FEATURES

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NOTABLES

IN THE NEWS

WHERE IN THE LIBRARIES?

IN PASSING

25 YEARS AGO IN THE LIBRARIES

FEATURES

• Memorial Library will celebrate its 50th anniversary Sept. 17 with a number of activities, including an exhibit in the lobby and tours throughout the day.
  Listing and description of events

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LIBRARY NEWS

• Fall events for the Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison include several guest lectures and a book sale. UW-Madison Libraries Director Ken Frazier will kick off the season with a speech in honor of Memorial Library's 50th anniversary. In addition, Special Collections and University Archives have posted exhibits.
  The Friends events include:
  
  ~"Remembering Our Past and Envisioning Our Future: Memorial Library at Fifty"
  Ken Frazier, UW-Madison Libraries director
  Wednesday, Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m.
  Phillips Auditorium, L160 Elvehjem Museum of Art
  
  ~Book party for A Literary Feast: Recipes and Writings By American Women Authors From History
  Thursday, Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m.
  Canterbury Booksellers, 315 W. Gorham St.
  
  ~Felix: A Series of New Writing
  Monday, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m.
  Special Collections, Memorial Library
  
  ~An Evening of Poetry with Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate
  Wednesday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m.
  Wisconsin Union Theater
  
  ~17th Semi-Annual Book Sale
  Wednesday, Oct. 22-Saturday, Oct. 25
  116 Memorial Union
  
  ~Musings About Libraries and Life with Michael Cart, former director of the Beverly Hills Public Library
  Thursday, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m.
  Special Collections, Memorial Library
  
  Here is a complete look at events in the libraries this fall.
  
  
• Barbara Arnold, a senior academic advisor for the School of Library and Information Studies, was recently named to Gov. Jim Doyle's Education Excellence task force. According to an article in The Capital Times, the 27-member group will work primarily on financing education but will also tackle special education, early education and equal education needs as well as teacher retention.
  
  
• Andrea Potos, program assistant in the General Library System, is hosting a poetry reading by Parallel Press authors in October. Potos authored The Perfect Day, Parallel Press' first poetry chapbook, in 1998. The event coincides with the Wisconsin Book Festival and will take place Thursday, Oct. 23, at 5:30 p.m. at A Room of One's Own, 307 W. Johnson. The book festival runs Oct. 22-26. Last year, it drew more than 8,000 readers to Madison in its inaugural session.




• The Health Sciences Libraries publish an online newsletter. Its September 2003 issue recently hit the stands. The newsletter includes a message from Director Terrance Burton, a story on Library Express, staff news and more.
  Read the Health Sciences Libraries newsletter
  
  
• On Sept. 10, the Health Sciences Libraries participated in the Medical Library Association's national teleconference, "Reading Between the Lines: Focusing on Health Information Literacy." The Health Science Libraries served as the local host for this event, held at the Pyle Center. The goal of the teleconference was to educate information professionals about health information literacy, show librarians' roles in this area and aid health professionals in establishing relationships with their communities.
  
  
• Steenbock Library has a newsletter online for all to enjoy. In its September 2003 issue, the library discusses its remodeling, the Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory project now online and improvements for library users.
  Read more about the happenings at Steenbock Library
  
  
  
• Bernd Dugall, the director of the University of Frankfurt library, visited the UW-Madison Libraries Sept. 2-3 to present a speech in English on German academic libraries to approximately 20 people. The University of Frankfurt library is one of Germany's top research libraries. Dugall's visit was sponsored by the State Department and by the Wisconsin International Institute. He contacted Barbara Walden, the European history librarian, several months ago, and she coordinated the event. During his two days in Madison, Dugall met with library administrators and staff members in Special Collections and Digital Content Group as well as the Library Management Group. He also toured campus, visited the undergraduate library and had lunch with the library staff before presenting his speech Sept. 3.
  (Photo: Walden, left, looks on with Dugall and Special Collections Curator Robin Rider.)
  

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NOTABLES

• Bev Phillips became a full-time employee of the Information Services staff at Steenbock Library in August. Phillips' new responsibilities include participating in liaison and/or selection responsibilities for departments in the College of Agricultural and Life Science, in addition to her duties as a reference and instruction librarian. Previously, Phillips was a librarian and information specialist at the Land Tenure Center. She worked in collection development, cataloging, reference, user training, current awareness service and database management. Her travels have included visits to libraries in Africa and Central America.

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IN THE NEWS

• The Isthmus recently featured the Wisconsin Historical Society in an August issue of the weekly newspaper. The story focused on the budget cuts the society has taken in recent years, including a $1.3 million cut resulting in the loss of 15 full-time positions. The article also discussed the Historical Society's birth and history, large collections, state archives and local government records and statewide historical sites.

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WHERE IN THE LIBRARIES?

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IN PASSING

• Gerald Jahoda, 77, a former chemistry librarian at UW-Madison, passed away Sept. 7. Jahoda, a native of Austria, came to the United States during World War II and served in the army before studying at New York University and working as an industrial chemist. With this knowledge, Jahoda came to Madison to serve as the chemistry librarian. He later earned a doctorate in library science at Columbia University and took a position at Florida State University in 1963. He focused on improving access to scientific information and educating students. His failing eyesight later in life led him to become an advocate for the blind and physically handicapped. Jahoda enjoyed traveling, jazz and teaching courses in French and German at the Tallahassee Senior Center. A celebration of his life will be held in October.

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25 YEARS AGO IN THE LIBRARIES

• Felix Pollak, rare book librarian
  So reads the headline of the Sept. 15, 1978 issue of Added Entries, UW-Madison Libraries' newsletter. The story featured Felix Pollak (1909-1987), a former curator of rare books, who helped develop the Little Magazine Collection. According to Added Entries, "Felix Pollak, Curator of Special Collections in Deering's Rare Book Room from 1949 to 1959, was in the news recently as the subject of an extensive interview, 'May I quote you, Dr. Johnson? Felix Pollack has spent a lifetime doing just that, for scores of writers,' which appeared in The Back Porch Pilot of Madison, Wis. (July 1978, Vol. III, No. 12, pp. 4-5)."

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Quotation

"I have written my life in small sketches, a little today, a little yesterday. I look back on my life a good day's work, it was done and I feel satisfied with it. I made the best out of what life offered."

--Grandma Moses (1860-1961), American painter

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