The Library doesn't stop working for you during the summer. Summer and winter breaks are the high point of our special projects activities. Library staff are on site (and working remotely) to prepare for the next academic year. We will be making advances in:

  • Onboarding 2 new librarians: A Student Success Librarian and a Systems Librarian. 
  • Hosting an Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) workshop June 7th on putting the new Standards for Libraries in Higher Education into action. Our national representative coordinates with WASC on national-regional standards for library services. Menlo College Librarians and 40 other library leaders from academic institutions throughout California will convene to develop their skills, as well as institutional implementation and assessment plans. 
  • Developing a student-led research and library services program with opportunities for library student employees to build real world skills in research support, stakeholder communications for cultural institutions, programming, technical services, and more.
  • Redesigning Menlo's information literacy curriculum to help everyone navigate a complex world of information and research.
  • Completing publisher negotiations for the e-Resource Deselection Project and discontinuing access to the resources identified on the library Article and Database list marked with a red flag. Next academic year, we will work with faculty to remove those resources from courses and suggest alternatives, if available.