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THANK YOU

The InULA Board wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the many organizers, volunteers, contributors, and library administrators who helped to make this year's book sale a successful event. You raised more than $5,000 for next year's Scholarship, Research Incentive, and Professional Development funds. Individual participation in the event was exceptional. We regret that there is not a complete list of everyone who contributed to making this another very successful sale, but the Board is grateful for all your collaboration and volunteerism. The sale could not be held without you and we appreciate your contribution. Thank you.

Submitted by: InULA Board

*Mary Strow to Visit China

This Sunday, Mary Strow, head of the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Library, will travel to China with 30 other HPER faculty, students, and friends for a historic hike along China's Great Wall.

A group from the Beijing University of Physical Education will join the IU contingent for a five-day, 50-mile hike, which will include several closed sections. It will be the first official international hike permitted in the closed sections by the Great Wall Commission. The trip marks the 10th anniversary of cooperation between the two schools.

Mary contacted officials in two libraries--one at the Beijing University of Physical Education and the other at the China Sports Information Institute--and is taking them six boxes of donated or duplicate materials. "They are desperate for books in English," she says.

Determined to enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime trip to the fullest, Mary has been training for the hike for six months, joining a group at the IU football stadium every weekend to scale the steps. She says she's probably in the best shape of her life. And exactly how many steps are there? "I have not counted them yet," she says. "Each time I try, I lose count!"

Follow Mary's itinerary at: http://www.greatwallwalk.indiana.edu

*Birth Announcement

David Lasocki, Head of Reference Services in the Cook Music Library, Indiana University, and his wife Lilin Chen, doctoral student in piano pedagogy in the School of Music, proudly announce the birth of their son, Lucien Hào-Míng Lasocki, on Thursday, 3 May 2001 at 4:18 p.m. EST. He weighed 8 lb 11 oz and was 20.5 inches long. Mother, son, father, and half brother Garrett (aka Wei-Wei) are all doing well.

Submitted by--David Lasoski, Head of Reference Services
William and Gayle Cook Music Library

*John Cash Attends Conference

John Cash, of Government Publications, and Ph.D student in Folklore and American Studies, attended the 7th conference of the Societe International d'Ethnologie et Folklore in Budapest, April 23-27, 2001. He presented a paper, "The usable past revisited: an ethnography of American Civil War reenactors," based on his dissertation work.

*Breon Mitchell Public Presentation at Lilly

Breon Mitchell, Professor of Germanic Studies and Comparative Literature, Indiana University, and candidate for the position of Director of the Lilly Library, will make a public presentation in the Lilly Library Lounge on Thursday, May 10, at 3:00 p.m. The presentation will be followed by an informal question and answer period with refreshments.

--Submitted by Becky Cape, Public Services Department, The Lilly Library

*I-ASSIST SPRING PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Indiana Chapter of American Society for Information Science and Technology Spring Program Announcement "IA means Information Architecture: But what does it mean to web developers, system analysts, educators, and librarians?"

A panel presentation by: Daniel P. Johnson (Digital Library Technology Analyst, Digital Libraries Team, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) Howard Rosenbaum (Professor, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Bloomington) Ian McLein (ONEX Director of Infrastructure and Network Solutions, Indianapolis).

When: Wednesday, May 9, 2001, 5:00-9:00 pm
Social time:5-6 pm
Dinner: 6-7 pm
Program: 7-9 pm

Where: Holiday Inn Select-Airport, Indianapolis
2501 South High School Road

Directions: Located directly at the Indianapolis International Airport exit 11B, I-465

The I-ASIST Executive Committee cordially invites you to join us in a lively discussion at our Spring Program. Three distinguished speakers will share their ideas and knowledge on the very timely topic of information architecture for information professionals.

Mr. Johnson plans to talk about the Electronic Atlas of Central Indiana, its current and future architecture and how the design issues have affected project members' job roles.

Mr. McLein is responsible for refining the infrastructure service offerings, growing infrastructure market presence of ONEX and serves as a key leader of ONEX's Indianapolis management team.

Prof. Rosenbaum notes that, "These days, there is a lot of talk about information architecture for information professionals. Is IA a set of old skills repackaged for a new generation? Or is it something truly innovative? In this presentation, the panelists will explore what IA is and how it will affect our work."

Please share this announcement with your colleagues and friends who may have an interest in this program. Mark your calendar and make a reservation now.

We are looking forward to seeing you May 9!

Costs:

RSVP: Taemin K. Park by Thursday, May 3, and indicate your choice of dinner menu (Grilled Chicken or Vegetarian).

Please make a printed copy of this announcement and send your payment with your meal choice to the address below. Please make checks payable to: Indiana ASIST

--Submitted by Taemin K. Park, Technical Services Dept.

*Master Calendar

DON'T FORGET TO USE THE LIBRARY MASTER CALENDAR!

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. The master calendar is located in the Libraries Human Resources Office and on our web page at http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers/master2001.html. It is now also in the Public Folders of Outlook! You will only be able to view the calendar so if there is anything that you want to change or add to it, please send Betty Davis (bettbell@indiana.edu or 5-5988) the information. It then will be put on the Outlook calendar for you. In order to view the calendar, scroll down your Outlook folder list to "Public Folders". Keep opening folders until you come to "All Public Folders", "Departments", "BL-Library", "BL-Master Calendar". Once you find it, you can make a shortcut by adding it to the Outlook bar on the left side, by clicking on it and dragging it over to that bar. Again, if you have any questions or would like to add something to the calendar, contact Betty Davis.

*SMG

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