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*IUPUI University Library announces new Development officer

The University Library of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has announced the appointment of Mary Ann Houff Shields, CFRE, as Development Officer and External Relations Team Leader. Relocating from Atlanta, Georgia, Mary Ann will provide direction and development of the annual and long-term fundraising and promotion of the University Library, in a dual assignment shared with the Indiana University Foundation Indianapolis. Private and public funds raised as part of the recently announced IUPUI Comprehensive Campaign maintain and enhance the annual operations, programs and services represented in the University Library budget of $7.5M - $8M. The IUPUI University Library serves over 28,000 IUPUI students, as well as the citizens of Central Indiana.

While in Atlanta, Mary Ann provided leadership for several community non-profit organizations, including service as Director of Development and Public Relations for the First Montessori School of Atlanta, Capital Campaign Director of Zoo Atlanta for the Campaign for Giant Pandas, and as Director of Development and Communications Director of The Devereux Center in Georgia, a psychiatric facility for teens.

A Certified Fund Raising Executive, Mary Ann has served as Chair, Greater Atlanta Chapter NSFRE Interstate Conference, and as the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) Region IV Conference Registrar and AHP Foundation Georgia Campaign Chair. Subsequent to receiving an MA in English from Georgia State University, Mary Ann continued her studies in Finance and Management and in Education.

Active in community service, Mary Ann has volunteered with the Central Indiana Biking Association, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, and Neotropical Migratory Bird Banding Project of Zoo Atlanta, and is a member of the Friends of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

--Submitted by: Norman Brandenstein, External Relations Team, IUPUI University Library

*Temporary reassignments in Technical Services at IUB

Jackie Byrd has been appointed Interim Head of the Acquisitions Division, effective mid-October. Jackie is currently head of the Area Studies Cataloging Unit and has been a Slavic cataloger at IU for the last 18 years. Prior to that she worked in the former Automated Processing Department as a subject authority assistant and as an online cataloger and catalog editor.

Because of language expertise, Jackie and the Area Studies staff have been involved in ordering and receiving area studies materials via Unicorn. Since the time of the Unicorn implementation, Jackie has been an active participant in the acquisitions managers group.

Carl Horne will serve as interim head of the Area Studies Cataloging unit. Carl is a member of the unit and has been a Slavic cataloger at IU for the past 16 years. He has also been a collection manager for Slavic materials for the last 10 years. Carl is a BIBCO (cataloging) trainer in the national Program for Cooperative Cataloging.

The IU Libraries are fortunate to have two such capable and willing individuals to step into these important management positions. Please join me in welcoming Jackie and Carl to their new roles and in providing them with the support and cooperation they need to maintain effective service and leadership.

--Submitted by: Harriette Hemmasi, Associate Dean and Director of Technical Services, IUB

*Staff Updates

Effective September 6, Paula Bremer resigned from her position as Office Services and International Technical Services Coordinator in Government Publications at IU-Bloomington.

Effective September 7, Marty Chambers accepted the Office Services Assistant position in Customer and Access Services. Prior to accepting this position Marty was Document Delivery Services Assistant in Customer and Access Services at IU-Bloomington.

Effective August 24, Heidi Detrick resigned from her position as Acquisitions Control Coordinator in Technical Services at IU-Bloomington.

Effective September 7, Jamie Marquart resigned from his position as Digital Library Systems Administrator in the Digital Library Program at IU-Bloomington.

Effective September 10, Victoria McQueen accepted the Acquisitions Coordinator position in Technical Services at IU-Bloomington. Prior to accepting this position, Victoria worked at Mooresville Public Library as an Assistant Librarian. She has an MLS from Indiana University.

Effective September 8, Natalia Rome-Lindval resigned from her position as Electronic Text Specialist in the Digital Library Program at IU-Bloomington.

Effective September 3, Brian Winterman accepted the Campus Library Coordinator position in the Life Sciences Library at IU-Bloomington. Prior to accepting this position, Brian worked in Customer and Access Services as Assistant Circulation Supervisor. He is currently working toward an MLS.

*Phil Bantin receives prestigious awards

Phil Bantin was recently awarded the Fellow's Ernst Posner Award from the Society of American Archivists for his article: "The Indiana University Electronic Records Management Strategy - Revisited." The Posner Award recognizes the author(s) of an outstanding article dealing with some facet of archival administration, history, theory and/or methodology that was published during the preceding year in the American Archivist. Past recipients include James M. O'Toole, Helen Tibbo, Avra S. Michelson, Jeff Rothenberg, Frederick J. Stielow, and the Working Group on Standards for Archival Description. The Award, a certificate and a cash prize funded by the Fellows of the Society of American Archivists, is presented in late summer during SAA's annual meeting.

At the Spring 2001 meeting of the Midwest Archives Conference, Phil was also awarded the Margaret Cross Norton Award for another of his articles. The Midwest Archives Conference is the largest regional organization of archivists in the country. Every two years it presents the Margaret Cross Norton Award for the best article for that 2 year period appearing in its journal Archival Issues. Journal of the Midwest Archives Conference. Phil's article "Strategies for Managing Electronic Records: A New Archival Paradigm? An Affirmation of Our Archival Traditions?" was judged the best article published in Archival Issues during 1998-1999.

Congratulations to Phil for his outstanding accomplishments as well as his continuing service to the IU Libraries and IU community.

--Submitted by: Harriette Hemmasi, Associate Dean and Director of Technical Services, IUB

*Indiana Special Libraries Association (InSLA) Fall 2001 Program

Indiana Special Libraries Association (InSLA) Fall 2001 Program: From Science Information to Science Informatics: Parallels and Paradoxes in Chemistry and Molecular Biology

Speaker: Dr. Gary Wiggins, Indiana University

Time/Date: 5:30 Thursday, October 11, 2001

Place: Eli Lilly Corporate Headquarters, Indianapolis, IN

Please put the event on your calendar!

Dr. Wiggins will provide an overview of recent trends in science information and science informatics. He will examine the "case study" examples of molecular biology and chemistry, and provide predictions for future developments. Dr. Wiggins will also discuss the significance of the newly created School of Informatics at Indiana University.

Please note that due to the need for security badges, your registration with payment must be received by Friday September 28. Thank you! Security Badges will be prepared ahead of time and be available at the door.

About the Speaker:

GARY WIGGINS' BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Gary Wiggins is Head of the Indiana University Chemistry Library and Coordinator of IU's seven science libraries on the Bloomington campus. Dr. Wiggins is author of the book Chemical Information Sources and the list owner of CHMINF-L (the Chemical Information Sources Discussion List). Dr. Wiggins directs the Joint Special Libraries Association/American Chemical Society Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials. He also maintains a Web guide to Internet and other chemistry resources, CHEMINFO, Chemical Information Sources from Indiana University ().

Dr. Wiggins teaches chemical information courses in the IU Department of Chemistry and directs a joint program to train chemical information specialists in the School of Library and Information Science. He is also the Director of the Programs in Bioinformatics and Chemical Informatics in the newly created School of Informatics at Indiana University. In 1998, he received the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Information (CINF)'s highest award, the Herman Skolnik Award for outstanding contributions in the field of chemical information.

Program Summary:

The rapid transition from print to electronic forms of communication has been happening in all areas of science, but it is perhaps most dramatically evident in the fields of chemistry and molecular biology. In some respects, developments in the two disciplines have been parallel, mirroring the electronic revolution in other areas of science. However, two very different cultures have evolved with regard to key aspects of the primary and secondary information in chemistry and molecular biology. This is reflected in the vast amount of free information in the latter, and the relative paucity of free sources of information in the former. Now the two subjects are moving even closer as genomic research evolves to the next plateau, proteomics. Informatics is forging links between the two areas that have not existed before.

Program Agenda:

4:15 p.m. Indiana SLA Board meeting (open to all); 5:30 - 5:45 p.m. Registration with beverage service 5:45 Tour of Eli Lilly Information Services 6:15 Buffet Dinner 6:45 - 8:00 p.m. Informatics Program with time for Questions/Answers

Meal Details:

Deli buffet dinner including sliced turkey, ham, and chicken; vegetarian options; homemade cookies and beverages.

Directions and Parking:

FROM THE SOUTH: Take I-65 North to Indianapolis. Proceed west on I-70 to the McCarty Street exit. Turn right at the first stop light, this will be McCarty Street. McCarty Street will run directly into the entrance of Eli Lilly. Take a right turn around the fountain and proceed into the guest parking area. There will be visitor parking on the right side. After parking, walk into the front reception area and a Lilly employee will escort the group(s) to the meeting area.

FROM DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS: Take Meridian Street south to McCarty Street and take a left at McCarty Street. McCarty Street will run directly into the entrance of Eli Lilly. Take a right turn around the fountain and proceed into the guest parking area. There will be visitor parking on the right side. After parking, walk into the front reception area and a Lilly employee will escort the group(s) to the meeting area.

A map and additional driving information will be posted on the Indiana SLA website. See: http://birch.palni.edu/~insla/

Questions:

If you have questions, please contact Randall -- Phone: (317)-274-3668 Fax: (317) 278-2300 Email: rahalver@iupui.edu

Randall Halverson IUPUI University Library 755 W. Michigan Indianapolis, IN 46202

Registration:

Please mail the registration form to Randall with check made out to In-SLA.

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___$20 Special Libraries Association member

___ $25 Non-member

___ $12 Student Rate

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