Comments on: A true test to self-motivation http://elearning.lse.ac.uk/blogs/governmentfinalists/?p=49 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:26:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Paul Horsler http://elearning.lse.ac.uk/blogs/governmentfinalists/?p=49&cpage=1#comment-41 Paul Horsler Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:31:57 +0000 http://elearning.lse.ac.uk/blogs/governmentfinalists/?p=49#comment-41 Hi Sohko I was alerted to your comments relating to the Library by the department manager Nicole Boyce and invited to respond. I will try to deal with each of your points in turn: 1. The recalling to book stock goes on all the time so there is no way around that one. We do try to provide our 1 to 9 ratio for core books and 1 copy of background reading. This is improving and will continue to do so. 2. You mention the limited book and journal stock especially in relation to the WTO. Could you be a little more specific in regards to topic areas as we do tend to collect quite heavilty in relation to certain IGO organisations. 3. Access to electronic journals prior to 1997 is limited. This is due to the deals that have been entered in to by the Library and the higher education sector as a whole. as well as beingthe time that publishers got there electronic access up and running. Access to back runs of journals is improving but unfortunately it is a slow progress. For many of the more popular titles we are highly likely to have the item in print which although not the form you require, will provide access to the material you require. In relation to point 2 that I have replied to, please contact me as I would like to arrange to meet you in order to discuss this further. regards Paul Horsler Assistant Librarian (Government) Hi Sohko

I was alerted to your comments relating to the Library by the department manager Nicole Boyce and invited to respond.

I will try to deal with each of your points in turn:
1. The recalling to book stock goes on all the time so there is no way around that one. We do try to provide our 1 to 9 ratio for core books and 1 copy of background reading. This is improving and will continue to do so.
2. You mention the limited book and journal stock especially in relation to the WTO. Could you be a little more specific in regards to topic areas as we do tend to collect quite heavilty in relation to certain IGO organisations.
3. Access to electronic journals prior to 1997 is limited. This is due to the deals that have been entered in to by the Library and the higher education sector as a whole. as well as beingthe time that publishers got there electronic access up and running. Access to back runs of journals is improving but unfortunately it is a slow progress. For many of the more popular titles we are highly likely to have the item in print which although not the form you require, will provide access to the material you require.

In relation to point 2 that I have replied to, please contact me as I would like to arrange to meet you in order to discuss this further.

regards

Paul Horsler
Assistant Librarian (Government)

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