LIBRARY NEWS
LIBRARY EVENTS
The month of November is Jewish Book Month. There will be a display in the glass case between the Kent-Cooper room and the cafeteria downstairs in the Main Library at IU Bloomington. It will be concentrating on Jewish books in print and publishing from the 16th century to the present.
Noa Wahrman, Visiting Assistant Librarian,
Area Studies, Cataloging Section
5-9432
nwahrman@indiana.edu
*IUPUI University Library Job Posting
Executive Director
IUPUI University Library
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) seeks a dynamic and visionary leader to serve as Executive Director of the IUPUI University Library (including the University Library, the Herron School of Art Library, and the IUPU Columbus Library). The position affords a unique opportunity to lead the library as the principal campus and community resource in an academic environment committed to information integration and distributed access. This commitment is embodied in the University's $32 million library which is the nerve center for the acquisition and distribution of print, electronic, and multimedia resources to support community-wide learning.
Based in Indianapolis, the state capital, the nation's 14th largest city, IUPUI (http://www.iupui.edu) is the third largest campus in Indiana with over 27,000 students and offers the widest range of degree programs of any campus in the state. Its 19 schools include basic undergraduate programs in the arts and sciences, numerous programs in medicine and health, as well as other professional programs in law, philanthropy, informatics, business, engineering, fine arts, physical education, and public affairs. The IUPUI campus is adjacent to a vibrant downtown Indianapolis including several new museums and cultural and commercial developments.
The Executive Director of the IUPUI University Library will play a critical role in the continued development of IUPUI as an international leader in the use of information technologies to enhance university-wide teaching and learning, particularly as a partner with the community and other libraries (public and academic). The University Library itself fosters a team-based environment which encourages the active participation of librarians in the life of the campus. Librarians are partners with faculty in providing academic leadership (e.g., participation on instructional teams facilitating student learning).
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in library administration and a keen sense of how information and communication technologies can positively transform the structure and role not only of the academic library but of the university. He or she will have the experience, personality, and academic credentials to provide intellectual as well as administrative leadership, and will be comfortable working in partnership with other information technology professionals on and off campus. Since this position warrants a tenured senior appointment, a masters' degree from an American Library Association accredited program is required. A doctorate or second advanced degree, in addition, is preferred.
Nominations and applications will be accepted until the position is filled, expected by May, 2000. Formal and informal inquiries, applications and curricula vitae, including names of three references, should be sent to the Chair of the Search Committee, with guaranteed review of materials received by December 1, 1999.
Scott E. Evenbeck, Dean
University College, IUPUI
815 West Michigan Street, UC 3163
Indianapolis, IN 46202
IUPUI is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.
*Book Autographing Session at IU Bloomington
The Public Is Invited to a reception and book autographing session for special guests Will Counts, Elizabeth Eckford, and Hazel Massery on Monday, October 25th, 8:15pm at the African American Cultural Center, IU Bloomington (located at Union & 7th Streets) The three will speak about their experiences in the historic desegregation of Little Rock Hight School in 1957. Will Counts, formerly a photojournalist for the Arkansas Democrat,took stunning photos of the social upheaval that resulted when nine Black Students faced White resistance from citizens and Governor Orval Faubus to the Supreme Court mandated intergration. Counts captured a photo of Elizabeth Eckford as she attempted to enter Little Rock High School and faced a mob that included Helen Massery. Forty years later, Eckford and Massery reconciled, and both were interviewed in a book that features Counts' photography. At the reception discounted copies of the book A Life Is More Than a Moment: The Desegregation of Little Rock's Central High will be sold for the autographing session. A display of the historic period created by the staff of the African American Cultural Center Library will be open for viewing during the reception. Refreshments will also be served. Please plan to attend. Thank you.
Counts-Eckford-Massery Public Lecture
IMU Whittenberger Auditorium
Monday, October 25th, 7pm
Reception honoring Counts, Eckford and Massery
African American Cultural Center
Union and 7th St. (parking available at south side of Eigemann Hall)
Monday, October 25th, 8:15pm
Grace Jackson-Brown, Librarian, African American Cultural Center Library
*Special Libraries Association Presentation
Special Libraries Association - Indiana Chapter is pleased to present:
We Are As Others See Us
...a light-hearted, multi-media look at the way librarians have been depicted in comics and the movies.
Guest Speaker: Steven J. Schmidt
Sponsored by RoweCom
Thursday, November 11, 1999
Capital Conference Center - Auditorium
201 North Illinois Street, Suite 200 - Downtown Indianapolis*
Steven J. Schmidt is a librarian, although a lot of people tell him that he doesn't look like one. Librarians, in many people's minds, are elderly spinsters who wear sensible shoes, keep their hair up in buns, and go "Shush!" whenever someone dares to breathe too loudly. This stereotype has been created and frequently reinforced by nearly a century of cartoons, movies, and TV shows.
His forthcoming book, Check Us Out: The Depiction of Libraries and Librarians in the Movies, is an annotated filmography of over five hundred films depicting libraries and librarians. McFarland Press is scheduled to publish this fun, fact-filled book in the spring of 2001. Meeting attendees will have the first opportunity for a "sneak preview" during this entertaining presentation.
When he isn't at the movies, Mr. Schmidt serves as the Access Services Librarian Team Leader at IUPUI University Library and Project Director for ERROL, that institution's electronic imaging project. In 1992 the Indiana Library Federation named Mr. Schmidt Outstanding Librarian of the Year. He recently completed a term as president of that organization.
Agenda:
4:00 p.m.: Board meeting (open to all)
5:30 p.m.: Networking, cocktails, and appetizers
6:15 p.m.: Dinner/welcoming remarks, President Cindy Monnier
7:00 p.m.: A word from our sponsor, Ken Wineke of RoweCom
7:10 p.m.: Program featuring guest speaker Steven J. Schmidt
8:15 p.m.: Adjournment
Directions and Parking: Capital Conference Center is located on the 2nd floor of the south tower of the Capital Center Building. Capital Center is at 201 North Illinois Street on the northeast corner of Ohio and Illinois Streets. Parking ($2) is available underneath the building with entrances to the garage located on both Ohio and New York Streets. Parking is also available just north of the Capital Center building in the Central Park Garage at 301 North Illinois. Full size vans or pickups must park in this garage. For further directions, call Susan Schlag, 317-433-6185.
SEATING IS LIMITED! See attached reservation form, or email your
reservation by Monday, November 8, 1999, to: Schlag_Susan_M@Lilly.com.
Indicate your name, title, organization, phone, fax, email, and SLA member
status:
Member ($12), Non-Member ($16), or Student ($8).
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Reservation Form
Please phone, fax, mail, or email your reservation by Monday, November 8,
1999, to:
Susan Schlag, Eli Lilly & Co., Lilly Corporate Center, Drop Code 1845,
Indianapolis IN 46285.
Phone: 317-433-6185
Fax: 317-433-3826
Email: Schlag_Susan_M@Lilly.com
Your Name:
Title:
Organization:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Check one:
__ SLA member ($12.00)
__ Non-member ($16.00)
__ Student ($8.00)
You may pay at the door.
Susan M. Schlag
(SLA-IC)
Eli Lilly & Company
Lilly Corporate Center, Drop Code 1845
Indianapolis IN 46285
*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 26
9:00-11:00 a.m.
Alumni Assoc., Kelley Dining Room
IU Bloomington
Merit Pay Plan Training Session
Wednesday, October 27
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Alumni Assoc., Kelley Dining Room
IU Bloomington
National Satellite Teleconference
Thursday, October 28
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Main Library, E-174
IU Bloomington
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