Library News

Snell Library now has three new staff members on its team: Erin Beach, Jennifer Ferguson, and Greg McClellan. Erin Beach, in her new role at NU Libraries, will be a full-time Circulation Supervisor for Consortial Borrowing & Lending.  In addition to staffing and supervising the circulation desk, Erin will coordinate the NExpress and WorldCat Navigator materials processing.  Erin has worked in the Resource Sharing unit as a student and part-time employee for the past two years.  She is a 2009 graduate of Brown University where she majored in English Literature,  and a 2011 graduate of Northeastern University where she also majored in English.  Erin is interested in pursuing a professional career as a library archivist. Jennifer Ferguson joined us this September as a Data Services Librarian, a newly created position within the Research and Instruction Services department.  A major responsibility of the Data Services Librarian will be to focus on data management and curation, and on data resources that faculty and students can utilize in their research and publishing activities.  Jen will also be the group leader of the new Science, Engineering and Math Liaison Group and play a key role in developing an even stronger liaison program.  Jennifer comes to us from Brandeis University, where she was a Research and Instruction Librarian.  She also serves on the New England E-Science Portal Virtual Community and contributes to the Bioinformatics Core project at the HarvardSchool of Public Health. Last but certainly not least, Greg McClellan joined us this August in the role of Senior Digital Library Developer, adding important new capacities to our technology portfolio. Greg comes to us from the Brandeis library staff where he served as Senior Systems Librarian. Prior to his time at Brandeis, Greg worked in library technology positions at Lesley University, MIT and Cornell, and he has worked with many open source projects, including VuFind and dSpace. Greg joins the Library Technology Services staff and will work with his tech colleagues on a variety of programming projects including the digital repository, as well as various work flow automation ideas. The Library welcomes each of you and wishes you the best in your new positions!

On Thursday, September 22nd a group of staff volunteers from Northeastern University’s Snell Library spent the afternoon at the National Braille Press located at 88 Saint Stephen Street (in the midst of Northeastern’s campus). Once on-site, staff took a tour of the facility and learned about the braille production process which includes transcription, proofreading, embossing, pressing, tactile graphics and finishing. After the tour they formed an assembly line in order to add braille to 250 pre-published children’s books. The books they helped assemble were copies of Eric Carle’s, From Head to Toe, which will be sent to blind children across the country. Check out the pictures below from the day! The National Braille Press is always looking for volunteers so if you are interested visit http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/support/volunteer.html to learn more.    

On Thursday, September 22, Lou Imbriano came to Snell Library as part of our Fall 2011 Meet the Author Series. Imbriano was the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium for nine seasons and now serves as President and CEO of TrinityOne, a marketing agency specializing in the sports industry. In his new book, Winning the Customer: Turn Customers into Fans and Get Them to Spend More, Imbriano shares his visionary marketing strategies that turned the Patriots into a household brand name.

Fans of sports and fans of innovative business techniques came to hear Imbriano speak about his experiences in the marketing industry and the importance of forming positive relationships with consumer. The always engaging Imbriano explained his business acronym D.E.L.I.V.E.R.S. to the audience, which signifies his commitment to strengthening relationships with old and new clients. He stressed the importance of making clients feel special and creating positive memories with them. Imbriano also provided plenty of real-world success stories of his techniques, including examples of how he used his strategies with high-profile clients such as the New England Patriots.

After the talk, Imbriano graciously signed copies of his book and chatted with attendees. Overall, it was an exciting and informative event that was not to be missed! To learn more about Lou Imbriano read his blog, visit his website, or follow him on twitter @LouImbriano.