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April 16, 2008
Virtual Library Tours
Those of us who work in Hatcher Graduate Library know how difficult it can be to find your way around this/these buildings. Hatcher is actually three buildings pulled together over the years with parts of the original library dating back to the 1880s. [Interesting that as I try to go back to verify the dates of the library there is no mention of Hatcher North being actually parts of two separate buildings. We even have an online display of the history of Hatcher Library but the text in the display makes it sound like Hatcher North was built in 1920. That's a whole other story...]
Staff at the Information Center desk get a few phone calls every term from students on cell phones trying to find their way out of the stacks. The YouTube video "Harlan Hatcher Graduate Labyrinth", a tongue-in-cheek tour of the library made the rounds last year. I think its time for the library to come up with our own tour to help students and faculty find their way around this lovable, old relic.
Here are some links to what other libraries are doing to help people find their way around the library. There are audio tours, tours set up in Flickr and other ideas.
Posted by swortman at April 16, 2008 04:19 PM