LIBRARY NEWS
LIBRARY EVENTS
*Effective September 27, Lewis Johnson accepted the Public Services Assistant position in the Lilly Library. Lewis has worked hourly in Library Conservation since May of 1998 and previously was Herbarium Curator in the Biology Department here at IU-Bloomington. He has an MLS from IU.
*Effective September 30, Mary Hrovat resigned from her position as Dissertation Cataloger in the Technical Services Department of the Main Library at IU-Bloomington.
*Effective October 1, Edward Monroe accepted the Office Services Assistant position in the Acquisitions Division of Technical Services at IU Bloomington. He currently works at the IU Bookstore.
*Effective October 1, Rich Remsberg has accepted the Visual Resources Specialist position with the Digital Library Program and the Preservation Department at IU Bloomington. Rich will spend his mornings with the Digital Library Program and his afternoons in the Preservation Department. He has managed the Photo lab in the School of Journalism since 1993. Rich has a B.A. from IU.
*Lilly Library Acquires Kurt Vonnegut Papers
The Lilly Library at Indiana University Bloomington has acquired the manuscripts and correspondence of Kurt Vonnegut, acclaimed author of Slaughterhouse Five and Player Piano. The thousands of pages of Vonnegut's literary papers also include typescripts, first editions, and about 50 rejection slips from the 1940s.
"Vonnegut has become a literary icon for many," says Lisa Browar, Lilly Librarian. "In the 1970s, his short stories and novels captured the mood of a country disillusioned by the war in Southeast Asia. Today, he is acknowledged for his astonishing literary range and as a social critic whose wit and irreverence expose society's frailties."
Vonnegut is author of several novels, including The Sirens of Titan, Player Piano, Mother Night, Cat's Cradle, and Timequake, and hundreds of published short stories. Captured by the German's while serving in the U.S. Air Force in World War II, Vonnegut was one of the survivors of the fire bombing of Dresden in 1945. Slaughterhouse Five, perhaps Vonnegut's most recognizable novel, is based on this experience. After the war, Vonnegut studied anthropology at the University of Chicago; later, he worked as a reporter and as a public relations writer.
Vonnegut, a native of Indianapolis, was granted an honorary doctorate from Indiana University in 1973.
*Promotion And Tenure Committee Appointed
The IU Librarians Promotion and Tenure Committee has been appointed. The members are: Roger Beckman (1999-2001), Bloomington; Emma Dederick-Colon (1998-2000), Bloomington; Linda Fisher (1999-2001), South Bend; Carole Gall (1999-2001), Indianapolis; Jennifer Hehman (1999-2001), Indianapolis; Julie Nilson (1999-2001), Bloomington; Moira Smith, Chair (1998-2000), Bloomington; Cheryl Truesdel (1998-2000), Fort Wayne; Carolyn Walters (1999-2001), Bloomington. Yolanda Cooper-Birdine, Acting Libraries Human Resources Officer, is ex officio on this committee.
*Two Search Committees Appointed at IU Bloomington
The search and screen committee for the position of Head of the Preservation Department with the Main Library at IU-Bloomington has been appointed. The members are: Phil Bantin (Chair), University Archives; Kris Brancolini, Digital Library Program; Lisa Browar, Lilly Library; Jo Burgess, Conservation; Yolanda Cooper-Birdine (ex officio), Libraries Human Resources; Peggy Houston, Technical Services; B.J. Irvine, Fine Arts Library; and Susie Trisler, Customer and Access Services.
The search and screen committee for the half-time position of Assistant Archivist with University Archives at IU-Bloomington has been appointed. The members are: Phil Bantin, University Archives; Yolanda Cooper-Birdine (ex officio), Libraries Human Resources; Carl Horne (Chair), Technical Services; Tom Malefatto, University Archives; and Dick Vaughan, Law Library.
The Indiana University Librarians Association (InULA) invites all IU librarians, SLIS faculty and students, and IUL staff members and others who are friends of the association, to join the organization now and participate as fully as possible. Printed membership brochures were sent out last week, and information is also available at the InULA Web site, at http://www.indiana.edu/~inula/member/form.html: fill out the membership form there, submit the information electronically, and send a check for your dues to
Wendell Johnting
Law School Library, IUPUI
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 278-1874
wjohntin@iupui.edu
InULA's fall general membership meeting will be held at the IUPUI University Library Auditorium, from 3-5 p.m., on Friday, October 15. The focus will be on international librarianship, with three IU librarians sharing their experiences in libraries abroad: Fran Brahmi, Carole Gall, and Mary Strow. More information will be forthcoming soon, but please mark the date now!
Nancy Boerner
InULA President
*Merit Pay Plan Training Sessions at IU Bloomington
The Guidelines for Steps 3 and 4 of the support staff Merit Pay Plan have been issued and are available on the Human Resources web page at http://www.indiana.edu/~hrm/Meritpay/index.html
Please read all instructions and examples. For additional assistance, supervisors are encouraged to attend one of the training sessions scheduled for October. Dates and locations are as follows:
10/8/99
9-11 a.m.
Ballantine Hall 310
10/19/99
9-11 a.m.
IMU Solarium
10/20/99
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Alumni Assoc., Kelley Dining Room
10/26/99
9-11 a.m.
Alumni Assoc., Kelley Dining Room
10/27/99
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Alumni Assoc., Kelley Dining Room
If you have questions, please contact Libraries Human Resources at 5-5988.
*IOLUG Fall Program Announcement
Electronic Reference Around the Clock: How Close are We?
Indiana Online Users Group
Fall 1999 Program
Oct. 22, 1999 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Come learn about electronic reference; where it's been and where it's going, and what our patrons need (and expect!) from us. Hear practicing librarians talk about what they do on a day-to-day basis. Enjoy a prequel for the Spring 2000 IOLUG meeting on information literacy. Ask questions, and participate in our "Stone Soup" session.
Speakers include Ann Bristow and Jian Liu, Indiana University; D. Scott Brandt, Purdue University; Lynn Hobbs, Indianapolis- Marion County Public Library; Bonnie Grimble, Carmel High School, and Terri Whitehead, independent consultant on information literacy.
The conference will be held at the Indianapolis campus of Indiana Wesleyan University Conference Center, located just north of I-465, east of Keystone Avenue.
Registration is $30 for current IOLUG members or $40 for non-members. This includes breaks and luncheon (vegetarian lasagna), and handouts provided by our speakers. Mailed registration must be received by Oct. 15. On-site registration costs are $35 for IOLUG members and $45 for non-members.
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Carmel-Clay Schools, 5201 E. 131st Street
Carmel, IN 46033
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*IUPUI University Library Honors Hoosier Poet
October 7, 1999 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the famed Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley. That day is also the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children. The IUPUI University Library Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives celebrates these two milestones with the opening of its new exhibit "Riley Memories: 75 Years of Caring."
James Whitcomb Riley was one of America's most popular writers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and schoolchildren in Indianapolis celebrated his birthday each year. Following his death in 1916 in 1916, Riley's friends sought a suitable memorial to him. Their choice was to build a hospital for children, the first institution of its kind in Indiana.
Riley Hospital for Children opened in 1924, and during the subsequent 75 years has provided world-class care to thousands of children. "Riley Memories: 75 Years of Caring" traces the history of the hospital through photographs and publications, looking at the staff who made Riley Hospital a special place, the celebrities who visited the hospital, and, most importantly, the children who have been patients at Riley.
"Riley Memories: 75 Years of Caring" is on display through December 18th in the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, located in Room UL 0133 in the Lower Level of the University Library. Hours are 8 AM-5 PM Monday, Thursday and Friday, 8 AM-8 PM Tuesday and Wednesday, and 8 AM-noon on Saturday. For further information, please call (317)274-0464.
Norman Brandenstein
External Relations Team
IUPUI University Library
755 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5195
(317) 278-0232
nbranden@iupui.edu
*Video Conference at IU Bloomington
Last year BERSERC sponsored two video-conferences about licensing and copyright issues concerned with electronic resources. For the upcoming ARL/SLA videoconference, "Effective Negotiating Techniques for Licensing Content", the IUB Libraries will be purchasing the videotape after-the-fact and hold a follow-up meeting in November. This will allow us to plan for the video viewing, suggest appropriate reading and preparation, and scheduling. With the many comittments we all have on our calendars for early October, we thought this approach might be better at this time. Please email Lou Malcomb if you have other suggested approaches for the future about ARL videoconferences. The videoconference will be hosted live at IUPUI and is scheduled for October 14th 1-4p.m. EDT.
October 4-8
Promotion & Tenure Week
Wednesday, October 6
OCLC Visit
8:30-5:00
Meetings - Ground Floor Conference Room
IU Bloomington
Friday, October 8
Open Meeting for Libraries Human Resources Officer Candidate
10:15-11:15 a.m.
Third Floor Staff Lounge
IU Bloomington
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