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*eBooks Available to IUB Libraries
Nearly 4,500 full-text books are now available online by logging into the IU Bloomington Libraries Web site, making it possible for IUB students, faculty and staff to search for specific references in 300-page books in seconds.
Most of the titles are in the public domain and available to all users, but about 400 electronic books were "purchased" by the IUB Libraries and can be accessed only in the IUB Libraries or remotely by anyone with an IUB IP address. Books in this collection range from Inventing the Internet and Racial Fault Lines to From Mouse to Mermaid, published by Indiana University Press.
For access, go to the Libraries Web site:
http://www.indiana.edu/~libfind/
and look under the heading for online texts.
"This is a first step toward providing access to full-length electronic books from a commercial service. And although the technology is now in an experimental stage, we plan to expand this program in the future, especially for reserve and high circulation materials," says Martha Brogan, associate dean and director of collection development.
Users can search the collection of eBooks by keyword, author, title, or
subject and search the books themselves by keyword. Previewing the text
for 15 minutes doesn't require an account, but "checking out" a book does.
Accounts to use "netLibrary" books can be created by anyone with an IU
Bloomington IP address. Books can be read by one user at a time for two
hours. Complete details and help are available online from netLibrary.
Submitted by: Eric Bartheld
Assistant Development Director, Public Relations and Grants
*Search and Screen Committee Appointed at IU Bloomington
A search and screen committee has been appointed for the position of Assistant Archivist with University Archives (PA11) at IU Bloomington. The members are: Jeff Graf, chair, Reference; Yolanda Cooper-Birdine, ex officio, Libraries Human Resources; Dina Kellams, University Archives; Marty Joachim, Technical Services; Mary Buechley, Fine Arts Library.
Indiana University Libraries, Bloomington
Assistant Director for Projects and Services, Digital Library Program
Review of applications begins November 20, 2000 and will continue until the position is filled. For more information or a complete copy of the posting contact Betty Bell at Libraries Human Resources, Indiana University Libraries, Main Library C-201A, 1320 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47405-3907; call her at (812) 855-8196; or e-mail her at bettbell@indiana.edu.
Names of the search committee will be announced when the committee is appointed.
*Serials Cancellation Requests
The following serials cancellation requests have been received.
Collection Managers who wish to assume any of the titles should contact Judy Grannan, Technical Services/Acquisitions (email:jgrannan@indiana.edu) within two weeks following date of this newsletter.
1. LAST COPY HELD IN IUB
Fund 17 (Business)
- BULLETIN OF INDONESIAN ECONOMIC STUDIES
Fund 97 (UGL)
- NEA TODAY:A NEWSPAPER FOR MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
- CURRENT HEALTH 2
2. MULTI-COPY HELD IN IUB
Fund 39 (General)
- NATION (NEW YORK, N.Y.)
- NEW REPUBLIC (NEW YORK, N.Y.)
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Fund 97 (UGL)
- JAMA:THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Judy Grannan, Serials Procurement Specialist
*BLF Meeting at IU Bloomington
Please mark your calendars for a BLF meeting on Tuesday, November 7th from 3- 5 in the 3rd floor staff lounge. A more complete agenda will be sent out later. The meeting will include the annual "State of the Library" by Dean Thorin.
Roger Beckman, BLF Secretary
The AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER LIBRARY
presents a BOOK TALK
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26
7:30-9:00 P.M.
African American Cultural Center Lounge
Ashton/Coulter Rm. 108
Indiana University
Grace Jackson-Brown, Director of the AACC Library will moderate the discussion of the book, The Black Image in the White Mind: Media and Race in America by Dr. Robert Entman, University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Other October 2000 events include:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 30--A lecture/presentation, "What flavor is your ballot?",
by Dr. Robert Entman, co-author of The Black Image in the White Mind. The
lecture/presentation will be in Radio/TV 251 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31--A Brown Bag Lecture featuring a lively discussion of Dr. Entman's book. The lecture will be held in the African American Cultural Center Conference Room, Ashton/Coulter Rooms 102-104, from Noon-1:00 p.m. The AACC is located in Ashton Center/Coulter Hall, at the corner of 7th and Union Streets. Enter on the Union Street side of Coulter Hall.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31--A panel discussion on media, politics, and the representation of people of color. The panel will feature Dr. Robert Entman as well as Dr. Yvette Alex-Assensoh, Dr. Audrey Wilson, and other IUB faculty guests. The panel discussion will take place in the IMU Oak Room from 4:00-5:30 p.m.
These events are co-sponsored by The Office of the Vice President for Student Development and Diversity, and the Commission on Multicultural Understanding
Submitted by: Marianna Brough, AACC Library
*HPER Library Auction at IU Bloomington
It's back by popular demand! The 14th Annual HPER Library Auction will take place on Friday, October 27, from 11:30am-1pm in the HPER Building, Room 125 (HPER faculty lounge). This is a major fundraising event for the HPER Library, and a collaborative effort between the School of HPER and the IU Libraries. The purpose of this message is to ask for your donations to the Auction. In previous years, such items as baked goodies and gourmet meals, sporting equipment, autographed books, an afternoon of kayaking, 4 hours of dog training, and a massage have been auctioned off. If you have Grandma's "treasures" in your attic and want to give them to a good cause, think about putting them in the Auction. This year we are going to have a special table with $10.00 items, for folks on a limited budget.
To make a donation, please fill out the form below, and return it to: Mary Strow, HPER Library 029, HPER Building, IUB. Be sure to request a tax reporting form, if you wish one. We hope to make this year's Auction bigger and more fun than ever before! Mark your calendars now, and we hope that you will participate!
Submitted by: Mary R. Strow, Head
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) Library
mstrow@indiana.edu
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HPER LIBRARY AUCTION SIGN-UP SHEET NAME: _______________________________________________________________________ CAMPUS ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________ PHONE #: ________________________________ E-MAIL:__________________________ DONATION: _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Fair market value of item donated _____________________________________________________ (This must be filled out when returning donation sheet) My donation will be available at the Auction _____________________________________________ My donation will be delivered after the Auction
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Professor William Taylor, "Artists of the Harlem Renaissance"
Thursday, October 26
3:00-5:00 p.m.
Lilly Auditorium, IUPUI
AACC Book Talk
Thursday, October 26
7:30-9:00 p.m.
African American Cultural Center Lounge
Ashton/Coulter Rm. 108
IU Bloomington
HPER Library Auction
Friday, October 27
11:30-1:00 p.m.
HPER 125
IU Bloomington
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