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Issue 50

8/9/2006

News for Staff of UW-Madison Libraries

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The 2006 UW Libraries Blood Drive takes place Aug. 9, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. in 116 Memorial Library.
To donate blood, simply show up at the blood drive between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.— no appointments are necessary.

Juice, cookies and fruit donated by the State Street Fruit Stand are provided. Special thanks go out to Eric Roang of the State Street Fruit Stand for providing the fruit for this year's blood drive in addition to GLS Director Ken Frazier for providing the all important melons, Irene Zimmerman in CTS for coordinating the preparation of the fruit trays, Mitch Lundquist and his band of LTG folk who have volunteered to set-up room 116, Building Manager Jeff Gayton for help in securing the room and setting up and taking down the signage during the blood drive itself, and Dineen Grow and friends in Memorial's circulation office for providing a drop-off point for magazines.

If new to donating blood or interested to see how donated blood is used, visit the American Red Cross Web site and click on "recipient stories."
The new libraries Web site went live Aug. 2. Read about some of the new features the site offers here.
Wendt Library recently acquired a new microfiche/microfilm scanner and is making it available to the public. Users can view, save, scan, e-mail and/or print any of the 1.5 million items on file, or bring in items to be scanned. Printing is 7 cents per page. For more information click here.
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center is currently accepting proposals for the upcoming calendar year. Proposals for digitization projects may be submitted to the UWDCC between July 17 and Sept. 15. During the Fall 2006, these proposals will be assessed, and if necessary, further developed by UWDCC staff. The advisory committee will review and determine which projects to approve. Work on approved projects will begin in or after January 2007.

To propose a project, use the Web form. The UWDCC Project Assessment and Development staff will respond by organizing meeting with applicants to further discuss and develops ideas.

The UWDCC digitizes, provides access to and maintains digital resources that support the teaching and research needs of university faculty, staff and students, and the scholarly community at large.

For more information on the UWDCC or its digital project development process, take a look at the digital project development process on the Web site or contact Vicki Tobias.

Visit the UWDCC site to review all digital resources.
The Wisconsin Library Association Foundation is recruiting people interested in advocating for Wisconsin's libraries, by making a tax-deductible contribution to further a campaign that will help promote the value and importance of all types of libraries in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Library Association Foundation's mission is to support the role of Wisconsin libraries as essential institutions in a democratic society. Last year after focused discussions with librarians, trustees and friends of libraries of all types in Wisconsin, WLAF committed to spend up to $15,000 to develop the campaign.

The Berry Group responded to the request for proposals with six humorous public service announcements that can be tailored to a local library, organization or community. The campaign was launched in January and the Web site is generating some attention: http://www.wisconsinlibraries.org/ . WLAF wants Wisconsin librarians to adapt the templates for use in their own libraries. So check out the Web site and support Wisconsin libraries to “Keep Us All in a Better State!”
E-Resource Gateway was recently updated with new resources. Visit the site to see what is new.

NOTABLES

Former MHSL librarian in charge of Weston Library Kay Cimpl will be coming to Madison for a visit in August. Friends of Cimpl are encouraged to drop by Fitzgeralds in Middleton on Aug. 16 around 4:30 p.m. for cocktails and conversation.
Aimee Glassel, electronic resources librarian for Technical Services, will be leaving CTS, the General Library System and Madison in August. Glassel will be moving to Florence, Italy for a position at the European University Institute. On leaving the libraries, Glassel says, "While I am really one of the newcomers to CTS, having started here in November 2000, Madison has been my home for 21 years and I am going to miss it and all of you tremendously."

An open house was held for Glassel on Aug. 2 from 2 -3:30 p.m. in Memorial Library.

Glassel appears here with the basket bike she rode in May 2005 during the Bike to Work Week art bike show. The bike will not be making the move to Italy, and is in need of a good home. Contact Glassel if interested.
Assistant Director Sue Center retires in July after 35 years of service to the Law Library in Public Service, the Law Library and the university. She has been named assistant director emerita. View pictures of the retirement party.
Mary Folster recently started work in an interim position at Memorial Library. As mentioned in the last issue of Libraries@UW-Madison, both Folster and Barbara Walden will be taking on Vicki Hill's responsibilities during the coming year.
Matthew Coan has been hired as the new Library Instruction research intern, a full- time position split between College and Steenbock libraries. Coan is a May 2006 graduate of the UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies. He has been most recently employed at the State Historical Society Library as an LSA. Coan officially started July 24.

The Neville Public Museum in Brown County marked the 10-year anniversary of Parallel Press with a poetry night July 27. Featured Parallel Press poets who read in the Neville Theater include Karla Huston, Judith Strasser and Susan Elbe (shown right), and Matt Welter, who is the curator of education for the museum.
The School of Library and Information Studies will be hosting a conference for managers and staff working in circulation September 8-9, 2006, at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Presenters will include College Library Director Carrie Kruse, Steenbock Library Director Jean Gilbertson and College Library Assistant Director Dave Luke.
Slavic languages Cataloger Victor Gorodinsky recently spent a week in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, conducting 106 folk musicians at the 28th Balalaika and Domra Association of America convention. He conducts the University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra, one of approximately 10 active Russian folk orchestras in the country. Gorodinsky organized the 27th annual BDAA convention in July 2005 in Madison. Click here to read a story about Gorodinsky from University of Wisconsin-Madison news, or visit his Web site. Gorodinsky appears here conducting during the 2005 BDAA convention.

FEATURES AND EVENTS

Library staff participated in the summer Reference Retreat July 12. The reference coordinators planned a program that included an administrative update by Memorial Library Director Lee Konrad, a report by Nancy McClements, head of Reference, on the latest from the Reference Services Task Force and a technology update by Pete Boguszewski of the Library Technology Group.
Sixty-plus pieces of original artwork are on display on the third floor of Ebling Library July 5-Sept. 29 for The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Exhibition. The exhibit showcases the work of prominent contemporary illustrators working in museums and universities or as freelancers in a broad array of natural sciences. A complimentary exhibit, Science Made Clear: The Art of Illustration at Ebling Library, on display July 14-Sept. 29, features illustrated resources from Ebling's rare books and special collections. The exhibit highlights the collection's illustrated texts on anatomy, botany, disease and surgery. Read more on pages 1 and 4 in the Ebling newsletter.
Bowker's Books in Print is sending a representative to conduct a free training session for library staff Aug. 9 in room 126 of Memorial Library. The session will cover topics such as advanced searching, accessing book reviews, creating content development lists and the new reader's advisory tool, Research Connect. Look to the Events Calendar for more information.
The Society of American Archivists Conference met August 2-6 at the Hilton Hotel in Washington D.C. Eleven University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and Information Studies archival students presented posters and a paper at the conference. Assistant Professor Ciaran Trace of the School of Library and Information Studies and the students also took a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Archives and met national archivist Alan Weinstein.
Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference Alumni Reunion will be at the Kalahari Resort and Water Park in Wisconsin Dells from Oct. 31-Nov. 3. Watch for conference news on the WLA Web site.

NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES

Staff and students in the School of Library and Information Studies have had a busy summer traveling to conferences. Career milestones included a retirement and a dissertation presentation. Click here for pictures.
Kristen Eschenfelder and Greg Downey have been promoted to associate professors in the School of Library and Information Studies. Eschenfelder's area of research is in information policy and telecommunications. Downey has a joint appointment in SLIS and in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His interests focus on information communities.
Ethelene Whitmire is returning to the School of Library and Information Studies after a year as a fellow and a year as an assistant professor on the faculty at University of California-Los Angeles. Whitmire's research focuses on the role of the library in the lives of undergraduates, especially undergraduates of color. She has recently started a new historical project.
Christine Pawley will be joining the School of Library and Information Studies faculty as an associate professor this fall. Most recently, she was on the faculty at the University of Iowa. Her specialties are in the culture of print and the social act of reading as well as in user services and library history. She will assume leadership of the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America.
The School of Library and Information Studies will also welcome Catherine Arnott Smith as a new assistant professor coming from the faculty of Syracuse University. Her area is consumer health information and online reference. She will be joined by Steve Paling, currently an assistant professor at SUNY-Buffalo, where he specializes in creation and organization of digital documents.
Allison Kaplan, who just completed a doctoral degree in education at the University of Delaware, will be the administrator of the School Library Media Program and will teach one of the practicum sections and other courses as needed.
Linda Mundt, outreach program specialist, retired from UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies Continuing Education Services in July. Susan Santner, formerly the youth services librarian at Sun Prairie Public Library, is a new CES outreach program manager. Anna Palmer, formerly a librarian at Madison Area Technical College, became an outreach program specialist for CES in July.
The School of Library and Information Studies New Student Welcome Dinner will be Aug. 31, from 5-7 p.m. in the SLIS Commons, 4207 Helen C. White Hall. Area librarians are welcome to come meet new students and recent graduates. If unable to attend, contributions to cover the cost of a new student's dinner are welcome. For more information, see SLIS News.
The School of Library and Information Studies Centennial Celebration is scheduled to take place Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Details will be on the SLIS Web site. Some special library alumni are being recognized with alumni awards at the Saturday luncheon.

FYI: NATIONAL LIBRARY NEWS

The annual ALA conference, held June 22-28, became the first convention to take place in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.

"The 17,000 members who attended made a powerful statement about how libraries and librarians build communities," says ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels. "It was an important moment in the history of our association and in the history of the city." Click here for full story.
At the American Library Association annual conference, Springer—part of Springer Science+Business Media, which claims to be the world's largest scientific, technical and medical book publisher—announced it will offer its complete publishing program online and on one integrated platform. Read more about the e-book initiative here.
Ohio State University plans to renovate the William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, a project estimated at $105 million—the costliest for any academic structure at Ohio State. Click here for full story.
Due to a donation from Springer Science+Business Media, seven universities in the New Orleans area will receive complete access to more than 10,000 e-books each in efforts to rebuild the universities after Hurricane Katrina.
An article posted on LibraryNews.com explores the benefits of OpenURL linking for librarians. Read the article.
The New York Times released an announcement expanding its librarian awards program to honor both academic and private libraries. Nominations for the New York Times Librarian Awards for academic librarians come from students, faculty and administrators at colleges and universities nationwide. Click here to read the story.
The American Library Association inaugurated its new president, Leslie Burger, at the annual conference this past June in New Orleans. Burger's theme for the year is "libraries transform communities."
An article from insidehighered.com reports that in an effort to simplify catalog systems, the Library of Congress is ending its use of "series authority records," a method of classification used by many top universities that helps researchers distinguish volumes of books in a series.
Frederick G. Kilgour, a distinguished librarian who nearly 40 years ago transformed a consortium of Ohio libraries into what is now the largest library cooperative in the world, making the catalogs of thousands of libraries around the globe instantly accessible to far-flung patrons, died on Monday in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was 92. Read the rest of the article in the New York Times.

SNAPSHOTS



	Dirck Nagy of Circulation found this nest on the Memorial Library roof.

PUBLISHED

The latest edition of Memorial Community News is available now online.
Electronic Resources Librarian Susan Barribeau has an article published in the journal Library Resources and Technical Services, the official journal of the Association of Library Collections & Technical Services, a division of the American Library Association. The research piece, co-authored with Jim Stemper of the University of Minnesota, was titled "Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals: A Survey of One Academic Research Library's Licenses."
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center recently launched two new Web sites—the collections site and a site for the center. The collections site features a more user-friendly interface, RSS feed and a news section featuring stories by or about the UWDCC. The center's site presents re-organized information about the UWDCC, its services and tools, project documentation and resources related to digital libraries.

Both redesigns are the result of work of former UWDCC student Web developer Liz Hust, who has since left UWDCC to continue her post-academic military career.
James Silas Rogers revels in the great outdoors in Sundogs, the fourth Parallel Press poetry chapbook of 2006. Read the release here.

IN PASSING

Geri Laudati, former director of the Mills Music Library, passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, in New Jersey after a long illness. She retired June 6 and was spending time with her sister and family.

25 YEARS AGO IN THE LIBRARIES

The opening "from the director" message in the August 7, 1981, issue of Added Entries announces a grant awarded to the General Library System to preserve and expand the collection of Germanic materials.

"We have just received word that the University of Wisconsin-Madison General Library System has received a grant under Title II-C, Strengthening Research Library Resources Program. Our project proposal, focusing on one of our more important collections, asked for 'funds to preserve and expand our library's nationally recognized collection of Germanic materials in the Humanities and Social Sciences.' We were awarded $128,604 for fiscal year 1981 (with funds to be spend between October 1, 1981-December 30, 1982).

This award provides support for the University of Wisconsin's Germanic materials in the Humanities and Social Sciences covering the Scandinavian countries, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The first part of the grant will be used to assist in the preservation and conservation of the rare materials in the Germanic collection. The second part will be used to expand the exchange programs with East German libraries, with funds to fill GDR libraries' requests for American imprints in exchange for the unique items unavailable through standard book channels.

Needless to say, we are delighted and proud to be the recipient of the Title II-C Grant. We know that the funds will be put to excellent use."

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