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Unicorn Update:
http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/update
November 10, 2000 Issue #7
In this issue:
* Uniform loan periods on tap for January
* Simplify, simplify... your circulation policies
* Unicorn Implementation Glossary, Part 3
The Unicorn Update is a bi-weekly news update created by the Sirsi
Communications and Training Working Group to inform staff about our new
Unicorn (Sirsi) System. The latest issue is available at
http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/update.
Past issues are archived at this site.
Submitted by: Erika Dowell, The Lilly Library
*IU Libraries Personnel Directory
The IU Libraries Personnel Directory for the Bloomington, Indianapolis, and Regional Campus Libraries, can be found on the web at: http://www.indiana.edu/~libadmin/directry.html. This directory is updated weekly. Please submit corrections or questions to Betty Bell (bettbell@indiana.edu), Libraries Human Resources, Main Library, C-201, IU Bloomington.
*Upcoming AACC Library Book Talk
The African American Cultural Center Library presents a BOOK TALK featuring Bakari Kitwana, author
Tuesday, November 14
7:30 p.m.
African American Cultural Center
Africa Room
Ashton Center/Coulter Hall 1st floor
Corner of Union & 7th Streets
(South of Eigenmann Hall, East of the School of Education)
Mr. Kitwana is the author of the 1994 book, THE RAP ON GANGSTA RAP, and the forthcoming title, HIP-HOP GENERATION. The title of his talk will be, Beyond Gangsta Rap: translating hip-hop's commercial success into political power for the hip-hop generation. Mr. Kitwana will discuss the commercial success of hip-hop, negative and positive images, and the messages of Black youth within it. He will also discuss hip-hop culture as an expression of today's youth culture and how elements of that culture, such as attitude and drive, are manifesting themselves in other areas like the spoken word poetry scene, activism, and politics.
Bakari Kitwana is the author of the book, The Rap on Gangsta Rap (1994), and the forthcoming book entitled Hip-Hop Generation , which will be released in February 2001. He is currently a writer and contributing editor for The Source magazine and Managing Editor of Black Books Bulletin: Words Work. He was formerly the Executive Editor and Assistant to the Publisher at Third World Press. His essay, "Violence, Doublespeak and the American Ruling Elite" appeared in the anthology Why LA Happened: Implications of the 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion. He has also contributed to the collection Confusion By Any Other Name, and Tough Love: The Life and Death of Tupac Shakur (1997).
Please direct questions or comments to 855-3237 or aaclib@indiana.edu
Thank you,
Marianna Brough, Branch Coordinator
African American Cultural Center Library
DON'T FORGET TO USE THE LIBRARY MASTER CALENDAR!
There is a master calendar in Libraries Human Resources where we list meetings, training sessions, and events that have been widely announced. If you are scheduling a meeting, event, etc., it is essential that you add this information to the calendar and check for conflicts. The master calendar is located in the Libraries Human Resources Office and on our web page at http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers/master2000.html. It is now also in the Public Folders of Outlook! You will only be able to view the calendar so if there is anything that you want to change or add to it, please send Suzann Westerfield (sleaster@indiana.edu or 5-5988) the information. It then will be put on the Outlook calendar for you. In order to view the calendar, scroll down your Outlook folder list to "Public Folders". Keep opening folders until you come to "All Public Folders", "Departments", "BL-Library", "BL-Master Calendar". Once you find it, you can make a shortcut by adding it to the Outlook bar on the left side, by clicking on it and dragging it over to that bar. Again, if you have any questions or would like to add something to the calendar, contact Suzann Westerfield.
SMG (Senior Management Group)
Tuesday, November 14
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Main Library E-174
IU Bloomington
AACC Library Book Talk
Tuesday, November 14
7:30 p.m.
African American Cultural Center
Africa Room, Ashton Ctr./Coulter Hall 1st floor
IU Bloomington
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