Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Suggestion:
Is there anyway you can get the game of Thrones collection or the first book by George RR Martin

Response:
Thank you for your suggestion to add the “Game of Thrones” Collection to the Libraries. I have placed an order for all 4 books in the collection and we will notify you when they are ready for checkout. This science-fiction will make a nice addition to our Browsing Collection!


Thank you again!

Kris Reed
Assistant Dean of Libraries
Texas Woman’s University
Kreed2@twu.edu
81-3767

Suggestion:

It is very difficult for me to tell someone to stop talking in the library, however, with that being said, the two girls across from me drove me crazy today, so like most others I just moved instead of speaking up because I do not want to hurt another's feelings, but please post a HUGE sign somewhere saying "whisper", no talking, QUIET please or anything.


Response:
I regret you had the experience of finding it too loud in the library. The 3rd floor of Blagg Huey is designated as a quiet study area. New “Shhhh!” signs were recently installed to remind library users to respect students’ need for quiet study space. We also have private study rooms on the third floor. The study rooms are available by reservation on a first-come first-served basis. Library staff member make periodic walkthroughs to enforce the quiet and will respond promptly to requests for enforcement from users.
If you ever have difficulty again, please ask a staff member to help you.

Sherilyn Bird
Dean of Libraries
Texas Woman’s University

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Suggestion:
Business students would benefit greatly from access to PrivCo! They offer trial periods for universities. I am needing financials for a private company for a project right now and sure wish I could use this database.

Response:

Thank you for contacting us through our Library Suggestion Box. We like to hear from our students.
Your comment was that you would like to have access to PrivCo to help you with your project. The Libraries would need to find out what a site license would cost, since we cannot have single-user or password only access. The fee is usually much higher for this license.

I suggest that you talk with your faculty members about this database. If they feel that the Library needs to acquire it, they can let us know through their Library Liaison and we will move forward from there. If not, I invite you to make an appointment with Stephany Compton, our librarian who specializes in business resources. She may be able to help you find the information that you need in some of our other databases. Her contact information is scompton@twu.edu

Thank you for your suggestion. We appreciate your taking the time to let us know.

Kris Reed
Asst. Dean of Libraries
Texas Woman’s University
940.898.3767