LIBRARY EVENTS
*Effective October 11 Christina Coffey accepted the Branch Coordinator position in the Optometry Library at IU-Bloomington. Prior to accepting this position Christina worked at IU for the Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change. She is a graduate of Aristotle College of Medical and Dental Technology.
*Effective October 11 Anne Haines accepted the Collections Reference Assistant position with the Subject and Area section of the Main Library at IU-Bloomington. Anne worked for the Office of the Registrar before accepting this position and is currently working on an MLS degree.
*Effective October 12 Marty Sorury accepted the Acquisitions Control Coordinator position in the Acquisitions Division of the Technical Services Department of the Main Library at IU-Bloomington. He has worked in Microform Services in the Library for fifteen years where he was the Assistant Coordinator.
*Charlotte Hess was invited to Berlin, Germany to consult on planning and implementing an information center for the Rosa Luxemburg Bundesstiftung (Foundation). The Foundation has branches in 13 cities in Germany. Hess met with researchers, information specialists, and members of the foundation in Berlin and Leipzig September 27-October 5, 1999. The Foundation is supported by the Democratic Socialist Party of Germany for the purpose of building political education and social analysis. Information specialists from the foundation will travel to Bloomington early in 2000 to train at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis Library.
*The information on Charles Hoffman in last week's IUL News was incorrect. Charles is the Collection Acquisitions Coordinator for West European Studies at IU Bloomington. His office is located in E1060 of the Main Library.
On October 13, the second floor of Ernie Pyle Hall was flooded, forcing the closure of much of that floor. Water leaked down to the first floor and was found in areas very near the Journalism Library. Although the Library suffered no damage, the possibility of damage was quite real, and I'd like to thank Jo Burgess, Head of Conservation Services, and her staff for their prompt response in helping make sure our books and periodicals were protected. I'd also like to thank Linda Butler, who discovered the problem and called Preservation, and the rest of the Journalism Library staff who assisted in this effort.
The Archives of Traditional Music (ATM) and the Digital Library Program (DLP) at IU Bloomington have created a display to commemorate the birth of songwriter Hoagy Carmichael in the Main Library lobby cases. We have been working for over a year to digitize the university's Carmichael collections, with funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The impetus for the project is the centennial of Carmichael's birth on November 22, 1999. In addition to material from the ATM, the library display includes artifacts from the University Archives, period artifacts from private collections, and information about the upcoming (DLP) web site, which we will launch November 1, 1999. Special thanks go to Aaron Reichert, Julie Hardesty, Melanie Hughes, Rich Remsberg, Suzanne Mudge, Phil Bantin, and Brad Cook for their contributions to the display. It's informative and attractive. Please stop by and take a look and watch news here about the new web site. For information about the project, see: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/hoagy/index.html
AGENDA
I. Announcements/Introductions - Dean Thorin
II. Approval of the June 1999 minutes - Dean Thorin
III. Selection of Secretary-Elect from the 1999-2001 Bloomington representatives - Nancy Colborn
IV. IULFC Committees: Rosters, Chairs/Liaisons, Charges, etc. - Nancy Colborn
a) Faculty Review Board
b) Faculty Standards Committee
c) Promotion & Tenure Committee
d) Research Committee
e) Sabbatical Leave Committee
f) White Award Committee
V. Librarians' Day - Nancy Colborn
a) Committee Members
b) Planning
VI. Requested agenda items
VII. Other Business
VIII. Administrative Report - Dean Thorin
IX. Council of Head Librarians Meeting Report - Dean Thorin
X. Date/Location of Next Meeting - Nancy Colborn
Adjournment
*National Satellite Teleconference at IU Bloomington
Thanks to support from InULA, the IUB Libraries will provide access to
Building Earth's Largest Library
National Satellite Teleconference
Thursday, October 28, 1999
IU Main Library E174
Live from Indianapolis, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time
Featured Speaker: Steve Coffman
What if we ran our libraries like Amazon.com? We could drop our local catalogs and allow patrons to select anything from the 40 million items in OCLC's WorldCat. We could stock only the most commonly requested titles and rely on other libraries, wholesalers, and publishers to support the rest. We could use the Internet, electronic delivery, and low-cost shipping to bring the library to our patrons rather than requiring our patrons to come to us.
For more information see http://www.incolsa.net/HTML/teleconf/coff.htm
Merit Pay Plan Training Session
Tuesday, October 19
9:00-11:00 a.m.
IMU Solarium
IU Bloomington
Merit Pay Plan Training Session
Wednesday, October 20
2:30-3:30 p.m.
ALumni Association, Kelley Dining Room
IU Bloomington
BLFC Meeting
Wednesday, October 20
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Administrative Conference Room
IU Bloomington
IULFC Meeting
Thursday, October 21
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Ground Floor Conference Room
IU Bloomington
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