Juliet Rumble

Desktop Delivery of Printed Materials at Auburn University: AUBIExpress

Abstract In 2000, Auburn University Libraries implemented a new service, named AUBIExpress, to provide desktop delivery of print materials held at its three campus libraries. AUBIExpress provides electronic PDF copies of articles and book chapters from print resources located at Draughon Library (the main campus library), the Library of Architecture, Design and Construction, and the Veterinary Medical Library. The service is available, free, to Auburn University faculty, staff, graduate students, persons with disabilities and distance education students. There is a maximum request limit of five items per person per day and an item size limit of 50 pages. Requests, submitted through an online form, are usually processed within 2-4 business days.

Project SAILS: Launching Information Literacy Assessment Across University Waters

Beginning in 2000, a team headquartered at Kent State University launched Project SAILS, with the objective of developing a standardized test for assessing information literacy skills. Auburn University Libraries was one of the charter institutions that participated in pilot testing the Project SAILS instrument. This article provides background information about Auburns participation in Project SAILS, reports on how Auburn University Libraries analyzed the SAILS test data and presented findings to campus stakeholders, and outlines steps taken both inside and outside the library to incorporate information literacy instruction into the general education curriculum at Auburn University.

The UCLA Senior Fellows Program

ABSTRACT The UCLA Senior Fellows Program is a professional development program for senior-level academic librarians held biennially at the University of California, Los Angeles. This article reports on the results of interviews conducted during July–August 2007 with 11 library directors who had previously participated in the Senior Fellows Program. Participants were asked to identify the aspect(s) of the Senior Fellows Program that had been most valuable to them and to reflect on lessons learned, the impact of the program on their personal and professional development, and the support they received from faculty and cohort group members.