LIBRARY NEWS

THANKS

Dear Colleagues,

Dottie has completed a difficult 6 week regimen of chemotherapy and radiation which was designed to shrink her pancreatic cancer tumor after an operation on Dec. 14, 2000 which resolved her major symptoms but was not successful in removing the tumor. New CAT-scans last Friday show that the tumor has not shrunk much but that it also has not grown or spread beyond the local area. Most importantly it appears to have pulled back from the portal vein, around which the tumor was wrapped and which prevented removal of the tumor without danger of major bleeding. The surgeon at IU Medical now feels he can safely remove that vein and replace it with one from the leg. Therefore, he has scheduled a full "Whipple" operation for Wednesday March 28. This should give Dottie time to recover from the radiation and chemotherapy, which she has survived well but which has weakened her. Our two daughters (and two granddaughters), plus two of Dottie's sisters are coming in the meantime during Spring break and after to help out and keep her cheered up.

We want to thank all of you for your concern and tremendous support during the past several difficult months. We like to think that this support, and that of our family and friends, has made the difference in keeping us optimistic and able to fight this disease. We remain realistic about the dismal long term statistics for this type of cancer but also remain confident that the operation will be a complete success this time and the cancer completely removed. In the meantime, our faith in the ability of people to care for each other and thus in the future of our profession and our society has been greatly strengthened by the support and love we've received from those around us. Our deepest thanks for that.

--Submitted by Mark Day, Reference and Librarian for Middle Eastern Studies

*Fenton Martin, First Recipient of the Gros Louis Special Recognition Award

Fenton Martin, Head of the Research Collection in Woodburn Hall, has been selected to be the first recipient of the Gros Louis Special Recognition Award from the Office for Women's Affairs. This is a new award, established this year in Ken Gros Louis' honor, to recognize women's contributions to the research and teaching mission of the University.

Submitted by Robert Goehlert, Ph.D., M.L.S., Librarian for Economics, Political Science, Criminal Justice and The Center for the Study of Global Change

*Annual InULA Booksale

Mark your calendars!!

ANNUAL InULA BOOKSALE
IUB Main Library, Room E174
April 1-2, 2001

Sunday, April 1, 1:00-4:00 pm Preview sale ($10 admission)
                 4:00-7:00 pm free admission

Monday, April 2, 9:00 am-8:00 pm
                 noon-5:00 pm Half price sale
                 5:00-5:30 closed
                 5:30-8:00 pm $2/bag sale

The Indiana University Librarians Association is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote excellence in library service and to provide opportunities for continuing education and professional development. A letter can be provided to donors for tax purposes.

To donate books, please contact David Frasier 855-8028 or frasier@indiana.edu.

--Submitted by Anne Haynes, Associate Librarian, Reference Department, Distributed Education Library Services Coordinator, Indiana University Libraries

*Serials Cancellation Requests

The following serials cancellation requests have been received.

Collection Managers who wish to assume any of the titles should contact Judy Grannan, Technical Services/Acquisitions (email: jgrannan@indiana.edu ) within two weeks following date of this newsletter.

1. LAST COPY HELD IN IUB

Fund 17(Business)
- ACCOUNTING FORUM

Fund 40(Government Publications)
- UNBIS PLUS ON CD-ROM
- UNITED STATES CODE ANNOTATED

Fund 43(Geology)
- GSA JOURNALS ON COMPACT DISC

Fund 89(SciRef)
- BIBLIOGRAHY AND INDEX OF GEOLOGY

2. MULTI-COPY HELD IN IUB

Fund 17(Business)
- RUSSIAN LIFE

Fund 41(Geography)
- TRANSPORTATION (ISSN: 0049-4488)

Fund 74(MedSci)
- MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Fund 87(Slavic)
- AMERICAN POLITICS QUARTERLY

Fund 97(UGL)
- FACTS ON FILE

--Submitted by Judy Grannan, Serials Procurement Specialist

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