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*Effective December 1, John Anderies resigned from his position as Collection Coordinator with the Cook Music Library at IU-Bloomington.
*Effective December 11 Annette Carasco accepted the position of Accounting Associate in Technical Services/Acquisitions at IU-Bloomington. Prior to accepting this appointment, Annette was the Senior Acquisitions Coordinator in the Technical Services/Acquisitions Department at IU-Bloomington. She has a BA from the University of California at Berkeley.
*I am pleased to announce that Luis Gonzalez has accepted the position of Interim Head of the Journalism Library at IU-Bloomington on a half-time basis effective 12/11/00-8/31/01. This is a visiting assistant librarian appointment.
Luis has previously served as Latin American Studies Research Librarian at the Center for International Library Programs, Duke University (1999-2000) as a participant in a post-doctoral fellowship program for the training of Latin American studies research librarians. He earned a PhD in history from the University of Minnesota (1998) and was awarded an Indiana University Minority Faculty Fellowship, during which he taught Latin American History and Civilization at IU (1997).
I want to extend a hearty thanks to Frank Quinn for the excellent job he has done over the past two years as Interim Head of the Journalism Library. Frank has assumed a great deal of responsibility, particularly in the areas of collection management, instruction, and faculty liaison. During this time he has been capably assisted by Linda Butler and other staff members in the Journalism Library.
For the remainder of December, Frank will work with Luis as he becomes acquainted with IUL and the duties associated with being Interim Head of the Journalism Library. Carolyn Walters has agreed to be Luis's mentor during his tenure as Interim Head.
While the Library administration recognizes that Luis' appointment to the Journalism Library does not provide a long-term solution to the Library's staffing needs, his appointment will allow Frank Quinn to return to his primary duties in the Main Library and will permit the Libraries to determine the most appropriate and permanent solution for staffing in the Journalism Library.
Please join me in welcoming Luis and in thanking Frank.
Submitted by: Harriette Hemmasi, Associate Dean and Director of Technical Services
Thanks to all those dedicated staff and students who keep the Main Library at IU Bloomington open during extended hours. How many of us would want to work until 2 a.m.? By providing such hours we all know that students can come to the library to study, complete papers, and prepare for exams. Appreciation to Jonathan Herr, Dennis O'Brien, Erica Whichello, Steven Williams, and the many students in Customer and Access Services, Undergraduate Library Services, and Media/Reserves who keep the doors open into the wee hours. Well done!
Pat Steele
Head, Customer and Access Services
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Special thanks to the Faculty Staff Development Committee and Betty Bell
for all their help with the Libraries Orientation program and reception
November 28th. This Committee and Betty do a wonderful job of planning and
preparing materials for this event, and I appreciate all their hard work.
Submitted by: Yolanda Cooper-Birdine, Libraries Human Resources Officer
Unicorn Update: http://www.indiana.edu/~sirsi/update
December 15, 2000 Issue #9
In this issue:
* Training 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
*IUPUI University Library Announces Special Hours
As the Fall Semester 2000 comes to a close, the IUPUI University Library has announced its special hours for the period of December 18 through January 7, 2001. These hours include the following:
Mon, December 18 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tue - Fri, December 19 - 22 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat - Mon, December 23 - 25 UL CLOSED Tue - Fri, December 26 - 29 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat - Mon, December 30 - January 1 UL CLOSED Tues - Fri, January 2 - 5 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat & Sun, January 6 - 7 UL CLOSED
On Monday, January 8, 2001, the IUPUI University Library will resume Regular Hours. For more information about the library hours, call (317)274-8278, or visit: http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/libinfo/ulfall.html
Submitted by: Norman Brandenstein, External Relations Team
IUPUI University Library
*IUPUI University Library to Host Inuit Games Display
In cooperation with the National Art Museum of Sport, the IUPUI University Library is currently presenting a collection of prints and artifacts of Inuit games of the native people of northern Canada and Alaska. The display is available for viewing in the Level One Lobby during regular University Library hours through January 5, 2001.
Strength, agility, and control were key to survival by the people living in the Arctic and the basis for competition in their traditional games. Anthropologist Richard Windhorst collected prints, small sculptures and artifacts that depicted the game activities of the Inuit people. After touring the country, Windhorst gave his collection of 90 works to the National Art Museum of Sport. Additional prints and some of the small sculpture collection are also on display at the University Place Conference Center, home to the Museum.
For further information about the IUPUI University Library display, please call (317) 278-0232, or visit: http://www.ulib.iupui.edu.
Submitted by: Norman Brandenstein, External Relations Team
IUPUI University Library
DON'T FORGET TO USE THE LIBRARY MASTER CALENDAR!
The 2001 Library Master Calendar is up now.
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/calendar1.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.
AIS/RCSD Joint Meeting
Tuesday, December 19
2:00-3:00 p.m.
Ground Floor Conference Room
IU Bloomington
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