The Ask Cart with the Library Dude

“The ASK cart (actual hot­dog cart) is a mobile library ser­vice offered by the Thun Library to pro­vide ref­er­ence assis­tance. Designed as a sim­ple, effec­tive and fun approach to fac­ulty and stu­dent out­reach, the Library Dude aka Bil­lie Walker and other librar­i­ans offer on-the-spot infor­ma­tion and/or ref­er­ence assis­tance outdoors.

Equipped with wire­less lap­top and var­i­ous good­ies (high­lighters, candy, etc.) the librar­i­ans at Berks are increas­ing vis­i­bil­ity and aware­ness of ref­er­ence ser­vice (one-on-one con­sul­ta­tions, spe­cial­ized data­bases, etc.) and library resources (pod­cast, best­sellers, etc). So when you see the ASK cart please give a shout-out to the Library Dude!” [via Sarah Miller on Facebook]