1:08 p.m., May 19, 2010----The University of Delaware Library thanked its many library student assistants at the Library Student Assistant Appreciation Reception on Wednesday, May 12.

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Since July 1, 2009, more than 160 library student assistants have worked more than 42,200 hours, the equivalent of 22 full-time staff. The library could not provide the level of services or hours of operation without its student workers.

The reception provided an opportunity for library staff to thank the student assistants who performed essential “front-line” services such as checking-out library and reserve materials; shelving new and returned books, journals, and newspapers; checking-in new journals, newspapers, and other periodicals; processing interlibrary loan requests; assisting library users with multimedia equipment; and many other information-related duties.

The library also recognized 50 graduating library student assistants for their academic achievements.

The highlight of the reception was a display of books selected by the graduating library student assistants from current library acquisitions in which special bookplates with their name and year of graduation were inserted. The selected titles reflected the personal and academic interests of each of the graduating library student assistants, as well as current events.

The books selected by members of the Class of 2010 ranged from: Jane Austen: An Unrequited Love, by Andrew Norman; to Earth on Fire: How Volcanoes Shape Our Planet, by Bernhard Edmaier and Angelika Jung-Hüttl; to Immersed in Media: Telepresence in Everyday Life, edited by Cheryl Campanella-Bracken and Paul D. Skalski.

James Welsh of Newark, Del., a graduating senior in the Class of 2010, received the 2010 Library Student Assistant Service Award for having worked over 3,000 hours at the University of Delaware Library.

Welsh has worked in the Student Multimedia Design Center since it opened in February, 2007. His primary responsibility is to assist students troubleshooting hardware, software, and equipment problems in the production of multimedia projects for class assignments.

He provides public service for the map, CD, and microform collections and assists with copying, scanning, and FLEX card services. He has also created and participated in several video tutorials for the center.

Welsh is the author of two books of poetry, Rose in the Snow-Garden and Renaissance or Rust: Early Poems, as well as several other published poems.