PDC | June 10, 2015

ZSR 101Or everything you ever wanted to know about the coolest place on campus but

were afraid to ask

Mary Beth Lock – Director for Access ServicesRosalind Tedford – Director for Research and InstructionMeghan Webb – Reference Services CoordinatorHu Womack – Instruction and Outreach Librarian

Superpower?

1. Strength

2. Invisibility

3. Fly

4. Speed

5. Cool Gadgets

6. X-ray vision

19% 19%

0%

25%

6%

31%

How long have you been working at WFU?

1. Less than a year

2. 1-5 years

3. 5-10 years

4. More than 10 years

6%

19%13%

63%

ZSR: Who We Are

• 57 Full-Time Employees• 26 are librarians (MLS Degree) • 14 have WFU Degrees (some have 2) • 200 (ish) student employees • Open 138 hours per week &12

months a year • Starbucks is the busiest in NC • 2011 Excellence in Academic

Libraries Award

What We Do

Our Mission

The mission of the ZSR Library is to help our students, faculty and

staff succeed.

How We Do It: Instruction

• LIB100 and LIB200 classes

• One-shot instruction sessions

• Citation workshops • Zotero workshops• Special Collections

and Archives

Are you or anyone in your house working toward a degree (high school, college, graduate program)?

1. Yes

2. No

3. Not now but soon

41%

18%

41%

How We Do It: Research

• Subject Specialists (liaisons)

• Research Help (in-person and virtual)

• Interlibrary Loan • Rights Management • Electronic Theses

and Dissertations• Senior Showcase

In the last year I have…..

1. Checked out a book from ZSR

2. Checked out a DVD from ZSR

3. Read/used an ebook from ZSR

4. Watched a streaming movie from ZSR

5. Used a ZSR database to find information

27%30%

37%

3%3%

How We Do It: Our Collections

• Special Collections & Archives • Books and eBooks• DVD Collection• eJournals• Databases • Streaming Video• Newspapers & Magazines• Browsing (Popular) Books • Off-Site Storage

In the last year I have...

1. Visited ZSR Starbucks

2. Booked a room in ZSR for a meeting/class

3. Come to ZSR for a lecture or meeting

4. Attended a HvZ event

5. Seen the new atrium furniture in person

31%

21%

13%

3%

33%

How We Do It: Spaces

• Study Rooms• Conference Rooms• Reception Space • ZieSta Room • Starbucks• Teleconferencing• Auditorium • Lockers • NEW ATRIUM

FURNITURE

How We Do It: Other Services

• Circulation • ZSR Delivers• Interlibrary Loan• University Archives • Little Free Library • Art-O-Mat • Bridge Equipment• Build.ZSR (http://build.zsr.wfu.edu)

I have the following social media accounts (click all that apply)

1. Facebook

2. Twitter

3. Instagram

4. Flickr

5. YouTube

6. Other

25%

17%

15%

21%

6%

17%

How We Do It: Outreach

• ZSRx: Lifelong Learning • Humans vs. Zombies

one for WFU kids and families coming Tuesday, August 10th

• Academic Advising • Faculty House Calls • Deans List Gala • Library Ambassadors • Here when others aren’t –

breaks, snow, nights • LOTS of listening to our

students • Social Media (FB, twitter,

Instagram)

Tour the website

http://zsr.wfu.edu

QUESTIONS??