SU Library Acquires National Plastic Center Collection

By David Murray

Late last week, the Library and the National Plastics Center in Leominster, Mass., signed a memorandum of understanding transferring the Center’s entire collection to the Library. This action creates the “National Plastics Center at Syracuse University” and represents a huge opportunity for growth and development for the Library and for many schools and colleges.

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Library Roadshow Comes to PGSC

By Gerri McCarthy/Photos by Paul Barfoot

Dean Suzanne Thorin, with the able assistance of Ass't Dean for Advancement, David Murray (aka Vanna White) presented the Library’s hour-long “road show” to Library staff in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on October 23rd. Suzanne and David are literally touring the country this year (see September Library News) inviting alumni and friends in 12 cities to learn about the Library's central role in student learning.

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Science & Engineering Information Fair 2008: A Showcase of Online Research Tools

By Rose Johnston

TECHNOLOGY. Ever-changing? Impossible to keep up with? So it’s often said.
But SU’s Science & Technology Library does its best to make “keeping up” easier for its users…and to provide a lot of food, fun, and prizes along the way.

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Disability Mentoring Day and Visit from Aurora

By Nicole Morrissette and Adina Mulliken with contributions from Chet Machlin

Mentoring day was a truly successfully day. The Library hosted four mentees on October 15th from 10am - noon. The mentees toured the Library and observed a variety of tasks. One particularly articulate mentee and his job coach from Enable explained his interest in part time work such as directing Library patrons on the first floor.

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SULA Hosts 2008 State of the Library

By Gerri McCarthy

The 2008 State of the Library meeting was held on October 2nd in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons. SULA chair, Melinda Dermody welcomed the assembled group and presented an item for vote; an amendment of the SULA bylaws. For more information on the proposed amendment and to cast your vote visit: http://libweb.syr.edu/sula/index.html.

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End Process Move
By Yumiko Saito

Effective October 2, the end processing operations have moved from the Preservation Department to the Cataloging and Metadata Dept. The operation will be located at the Acquisitions end of Room 550, near the Gift shelves.

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Need a Tutor, Sign Up in Library

The Tutoring and Study Center now provides students with the opportunity to register for tutoring with their new online system in Bird Library.

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ALA Newsletter Open to the Public

The weekly e-newsletter, American Libraries Direct, is now available to anyone who wants to sign up for it, not just ALA members. The sign-up form, as well as the FAQ, is at http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/aldirect/aldirect.cfm.

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SU Libraries Announce Date for Fall "Food for Fines" Event
By Gerri McCarthy

It’s the ultimate win/win/win proposition: the library gets back missing materials and cleans up overdue accounts, borrowers get a break on fines, and families in Onondaga County struggling to keep food on the table get a helping hand. And this year it’s more important than ever before.

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Library Stairs Get Facelift

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The stairs on the southwest corner of Bird (leading to the street near to Schine) have been undergoing repair over the last few weeks. Not just a quick patch, but a real, rip-everything-out-and-start-over job. They should be finished by the end of the month and already for the boots, shovels and salt soon coming their way.

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Michael Dermody has accepted the position as the new Temporary Assistant Librarian/Project Archivist. He started October 1 and is located in Bird Library’s Special Collections Research Center, 6th floor.
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Marianne Hanley has been hired as an Office Supervisor in the Cataloging Department. She will be starting October 20.
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Peggy Palerino has announced her retirement after 19 years of service to Syracuse University Bird Library.

A party will be held for her Thursday, October 30, from 2:30-3:30 in the Hillyer Room.
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Oze Kadiri had resigned from his position in the Acquisitions Department on the 5th floor of Bird Library.
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Kathleen Smith (KAS) has moved to the Business Service Office full time effective September 22, 2008.

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Benefits Open Enrollment Period is November 3 - 14

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Celebrate 65 Years of Scholarly Publishing with Syracuse University Press

November 13, from 5-7pm

Strasser Commons in Eggers Hall, Maxwell School

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Message from Chancellor Cantor On Flexible Work and Sustainability Initiative

I am pleased to announce the launch of the Flexible Work & Sustainability Initiative, the latest in a series of sustainable work-life and commuting options for the University community.

Beginning the week of October 12, Human Resources will be providing supervisors with a Flexible Work & Sustainability Initiative Toolkit, and all supervisors will start a discussion with their staff to creatively explore how Flexible Work options might be applied to the work of their unit.

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