Library User Appreciation Day - 21st August 2013

On 21^st August 2013 (Wednesday), Library department has organized a one day Library user day with this year's theme "Library User Appreciation Day". Below are the summary for the one day event:

Purpose:

1. Day to appreciate library users due to their continuous support to the library.
2. To promote the library facilities, services offered & resources available in the library.
3. To increase customer awareness both of the products and knowledge about the respective product desirable features and benefits.
4. To build strong customer relationships.

Activities were scheduled as below:

No.	Time	Activities
1	Library Snap Shot	Library Photo Contest -“Show us your best spot in the library”.
2	9.30 am – 12.00 pm	Database Clinic “ Learn & Win” i)                    Access Dunia (Clinical Key & Up to Date) ii)                   Proquest Library is collaborating with Access Dunia & ProQuest to conduct “Database Clinic” as well as Info. Search game for e-resources.  Target Audience:  Walk –in Staffs & Students Venue : Library Lobby
3	10.00 am – 12.00 noon	Library Info. Hunt Target Audience: Students Limit to 10 groups – each groups represented by 2 members.
4	10.00 am – 11.00 am	Info. Sharing Session – Clinical Key (Dr. Farouk Badawi)
5	1.30 pm – 2.00pm	E- Resources Map – Game created by Library PTS Target Audience: Walk in Student
6	Books Exhibition	i)                    Arrangement with the book supplier to have a book exhibition. At this time the lecturers can select books which they think relevant for the library to purchase and for the students who are interested to buy book as a personal reference, an arrangement will be made with the book supplier to give special discounted rate.  – Selected book supplier (Book Channel) ii)                   Catalogue Selections – for lecturers.
7	Cambridge Promotion.	Publishers’ Product Highlight
8	4.00 pm – 4.30 pm	Lucky Draw & Prize Presentation Ceremony
9	5.00pm	End of Day

List of Winners:

No.	Game	Winners
A	Library Snap Shot	1st Prize 1.       Adrian Chai Wang Ting Caption: One step forward for greater knowledge beyond infinity 2nd Prize  2.       Russel Wong Seah Khung Caption: The best way to study the bones is to get up close and personal with the skeleton itself. 3rd Prize  3.       Yong Xiu Yun Caption: A trio of Black and white. Consolidation Prize 4.       Russel Wong Seah Khung Caption: Medical museum.the way for man to learn oneself’s anatomy. Consolidation Prize 5.       Ann Cheong Chui Yee Caption: The library is very own wealth of knowledge.
B	Library Info. Hunt	1st Prize Group Name: MQW 1.       Chan Yee Teng 2.       Wong Ya Shin 2nd Prize Group Name: SIVA 1.       Siva Malar Ganesen 2.       Sree Devi Thiyagorajoo 3rd Prize Group Name: FLUFFY 1.       Michael Ng Xing Y 2.       Ng Ling Li Consolidation Prizes Group Name: Harddisk 500GB 1.       Lim Kean Lee 2.       Jocelyn Oii Group Name: MINIONS 1.       Hema Balakrishnan 2.       Yogeshini Batumalai Group Name: Dream High Team 1.       Liew Nyuk Tsuey 2.       Chey Wai Ping- MP0113032872 Group Name: Smiley Girls 1.       Reshmy Ranee – ND0713033404 2.       Bavani Rajan- PC0713033389
C	E-Resources Quizzes - PTS	1st Prize Khoo Tze Yuen 2nd Prize Eric Fung 3rd Prize Manvinder Kaur
D	Lucky Draw	Clinical Key 1.       Andrina Ng Yann-Yi 2.       Tan Yi Chuan 3.       Jeremy Yeo Hao Yu UpToDate 1.       Chin Soon Jie 2.       Tan Yi Chuen ProQuest 1.       Chong Chee Khuen

 Photos from the event:

 

Benefits of Promotion:   

                      

       1.      Will increase usage.  

       2.      Will increase value in the organization. 

       3.      Education of users. 

       4.      Change perception of the users.

            

Conclusions:

Based from the good feedback and crowd received, the library promotional event will be continuously held next year. Online info. searching will be added to next year's event.


See you next year!!!