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The John Crerar Library

The John Crerar Library. At the University of Chicago. History of Physical Space. Marshall Fields Building, Chicago The Illinois Institute of Technology University of Chicago. Reading Room. History of John Crerar. Of Scottish descent Railroad business Family life (or lack thereof)

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The John Crerar Library

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  1. The John Crerar Library At the University of Chicago

  2. History of Physical Space • Marshall Fields Building, Chicago • The Illinois Institute of Technology • University of Chicago

  3. Reading Room

  4. History of John Crerar • Of Scottish descent • Railroad business • Family life (or lack thereof) • Last Will and Testament • Donations • Remaining balance of estate valued at 2,576,000

  5. Major Libraries of the Period • Chicago Public Library • Held • entertaining and generally instructive books • Newberry Library • Held • literature, language, history • John Crerar Library • Held • physical and Natural Sciences, sociology and Economics

  6. Planning for the Future • Current Collection • 1.4 million • Manseuto • Moved 100,000 items • Can hold 3 million

  7. Architect Helmut Jahn's rendering of a cross-section of the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library, showing the automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) underground and the glass dome above ground.

  8. Kathleen A. ZarRoom • Started as a room with microfilm machines • Kathleen Zar was a tenured librarian • She helped the library grow and diversify the library’s programs and services for the sciences • Technology equipped space for training programs, lectures, seminars, and classes. • Projection screen, 3d virtual projection, media cabinet, white boards, and a folding partition

  9. Zar Room

  10. Funding and Budget • Comes from the University of Chicago • Shared budget • John Crerar • Left Funds • John Crerar Foundation gives money to the library every year • From the foundation the money has been put toward digitization, ipads, and itouches. • Budget • About half a million is put in to periodicals and on monographs. • As for staffing we were not given a number since they are a private institution

  11. Patron Expectations for Service • Patrons expectations are that they will get help with their questions, treated fairly, and have a follow up.

  12. Web Pages • Web Director • Virtual Access Committee (VAC) • Group of librarians that develop all things virtual

  13. Hours of Service • Sunday – Thursday : 8 am – 1 pm • Friday - Saturday : 8 am – 10 pm • Circulation desk open until 10 pm • Reference Desk • Sunday – Friday : 9 am -5 pm • Saturday : 1 pm – 5 pm

  14. Staffing • 6 Reference Librarians • 5 Access Service Staff • 2 full-time & 1 part-time processor • 1 full-time & 1 part-time reference assistant • 12 work study students

  15. Programs of Service • Instruction programs • Outreach within the University and on the outside • Consultations • Embedded librarian ships

  16. Aquistions • Aggressively purchases electronic sources • E –books • Still dedicated to print material

  17. In-service Training • Has a staff development librarian • Use of webinars

  18. Marketing • University has a Marketing director of communication • Librarians do targeted marketing • Post online & sends out invites to those who are interested

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