LIBRARY NEWS
LIBRARY EVENTS
LIBRARY AWARDS
Congratulations to Bob Goehlert and Fenton Martin who have published CQ's Resource Guide to Modern Elections: An Annotated Bibliography 1960-1996. Bob and Fenton saw the manuscript to fruition during their respective sabbaticals. CQ Press announces: "To capture all the interest generated by the 2000 elections, researchers, students, and all who follow politics now have a perfrect roadmap to information and research literatuer on American national elections since 1960." At IUB you can find copies in the Main Library's Reference Department or in the Research Collections with the call number: Z7195.U5 M2844 2000
*Applications for InULA Research
Applications for the InULA Research Incentive Fund awards are due on Feb. 29, 2000. Please send applications to Nancy Boerner, InULA President. Further information about the award, guidelines, and application forms are available at: http://www.indiana.edu/~inula/rifguide.html
Nancy Wootton Colborn
Reference Librarian, Coordinator of Staff Development and Public
Relations
Schurz Library, Indiana University South Bend
219.237.4321 (ph)/219.237.4472 (fx)
ncolborn@iusb.edu
http://www.iusb.edu/~ncolborn
The search committee has been appointed for the Project Archivist position with University Archives at IU Bloomington. The members are: Brad Cook, University Archives; Yolanda Cooper-Birdine (ex officio), Libraries Human Resources; Andrea Morrison (Chair), Government Publications; Rita Rogers, Customer and Access Services; and Saundra Taylor, Lilly Library.
*Historic Seed Sale at Wylie House
Wylie House Museum will hold its annual Spring Seed Sale on Saturday, March 4, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Visitors to the Seed Sale can choose from more than 22 historic varieties of flower, herb and vegetable seeds all grown in the Wylie House garden using organic methods and germination-tested to insure viability. These are varieties which were grown in America before 1850, and many are rare today. Seed packets include historical information, as well as how to grow and save seed.
A seed swap circle will take place at 11:00 a.m., giving local seed-savers an opportunity to exchange free seeds from their own gardens. (Seed swappers, please bring seeds that have been properly stored, labeled, and are not more than two years old.) Weather permitting, the public is invited to participate in the year's first planting in the Wylie House garden at 1:00 p.m. At 2:00 p.m., there will be a showing of the Seed Savers' Exchange slide show featuring heirloom varieties at their preservation garden, Heritage Farm, in Decorah, Iowa. In addition, to the above planned events, a resource area will be set up with information on seed-saving and heirloom gardening, which will prove helpful to beginning gardeners and veterans alike.
Wylie House Museum is located at 307 E. 2nd Street in Bloomington, Indiana. It is handicap accessible from the east drive. For more information, call 812-855-6224.
*IUPUI University Library Search Colloquium
Mr. Richard W. Meyer will visit the IUPUI campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 29 and March 1 to interview for the position of Executive Director of the University Library. Mr. Meyer will hold a colloquium on Tuesday, the 29th from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. in the Lilly Auditorium, located on the Lower Level of the University Library. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. Comments regarding your impressions of the candidate will be welcomed by Scott Evenbeck, University College, Chair of the Search and Screen Committee. Mr. Evenbeck's e-mail address is evenbeck@iupui.edu.
Norman Brandenstein
External Relations Team
IUPUI University Library
755 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5195
Phone: (317) 278-0232
FAX: (317) 278-2300
nbranden@iupui.edu
It's time to think about awards! The Indiana University, Bloomington Libraries' annual awards recognize an exceptional Support Staff, Professional Administrative, and Student Employee who works for the good of the Libraries and displays a combination of competence, a positive attitude, and helpfulness that is notable among his/her peers.
Information, nomination forms and forms to volunteer to be on the committees can be found on the Libraries Human Resources web page at: http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers/iuawards.html
The deadline to volunteer to be on the committees is Febrary 25th.
Please take note of the other deadlines and direct any questions concerning the Award process to Suzann Easter (sleaster@indiana.edu) in Libraries Human Resources (5-5988).
*Gary Wiggins Honored With Pinnell Award
IUB's Gary Wiggins, head of the Libraries' Chemistry Library and coordinator of the Science Libraries is the recipient of the W. George Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service to the university community. In his letter of congratulations, Myles Brand wrote Gary: "It is faculty members like yourself, who have a clear vision of what education can and should be, who have raised Indiana University to its current prominence as a great teaching and a great research instittuion. Although we have all shared in the fruits of your achievements, it is you who deserve the reward." Gary will be honored at a lunch and then during a ceremony on Founder's Day, Sunday, March 5th.
You can learn more about the W. George Pinnell Award at the Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~ufc/policies/award.html. This wonderful achievement follows closely on Gary's recognition last year as the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the Bloomington Faculty Council.
Gary is awesome and an inspiration to all of us! Congratulations, Gary,
and thanks for your bountiful contributions to the IU Libraries and
service to
the wider academic community.
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Martha L. Brogan, Associate Dean of Libraries & Director of Collection
Development
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