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 Staff News
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Library To Begin New Strategic Initiatives
If you were unable to attend the meeting, Media Services has available a VCR tape of the proceeding. The tape can either be view in Media Services or taken home overnight. A copy of Bill's presentation is included at the following link: |
SU Press Joins LibraryIn July the Syracuse University Press became a part of the Syracuse University Library. Alice Pfeiffer, SU Press director, reports to Suzanne Thorin, Syracuse University Librarian and Dean of Libraries. Dale King has financial responsibilities for the Press as well as his ongoing responsibilities to the Library and and has been dividing his day between the Press offices, located at 621 Skytop Road, and his office in Bird Library. The Library's Human Resources Department is now also supporting the Press. SU Press has been in existence for over 60 years and annually publishes approximately 50 books, primarily in the areas of New York state, Middle East studies, Judaica, geography, Irish studies, Native American studies, religion, and television and popular culture. |
Imagine! Painters and Poets of the New York SchoolIn keeping with the Syracuse Symposium's theme of "Imagination," the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Library is holding an exhibition entitled Imagine! Painters and Poets of the New York School in the sixth-floor exhibition area of E. S. Bird Library. It opened to the public with a reception on August 28. The exhibit highlights the collaboration between painters and poets that was typical of the artistic community in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Using the Grace Hartigan Papers and the Grove Press Collection, the SCRC has assembled candid photographs and the correspondence of many notables of the period, |
She Has Her World on a String |
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Elizabeth reports that the big relief globe was purchased a few years ago for the Geology Library, for use when teaching topics like plate tectonics. Every year during Geography Awareness Week, she wheels the globe over to Schine to be part of the Geography Department's efforts to recruit new majors to the department. She says "It's a great attention-getting device and tends to attract a lot of people to the table." |
Congratulations to Dave Caley!Winner of the 30 GB Video Apple iPod in the 'Knovel University Challenge'.
Maryjane Poulin, Engineering & Computer Science Librarian, presented the iPod to Dave Caley, a Junior in the Environmental Engineering program at Syracuse University. He had not seen the Knovel Library previous to the competition but commented that it was “very expansive!” and that he “will add to my bookmarks and use it more in the future.” Over 95 schools participated worldwide. |
Kite Runner Selected for Shared Reading Programs
http://library.syr.edu/instruction/class/sharreadKite/index.html This guide was designed in collaboration with the Writing Program and with Orientation and Transitions Services to ensure that the themes and resources best support the types of assignments given to the students. If you haven't already read the book yourself, don't miss this one. Although it is Hosseini's first book, it is a beautifully written and gripping story about two boys growing up in Afghanistan at the end of the monarchy and into the Taliban era. Although the boys live in the same house, they exist in different worlds because of their heritage. Tragic, yet hopeful, the book gives the reader a unique view into the Afghan culture and history. |
SU Library Associates Holds Rare Book Auction
The event included a "Celebrate the Written Word" party with a silent auction and a live auction. Most of the items were gathered or donated over many months by the Library Associates board of trustees,
a group of faculty and community members who support the Library. |
Science and Engineering Information Fair:
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Bat Signals
The Environmental Health Office wants to remind everyone of the potential for bat sightings at this time of the year. If there is a bat in the building, contact the Public Safety Department by dialing 711 from an office phone. Please do not attempt to trap or catch the bat under any circumstances. EHO's link to the protocol for reporting bat sightings is http://bfasweb.syr.edu/env_hlth/bi/bat/bat1.htm While bats may be potential disease carriers and can be a nuisance in buildings, it's only fair to also offer you a view of bats as valuable members of the ecological community. So click here to learn more about these fascinating mammals. |
Row, Row, Row Your Boat |
Library Annual Picnic HeldOn Thursday, August 24, 2006, the Library's Annual Picnic was held at Cedar Bay Park in Dewitt. Many thanks to Dorcas MacDonald for sharing her pictures of the event. |
Got News?Now there's a convenient way to share your information with the world outside of the Library. If you have news that may be of campus, local, or national interest, send your news release (or if you prefer, just the pertinent information) to Mary Beth Hinton, Library liaison to SU News Services. Mary Beth will convey your information to News Services. She will also consult with Library administration if there are any questions. Depending on the nature of the news, your release may be published through various campus outlets, including the Library home page, SU Library Online newsletter, SU News web site, the Record, and the Daily Orange; local outlets, such as the Post-Standard and the New Times; national outlets, such as the Chronicle of Higher Education; and library-oriented outlets, such as the Central New York Library Resources Council list. For more information and an online news submission form, visit: http://libweb.syr.edu/documentation/submitting_news/index.html Contact Mary Beth at extension 2130 with questions. |
Upcoming Events of Interest |
Nicholas Birns "When Neglected Books Are Revived: The Cases of William Godwin and Dawn Powell." Friday, December 1, 2006 4 p.m. Peter Graham Scholarly Commons on the first floor of E. S. Bird Library Using William Godwin's 1793 novel Caleb Williams and the novels of the 20th-century American novelist Dawn Powell as test cases, this talk will explore what it means for a book to be lost and to be revived, the different ways that revived books are received in academia and in the general literary culture, and the nature of revivals themselves as cultural phenomena. The talk will close by drawing lessons from these cases for considering "revivals of neglected books." Nicholas Birns, who has taught literature at Eugene Lang
College,The New School since 1996,
is the author of Understanding Anthony Powell, the editor of Antipodes,
and the co-editor of Companion to 20th-Century Australian Literature. He
has written for European Romantic Review, Southern Quarterly, Arizona
Quarterly, Religion and the Arts, and Review of Contemporary Fiction. He
has lectured in Sweden, the UK, and Australia. Birns has a Ph.D. in
English from New York University. |
Operation Paperback Continues at Maxwell Almost any genre of novel is welcome (except for romance novels, which seem to be in sufficient supply). Money for postage is also gladly accepted. |
OHA Museum Announces New BookCrossroads In Time: An Illustrated History of Syracuse Onondaga Historical Association Museum and Research Center has published a new book entitled Crossroads in Time: An Illustrated History of Syracuse. Produced in cooperation with the Syracuse University Press, the book is authored by Dennis J. Connors, Curator of History at the OHAM&RC. For more information visit: http://www.cnyhistory.org/events.html. |
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New Faces Sean Quimby joined SUL on November 16 as Director of the Special Collections Research Center. Sean's office is located in room 604 and his extension is 9759. Stop by SCRC and welcome Sean to SUL. Elise Calvi joined SUL as a librarian in the Professional Programs and General Reference Services department on October 2. Her responsibilities include reference, instruction, and collection development and outreach as the Information Studies liaison. Elise can be reached at x4807 or at etcalvi@syr.edu. Welcome to Syracuse University Library, Elise!
Changes Pamela Thomas has been appointed to the position of Media Librarian in the Media Services Department, effective September 1, 2006. Susan Ehlers has assumed the duties carried out by Gloria McGarry following Gloria's retirement. Susan has moved into Gloria's former office in room 550. Her phone number is x3204. There has been a lot of moving happening in room 550 over the fall. The departments of Digital & Electronic Resources Management, Cataloging, and Acquisitions have moved around to better reflect their current organizational structure. The new arrangement will physically present these departments more logically to public services staff and, in doing so, help public services staff to more easily find the person or point of contact needed. If you are not sure where something or someone can be found, please ask a staff member in the room and they'll be happy to help you. Nancy Turner has accepted the position of Senior Program Officer for Research and Analysis. In that position she will focus her energies on investigating the needs of Library users and evaluating the effectiveness of the Library in meeting those needs. Nancy's research will assist department heads and program managers by providing and analyzing data for tactical planning and strategic decision-making. Nancy will report directly to Bill Garrison, the Deputy University Librarian and Associate Dean of Libraries. Her new office is in room 230 and her extension remains 2237. Staff Recognition Pamela McLaughlin was recently elected chair of Nylink Council, which serves in an advisory capacity to the executive director and plays a leadership role in the development of Nylink's strategic planning and priorities. She will begin her term in September 2006. Nylink is a membership organization representing over 350 libraries and information organizations throughout New York State and surrounding areas. It is best known as the OCLC regional sales and service provider, offering training, support, and consulting services. It also facilitates collaboration among its members and enhances access to and implementation of high quality, cost-effective information technologies, resources, and associated services. Nylink Council is specifically charged to: Pamela is interested in hearing any comments, questions, or concerns you may have about Nylink and its resources and services. This past July, Nicolette A. Schneider of SCRC attended an intensive week-long study on the History of the Book at Rare Book School, located at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, thus enhancing her knowledge of book and manuscript history. She received a highly competitive full-tuition scholarship, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Rare Book School (RBS) is an independent non-profit educational institute supporting the study of the history of books and printing and related subjects. Congratulations to Bevan Angier on the publication of her article "Wells Reserve Research Library: A Use and User Analysis," which appears in the Summer 2006 Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (ISTL). Bevan's co-authors are Anne Piergrossi and Kathleen Spahn. The article is based on a class project Bevan and her co-authors worked on for IST613 (Library Systems and Processes). ISTL is a refereed online publication of the Science and
Technology Section of ACRL. Congratulations to Barbara Opar on her recent publication. Barbara's chapter "Architectural Engineering" is part of a new book entitled Using the Engineering Literature published by Routledge, 2006.
Personnel Announcements Martha Anderson Retires After 33 years of service, Martha Anderson retired from the Library on August 24. Martha began work in the Circulation Department in January of 1973 and moved to the Interlibrary Loan Office later that year. Friends and co-workers gather in the Hillyer Room on Martha's last day of work to celebrate her years of service and wish her well in this new phase of her life. Dorcas MacDonald said of Martha, "It has been wonderful working with her over the last 33 years. The office will not be the same without her ready smile and quick wit. She will be missed." We all wish Martha well in her retirement. For pictures of the event click here. |
Check it out... If you've been wondering what YouTube is all about, take a look at this compact-shelving-inspired video, posted on the video sharing site. You'll need speakers/headphones to appreciate it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns314ZNaJb4 |
In Case You Missed It... The DVD of "Confronting the Crisis in Library Education," A National Teleconference, hosted by ALA President Michael Gorman which originally aired on June 9th, is now available in Media. Call number: VC12499 You can watch the webcast "Moving at the Speed of Byte: Emerging Technologies for Information Management" until December 12. Email Gerri McCarthy at gcmccart@syr.edu if you would like to see this |
Learn More About Blogging, Podcasts, Wikis, RSS, Flickr, and more ... by joining the staff of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, NC on the "43 Things I Want to Do" web site at http://www.43things.com/person/hblowers. Helene Blowers, Public Services Technology Director of the library, has come up with 23 things you can learn about new Internet 2.0 technologies and has invited others outside of the library to join in. |
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FAB Open House Training Question: Wonder where the information from your old DAA screen went? December 6, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The open house will be staffed with experts from General Accounting, Contract Accounting, Budget Office, Human Resources, ITS, and Payroll, as well as key members of the Data Warehouse and Reporting Teams. FAB team members are available to provide in depth-assistance with any questions you may have regarding these business areas. All clients can register with the FAB Service Center at 443-8787 or via e-mail at fabtrain@syr.edu. |
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The following groups and committees have posted minutes of their meetings on the Library's shared F: drive. If you would like your group's information to appear here please email gcmccart@syr.edu with the location of minutes.
Access Services Concerns Group: F:\Committees\Access Services Concerns Group LMG F:\Committees\Library Management Group\Summaries\2006 Reports from consultants: F:\Committees\Library Management Group\Consultants' Reports SULA Business F:\Committees\SULA\Minutes\Business Meetings\2005-2006 SULA Executive F:\Committees\SULA\Minutes\Exec. Com. Meetings\2005-2006 Supervisor's Forum F:\Committees\Supervisors' Forum |
To quote the great Yogi Berra, "You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there." And while getting there might be half the fun, selecting the destination and the route is critical to the success of the trip. 
strategic directions and initiatives that have been developed over the last several months. 
Paul Barfoot happened to encounter Elizabeth Wallace on her way to geography awareness week in the Schine Student Center the other day. Camera ever at the ready, Paul snapped this picture of Elizabeth taking her world for a walk.
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, has been selected for the 2006 Syracuse University Shared Reading Program as well as the CNY Reads shared reading book for the coming year. Sue Miller, Adina Mulliken, and Rosemarie Romano developed a comprehensive research guide on themes related to the book. This can be found at: 
Syracuse University Library Associates held a Rare and Select Book Auction on October 19 in the Goldstein Student Center. Proceeds from the auction will be used to create a seminar room in the Library's Special Collections Research Center in
honor of Antje Bultmann Lemke, professor emerita of Information Studies. A member since 1960 of Library Associates, Lemke is much admired for her work as a librarian, scholar, humanitarian, and teacher.
On the evening of August 10, a small intrepid group of Library staff took advantage of the Beaver Lake canoe outing. Among them were Adina Mulliken and Carol Cavaluzzi, as well as Carol's son, Jay and granddaughter, Amanda. Remember for next year - sometimes overcast skies make for beautiful sunsets!