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*Effective November 28, Sarah Wyatt accepted the position of Development Office Assistant in the Library Development Office in the Main Library at IU-Bloomington. Prior to accepting this position, Sarah worked at Debbie's Staffing Services in Danville, Virginia. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Call for Applications for the Herbert S. and Virginia White Professional Development Award
Employees of the IU Libraries systemwide who hold an MLS or equivalent degree are invited to submit applications for the Herbert F. and Virginia White Professional Development Award. All IU Libraries staff on all campuses in clerical, technical and PA positions, and all individuals with librarian appointments are eligible to apply for this award. The White Award has been established to support the career growth of individuals who have chosen librarianship as a profession. Further information about the Award, the process, eligibility, criteria and the application form are available on the web at http://www.indiana.edu/~libpers/hvwhite.html.
The deadline for applications is December 15, 2000. Please send your information to Libraries Human Resources, Bloomington by that date.
The Committee will make the award decision in late January, with notification letters sent by February 15. If you have questions, please contact Betty Bell in Libraries Human Resources at (812) 855-8196 or bettbell@indiana.edu.
*Search Committee Appointed at IU Bloomington
The search and screen committee has been appointed for the Assistant Director for Projects and Services position in the Digital Library Program. The members are Eric Bartheld, Library Development; Jackie Byrd (chair), Technical Services; Yolanda Cooper-Birdine (ex officio), Libraries Human Resources; Mary Wallace Davidson, Cook Music Library; Jacob Nadal, Preservation; Bob Noel, Swain Hall Library; and Jennifer Riley, Digital Library Program.
Submitted by: Betty Bell, Libraries Human Resources
*IUPUI University Library Exhibit
IUPUI University Library Honors
National German-American Organization
IUPUI University Library is pleased to present the exhibit, "A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body: The 150th Anniversary of the American Turners National Organization," now on display in the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives. The exhibit salutes the American Turners for their 150 years of service to the German-American community and to the cause of physical fitness and physical education.
German immigrants founded the American Turners national organization in 1850. "A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body: The 150th Anniversary of the American Turners National Organization" highlights the Turners' activities over the years. The Turners fought for the political rights of German immigrants, served as the social and cultural center for many German-American communities, and actively promoted physical fitness and physical education. In 1866 the American Turners founded a school for gymnastic teachers that is today the Indiana University School of Physical Education, located on the IUPUI campus. This school is the oldest continuously operated school of physical education in the United States.
"A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body: The 150th Anniversary of the American Turners National Organization" is on display through February, 2001 in the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, located on the Lower Level, Room 0133 in the IUPUI 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, or visit http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/special/hdip/home.html.
Norman Brandenstein
External Relations Team
IUPUI University Library - UL 1112D
Unicorn Update: http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/update
December 1, 2000 Issue #8
In this issue:
* OPAC news
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. This issue is available at http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/update. Past issues are archived at this site.
Submitted by: Diane Dallis, UGLS
*2000 Library Holiday Party at IU Bloomington
WHEN: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
TIME: 3:30-4:30 PM
PLACE: Main Library Staff Lounge, IU Bloomington
Please join us for a holiday celebration---food, music, and Santa!
We hope to see you all there!
---2000 Holiday Party Committee
Indiana University's historic Wylie House will offer an evening of gentle good cheer amid the setting of the restored house, home to IU's first president, Andrew Wylie.
From 5-8 pm on Saturday December 9, the first floor of the house museum will be decorated and open for tours with costumed interpreters to guide visitors. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided throughout the evening.
Wylie House is located at the corner of Second and Lincoln streets in Bloomington. Built in 1835, the house has been restored to interpret the Wylie home of the 1840s. From December through February the museum is open by appointment only and for special events. Regular hours resume in March when the museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am-2pm.
Admission to the house is free. For more information, call 812-855-6224.
Submitted by: Jo Burgess, Director, Wylie House Museum
*UCITA Teleconference at IU Bloomington
Through generous sponsorship of the Information Technology Policy Office of the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology, the Main Library will host a teleconference on December 13, 2000 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in E 174 of the IU Main Library. This teleconference will help you learn more about UCITA and what you can do to deal with this legislation in your state! PLEASE EMAIL pbremer@indiana.edu IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND.
UCITA: A Guide to Understanding and Action A Satellite Teleconference
Sponsored by: American Association of Law Libraries, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries, Medical Library Association, Special Libraries Association.
The teleconference will feature four panelists:
-James Neal, Dean of University Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
-Rodney Petersen, Director, Policy and Planning, Office of Information
Technology at the University of Maryland
-Sarah K. (Sally) Wiant, Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law,
Washington and Lee University
-Catherine Wojewodzki, Librarian, Reference Department, University of
Delaware Library and former member of the Delaware legislature.
The teleconference will provide a valuable "primer" on UCITA, strategies for dealing with the legislation in your state, and an opportunity to ask the panelists questions. UCITA, the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, is a proposed state law that seeks to create a unified approach to the licensing of software and information. Two states -- Maryland and Virginia -- have passed UCITA, and it will be under consideration in many other states in the near future. UCITA's broad scope and focus on software and information requires that the research, education, and library communities understand what the adoption of UCITA will mean for the mission, operation, and core values of the higher education and library communities.
For more information see: http://www.arl.org/ucita.html
Submitted by: Lou Malcomb, Head, Government Publications/Geography & Map
Library Holiday Party
Wednesday, December 6
3:30-4:30 p.m.
3rd Floor Staff Lounge, Main Library
IU Bloomington
Wylie House by Lamplight
Saturday, December 9
5:00-8:00 p.m.
1st floor, Wylie House Museum
IU Bloomington
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