Dean's Update:  A Year of Learning Environments

July marks both the end and the start of an academic and fiscal year. We are beginning to reflect on our past year as we are gathering information for the Libraries annual report, but perhaps more excitingly looking at what we aim to do the coming year. The stories in this issue of In Circulation reflect a little of both.

Our communications manager, Jenny James, has the fun of managing our "press." She has compiled and shares here a list of what stories were most read this past year. Not only does this give a snapshot of our activities but it also illustrates a modern way of thinking about our outreach. She uses a email marketing tool to distribute our newsletter to over 10,000 members on our current mailing list. We do not blanket the whole campus with our news, as tended to be the practice in the past, rather we create a readership list from people who have had some engagement and expressed interest in the Libraries - thank you for remaining among this group.

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Welcoming a New Library Environment

Students began using the new reading room on the second floor of W. W. Hagerty Library during the first day of spring quarter finals - no ceremonious invitation was needed as they began to fill the space in the early morning hours.

The renovation transformed an administrative conference room and a staff-break room, hidden from public view, to create a highly visible room designed to attract and stimulate focused individual learning. 


New Resource Offers Statistics to Disciplines Across Campus

The Libraries is proud to announce the addition of the Statista database to our collection of resources. Statista offers statistical information and data in a tremendous variety of subjects - providing access to data from governmental agencies as well as business organizations, market research firms, and opinion research institutions.


The Top Stories of the Past Academic Year 

Looking back on the past academic year, it's surprising to remember all of the things that have happened. We began the year with the launch of our new website and repository and ended with the unveiling of a brand new library space in W. W. Hagerty Library. Here's a roundup of the top news stories - voted by you! 
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Jennifer Nasser Talks about Your Brain on Food at Spring ScholarSip

On Monday, June 8, 2015, the Libraries welcomed Jennifer Nasser who spoke about her latest research on the brain's reaction to foods and what motivates us to eat - or to continue eating after we're satiated. Nasser's clinical research focuses on dopamine-mediated mechanisms of food intake regulation in humans.

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ADDITIONAL NEWS

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