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1.5.1 Library’s SMS holds service2
1.5.2 Living Library Launched
At the beginning of semester the library introduced an SMS holds service. This means if you place a hold on a book, we will send you an SMS when the book is ready to collect. Previously, email was the only messaging we used. In April and May we surveyed library users and 2200 of them answered.
The Swinburne Living Library have been launched at Wantirna campus library on 28 May by Joan Cashion, who has fostered the concept at Swinburne.
25% registered for the SMS service. 43% did not know about it. 9% did not have a mobile phone. 23% were not interested in using the service.
At the end of May, almost 1000 students had registered to receive holds notices by SMS.
A Living Library functions are similar as normal library but instead of borrowing a book you can borrow a person. The Books in the Living Library are people who represent groups or professions, people who have chosen unusual career paths or lifestyles, or groups that may experience negative stereotyping. For example some books that are available for loan include a person with a disability, a Hindu, and a Teen mum. The borrower of a book has the unique opportunity to have a thirty minute conversation with a person they would not normally meet. The Living Library initiative is a simple yet effective way to create a stronger Swinburne community, a community that celebrates diversity and fosters tolerance and understanding. It was successfully launched at Wantirna campus library.
Figure1: Library’s SMS holds service
Figure2: Living library launch, Wantirna
Source: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/
Source: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/
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2,3 Swinburne Library News, Edition 1, July 2007, http://www.swinburne.edu.au/lib/librarynews/2007-07/
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