Librarian Sherry Rhodes, helping out a student in our new Research Consultation space in the Center for Academic Excellence
Are you taking advantage of one of Milne Library’s best kept secrets? The Reference (or Research) Librarians at SUNY Geneseo frequently hear from their professorial partners, as well as campus tour guides, that we are a gem to be discovered and utilized heavily. They compare (and praise) our level of service to that of past experiences they have had at other (many times, distinguished) universities. But don’t take your professors’ word for it! See just what your classmates and peers have to say.
Sparked by Fall 2011 observations of students in need of research help at the Service Desk and Reference Desk, Anna Wilson, a recently graduated Spanish major with a minor in Latin American Studies, interviewed and filmed fellow students regarding their awareness and experience with Milne Library’s Research Librarians. In anticipation of her participant observation study, she wrote,”I predict that many of the students in the library are as in the dark about what goes on at the reference desk as I was until this (Fall 2011) semester.”
Does this statement represent your awareness about who the Reference Librarians are and what we can help you with? If so, be sure to watch Anna’s video and then come see us when you are in need of research help!
Librarian Kim Hoffman works on searching with a student.
Reference Librarians are on duty for nearly all hours that the library is open with official desk duty in the Center for Academic Excellence from 10 am – 5 pm (Mon-Thurs), 10 am – 2 pm (Fri) and 10 am – 2 pm (Sat) and on-call reference assistance as early as 8 am and as late as 1 am. Just ask for help at the Service Desk and a librarian will be around to help.
Additionally, our very popular Research Consultation service (as well as our Technology Consultation service) offers students the opportunity to make one-on-one appointments with a specialist when the time is convenient for you or you and your group. Both services offer a dedicated time slot to focus solely on your research project needs, without having to compete with other students’ questions.
As the due dates for your research projects approach and the semester gets busier and busier, see what assistance (and time savings) a Reference Librarian can offer you!
