LIBRARY NEWS
LIBRARY AWARDS
*Effective April 21, Edward Monroe resigned from his position as Office Services Assistant with the Acquisitions Division of the Technical Services Department in the Main Library at Bloomington.
The next deadline for application for a Research Incentive Fund (RIF) grant is May 31, 2000. For more information on the guidelines or to apply, visit the INULA website at: http://www.indiana.edu/~inula/rifguide.html.
*Search And Screen Committee Appointed
The search and screen committee for Public Services Librarian with the Lilly Library has been appointed. The members are: Becky Cape, Lilly Library; Yolanda Cooper-Birdine, ex officio, Libraries Human Resources; Garry Harrison, Preservation; Catherine Johnson, Lilly Library; Connie Mayer, Cook Music Library; Saundra Taylor (Chair), Lilly Library; Celestina Wroth, Subject and Area Librarians Council.
*IUPUI University Library Donors Recognized
As part of the Indiana University Foundation - Indianapolis annual "Spirit of Philanthropy" recognition luncheon, two of the significant gifts of 1999 IUPUI University Library (UL) donors were honored on April 27 at the Indianapolis Westin Hotel. J. Warren and Lois McClure provided a $500,000 matching gift for the expansion of the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library. Robert and Polly Payton provided a $250,000 match to the McClure family gift, and they were recognized by both UL and the IU Center on Philanthropy. Other past UL donors and members of the UL Advisory Committee joined members of the UL Senior Management and External Relations Team at the event to celebrate these significant contributions. The event planning committee was chaired this year by Ken Ayers, the UL Development Officer.
The Special Collections of the Ruth Lilly Medical Library has been awarded an Indiana Research Grant in support of the project, "Indiana Bones: 19th Century Indiana Physicians Database". Nancy Eckerman is the Project Director and Primary Researcher.
Nancy L Eckerman Special Collections Librarian
"History of Medicine"
Ruth Lilly Medical Library IB100
975 W. Walnut Street
Indianapolis, In 46202-5121
317-274-2076
317-278-2349
http://www.medlib.iupui.edu/hom
*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, IU Bloomington (email:jgrannnan) within two weeks following date of this newsletter.
1. LAST COPY HELD IN IUB
Fund 97 (UGL)
- PARKS & RECREATION
2. MULTI-COPY HELD IN IUB
Fund 39 (General)
-AMERICAN BOOK PUBLISHING RECORD
Fund 97 (UGL)
-BIOGRAPHY INDEX (QUARTERLY, ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL)
The next IULFC meeting will be held via VIC teleconferencing on each campus on Wednesday, May 24, 2000 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Specific room locations will be announced at a later date.
Please send any agenda items to Nancy Colborn, ncolborn@iusb.edu, 219.237.4321 by May 10, 2000. Thanks!
*IUPUI University Library Staff Recognition
On Friday, April 28th, Fran Huehls, of the University Library Special Collections & Archives Team, was awarded the Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., M.D., Experience Excellence Recognition Award at IUPUI Chancellor Gerald Bepko's Honors Convocation. The Irwin Award, named in honor of the retired IUPUI Chancellor, was established in 1983 to honor individuals for outstanding performance and "as someone who goes beyond the call of duty to make IUPUI a very special place." Fran began her work with the University Library in 1994 and currently provides service excellence as a Visiting Assistant Librarian in the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library.
*IU Bloomington Library Staff Award Recipients
Congratulations to the winners of the 2000 Library Staff Awards:
PA Award:
Randy Lent, Customer & Access Services
Honorable Mention:
Craig Eich, Business/SPEA Library
Support Staff Award:
Keith Welch, Customer & Access Services
Honorable Mention:
Judith Grannan, Technical Services
Student Recognition Awards:
Scott Cupper, Cook Music Library
David Fink, Customer & Access Services
Danielle Smith, Government Publications
Carrie Swift, Halls of Residence Libraries
The staff awards will be presented at the Retirement & Recognition Reception on May 25th, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the third floor staff lounge of the Main Library. We would also like to send out a special thanks to those who submitted nominations, and the members of the selection committees.
There is a master calendar in Libraries Human Resources where we list meetings, training sessions, and events that have been widely announced. If you are scheduling a meeting, event, etc., it is essential that you add this information to the calendar and check for conflicts. Suzann Easter maintains this calendar. Please contact her for information or additions via e-mail: sleaster@indiana.edu or by phone: 855-5988. The master calendar is located in the Libraries Human Resources Office and on our web page at: http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers/master2000.html.
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