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Issue 51

10/12/2006

News for Staff of UW-Madison Libraries

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced its participation with Google to expand access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical books and documents on Oct. 12. An all-library staff meeting will be held Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Library Petrovich Room to discuss the university's participation in the Google Book Search Program.
The UW–Madison Libraries and the UW Athletic Department teamed up to create a poster featuring Bucky Badger to promote reading within the Madison community. Bucky Badger served as a proponent of literacy on a larger scale, however, when the poster was distributed at the 2006 National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The festival is organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and was held Sept. 30. Click here to read more.
Memorial Library's ongoing construction of west-side steps will prevent future water leaks in the building. The entire platform will be removed as workers excavate the area, apply new waterproofing to the building, regrade to provide proper pitch and reinstall the platform. One stair will be removed to allow proper runoff. The west-side entrance will remain closed until the project is complete.
The Reference Department has updated the family of reference services available online to students and faculty. The new "Ask a Librarian" service began with the launching of the new Libraries Web site in early August. Read more about the services here.
The Information Specialist Internship Program steering committee recruited second- and third-year undergraduates for a hands-on internship program in information and library services. The ISIP program looked for applicants particularly from the campus PEOPLE, POSSE and Pathways to Excellence programs since they represent the student population the program is targeting.

"ISIP presents an opportunity for campus libraries to demonstrate their support of diversity initiatives through investing in future information professionals who are reflective of our globalized user community. In turn, participating libraries benefit through informed and enhanced service to all users," says Information and Public Services Librarian Nola Walker.

The ISIP program continues through the 2006-'07 academic year.
The Association of College and Research Libraries, which for more than three-quarters of a century has been committed to celebrating the achievements of academic and research librarians through the presentation of awards, grants and fellowships, is accepting award nominations of academic librarians whose work has influenced thinking and growth. Most nominations and supporting materials must be submitted by Dec. 1, 2006. Read more about the ACRL Awards Program.

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NOTABLES

College Library welcomes new, late-evening public service librarians Kelli Keclik and Carrie Nelson.

Keclik was the night information services librarian at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She graduated from UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies in 2004 and also received a bachelor's degree in English and Social Welfare from UW-Madison. During her years in SLIS, she worked in numerous capacities at Memorial Library, SLIS library and the CIMC. Kelli began her position Sept. 5.

Nelson has recently settled in the Madison area after completing her Master of Library Science from the University of Illinois. She also has an master's in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in American Studies from Grinnell College in Iowa. Previous experience includes work as the manager for organizational technology at the International Life Sciences Institute in Washington, D.C., as well as managing the resource library of Georgetown University's career education center. Carrie began her position Aug. 4.
Karen Rattunde has been hired as the new electronic resources cataloger/coordinator in CTS' Original Cataloging Unit and began Sept. 11.

Rattunde was formerly the serials and acquisitions specialist for the South Central Library System. She provided software support for the 40 member libraries of LINK, South Central's shared online system, cataloged local history materials, loaded and edited MARC records for electronic resources and reviewed authority control reports. Previous positions include project manager for Endeavor, head of technical services at Oak Park Public Library, coordinator of technical services/Dynix system administrator for Carnegie-Stout Public Library and cataloger at Washington University.

Rattunde holds a bachelor's degree and a master's in German as well as a Master of Library Science, all from UW-Madison.
Emilie Ngo Nguidjol has returned from her leave of absence at University of California-Berkeley. Nguidjol steps into the role of social sciences librarian at Memorial Library, taking on many of the duties formally held by Vicki Hill. In addition to serving as the primary social sciences librarian, Nguidjol will continue working in the area of francophone studies while also developing collections and services in an emerging field of study, the African Diaspora.
Mary Folster has accepted a permanent position in the Reference Department, where she will provide reference and instruction services in addition to serving as the reference collection development librarian. This position is critically important as Nancy McClements will be devoting a significant amount of her time to the management of campus-wide reference services.
Todd Bruns has accepted an offer for the position of electronic resources/public services librarian. Bruns' duties are to serve as one of the three members of the Libraries Web Site Management team with emphasis on the public services aspect of LWS development and maintenance (along with Steve Meyer and Susan Barribeau) to work with continued development and support of MetaLib. Bruns will work with usage statistics for electronic resources and serve on committees and working groups related to the above.

Bruns graduated from UW Madison School of Library and Information Studies in 2005 with an emphasis on integration and presentation of electronic resources and instruction. For the past year, Bruns has been working as electronic resources librarian research intern and has been very involved with implementing E-Resource Gateway (MetaLib), presenting workshops related to MetaLib, maintaining and analyzing electronic resource usage statistics and, more recently, serving on the LWS editing group and templating and migrating many of the revised and new LWS pages.
Melissa McLimans recently accepted the position of digital services librarian and began work with University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center Sept. 1.

McLimans graduated from UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies in June 2006. She had been employed by the Wisconsin Historical Society as a document delivery librarian and managed numerous digital library projects for the Society, including the Wisconsin Genealogical Research Service.

In working with the UWDCC, Melissa's primary responsibilities are project development and management and outreach activities.
A celebratory gathering in honor of Women's Studies Librarian Ingrid Markhardt was held in the Women's Studies office, 430 Memorial Library, on Sept. 26. "Memorial Library has been a great place to work and study. Thanks to all for your encouragement and support over the 18 years," Markhardt says.
Mary Hitchcock has accepted the position as Historical Services Librarian at Ebling Library. Hitchcock earned a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science at UW-Madison and Master of Science in History at Minnesota State University-Mankato. She has worked at Ebling as an LSA in Information Resources, as well as at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

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FEATURES AND EVENTS

In commemoration of the School of Library and Information Studies' 100th year, a three-case exhibit will be on display in the lobby of Memorial Library. The Wisconsin Library School was founded in 1906 as part of the Free Library Commission and became the Library School of the University of Wisconsin shortly thereafter (now the School of Library & Information Studies). The exhibit features photos, books, newspaper clippings, academic papers, announcements and post cards. SLIS faculty, staff and students are highlighted in pictures dating back to the school's first summer session in 1906. Hand-written note cards with cataloging directions are also on display.
In conjunction with the 2006 Wisconsin Book Festival, Silver Buckle Press and UW Libraries will host its first Book Off, a competitive book-making event on Oct. 20 from 2- 4:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theatre. See talented artists in a frenzy of folding and gluing! Modeled after shows like the “Iron Chef” and “Project Runway,” this elimination-style tournament will feature artists competing against each other and the clock to solve book design challenges. Six contestants, three rounds, cool book structures. One winner.
The semiannual Friends of the UW-Madison Library Used Book Sale returns to Memorial Library Oct. 18-21. Read more about the sale.
On Oct. 26, Memorial Library hosts a concert, "The Fairies are Exquisite Dancers: An Afternoon of French Make-Believe." The event, organized by UW-Madison School of Music Professor Catherine Kautsky, will feature music by Debussy, Ravel and other French pre-World War I French composers. The repertoire will be based on a concurrent exhibit of books by Arthur Rackham and will include readings, songs, and piano music on the themes of childhood and make-believe. The concert begins at 4:30 p.m. in Special Collections, 976 Memorial Library.
Ebling Library holds its second annual book sale Oct. 26 in the Health Sciences Learning Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Click here for more information.

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IN PASSING

Bill Patch, retired head of Memorial Circulation and long-term volunteer in Special Collections, passed away Sept. 7. He spent more than 30 years as a librarian and assistant professor at UW-Madison. His obituary was published in the Wisconsin State Journal on Sept. 10.

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IN THE NEWS

A column published Sept. 8 in The Wisconsin State Journal features General Library System Director Ken Frazier's comments on the student journal Illumination.

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FYI: NATIONAL LIBRARY NEWS

The Lily Library at Indiana University will acquire the world's largest mechanical puzzle collection in a donation from puzzle enthusiast and author Jerry Slocum. The collection will feature more than 30,000 puzzles and nearly 4,000 puzzle-related books. Click here for full release.
A letter to the editor published in The Washington Post touts the services of reference librarians in response to an article about Yahoo Answers, an online volunteer-based reference service.
The final week of September ushers in more than the changing color of leaves. For more than 25 years, it has been ALA's official Banned Book Week. Read more about "celebrating the freedom to read" here.
"Momentum for Open Access Research," an article published on Inside Higher Ed.com recounts the growing support of academics in favor of open-access research.

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PUBLISHED

Nested in the Sept. 20 issue of Wisconsin Week, readers found an eight-page insert featuring news and stories about the UW-Madison Libraries. Read the latest on what is new and interesting with the Libraries.
Parallel Press releases South African Voices, a three-volume set that contains performances by the extraordinary Xhosa storyteller, Nogenile Masithathu Zenani, and other Xhosa and Zulu oral historians and poets. The materials were taped and filmed by Harold Scheub in the late 1960s and in the 1970s as he walked along the southeastern coastal areas of Africa, collecting and documenting the stories and poems of Xhosa and Zulu peoples. Each story is annotated in English.
Scheub is the Evjue-Bascom Professor of the Humanities in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the UW–Madison. He specializes in African oral traditions and written literatures. Visit the site for further information, or visit the UW-Madison Web site dedicated to Scheub's work.
Click here to view the latest issue of Friends News online. Copies are also available in Memorial Lobby.
The following new resources recently were added to existing collections in the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. For more information about digital resources at UW, contact Peter Gorman or visit the UWDC Web site.

Foreign Relations of the United States
New content includes Diplomatic Papers, 1948-1949.
The Foreign Relations of the United States series is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian and printed volumes are available from the Government Printing Office.

The State of Wisconsin Collection
The Waterford Area Local History Collection
The early years of settlement are documented here by a collection of historical artifacts digitized from a variety of formats including books, manuscripts, photographs, maps and newspapers. This project was completed with Waterford Public Library and funded through a 2006 Library Services and Technology Act grant.

Neenah Public Library Local History Collection
The Neenah Public Library's digital collection presents the history of Neenah primarily from presettlement in the early 1800's to the 1950's. The 1920 and 1924 directories provide valuable information to genealogists, while the searchable photograph collection captures life in the Neenah area from the mid-1800s to the 1950s. This project was completed with Neenah Public Library and funded through a 2006 Library Services and Technology Act grant.

Northeast Wisconsin Historical County Plat Maps & Atlases
This collection of historic materials includes plat books and atlases providing accessibility to early information about Northeastern Wisconsin, specifically Brown, Door, Kewaunee and Shawano counties. This project was completed with Nicolet Federated Library System and funded through a 2006 Library Services and Technology Act grant.

The University of Wisconsin Collection
University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club Scrapbooks
The scrapbooks in this collection were created by members of Hoofers to document their organization. Through photographs, newsletters, newspaper clippings and other memorabilia, the scrapbooks detail the group’s outings and activities from the 1930s through the early 1960s. This project was completed with UW-Madison Archives to celebrate the Hoofers Club’s 75th anniversary this summer.
Karen Roseneck of LSA recently published a book review in the prestigious Slavic and East European Journal. Though the book is in Russian, the review is written in English. The full citation is: "Maxim D. Shrayer and David Shrayer-Petrov. Genrikh Sapgir: klassik avangarda," Slavic and East European Journal, volume 50, number 2 (Summer 2006): 334-335.
A recent edition of American Libraries published by the American Library Association featured an article by James P. Danky, newspapers and periodicals librarian at the Historical Society. His article "The Tiny Threat" explores the challenge in removing adhered Flats Identification Code Sort or FICS from printed material without removing any content. FICS are the 4-3/8-inch paper strips with printed bar code used by the United States Postal Service that act as a more detailed ZIP code and are attached to all items sent by mail, including newspapers and serials made from fragile paper. Removing the sticker without losing any content is task preservationists now must handle delicately. Tina Enemuoh, Igblo-American studies bibliographer and serials specialist with the Historical Society, is also featured in the article and recommends using fingernails to remove the stickers, slowly rolling the strips back onto themselves to prevent the text from being removed.
The University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center recently approved new digitization projects.

Stereographic Photos of France
Content Provider: Jamie Woods, librarian, UW-Madison
Description: 19th Century stereographic photos of Paris and France, collected by Woods. These photos document the 2nd Empire period of France, from approximately 1855-1870.

The Eugene Casselman Photo Archive of Islamic and Mudejar: Architecture in Medieval Spain
Content Provider: Thomas Dale, professor, UW-Madison Art History
Description: Five thousand photographs and slides created by the late Eugene Casselman of Lawrence University. Images document an architecture style known as Mudejar—an ornate court style largely inspired by Spanish Islamic architecture, shared among the three principal cultures of the later Middle Ages in Spain: Islamic, Jewish and Christian.

Images of Northern Thailand
Content Provider: Katherine Bowie, professor, UW-Madison Anthropology
Description: Two thousand eight hundred images created by Bowie during her fieldwork in Northern Thailand in the 1960s and 1970s. Images document two decades of rural and daily life in Northern Thailand.

UW Zoology Museum: Galapagos Collection
Content Provider: Liz Pillaert, associate director & osteology curator, UW-Madison Zoological Museum
Description: Skeletons, slides, photographs, books and research papers from the UW-Madison Zoological Museum. This collection presents rare and unique resources resulting from 20th-century scientist and researcher expeditions to the Galapagos Islands.

William J. Meuer Album Collection
Content Provider: David Null, university archivist, UW-Madison Archives
Description: Twenty-six albums (28,000 images) that document the history of the University of Wisconsin-Madison between 1895-1934. Meuer was president of and photographer for the Photo Art House, a Madison-based photo studio contracted by UW-Madison to photograph its campus sports teams, organizations, Greek houses and daily university life.

Sixty Journals, Sixty Libraries
Content Provider: Alison Jones Chaim, director, Wisconsin Book Festival
Description: The "60 Journals, 60 Libraries" initiative is a collaborative art project that encourages community participation. The Bone Folders Guild created 60 blank journals, one for each library in the South Central Wisconsin Library System. Library patrons will contribute their stories, comments and art to these journals, creating an artist's book that reflects life in each community. These journals will be displayed at Madison Public Library Central Branch during the 2006 Wisconsin Book Festival. Upon completion of the festival and exhibit, the UWDCC will digitize and host these journals online.
The latest issue of Memorial Community News is now available online.
Read about new happenings at Ebling in the newest edition of the Ebling Library newsletter.
Data & Program Library Services has published the its newsletter, DPLS News. This twice-per-semester publication features articles on local, national and international data issues.

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25 YEARS AGO IN THE LIBRARIES

The "Of Interest" section of the Oct. 16, 1981, issue of Added Entries announces the special talent of the speaker scheduled to present at the Fall Convention of the Wisconsin Library Association: Predicting the Future.

"Who speaks for the future? In spite of what people have said about it, the future is not really what it used to be (even though, as the preacher saith, time is running out: 1984 is but two years off). And, although no one has a corner on the future, there are nevertheless people who make a living at predicting it—like Earl Joesph, a staff futurist at the Sperry Univac Complex, who will speak at the Fall Convention of the Wisconsin Library Association. Unlike the familiar palm reader or the horoscopist that writes for the daily paper, Mr. Joseph does his predicting scientifically and with the aid of computers: he bases his 'predictions' on models provided and computerized by programmers. He will be the keynote speaker and his subject (to one one's obvious surprise) will be 'Libraries of the Future.'"

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Quotation

"No university in the world has ever risen to greatness without a correspondingly great library... When this is no longer true, then will our civilization have come to an end."

—taken from At the Heart of the Matter, Lawrence Clark Powell,(1906-2001); author, librarian, bibliographer

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Managing Editor: Sara Johansen

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NOTABLES

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FEATURES AND EVENTS

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IN PASSING

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IN THE NEWS

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FYI: NATIONAL LIBRARY NEWS

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PUBLISHED

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25 YEARS AGO IN THE LIBRARIES

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