LIBRARY NEWS
LIBRARY EVENTS
*Effective July 16, Rebecca Moss resigned from her position in the Fine Arts Library at IU Bloomington.
*Effective July 16, Barbara Dunn resigned from her position in IOCM at IU Bloomington.
*Robert Goehlert and Carole Gall are featured in the July, 1999 issue of IU's International Programs Newsletter. Goehlert's ongoing activity with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library in Canberra is described in one article entitled "IU Librarian Travels to Australia, Continues Parliamentary Research." Goelert has published several bibiliographies on legislatures and parliaments, including the U.S. Congress and British Parliament. A second article describes Gall's recent interaction with the National Health Research Institutes of Tiawan, and participation in a roundtable discussion with Taiwanese medical librarians in Taipei. Gall is immediate Past-Chair of the International Cooperation Section of the Medical Library Association. The articles are on pages 12 and 14 respectively.
*Carol Rusinek and Tim Sutherland, Indiana University Northwest were recent recipients of the TERA Award. This award recognizes excellence in teaching at the IU Northwest campus.
*Mellon Post-Doctoral Research Library Fellow in African Studies
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Patricia S. Kuntz as our second post-doctoral Mellow Research Library Fellow in African Studies, effective August 26, 1999. Dr. Kuntz, who received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1996, distinguished herself with minors in five other departments, including the fields of African Languages and Literature, African Studies, and Educational Policy Studies. After working for more than fifteen years as an outreach director of African and Middle East Studies centers in California, Florida, and Wisconsin, Dr. Kuntz brings expertise in three modern European languages (French, Portuguese and Spanish) and four modern African languages, Swahili, Twi, Yoruba and Arabic. Dr. Kuntz has actively promoted African content in the curricula and facilitated international communication as the co-founder of the "Electronic Technology Group" of the African Studies Association. She has recently completed a certificate in Distance Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, Dr. Kuntz has a special interest in African children's literature and the preservation of Africana materials. With her strong interdisciplinary subject background, technical skills, and language expertise, Dr. Kuntz has an exceptional set of skills to bring to research librarianship. While here, Dr. Marion Frank-Wilson, Librarian for African Studies, will serve as a mentor to Patricia Kuntz.
In the coming weeks, Marion and I will be organizing Patricia's orientation and training schedule. If you are interested in pursuing the possibility of her working in your department on a rotation basis or have a potential project in mind, please let Marion or me know. In the meantime, I would like to thank the Selection Committee members, Mark Day, Marian Shaaban, Chris Gigliotti, Marion Frank-Wilson, Yolanda Cooper-Birdine, Kathryn Firmin-Sellars, and John Johnson, as well as others involved in the interview process, for the involvement.
The fellowship program is funded by a three-year grant, now in its second year, from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of training a successor generation of area studies specialists in research libraries. I would be happy to provide anyone with further information about the fellowship program in general, or Patricia's appointment in particular.
Martha Brogan
Associate Dean of Libraries & Director of Collection Development
Indiana University Libraries
Main Library C-2, 1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-1801
Main Office: 812-855-3403 Direct: 812-855-3406 (voice mail)
Fax: 812-855-2576
email: mbrogan@indiana.edu
A heartfelt thanks to those of you who made Walden University's 1999 Summer Session at IU Bloomington the best ever. We could not have done it without your support. One of the questions in our survey of Walden students dealt with their impression of services and/or resources in the IU Libraries. Here is a sampling of their comments:
"Thanks for making my library adventure wonderful."
"Wonderful assistance at all libraries!"
"Many thankful moments!"
"All library services were great."
"Very helpful, useful, good resources (lights in stacks; not like dungeons back home)."
"All the staff was very helpful."
"Excellent library personnel."
"I love this library!"
Walden students have scattered to all 50 states and a dozen different countries with nothing but good words for the IU Libraries and high praise for the librarians and staff. Thank you for giving them such a positive library experience.
... Rita Barsun and Jay Wilkerson
*Presentation of Government Documents on the Web
Indiana Chapter of the American Society for Information Science (I-ASIS)
PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
http://www.asis.org/Chapters/IASIS/08051999.html
Government Documents on the Web:
Organization and Accessibility of Electronic Products for the Public
Presented by: Penny Kyker, Librarian (ISU)
Thursday, August 5, 1999: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Indiana State University
Hulman Memorial Student Union, Room 421
HMSU, Visitor Parking & Location Info:
http://web.indstate.edu:80/hmsu/parkpage.html
Terre Haute, Indiana
light refreshments provided
Who: Everyone
Charge: $5 ASIS members; $8 non-ASIS members
REGISTRATION INFORMATION BELOW
Penny Kyker has been a persistent user of government documents throughout her career(s) as a medical librarian, corporate pharmaceutical librarian, and now as an academic reference librarian. She added on responsibility for the Government Documents Unit at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, in May, 1998. Now she is a part of document librarian professional associations in Indiana (INDIGO), in the American Library Association (GODORT), and as a part of the GPO Federal Depository Library Program. Ms. Kyker received her undergraduate degree from Brown University, and recived her MLS from Indiana University.
Come learn about Government Documents on the Web!
Ms. Kyker will discuss U.S. Federal "publications" in transition to electronic form, publications published only on the Web, and publications currently running two or more formats. She will talk about the organization of electronic products by the GPO Electronic Transition Team and by GPO partners comparing accessibility. Penny will also address the "permanence" of these publications, in terms of preservation and archiving. After her presentation, there will be time for discussion and sharing experiences from the audience.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Indiana State University: http://web.indstate.edu
Campus Map:
http://web.indstate.edu/maps/unimap.html
HMSU, Visitor Parking:
http://web.indstate.edu:80/hmsu/parkpage.html
Look forward to seeing you August 5!
On behalf of the Indiana Chapter of the American Society for Information Science (I-ASIS),
Allison R. Kopczynski,
I-ASIS Program Chair/Chair-Elect
http://www.asis.org/Chapeters/IASIS
phone: 317.278.2330
fax: 317.278.0368
arkopczy@iupui.edu
Registration Information
Name _________________________________________________________ Institution _________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ E-mail ______________________ Phone ______________________ I am including registration fee: _____ $8 ASIS member _____$10 non-ASIS member _______ I require Americans with Disabilities Act special assistance on site.
Mail completed registration and payment (payable to Indiana Chapter of the American Society for Information Science) to:
Allison R. Kopczynski,
IUPUI University Libraries,
Digital Libraries Team,
755 West Michigan Street, UL 1115C,
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5195
OR
You may also register information via e-mail to Allison R. Kopczynski at:
arkopczy@iupui.edu and pay at the door.
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