Tony Stamatoplos, Instructional Teams, IUPUI University Library, recently conducted a presentation at the Third National Conference on Students in Transition. His topic was "Transforming the Roles of Librarians in Students' First-Year College Experience: Lessons from Learning Communities" and the conference was November 5-8, 1997 at Oak Brook, IL.
2. CALL FOR LIBRARIAN RESEARCH
The Research Committee IULFC has been charged with soliciting and publishing a system-wide compilation of librarian research projects. The Committee is now requesting this information from librarians. The finished listing will go onto a Web page designed for this purpose.
Will all librarians who have conducted/published research projects within the last five years (1992/93 - ) or who currently have such projects in progress, please submit the following:
For completed, published projects: 1. A full citation, accompanied by a 50-100 word description 2. Your e-mail address, phone number, and snail mail address 3. Indicate any grant funding received for this project For ongoing projects: 1. Working title of the project along with a 50-100 word description 2. Your e-mail address, phone number, and snail mail address 3. Indicate any grant funding received for this projectSend to Marty Rosen at IU Southeast in electronic format: crosen@ophelia.ucs.indiana.edu
DEADLINE: February 13, 1998
--Gail MacKay, IU Kokomo Library
3. INULA BOOK SALE COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES 1998 SALE!
Bibliophiles will want to mark their calendars for the Indiana University Librarians Association (InULA) annual Book Sale. The 1998 sale will be held on Sunday, April 19, and Monday, April 20, in the IUB Main Library, Room E174. Sale times and prices will be advertised later this month.
Donations for the sale are already pouring in. For this reason the Book Sale Committee is ready to announce the first "sorting party" of the year. Sorting will take place THIS Saturday, Jan. 17, from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM in the UGL 5th floor storage area. All volunteers may select some free books, and refreshments will be served in the UGL break room.
A non-profit organization, InULA supports professional development and continuing education for librarians, provides scholarships in the field of library and information science, and promotes increased communication among InULA members. For further information about the InULA Book Sale or "sorting party," contact Suzanne Mudge at (812) 855-8631 (smudge@indiana.edu) or Maryann Hight (812) 855-9857 (mhight@indiana.edu).
4. REMINDER - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT WYLIE HOUSE
Seed Sorters Wanted at Wylie House on Jan. 19
On Monday, January 19, from 10 am to 4 pm, volunteers are invited to come to Wylie House Museum to help clean and package seeds from the historic varieties of vegetables and flowers in the museum garden. A two-three hour shift per volunteer is suggested. Wylie House is located at 307 E. 2nd Street. For more information, call Larime Wilson at 333-9705. This volunteer activity is being offered as part of Bloomington's observation of Martin Luther King Day, and is a good opportunity to learn something about seed saving.
--Bonnie Williams, Wylie House
5. LIFE SCIENCES LIBRARY IS HERE!
I am very happy to report that the merger of the Medical Sciences and Biology Libraries was successfully completed during the holiday break, and we are now open as the Life Sciences Library! The move of collections, equipment and staff was accomplished in record time, finishing a day earlier than expected. Many thanks are in order for such a successful project. I want to especially thank Elizabeth Hanson, Robert Gowin, Eddie Bullard and Pam Wasmer for their hard work in preparation of and during the move, and Vaughn Nuest for his expert advice and guidance with the whole planning process. Planning for the move was started several years before I arrived, and thanks go to Steven Sowell and Doug Freeman for their earlier planning efforts. Also, thanks to Odette Shepherd for coordinating technical services changes, and to Lisa Figg for implementing necessary IO changes. IUCAT records now display the location "Blgtn Life Sciences Library" for items formerly held in either location. Thanks also to Ron Hafft for getting all of our computers set up, and Melissa Stewart for coordinating the campus services we needed. Finally, a special thanks to Tom Swafford, Director of Space Management, for his support and guidance before, during and after the move.
The library doesn't really look very different (just a little more crowded!), but stop by and see us when you're in the area!
--Pat Lovett, Head, Life Sciences Library
6. VIDEO AVAILABLE IN MEDIA AND RESERVE SERVICES
"Into the Future: On the Preservation of Knowledge in the Electronic Age"
A FILM BY TERRY SANDERS
NARRATED BY ROBERT MACNEIL
AMERICAN FILM FOUNDATION, 1997
As noted in last week's IUL News, "Into the Future" was broadcast on PBS
on Tuesday, January 13. In case you missed it or would like to see it
again, the film is available on videotape in Media and Reserve Services.
We have a 30-minute version and a 60-minute version. The call numbers
are: Z699 .I596 1997 and Z699 .I596 1997b.If you would like more information about "Into the Future," it is reviewed in the January 1998 issue of Scientific American on page 110. For information on this program from the Public Broadcasting System see: http://www.pbs.org/whatson/1998/01/descriptions/INFU.html
--Kris Brancolini
Mark Your Calendars!
Although it may seem a long way off, before you know it Librarians' Day will be here. Librarians' Day 1998 will be held on Friday, May 8 on the campus of IU-Kokomo.
Working around a general theme of *Change* (Changes in Technology, Changes in the Workplace, Changes in the Profession, etc.) this year's Librarians' Day committee is always open to suggestions. Please feel free to contact any of the committee with topic or speaker suggestions.
Final details, as well as registration information, will be posted later in the spring.
--IULFC Librarians' Day Committee Dick Vaughan (IUB) Feng Shan (IUSB) Allan Barkclay (IUPUI)
8. CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EXHIBIT
Flanner House, the first social service center for the Indianapolis African-American community, celebrates its centennial in 1998. To mark this anniversary, the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives at IUPUI University Library presents the exhibit "A Century of Service: Flanner House, 1898-1998" now through the end of March. The exhibit highlights many of the programs offered by Flanner House during its existence and the people who played major roles in making Flanner House a model social service center known and respected nationwide.
The photographs and documents used in this exhibit come from the Flanner House Records collection, donated by Flanner House to the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives in 1996. The collection includes board of directors' minutes, committee and division reports, publications, and photographs.
The exhibit is located in the reception area of the Ruth Lilly Special Collections and Archives, Room 0133 on the lower level of the IUPUI University Library. The archives are open Monday, Thursday, and Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. - Noon. Call (317)274-0464 if there are any questions about the exhibit or the Flanner House Records collection.
9. IU MUSIC LIBRARY AUTHORIZED FOR NATIONAL LEVEL ENHANCE
The Music Library Technical Services Division has recently received National Level Enhance authorization from the Library of Congress Regional & Cooperative Cataloging Division. This means that IU music catalogers will be able to contribute and edit fully authorized OCLC records as part of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging/Bibliographic Cooperative Program (PCC/BIBCO). See http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc for additional descriptions of these programs. Music format authorization (for scores and sound recordings) will be added to IU's existing OCLC book format authorization. IUB's IOCM/Original Cataloging Unit was one of the first participants in BIBCO (formerly NCCP, National Cooperative Cataloging Program). Music participation has been enabled by the kind assistance and instruction by that unit, in particular by Marty Joachim and Sylvia Turchyn. BIBCO records meet nationally agreed upon standards along with fully authorized access points and are therefore shareable without additional review by LC, and OCLC/RLIN users.
--A. Ralph Papakhian, Indiana University Music Library
10. PROMOTION AND TENURE WORKSHOP
The Indiana University Libraries Promotion & Tenure Committee will be holding the P & T Workshop on April 1, 1998 from 1:00-3:45 p.m. Again this year the workshop will be a videoconference (VICOPS). Please note the date, time, and your campus location which follows. An agenda will be distributed at a later date.
Columbus- Main 165 IPFW - Helmke B35 IUN - Hawthorn 338 IUB - Wright 1002 IUPUI - ES 2101 IUK - Main 111 IUSE - Knobview 112 IUE - Whitewater 119 IUSB - Northside 038--Diane J. Bever, Chair, IUL Promotion and Tenure Committee
11. BLOOMINGTON LAW LIBRARY MILESTONE
In December, the Bloomington Law Library added the 600,000 volume to the collection. The volume count at the end of 1997 stood at 600,041. The 500,000 volume was added in November of 1993. No particular book was singled out for the honor, unlike the 500,000 volume which was represented by a first edition copy of Oliver Wendell Holmes' classic, "The Common Law."
--Michael Maben, Cataloging Librarian
12. SLIS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Distance technologies enable librarians to earn certification
This spring marks the end of a successful first year of the Indiana University Library Education Certification Program. Offered by the School of Library and Information (SLIS) and School of Continuing Studies, the program uses distance learning technologies to enable students statewide to enroll in graduate-level courses that might not otherwise be available in their areas.
"We are very pleased to offer these courses via distance learning," says Debora Shaw, associate dean in the School of Library and Information Science, "because it enables working students to complete their course work on a flexible schedule."
Courses are delivered evenings and Saturdays on most IU campuses and in Evansville via the Virtual Indiana Classroom (VIC) Network and the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS). The VIC Network uses two-way video and audio to allow students to see and hear each other. VIC classrooms are located on all the IU campuses. IHETS uses one-way video and two-way audio technologies to reach 300 satellite receive sites in Indiana.
Students in the Library Education Certification Program can use the courses to qualify for work in libraries where a complete master's degree is not required, meet certification requirements established by Indiana's State Library Certification Board, and earn credit toward a Master of Library Science (M.L.S.)
Available each semester L596 Internship in Library and Information Science Fall 1998 L520 Bibliographic Access and Control L533 Library Materials for Children and Young Adults L551 Information Inquiry for School Teachers Spring 1999 L401 Computer-Based Information Tools L526 Library Automation L553 The School Media SpecialistRegistration for fall 1998 courses begins on April 6. For more information or to request a brochure detailing the Library Education Certification Program, contact Mary Krutulis, Director of Admissions, School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Library 011, Bloomington, IN 47405, phone 812-855-2018, fax 812-855-6166, e-mail krutulis@indiana.edu
. Information is also available at the following World Wide Web sites:
Public Librarian Certification
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/Degrees/public.html
School Library/Media and Information Technology Certification
http://www.slis.indiana.edu/Degrees/schmeditcert.html
SLIS Home Page
--Lisa Denlinger, School of Continuing Studies
13. CONTINUING EDUCATION COMMITTEE PRESENTS...
Save the Date: January 27, 1998
At 1pm on January 27, 1998, the Continuing Education Committee will present a program entitled " The Best Web Site: How Librarians Can Create, Design, Manage and Maintain a Web Site". The program will take place in Media Room 174.
--Juliet C. Smith, Indiana University School of Law
Nominations for the Jenkins Award are due in Library Personnel on February 1, 1998. This award is presented annually to current or former IU librarians in recognition of outstanding contributions to the IU Libraries or to the library profession. For a copy of the nomination form or for more information about the award, consult the Library Faculty Handbook or contact Betty Andis in Library Personnel.
15. WEEKLY CALENDAR
Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King Day LIBRARY CLOSED Tuesday, January 20 Academic Information Services 11:00 - 12:00 pm 043 Thursday, January 22 B L F C Meeting 3:00 - 5:00 pm ACR
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