> we are beginning to be overshadowed.  We need to stake our claim and
> announce our presence a little louder.
>

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Xiaoming Xu | 5 Sep 14:29

Re: Looking for Suggestions

Ours is simple:

Information 

Hanging near and above Reference Desk

Xiaomimg
Cataloging Associate
James White Library
Andrews University

-----Original Message-----
From: AUTOCAT [mailto:AUTOCAT@...] On Behalf Of Jones, Darci
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:59 AM
To: AUTOCAT@...
Subject: [ACAT] Looking for Suggestions

Hello fellow librarians: 

I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
Reference Desk - "to drum up business" 

Our IT department recently began sharing our Reference Desk with us and
we are beginning to be overshadowed.  We need to stake our claim and
announce our presence a little louder. 

Right Now the sign is dull just suggesting that "you can get help with
research" or "please ask questions". 

I am looking for something that will Market the Reference Desk and our

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Kelly Pickett | 5 Sep 14:44

Re: Looking for Suggestions

Could you make naming the station a patron contest?  Maybe for the 
incoming freshmen going through bibliographic instruction, if you have 
such classes, or open it up to the entire student body.  That way, you'd 
be familiarizing the students with the fact that Reference and IT share a 
desk, and at the same time getting them involved in the library in a 
personal way.

Kelly Pickett
LSC Library
Columbus, OH 43215-6136

-----Original Message-----
From: AUTOCAT [mailto:AUTOCAT@...] On Behalf Of Jones, Darci
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:59 AM
To: AUTOCAT@...
Subject: [ACAT] Looking for Suggestions

Hello fellow librarians: 

I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
Reference Desk - "to drum up business" 

Our IT department recently began sharing our Reference Desk with us and
we are beginning to be overshadowed.  We need to stake our claim and
announce our presence a little louder. 

Right Now the sign is dull just suggesting that "you can get help with
research" or "please ask questions". 

I am looking for something that will Market the Reference Desk and our

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Tom Sanders | 5 Sep 15:12

Re: Looking for Suggestions--Friday at last!

If you need anything ... just whistle.

Thomas R. Sanders
Cataloging Dept.
Auburn University Libraries
231 Mell St.
Auburn, AL 36849-5606

sandetr@...

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Mitchell, Michael | 5 Sep 15:42

Re: Looking for Suggestions--Friday at last!

On CafePress site-

Reference - Welcome to the Fountain of All Knowledge.

Michael Mitchell
Technical Services Librarian
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
michael.mitchell at brazosport.edu  

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If you need anything ... just whistle.

Thomas R. Sanders
Cataloging Dept.
Auburn University Libraries
231 Mell St.
Auburn, AL 36849-5606

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Dana Bjorklund | 6 Sep 18:56

Re: Looking for Suggestions

How about these:

Stump the Librarian
Ask me a Question, I'll give you an ....
I'm not Busy, Ask me a Question
Make my Day... Ask me How
I'm a Bored Librarian... Please help me.

--
Dana Bjorklund
Technical Services Librarian
Cleveland Institute of Art, Jessica R. Gund Library
11141 East Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
phone: 216-421-7446
fax: 216-421-7439
dbjorklund@...
www.cia.edu/library

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From: AUTOCAT [AUTOCAT@...] On Behalf Of Jones, Darci [djones <at> MERCYHURST.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:58 AM
To: AUTOCAT@...
Subject: [ACAT] Looking for Suggestions

Hello fellow librarians:

I am looking for suggestions on what I could put on a new sign at our
Reference Desk - "to drum up business"

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