Learning Commons & Library Open House Unlocks a Comprehensive Matrix of Academic Support Services!
Recently, Wenzhou-Kean University Library partnered with Kean University Library (Nancy Thompson Learning Commons) to host a Learning Commons & Library Open House. Felice Vazquez, Chancellor for International Campuses, Kean University; Erika Charles, Vice President of Wellness for Integrated Health, Safety, and Response Services, Kean University; Muhammad Hassan, Associate Vice President, Chief Librarian, Kean University; Yang Yixin, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Wenzhou-Kean University, and Ren Yuanyuan, Assistant Library Director, Wenzhou-Kean University, attended the event.
At the open house, Chancellor Felice Vazquez hoped that WKU faculty and students would actively use the libraries' resources to complete their research projects and noted that the library open house was a good opportunity for everyone to understand the resources of libraries. Vice Chancellor Erika Charles stated that the libraries would actively support the research of WKU faculty and students, ensuring that everyone had access to professional resources to enhance their skills. Chief Librarian Muhammad Hassan emphasized that Wenzhou-Kean University Library and Kean University Library have rich resources, and hoped the libraries could assist WKU faculty and students in achieving academic success through its resources and services. Vice Chancellor Yang Yixin stated that the open house would introduce the services and resource development of the library to WKU faculty and students, hoping that everyone could benefit from it.
Then, Ren Yuanyuan, Assistant Library Director at Wenzhou-Kean University, gave a detailed introduction to the resources and services of the libraries to WKU faculty and students. According to the introduction, the WKU Library shares full access to all electronic resources of Kean University Library. WKU faculty and students can access more than 110,000 print books, over 340 databases, 2.5 million e-books, and more than 68,000 e-journals. Relying on the Rapid-ILL interlibrary loan system, users can also access global academic literature. In addition to rich literature resources, Wenzhou-Kean University Library provides diverse academic support services for WKU faculty and students: ILL Interlibrary Loan Request, Book Recommendation, Embedded Instruction, Database Training Workshops, Retrieval Certificate Service, Event Support and Library Liaison Services. Through the aforementioned resources and services, the Wenzhou-Kean University Library and Kean University Library have established a comprehensive academic support service matrix for WKU faculty and students.
Members of the Wenzhou-Kean University Library team also met with WKU faculty and students during the open house. They introduced the library's functions, including circulation services, resources acquisition, events, digital services among others, helping WKU faculty and students better understand the library's services.
At the end of the open house, WKU faculty and students visited the atrium, various meeting and discussion rooms, the Immersion Reading Lounge, the Academic Seminar, and other areas of the Wenzhou-Kean University Library under the guidance of library staff, gaining a comprehensive overview of the WKU Library and its services. They expressed that the open house activity had increased their understanding of the libraries and laid a foundation for their learning, research and teaching.
