1. Staff News
2. IUB Library Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow
1. Staff News
Effective December 24, 1998, Jay Lee has resigned from his position in MPS.
Effective January 11, Robert Bishir accepted the Assistant Circulation Supervisor position in Customer and Facilities Services. Robert's work experience includes 20 years of service in the U.S. Navy.
Ria Lukes has been appointed Technical Services Librarian, Associate Librarian, at Indiana University Kokomo Library. Ria replaces Edythe Feazel who accepted a position as library director at Mount Vernon Nazarene College in Ohio. Ria was formerly the manager of the Health Sciences Library at the Genesys Regional Medical Center in Flint Michigan. Some of you may remember Ria because she held a library faculty position at Kokomo from 1979-1986.
Janie Shurr now hold the position of Government Documents/ Financial Assistant at the Indiana University Kokomo Library. Janie replaces Florence Sanchez who relocated to California and now holds a library staff position at the University of California Santa Barbara. Janie comes to the Library after working several years in the IUK Admissions department.
Jo McClamroch, Head, Residence Halls Libraries is the co-author of an article, "Internet Resources for African American Culture" in the January 1999 issue of C&RL News.
B.J. Irvine has received two grants supporting her sabbatical leave at the Nanjing Arts College, People's Republic of China, April-June 1999. The President's Council on International Programs has awarded her an International Projects and Activities Grant and the Indiana University Librarian's Association, a Research Incentive Fund award. These awards will be dedicated to travel expenses.
2. IUB Library Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow
INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON LIBRARIES Announces the 1999-2000 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN AFRICAN STUDIES OR SLAVIC RESEARCH LIBRARIANSHIP PURPOSE AND DESCRIPTION Indiana University Bloomington Libraries is pleased to announce an academic-year postdoctoral fellowship program for the training of an African studies or Slavic studies research librarian. The program is supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and offers one nine-month fellowship (non-renewable) to a recent Ph.D., in any field specializing in either African or Slavic studies who wishes to pursue a career as an African or Slavic library specialist. The program is affiliated with Indiana University's Library along with its African Studies Program and its Russian and East European Institute, both of which serve as U.S. Department of Education, Title VI National Resource Centers. Under the guidance of experienced librarians on the Bloomington campus, each fellow will participate in an apprenticeship, gaining knowledge of collection development and public services work. In addition to developing a familiarity with the internal operations of a research library, the fellow will develop skills related to the selection of library resources and the provision of reference services. The fellow may also participate in selected activities of the academic program in African or Slavic studies; audit one or two courses at the School of Library and Information Science; visit libraries with significant collections in either African or Slavic studies; or prepare a paper for possible presentation at the annual meeting of the relevant area studies association. One fellow will be selected in 1999-2000 in either African or Slavic studies, contingent on the strength of the applicant pool. A similar fellowship program is anticipated to fund one fellow in the alternate field in 2000-01. QUALIFICATIONS A recent Ph.D. in a field specializing in either African or Slavic studies is required, along with working knowledge in one of the vernacular languages. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with the wider academic community and strong written and oral communication skills. Evidence of interdisciplinary course work is desirable as well as prior experience working in a research library or knowledge of scholarly publishing and the booktrade. Preference will be given to those candidates who, either in graduate school or in subsequent employment have developed a clear affinity for this alternative career path. SALARY AND BENEFITS The fellowship for 1999 is $26,500 (nine months). Indiana University offers a benefits package that includes medical and life insurance, a retirement plan, sick leave, and 9 holidays annually. APPLICATION PROCEDURE Candidates should submit a letter describing their training, experience, and interest, along with a resume and the names of three references to Lila Fredenburg, Indiana University, Library Human Resources Office, 1320 East Tenth Street, Rm C-201, Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1801. Review of applications will begin March 15, 1999. The beginning date of the fellowship is flexible, but anticipated to be around September 1, 1999. Final candidates will be invited to interview on the Bloomington campus in the spring. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
IUPUI Exhibit Puts Public In Touch With Rare Books
CONTACT: WILL FAY, (317) 274-7711
INDIANAPOLIS-Visitors to "Wisdom of the Ages: Rare Books of Liberty," a new exhibit opening Tuesday (Jan. 12) at IUPUI's University Library, will be able to do more than merely look at a 522-year-old copy of St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica.
They'll be able to hold it in their hands. And if they know Latin, sit down and read it. About the only thing they won't be able to do is check the book out of the library-after all, it is one of only three known first editions of Summa Theologica on Earth.
The exhibit, which will put people in touch with the books that have helped shape much of Western political thought, is the creation of the Indiana-based Remnant Trust. The organization provided University Library with more than 60 rare volumes, documents and manuscripts for "Wisdom of the Ages," which will run through May at the IUPUI facility.
Other items of interest on display include: the first English editions of Aristotle's Libri Politici (Politics and Economics), published in 1543; the first English translation of Plato's Republic, published in 1763; a first edition of John Locke's Essay on Human Understanding, published in 1690; a first edition of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, published in 1776; and a first edition of Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published in 1792.
Rare works by John Adams, Francis Bacon, Cicero, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Machiavelli, Thomas Paine, John Stuart Mill and Henry David Thoreau also are featured in the exhibit, as are a wealth of historic documents, including rare printings of the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights, a first public printing of the Emancipation Proclamation from the New York Times, minutes of the Continental Congress, and an 1846 edition of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.
"*Wisdom of the Ages offers Hoosiers a rare opportunity to come into contact with the intellectual well springs of liberty and freedom, and in so doing helps IUPUI fulfill its responsibility to enlighten and inform the community we serve,"* said IUPUI Chancellor Gerald L. Bepko. "*We thank the Remnant Trust for allowing us to display this extremely valuable collection.*"
Philip Tompkins, university librarian and executive director of libraries at IUPUI, is delighted at hosting the unique exhibit. "*Faculty, students and the general public will have access to these magnificent books and the experience of seeing, touching and using them for scholarly pursuits, something they will remember all their lives,"* said Tompkins.
Todd Daniels-Howell, archivist of the library's Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, said Wisdom of the Ages is the largest exhibition of the Remnant Trust's collection. Aside from being a dream come true for book lovers and historians, Daniels-Howell said the exhibit also offers a unique look at the development of printing during the past five centuries.
For more information about Wisdom of the Ages, library hours and special tours, contact the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives at (317)274-0464.
Martin Luther King Holiday
Monday, January 18
BLFC
Thursday, January 21
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Administrative Conference Room
Fine Arts Library Benefit Dinner
Saturday, January 23
5:30 p.m. (Speaker) & 6:30 (Dinner)
Fine Arts Library, IU Bloomington
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