1. Faculty/Staff News
2. Special Events Calendar
3. BLF Continuing Education Research Forum
4. Going Wireless - IOLUG Fall Program
5. Fall Conference of Indiana Teacher of Writing Report
6. ILF District IV at Greenwood Library
7. Grant Opportunities
8. IULFC Committee Lists
1. FACULTY/STAFF NEWS
At the 1996 INDIGO Fall Conference, Robert A. Hinton, IUPUI University Library was elected Assistant Chair/Chair Elect of INDIGO (Indiana Networking for Documents and Information of Government Organizations. Bob will serve as Assistant Chair/Chair-Elect until November 1997 and then Chair from November 1997 to November 1998.
The Special Events Committee has set the dates for 1996/97 events. Please put these on your calendars:
Holiday Party December 12, 3:00-4:30 p.m. February Fest February 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Student Recognition Reception April 8, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Retirement & Recognition Reception May 22, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Picnic July 17, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.The members of this year's Special Events Committee are:
Jeri Anderson, Business/SPEA Emma Dederick, Music Erika Dowell, Fine Arts Mark Feddersen, Automation Judie Foster, Serials Lou Malcomb, UGLS Julie Pophal, IOCM Harold Shaffer, Access Services and Administration Lynn Smith, Administration Rachael Stoeltje, Preservation3. BLF CONTINUING EDUCATION RESEARCH FORUM
The BLF Continuing Education Committee invites you to our next Research Forum on Thursday, Nov. 7, noon-1:15 in the Main Library Ground Floor Conference Room. Jean Poland is our featured speaker, and her presentation, "Librarians in Southeast Asia: One Fellow's Travels" will include a slide show on her recent research travels to Burma and Thailand. Please bring your lunch and join us for an informative and entertaining session.
--Pat Lovett, BLF Continuing Education Committee
4. GOING WIRELESS - IOLUG FALL PROGRAM
Tired of trying to find a network connection for your computer?
Try GOING WIRELESS!
Indiana Online Users Group (IOLUG) Fall Meeting Friday, November 15, 1996 St. Vincent Marten House Hotel and Conference Center 1801 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, INWireless technology is being used to communicate and transfer data between users without phone lines or network connections. Institutions such as Carnegie Mellon University, the George Washington University, and the State Library of Iowa recently installed wireless LANs. Find out how this technology can benefit information professionals and their users.
AGENDA:
9 am Registration and continental breakfast
9:30 am Introductions and IOLUG business
10 am Keynote presentation: "Wireless Networking"
Hear Michael Conway and George Bishop of Ovid Elsie Area
Schools, Elsie, Michigan, give an overview of this new
technology and discuss how they've used some of its applications.
11:30 am Lunch
1 pm Concurrent sessions
Session A: "A vendor's perspective: what's coming?"
A vendor representative addresses future developments.
Session B: "What's happening in Indiana?" John Castleman,
Director, Bluffton-Wells County Library, and Ross Riker,
Director, Kendallville Public Library, discuss their
libraries' use of wireless technology.
2 pm Concurrent sessions repeated
3:15 pm Wrapup and evaluation
Cost (includes lunch) $20 for IOLUG members, $30 for guests---------------------------------------------------------------------
Going Wireless REGISTRATION FORM
Name:
Institution:
Mailing address:
Email address:
Phone number:
Enclosed please find ___ $20 IOLUG member ___ $30 IOLUG guest
($30 after 11/8/96) ($40 after 11/8/96)
Make check payable to: Indiana Online Users Group
Mail to: Larry Baerveldt
IOLUG Membership Officer
1165 E. Telegraph Hill Road
Madison, IN 47250
email: BAERVLDT@hanover.edu
--Judy Tribble, IOLUG Program Chair, (812) 237-25455. FALL CONFERENCE OF INDIANA TEACHERS OF WRITING REPORT
A Federal Case: Using Government Documents to Teach Research Writing presented at "Writing from the Center" the Sixteenth Annual Fall Conference of the Indiana Teachers of Writing, September 26-28, 1996 at the Adams Mark Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana by Robert A. Hinton, Documents/Reference Librarian, IUPUI University Library and Dr. Nadene A. Keene, Department of Humanities, Indiana University Kokomo.
Mr. Hinton gave overviews of government documents, the Federal Depository Library Program sources that index and abstract government documents, and electronic government document resources. Dr. Keene presented her syllabus for the W132 writing course and discussed the writing assignments required for the course. Over 500 teachers of writing from kindergarten through college from throughout Indiana and the Midwest attended this conference.
6. ILF DISTRICT IV AT GREENWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY IN OCTOBER
The Indiana Library Federation District IV held its annual meeting at the Greenwood Public Library on October 22. The theme of the meeting was "Window on the World: Unique Patrons." One hundred and twenty-five librarians from Central Indiana registered for the meeting.
The IU Libraries were well represented on this very successful program. Rosanne Cordell, I.U. South Bend, spoke about "The Intellectual Freedom Climate in Indiana." Robin Crumrin and Sharon Hay, IUPUI University Library conducted a session entitled, "There's No Place Like Homepages." Sue London, IU School of Medicine Library, spoke about "Medical Reference." Bill Orme, IUPUI University Library discussed the future of CD-ROM in American libraries, "Discs, Discs Everywhere...But Which Ones Do I Choose." Vania Goodwin, IUPUI University Library was one of the members of the Planning Committee.
The following are grant opportunities from the American Library Association:
FRANCES HENNE YALSA/VOYA Research grant. Seed money for small-scale projects to encourage research related to library service to young adults. Applicants must be members of YALSA; projects can be undertaken by individual, group, or institution. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $500 CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. ALSC/Louise Seaman Bechtel Children's Library Collection Fellowship Opportunity to read and study at the George Smathers Libraries, U. of Florida. Applicants must have an MLS and twelve years professional work in children's library collection. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $3,750 CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. Association for Library Service to Children Award Award honors ALSC member who has made significant contributions to, and impact on, library service to children and /or the Association for Library Service to Children of the ALA. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $1,000 plus service pin. CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. H.W. Wilson Library Staff Development Grant Grants awarded to library organizations to aid in current or proposed program designed to further staff development objectives. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $3,500 CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. Beta Phi Mu Award Annual award to library school faculty member or other individual for distinguished service to education for librarianship. Nominations must be accompanied by statement of nominee's qualifications. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $500 CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. Shirley Olofson Memorial Award Annual cash award to individual to attend their second annual ALA conference. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $500 CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. For applications and nomination forms contact: New Members Round Table, Nancy George, Chair, 1811 East Shore Dr., Ithaca, NY 14850. ALA Equality Award Award to individual or group for an outstanding contribution toward promoting equality between women and men in the library profession. May be either a sustained or single outstanding accomplishment in areas of pay equity, affirmative action, legislative work, or nonsexist education. Forms available from ALA. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $500 and citation CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. Gale Research Company Financial Development Award Award presented to library organization exhibiting meritorious achievement in carrying out a library financial development project to secure new funding resources for a public or academic library entity. Criteria may include: evidence of the need for for and appropriateness of financial goal; use of innovative, creative, and well-organized development methods; success in meeting or exceeding goal within a reasonable expenditure of fund-raising monies; involvement of library supporters such as trustees and library friends groups. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $2,500 CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. Joseph W. Lippincott Award Applications and nominations are encouraged. Write to ALA for appropriate forms. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $1,000 CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org. John Phillip Imroth Memorial Award for Intellectual Freedom Annual award given for notable contribution to intellectual freedom fueled by personal courage. Applications and nominations invited. DEADLINE: DEC. 1. Amount: $500 CONTACT: ALA Awards Staff Liaison, (312) 280-3247; FAX (312) 280-3257; email: awards@ala.org.8. IULFC COMMITTEE LISTS
The listing for IULFC committee members for the 1996-97 year are as follows:
PROMOTION AND TENURE: Mary Bucknum, IUB, Chair -- 1995-97 Eileen Fry, IUB --1995-97 Andrea Singer, IUB -- 1995-97 Sara Hook, IUPUI -- 1995-97 Larry Griffin, IPFW --1996-97 (Replacing Gabrielle Carr) Robin Crumrin, IUPUI -- 1996-98 Diane Bever, IUK -- 1996-98 Marty Joachim, IUB -- 1996-98 Nancy Boerner, IUB -- 1996-98 Marilyn Shaver, ex officio SABBATICAL LEAVE: Mary Krutulis, Chair -- 1995-97 Jian Liu -- 1995-97 Kris Brancolini -- 1996-98 Tim Sutherland -- 1996-98 Marilyn Shaver, ex officio WHITE AWARD: Anne McGreer -- 1995-97 Chris Long -- 1995-97 (New members will be appointed by the Dean by Oct. 31) IULFC Liaison: Chris Long Marilyn Shaver, ex officio FACULTY STANDARDS: Randi Stocker, Chair -- 1995-97 Lora Baldwin -- 1996-98 Cinda May -- 1996-98 Michelle Russo, Immediate Past Chair -- 1996-97 IULFC Liaison, Kris Brancolini Marilyn Shaver, ex officio RESEARCH: Judy Dye, Co-Chair -- 1996-98 Mahnaz Moshfegh, Co-Chair -- 1996-98 Frank Quinn -- 1995-97 Marie Wright -- 1995-97 Sue McFadden -- 1995-97 Arena Stevens -- 1996-98 IULFC Liaison, Suzanne Thorin Liaisons: Diane Bever -- 1995-97 Larry Griffin -- 1995-97 Sue McFadden -- 1995-97 Arena Stevens -- 1996-98 Rosanne Cordell - 199-98 Marty Rosen -- 1996-98 FACULTY REVIEW BOARD: Nancy Cridland -- 1995-97 Peggy Richwine -- 1995-97 Nancy Eckerman -- 1996-98 Jody Gottwald --1996-98 Steve McShane -- 1995-97 Frank Quinn -- 1996-98 Andrea Singer -- 1996-98 Alternates: David Lasocki -- 1995-97 Steven Schmidt -- 1995-97 Lora Baldwin -- 1996-98 May Jafari -- 1996-98 Lou Malcomb -- 1996-98 Richard Vaughan, 1996-98 IULFC REPRESENTATIVES: Gail MacKay, IUK, Secretary -- 1995-97 Phil Bantin, IUB -- 1995-97 Julie Nilson, IUB, 1995-97 Tony Stamatoplos, IUPUI -- 1995-97 Chris Long, IUPUI -- 1996-97 (Replacing Barb Albee) Feng Shen, IUSB -- 1996-98 Kris Brancolini, IUB -- 1996-98 Dick Vaughan, IUB --1996-98 Nancy Eckerman, IUPUI -- 1996-98 Alternates: Ellen Bosman, IUN -- 1995-97 Robin Crumrin, IUPUI -- 1995-97 Lora Baldwin, IUE -- 1996-98 Rick Ralston, IUPUI -- 1996-98
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