Help help help with donated books

Hi,

We’ve just received a huge book donation, which is awesome. However, I need to make a record of each donated item for the University’s development records. I need your help!

There is a big stack of books in front of the fireplace in my office. I need to record the title, author, and most importantly, VALUE, of each item. To figure out the value, simply google the book title and author and find a price for the edition. These books are fairly old, so you will want to find the used or cheapest price.

For example: Sisterhood Is Global by Robin Morgan. I did a google search, and looked at the amazon.com result. The new paperback book is $29.95, but the donated edition is older and would not cost this much. Thus, I’m going to go with the used price of $7.48 – because the book is indeed “used.” So the record will look like: Sisterhood Is Global, Robin Morgan, $7.48.

If you would, make a Word or Excel document with this info in this order: title, author, dollar value. And then email it to me (ezell@email.unc.edu). Anything that you can’t figure out just leave aside for me (there are some random journals and manuscripts, don’t worry about those). It is also really important to make sure that we’re not duplicating the info, so once you’ve logged in your books, please clearly indicate that the book has been recorded – say, put a sticky note on the book or on the stack. You can leave the books in the library or return them to my office.

Thanks so much!

Elissa

Late night at the Carriage House

Hi all,

Good news! The CWC is keeping later hours on Monday evenings - we'll be open until 8pm. So those of you who wanted to use the Carriage House after-hours for studying, meeting, etc. can do so on Mondays. Plus, the more people that come, the more likely we'll start staying open other evenings.

Best,
Elissa

Welcome back!

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful break!

Volunteer sign-up sheets are ready to go in the Carriage House. Please stop by and claim some times that work with your schedule. And while you're here, I could still use your help with the Book of the Week picks... (see Nov. 3rd post)

Also, watch this space for info on the upcoming Women's Week 2010, Feb. 8-11. I'll let you know about the events and any volunteer opportunities.

I've still got those suggestions from our volunteer meeting, and I'm working to get some started. The good news is that nearly every idea was approved!

As always, thank you!

Elissa