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The Library offered 230 library workshops & orientation sessions
reaching 7,448 students.
Almost half of the workshops were run in
collaboration with faculty members and were integrated into formal
teaching programmes. Workshops for postgraduate students became
more diverse.
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Self-service RFID open reserve.
To facilitate speedy self check-out of
reserve books by users, an RFID self- service system was implemented
in the open reserve collections at the University Library and Chung
Chi Library. The Library is planning for full implementation of RFID self
check-out and return by summer 2016.
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Continuous improvement of facilities.
The Library overall saw a 7%
increase in visits compared to 2012/13, with a 22% increase for the
University Library. Two busy libraries were remodeled resulting in a
50% increase in the Medical Library’s study carrels and 36 additional
study spaces at Chung Chi Library; a new Wi-Fi printing service
was launched; Wi-Fi access in the University Library was upgraded.
Behind the scenes there was a major upgrade to the Library catalogue
server that was completed with minimal disruption to our users.
7%
increase
overall
IN VISITS
COMPARED
TO 2012/13,
22%
increase
with a
FOR THE
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
7,448 students
library workshops
& orientation sessions
reaching
230