Work Hygge in the Library 29 May 201729 May 2017 I was introduced to a new word "hygge" via Blinklist today. I wanted to discover more about hygge and started googling it as well as reading online articles about this new term. What…
Home Ramadan – Kaust 2017 27 May 201727 May 2017 Alhamdulillah, today mark the first day (27 May 2017) of the blessed month of Ramadan. This is the month where Muslims all over the world observe 'fasting' or 'sawm.' Muslims…
Electronic Resources… Top 5 services deployed by Library Websites 21 May 2017 From my comparative study on benchmarked library websites (2015) which was conducted together with my colleague, the Senior Subject Specialist, we noted that the top 5 services deployed the library…
Electronic Resources… See how easy it is to keep track of things 20 May 201720 May 2017 In my line of work, there are just too many things to keep track. Among them are meetings, project datelines, notes, troubleshooting issues, expiration dates of e-resources, renewal dates, license…
Home Growing banana without going “bananas.” 19 May 2017 I'm not into Gardening that much. About 3 years back, I grew a little banana plant in my backyard. Tried to see how far it would go. Did the usual…
Electronic Resources… From Millennium ERM to Proquest 360 Resource Manager: Our library’s Journey 17 May 201719 May 2017 I've just completed the slides for the Electronic Resources Management Systems ERMS project. Highlighted the library's journey to the new ERMS - Proquest 360 Resource Manager. I recalled the…
Work Sundays are important … 8 May 201719 May 2017 Why? Well, the library gets the most number of questions via LibAnswers on Sundays especially between 9am- 12pm. Most questions that the library received revolved around the electronic resources issues…
Work Drones in my Library? 3 May 2017 Wouldn't it be awesome to have drones who can 'deliver' print books to our users on campus? And even program the drones to collect them (books) when the due date…
Electronic Resources… Get a ticket, wait in line and we’ll resolve your E-Resources Issue 2 May 201719 May 2017 Just completed my first draft of my paper entitled: An Exploratory study on the use of LibAnswers to Resolve, Track and Monitor Electronic Resources Issues: The KAUST Library experience. Researched…
Work State of American Libraries 2017 1 May 20171 May 2017 The report is out. Interesting quote from the Academic Libraries section: Source: americanlibrariesmagazine.org, April 2017, Special Report, Page 6
