LIBRARY NEWS
LIBRARY EVENTS
*Effective March 28 Lewis Johnson accepted the Conservation Assistant position with Preservation at IU Bloomington. Prior to accepting this position he was Public Services Assistant with the Lilly Library. He has an MLS from IU.
*Jon Dunn and Aaron Reichert of the Digital Library Program attended "Web-Wise: A Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World" in Washington, DC on March 15-17. The conference was sponsored by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the University of Missouri - Columbia. Jon Dunn gave a presentation on the Hoagy Carmichael Collection project, which was funded in part by IMLS.
*The following is a citation to a recent article by Tony Stamatopolos, IUPUI University Library: Stamatoplos, A. (2000). An integrated approach to teaching research in a first-year seminar. College Teaching 48(1): 33-35.
*Grant for East Asian Collection
The East Asian Collection has received an $18,000 grant from Toshiba International Foundation of Japan to strengthen its Japanese collection. The award is given for fiscal year 2000-2001 in support of the Collection's effort to expand its holdings of Post-War Japanese publications by contemporary authors in the various fields of Japanese culture.
Thomas H. Lee
Phone: (812) 855-9695
East Asian Librarian
Indiana University Library, E860
IU Bloomington
*Libraries Human Resources Web Page
The Libraries Human Resources web page is available for your use. You will be able to view the Master Calendar and also find blank forms for PAQs, annual reviews, payroll and others. Please contact Suzann Easter (sleaster@indiana.edu) if you have any questions or comments about the web page. The web address is: http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers
*InULA Book Sale at IU Bloomington
Brought to you by the Indiana University Librarians Association
Sunday, April 9, 2000 1-4 pm Special Preview ($10.00 admission)
4-7 pm Admission Free
Monday, April 10, 200 9 am-8pm Admission Free
1-5 pm Half Price Sale
5-8 pm $2 for a Bag Sale
Most Items $1.00-$4.00 (Cash or Checks accepted)
MAIN LIBRARY (10th & Jordan)
ROOM E174 (Media Viewing Room)
WANT TO DONATE BOOKS?
Contact: David Frasier
Reference Dept. Main Library, E159
855-8028 / frasier@indiana.edu
DONATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL FRIDAY, April 7
Jane VanAuken
Geography and Map Library
javanauk@indiana.edu
(812) 855-1108
*Annual Retirement And Recognition Reception
The annual retirement and recognition reception will be held on Thursday, May 25 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the third floor staff lounge of the Main Library at IU Bloomington. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. So far this year we have four retirees and 19 "years of service" honorees. More announcements will be made as plans are finalized.
*Promotion and Tenure Workshop at IU South Bend
There will be a Promotion and Tenure Workshop on April 11 from 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Indiana University South Bend. The workshop will be held in Northside 038. Please contact Linda Fisher, Head of Government Publications at the Schurz Library at IU South Bend to register. You may call her at (219) 237-4442 or e-mail her at lfisher@iusb.edu. Refreshments will be served.
The first half hour of the workshop will be devoted to the mid-tenure review. Those who have already sailed through their mid-tenure review might prefer to join the workshop after that; there will be a break scheduled for that purpose.
*SLA video conference announcement
Announcing
Special Library Association
Strategic Learning and Development Center's
Spring Video Conference:
Exploring the Possibilities of Information Portals
Thursday, April 27, 2000
With sponsorship by Factiva (a Dow Jones Reuters Company)
(Hosted by Special Libraries Association Indiana Chapter)
Topics to be explored:
* What is an information portal and how are they best used?
* What are the essential elements of an effective information portal?
* Are portals useful for my organization?
* What is the future of portals and portal technology?
Video Conference includes:
* live satellite broadcast
* workshops before and after the broadcast
* question and answer segments
* discussion and interaction with other information professionals
* certificates of completion
Information professionals manage increasing amounts of information, portals appear to offer an effective means to organize and access this information. To assist you with background research in preparation for the video conference, SLA has put together an excellent list of selected references on information portals.You may access the list at: http://www.sla.org/membership/irc/portal.html
For information about what the video conference will cover, check out
http://www.sla.org/sla-learning/portals.html
Background research information for the video conference, SLA has put
together an excellent list of selected references on information portals.
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000
Time: 12:00 PM- 3:00 PM Indianapolis time (1:00 PM-4:00 PM EDT)
* 11:00 AM-12:00 PM: registration and pre-conference refreshments
Place: IUPUI University Library Auditorium - UL 0130 (Lower Level)
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Directions to IUPUI University Library and parking:
http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/libinfo/directions.html
Registration information and form follows.
REGISTRATION FEES:
$20 for SLA members
$25 for Non-SLA members
Free for IU SLIS students (please register)
Deadline for registration is Friday, April 21, 2000. A 50% refund will be given for cancellations up until that date.
The IUB Libraries will purchase the videotape of the conference and will
offer a brown bag lunch session in Bloomington sometime in May or June.
We will have the video cataloged so you could also plan to check it out
later and view it. Lou Malcomb will keep you posted about its
availability.
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Registration - SLDC Spring Video Conference
Name:
Position:
Library/Organization:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Day phone:
Evening phone:
Email:
Registration status (please circle):
SLA member Non-SLA member Student
Membership # ___________________________
Amount enclosed $_______ (make checks payable to SLA Indiana Chapter)
Mail to:
Polly Boruff-Jones
IUPUI University Library
UL 2140D
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
For more information contact Polly Boruff-Jones
(pboruffj@iupui.edu)
or Jeremy Garritano (jgaritan@iupui.edu)
Communication Forum
Wednesday, April 5
2:00-3:00 p.m.
3rd Floor Staff Lounge
IU Bloomington
IU Student Summer Jobs Fair
Thursday, April 6
1:00-4:00 p.m.
IMU Alumni Hall
IU Bloomington
InULA Book Sale
Sunday, April 9, 2000
1-4 pm Special Preview ($10.00 admission)
4-7 pm Admission Free
Main Library, E-174
IU Bloomington
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