If your summer has been like ours – it’s quite literally flown by. Here at Springy HQ, we blinked and it’s suddenly September! We know that if we’ve been busy, then our librarian and educator friends have been twice as busy. Whether you’re swamped with summer or back-to-school projects or taking…
Whether you’ve been doing chat reference for years or only a few days, this is a SpringySession you won’t want to miss! Springshare chat reference librarians Mimi Pappas and Ven Kontou will share their tips, advice, and takeaways learned over decades of experience. SpringySession: Tips for Delivering Excellent Chat Reference…
It’s been 10 years since we launched our LibGuides Tips & Tricks in the SpringyNews Newsletter. And over the years, we’ve shared a lot of tips. To that end, we’re rounding up our top five favorite LibGuides Tips & Tricks in this blog post. For those who’ve already read them…
As soon as July hit, Springys have been on the road! We’ve attended a few conferences thus far, and have a whole lot more coming up! Read on to learn about where we’ve been and more importantly, if we’re coming to a conference near you. Recent Conferences It was so…
One of the hardest parts of the research process is managing, storing, and organizing your research including your personal notes. You know you’ve read an article, ten articles ago, that you need to cite but you can’t remember exactly what article it was – you’ve read so many! And goodness,…
MIAMI (July 12, 2022) – Springshare and PowerNotes announced today that the LibChat library chat is now seamlessly integrated with PowerNotes, a tool designed specifically to manage the entire academic research process from discovery through writing. With this integration, PowerNotes users are able to launch a live LibChat experience, powered…
This is our second in-person conference of 2022, and we’re pinching ourselves – are we actually going to see our librarianBFFs in person?!? We can’t wait. We’re heading to the ALA Annual Conference in Washington DC (Booth #2639) from Friday, June 24 – Monday, June 27 and we’re bringing our…
For those in the Northern Hemisphere, summer is a great time to assess and reevaluate your processes because you have time to make changes. One great question to pose to colleagues during this time is, “is our customer service model helping patrons?” If this question is top-of-mind, then be sure…
