Beginning Jan. 27, the University Libraries’ w88 slot online Collections and University Archives Department will be available to researchers and users on Monday’s by appointment only. Tuesday through Friday hours remain the same, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Users and researchers are welcome to drop-in anytime Tuesday through Friday.
How will appointment hours on Monday’s benefit researchers and w88 slot online faculty?
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- The overhead scanner in the reading room will not be used by multiple people at the same time
“Appointment hours on Monday’s provides researchers with a dedicated reference time with an archivist,” Director of w88 slot online Collections and University Archives Kim Anderson said. “If you need help finding resources you won’t have to compete with others who also need the archivist’s time.”
You can plan your visit to w88 slot online Collections and University Archives ahead of time by making an appointment online.
The team of archivists and librarians in w88 slot online Collections and University Archives are responsible for providing a variety of services to many different constituents.
“All of our work in the archives is oriented toward serving the needs of our researchers and users,” Anderson said. “Appointments on Monday’s will allow the team to use their time efficiently to prepare w88 slot online for use, time to better assist with in-depth reference requests, time to visit or provide course instruction, or time work on exhibits to share with the campus community.”
Over the past year w88 slot online Collections and University Archives has been working to provide more “self-service” opportunities to researchers and users. Many paper forms once offered in the Department are now available online. For example, requests for permission to publish can now be completed online, as can digitization requests. Researcher Registration can now also be completed online and w88 slot online will no long have to fill out a new paper form each year. Because of these new efficiencies w88 slot online can spend more time doing research in the reading room.
Other self-service tools include using the reading room&w88 slot online;s high-quality scanner for free. If users don&w88 slot online;t want to use the scanner themselves, the Department also offers 10 free scans to users every six months.
For questions about w88 slot online Collections and University Archives questions please email Department Head Kim Anderson at kda@unr.edu or call 775-682-5614.
w88 slot online Collections and University Archives contains the Libraries’ rare books, book arts collection, manuscript collections, and University archives. The materials in w88 slot online Collections and University Archives are available to all individuals for research and scholarship.
