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Presentation of Open Access Newsletter
On 28 November 2011, director Marjolein Nieboer presented the first Open Access Newsletter to Siebrand Poppema, President of the Board of the University. The newsletter is published three times a year as a supplement to the Innovatieflits. Copyright librarian Esther Hoorn writes the newsletter together with editor Ronald Vermeer, who also produces the Innovatieflits on [...]
Mildew in the Library stacks
At the beginning of May 2011, active mildew was discovered in the second phase of the stacks. This section of the stacks in the basement was immediately declared ‘out of bounds’. Staff and users were informed. Lending from this part of the collection was immediately halted. Returned books from the affected area were packed [...]
Merging of service desks at the Library
Staffing the service desks of the General and Special Collections (GSC) department is an ongoing problem. There were two GSC service desks on the 2nd floor, in the General Reading Room and the Periodicals Reading Room. In the context of the reorganization, the MT decided to close one of the desks on the second floor. [...]
Centre for Russian Studies
The Centre for Russian Studies, which opened on 30 June 2010, held a series of themed monthly public lectures, courses and events. The collection comprises hundreds of works from classical and contemporary Russian literature, reference works on art, theatre, history and religion, and CDs and DVDs with audio books, study material and Russian films. The [...]
Introduction of FogBugz bug-tracking system
In 2011, the Library Infrastructure Development and Management department introduced the FogBugz bug-tracking system. Aim To improve the service to internal and external customers by means of structured problem management and problem-status information. To improve monitoring of suppliers by maintaining a more accurate overview of reported problems. To record the frequency of, and throughput time [...]