"institutional repository" --> "digital archive" (this hacks off all the archivists I know, but it WORKS as a name; faculty get it immediately) - D0r0th34

OPAC ---> catalog/catalogue - joshua "magic" neff

Festschrift --> Happy Goodbye Letters - Pete

Heh, our "repository" is/will be called The Digital Archives of Colorado College. - Steve is older than ever

I'm trying to push "Wisconsin Idea Online" as the brand for the combined IR/digital-collections, but nobody's as enthusiastic about it as I am. I think it would work like whoa because the Wisconsin Idea is a very strong brand already, but... - D0r0th34

Serials/Periodicals --> Magazines and Journals (bonus: links the concept of "journals" with "magazines" in the user's mind, establishes that in this context, "journal" /= "diary") - Catherine Pellegrino

Circulation desk --> checkout desk - joshua "magic" neff

special collections --> rare books and manuscripts - D0r0th34

Except that "manuscripts" is also confusing, Dorothea. Maybe "special collections --> archives and rare books"? - Laura B homecomin'

If you don't know what a manuscript is, you don't need it. - Steve is older than ever

Really, if in a university environment 'manuscript' is confusing, library terminology change isn't the cure for what ails you. - Pete

I can live with "archives and rare books." - D0r0th34

Or you don't know you need it. I would venture to guess our students don't know "manuscript." They seem to comprehend "archives," though. I've gotten calls from people who thought "special collections" had to do with paying fines. - Laura B homecomin'

Library instruction --> Information skills --> ?? - Pete

("Information" is the most jargon-y word we've got, really, because it SEEMS perfectly obvious but actually means something pretty specific.) - lris

We went for 'Books 'n' Shit' Well, we should have ;) But we felt management wouldn't got for it. - Pete

There are several flavors of "Library Instruction" - I call my "BI/LI/IL sessions" by several different names: "Course Guides" "Library Orienteering" "Tips, Tricks & Sekrets" "Research Tools to Save You Time" "Things You'll Wish You Knew If You Skip" etc. - Aaron the Librarian

Reference --> look it up; article databases ---> big lists of articles that sometimes actually include the articles - marthalib

Martha, I love that one for "article databases." Bwahaha! - Laura B homecomin'

See, as far as I can tell from faculty response, "Library Instruction" works on our campus. I'm instructing students on how to use the library. They get that. (Sadly, that's basically what I do: we have yet to crack the bigger-picture IL skills here.) - Catherine Pellegrino

That's my problem too Catherine. I have a form for faculty that gives more explanation for things like database searching, evaluating resources, etc. They can pick and choose how much they want. This seems to work. As far as Bibliographic Instruction goes, I've always tried to stay away from that. - Sarah June

I like your ideas Aaron. That would mean more for the students. If I ever start offering drop-ins, I may use things like that. - Sarah June

more on the library instruction focus -- whenever I'm asked to do a BI/LI/IL session I always *immedeately* reply with the following boilerplate: "I am happy to do this for you. I need the following to best serve you and your students: 1. an overview of assignments due in the next two weeks and, 2. a copy of the major term assignment. I will tailor the session to resources which will best get your students to relevant information for these assignments. If you have specific suggestions for resources which you find helpful or expect your students to use, please include them in your response. Thank you!" - Aaron the Librarian

1) databases => search tools 2) library instruction => research (skills) instruction (or research @ the library) 3) subject guides => resources by subject - Dana Longley

"subject portal" -> "subject guide". Backed by usability testing at MPOW. - Deborah Fitchett