Congratulations to REFORMA LA Chapter member, Raymundo Andrade of the William H. Hannon Library staff, the 2013 recipient of the Barbara Bonney Staff Member of the Year Award.
“Back in 2010, led by
Library Assistant Raymundo Andrade, we created a bilingual ‘Library Orientation
and Tour’ workshop geared towards predominantly Spanish-speaking staff in the
university’s Facilities department in response to a growing awareness that this
constituency was notably absent from any existing library outreach efforts.
Because these staff members do not require a computer to perform the greater
part of their job (thus keeping them “offline), it was challenging to promote
this workshop via our usual electronic methods such as email, the library’s
homepage, e-newsletter, or news blog. Instead, we used grassroots efforts and
word-of-mouth networks on campus to get the word out and generate support for
this workshop.
In partnership with faculty, staff,
and student volunteers from all across campus, Andrade redesigned the workshop to
start with the very basics, and during 2011-2012, drew between 5-12 engaged
attendees to each weekly drop-in session where bilingual volunteers were
available to assist them one-on-one with exercises such as using a
computer mouse, keyboard, and the very basics of web browsing. ” Quote from LMU’s library’s Annual Review, written by
Jamie Hazlitt.
