The library as finals resting place: expanding service to health sciences students during final exams.
To increase services to health sciences students during their final exam period, and to demonstrate to campus administration that the library is in tune with the students' fluctuating needs, the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, University of Louisville, increased its hours of operation; created an inviting, comfortable environment; and offered free snacks and drinks for the students. The event, coined the "Finals Resting Place," was a positive public relations tool that strengthened the library's relationship with its students. Moreover, it reinforced the library's role and mission to the campus administration, particularly that of the dental and medical schools.
Smigielski
Elizabeth M
EM
Kornhauser Health Sciences Library, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. elizabeth.smigielski@louisville.edu
Nixon
Neal D
ND
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D007990:Libraries / Q000458:organization & administration*