LIBRARY NEWS
*Effective July 26, Mary Buechley accepted the position of Reference/Technical Associate in the Fine Arts Library at IU-Bloomington. Mary has worked in the Libraries Reference Department since 1988. She has a BA degree in Fine Arts and is working on a MLS.
*Effective August 7, Chris Harter has accepted the position of Reference/Technical Associate in the Lilly Library at IU-Bloomington. Chris has worked in Customer and Access Services in the Main Library at IU-Bloomington since February of 1999. He has a MLS and a B.S. in History.
*Effective July 28, Richard Remsberg resigned from his position as Visual Resources Specialist with the IU-Bloomington Libraries. Rich worked half time in the Digital Library Program and half-time in the Preservation Department.
*Effective July 26, Brian Sowers resigned from his position as Aquisitions Control Coordinator in Technical Services at the IU-Bloomington Libraries.
*Marion Frank-Wilson, IU Bloomington, is one of 10 U.S. librarians selected this year to participate in the ALA-Free Pass to the ZIBF2000 Program to attend the Zimbabwe Book Fair, which took place July 28- August 5, 2000. The Zimbabwe Book Fair is the largest gathering of African publishers, writers, librarians and booksellers in the world. Many of the materials available at the fair are difficult if not impossible to find in the United States. Librarians who attend the event are able to receive substantial discounts on materials purchased there. In addition to support from ALA, Marion received travel support from IUB's African Studies Program and the Office of International Programs. The IUB Libraries are supporting Marion's materials purchases while abroad with additional acquisition funds.
Submitted by: Martha Brogan, Associate Dean and Director of Collection Development
*Denis Taaffe will be taking a job in the Chemistry Department's Information Technology Group on August 17 at IU Bloomington. He became our first fulltime computer support assistant in the science libraries in December 1997 and has played an integral part in improved library services for the science departments on campus. We'll miss him.
Submitted by: Gary Wiggins, Coordinator, Science Libraries
IUPUI UNIVERSITY LIBRARY STAFF MEMBER AWARDED
*Margaret Vollmer, of the IUPUI University Library Acquisitions Team, was the recent recipient of the Indiana Cooperative Library Service Authority (INCOLSA) 2000 Support Staff Award. The award was presented to Margaret by the INCOLSA Support Staff Committee in appreciation for her "outstanding dedicated services to the library support profession." The award presentation took place at the annual July conference of the INCOLSA Support Staff Committee at the University of Indianapolis, where over 175 staff members from Indiana libraries were in attendance.
Margaret has been a dedicated and loyal member of the IUPUI University Libraries staff since Fall 1983. Her early years were spent with the University Library Acquisitions department and the Science and Engineering Library at the East 38th Street campus of IUPUI. In 1993 Margaret joined the staff of the Circulation Department at the new IUPUI University Library facility, and in April of 1998 Margaret became a member of the Acquisitions Team.
Submitted by: Norman Brandenstein, IUPUI University Library
Because of the exemplary service they received while here for our Summer Session, Walden students have returned home singing the praises of the IUB Libraries. Many thanks to the librarians and staff who went out of their way to provide assistance or answer the many questions posed by students unfamiliar with our facilities and system. One's first encounter with a library of this magnitude can be overwhelming, but you certainly helped lessen the anxiety of those students who were unsure of themselves.
Rita Barsun and Jay Wilkerson
*IU Libraries Personnel Directory Reminder
The IU Libraries Personnel Directory can be found on the web at: http://www.indiana.edu/~libadmin/directry.html. This directory is updated weekly. Please submit corrections or questions to Betty Bell (bettbell@indiana.edu), Libraries Human Resources, Main Library, C-201, IU Bloomington.
PA Council Meeting
Wednesday, August 9
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Administrative Conference Room
IU Bloomington
BLF Meeting
Wednesday, August 9
3:00-5:00 p.m.
3rd Floor Staff Lounge
Main Library
IU Bloomington
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