Harold B. Lee Library. General Information Services Department
Dates
- Existence: 2004 - 2009
Administrative History
The General Information Services department (2002-2009) was an administrative unit created from the merger of the General Reference Department and the Department of Library Instruction and Literacy to provide services to students in the Heber B. Lee Library to enhance their time there including multimedia sources, Library Instruction, and Distributed Learning. Closed with it's merger with the Periodicals department to create the Learning Commons Department.
The General Information Services Department was an administrative unit created from the merger of the General Reference Department and the Department of Library Instruction and Literacy in 2002 to provide services to students in the Heber B. Lee Library including multimedia sources, library instruction, distributed learning, and the creation of the Information Commons. With these services, the department created 78 cooperative workstations, helped assist professors in First Year/Advanced Writing classes, provided online services including the "Ask A Librarian" link on BYU's website, and worked alongside other departments at the university to utilize Blackboard in providing library services. In 2009, the department merged with the Periodicals Department to create the library's Learning Commons Department.
Citation:
Harold B. Lee Library biennial and annual reports, 2002 (General Information Services Department created from merger of General Reference Department and Department of Library Instruction and Literacy)Harold B. Lee Library biennial and annual reports, 2004 (Sections of General Information Services include Information Commons, Multimedia, Library Instruction, and Distributive Learning)
Harold B. Lee Library biennial and annual reports, 2005-2007 (lists details of services provided under General Information Services)
Harold B. Lee Library biennial and annual reports, 2009 (Learning Commons Department created from merger of General Information Services Department and Periodicals)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Learning Commons Department records
Contains university communications, cassettes, newspaper clippings, and digital documentation concerning instructing university professors and library staff on digital means of conducting research. Includes welcome material for the library, communications on which collections in the library to digitize, and how professors should modify their curriculums to teach their students on how to use digital resources from the library.