“Laptop Librarians” outreach program
Below: embedded flash video
Interesting outreach program by the Macon State College Library sends librarians with laptops to the cafeteria/student life center at lunchtime to answer reference questions or help students find information they need for their coursework.
It seems like a groovy idea to me. One question: Why only 90 minutes per week?
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April 29th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
[...] Laptop Librarians at Macon State Medical librarian David Rothman has an interesting post in which he shares a video about academic librarians and roaming reference at Macon State College (which now sports a fully operational campus in my hometown). [...]
June 22nd, 2007 at 11:54 am
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