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> D e a n's Colum n O n- th e - g o Libraries strengthening mobile access to resources Reference Point is published biannually by University Libraries. Address questions and suggestions to: Office of the Dean Park Library 407D Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Editorial Board Thomas J. Moore Dean of Libraries Kathy Irwin Associate Dean of Libraries Megan Moreno, '06 Director of Development and Community Outreach Brad Stambaugh Manager, Library Business Services Reference Point Coordinator Production CMU University Communications Writers Melissa Beauchamp, Abby Clark, Dan Digmann, Mark Fairbrother, Brianna Fitzsimons, Darryll Stinson, '13 Editor Dan Digmann Designer Trevor Grabill, '10 Photographers Robert Barclay, Peggy Brisbane, Neil Barris and Steve Jessmore, '81 Printing CMU Printing Services Libraries' Website lib.cmich.edu Academic Year Library Hours Mon - Thurs: 7:50 a.m. - Midnight Fri: 7:50 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun: Noon - Midnight Extended Hours Study (Through April 25) Sun: 10 a.m. - 2 a.m. Mon - Thurs: 7 a.m. - 2 a.m. Fri: 7 a.m. - Midnight Sat: 9 a.m. - Midnight Recently I took a few minutes to review the Libraries' offerings of service-oriented videos that can be accessed on YouTube through our websites. I was pleased and impressed by what I saw: about 20 videos produced and Tom M oore narrated by our talented staff. Each is brief, to the point, and helpful in explaining to the viewer something useful to know about our library collections and services. The tone is upbeat, as well it should be, and the presentation interesting and often creative. The videos are just one of the many ways we're reaching out to CMU students and faculty in Mount Pleasant and throughout CMU's Global Campus to let them know that the remarkable scholarly information resources and the abundant expertise of our librarians and staff are arrayed to help them achieve success. While Park Library is only 12 years old, this year we hope to take the first steps toward conceiving how it might look and serve 12 years from now. This is an exciting undertaking, as I'm sure you can imagine. We want to make sure future library users are as well served as today's. I appreciate this opportunity to share some of my thoughts, and I hope you enjoy the opportunity to learn about other library developments in this issue of Reference Point. Your comments and questions are always welcome. Tom Moore Dean of Libraries Since in the Libraries our professional gratification comes from assisting others with their academic pursuits, and often with their leisure curiosities and information-seeking adventures, we don't want anyone to miss what we provide. With that in mind, in coming months we'll be turning programmatic attention to streamlining and strengthening mobile access to library services and collections. In the last year the number of smart phones and tablet computers on the Mount Pleasant campus has jumped 42 percent to 17,000, and a similar proliferation is occurring with our off-campus clientele as well. Upgrading library mobile access is important because we want students and faculty "on the run" to be able to connect to library resources as conveniently as they connect to their friends and families and pizza vendors. We'll keep you apprised of developments. In the Libraries we're not only discussing our online projects and progress. Increasingly we're also discussing how to ensure the majestic Park Library keeps pace with the 2 CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see cmich.edu/aaeo). needs of newer generations of students and faculty. Teaching and learning practices are changing, and so too are the expectations of students who were themselves "born digital." Our facility environment must evolve to meet needs not foreseen when the current library was planned. Produced by CMU University Communications and printed by CMU Printing Services. UComm 8871-4,100 (3/13) A QR code on the library atrium floor sends people to online library informational videos.