IUL News for October 30, 1995, Volume 22, Number 43

Kevin Kinnell accepted the position of Computer Support Supervisor in Library Automation effective October 16. He has an associate's degree in Computer Programming from Henry Ford Community College and a B.S. in Computer Science from Michigan Technological University. Kevin was an hourly employee in Library Automation prior to accepting this position.

Effective October 30 Natasha Borovikova has accepted the position of Specialized Materials Coordinator with the Subject and Area Libraries. Natasha is currently a Ph.D. student in the Slavic department.

Effective October 26 Lori Dekydtspotter accepted the position of Catalog Management Specialist in the Lilly Library. Lori has been an hourly employee in the IOCM department for the past two months. Prior to coming to Indiana she was in technical services at Cornell University.

Sara Julian accepted the position of Senior Circulation Assistant in the Music Library October 22. Sara was previously an hourly employee in the Music Library. She has a Masters of Science in SLIS from Simmons College and is currently working on her Masters in Jazz Studies.

Lynn Severn accepted the position of Payroll Coordinator in Library Personnel effective October 23. Lynn has held this position as an hourly employee since July of this year. Prior to coming to Indiana Lynn worked at the Walmart corporate office in Arkansas.

Effective October 30 Lucy Snyder has accepted the position of Technical Writer in the Chemistry Library. Lucy has been employed as an hourly employee in various departments at I.U. She has a B.S. in Biology and came to us from San Angelo, Texas.

Effective October 23 Lynne Webb accepted the position of Secretary/Receptionist in Library Personnel. Lynne came to us from Winters Associates in Bloomington. Lynne came to Indiana from Virginia.

2. LINA DUNCAN MEMORIAL

Plans are being made for the Lina Duncan tree memorial dedication. Just as soon as IU Building and Grounds gets the tree planted, we will hold the ceremony. If you would like to speak at the dedication or nominate someone to speak, please contact Cameron McGuire (mcguire@indiana.edu). It is our hope to do this as soon as possible.

3. STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS REPORTS

Now available at the Main Library Research Collections reference desk and at the reserve desk are notebooks containing the eight original Strategic Directions task force reports and the October 2 discussion draft of "The Strategic Directions Charter: Becoming America's New Public University.

--Pat Steele

4. NEWS FROM THE SERIALS DEPT.

The Serials Cataloging Unit, Serials Department, is proud to announce the completion of a two-part special retrospective conversion project for the Music Library. In anticipation of the forthcoming move to their new facility and in an effort to have their entire serial collection reflected in IUCAT, staff in the Music Library provided the Serials Cataloging Unit with the following:

1.) A list of approximately 200 serial titles in a variety of formats (paper, microfilm, microfiche, microcard) currently housed in the Music Library collection which required retrospective conversion;

2.) A list of 50 serial titles identified in the Research Collection which are targeted for transfer upon completion of the new Music Library.

The staff at the Music Library did an outstanding job of providing our unit with the needed information and on-site support to complete the task. Special kudos and thanks to Lyle Neff, CONSER/NACO Cataloger, for completing the entire project within the allotted timeframe. His music and special language expertise were essential to the successful completion of this project.

-- Mechael Gago, Head, Serials Cataloging Unit

5. UPDATE FROM UGLS

At MIDTERM it seems appropriate to update everyone on various activities and achievements in the Undergraduate Library and the Halls of Residence Libraries. We apologize for not updating you sooner but it was not a quiet summer nor has it been a peaceful Fall. Gate count last week was 25,053.

STAFFING CONTACTS: UGLS had a number of staff changes this summer. Consult the summary below or contact Lou Malcomb (MALCOMB@indiana.edu). All UGLS staff can be reached at 855- 9857.

*Library Instruction for Undergraduates: contact Emily Okada (OKADA@indiana.edu) or Maryann Hight (MHIGHT@indiana.edu) or LIBINSTR@indiana.edu.

*Halls of Residence Libraries: contact Hilary Jolly (HJOLLY@indiana.edu) about collection and service questions, Elinor Okada (EOKADA@indiana.edu) about HRLCAT circulation and other HRL public service questions or Sheila Hoff (SHOFF@indiana.edu) about any HRL technical services questions.

*Reference/Information Services (including Career Reference, Point/Counterpoint Reference): contact Mary Strow (MSTROW@indiana.edu).

*Electronic Services: contact Andrew White (ANWWHITE@indiana. edu) for general information about computers and equipment in UGLS. For the Interactive Information Center (including the cluster with Web access and multimedia products) contact Maryann Hight (MHIGHT@indiana.edu).

*RCPD: Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities: contact Ann Minde (ASATTERW@indiana.edu) or Lou Malcomb.

*Undergraduate Library Technical Services/Collection Withdrawals: contact Amy Cope (ACOPE@indiana.edu).

Withdrawal Project: Thanks to the continuing assistance of IOCM and three hourly staff under Amy Cope's supervision, we have withdrawn more than 4,873 items from UGL's collection. Thanks to all the fundmanagers who have responded to many email inquiries about various volumes and their value. More information about this will be forthcoming.

HALLS OF RESIDENCE LIBRARIES: While still working on the retrospective conversion of the books with L.C. classification, HRLCAT now includes access to all of HRL's CDs, audio and video cassettes, browsing collections, periodicals (Last 2 years only are retained), and the Family Housing Library's children collection. We've found the availability of periodicals particularly important when articles are missing or Main Library volumes are at Bindery (after searching IUCAT, switch to HRLCAT by typing "CHO HRLCAT", then S1 (or most appropriate set#).

Family Housing Library has been enlarged with an openhouse will be held on October 30th at 3 p.m. All are invited to attend and see the new facilities.

INTERACTIVE INFORMATION CENTER:
Thanks to the allocation from the IU Parents Fund, the following new titles are available in UGL's IIC: Complete Maus, I Photograph to Remember, New Voices, Freakshow, Truths and Fictions, Ephemeral Films, Dazzloids, Puppet Hotel, National Parks, A.D.A.M., JFK, Information U.S.A. We also have the American Sign Language Disc (supplied through Speech and Hearing fund) and Haldeman Diaries (supplied by Political Science fund). Come and explore multimedia!

Remember also that the IIC houses numerous titles dealing with the World Wide Web. A couple of new titles include: UNIX in a nutshell by Daniel Gilly, Open computing Unix Unbound by Harley Hahn, and Waite Group HTML Web Publisher's Construction Kit by David Fox and Troy Downing. Staff may request special charges on these items for short term use; but should also remember that HRLCAT lists many titles on the WWW which can be borrowed for 2 weeks.

--Lou Malcomb, Head, UGLS

6. LIBRARY FAIR TO BE HELD AT THE BLACK CULTURE CENTER LIBRARY

Patrice Gaines, author of the nationally acclaimed autobiography Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey From Prison to Power, and Washington Post reporter will be a special guest at the Black Culture Center Library Fair to be held on November 10th, 1995. Ms. Gaines will appear at the BCC Library Fair for a book signing session, and to help raise awareness inside the Indiana University (I.U.) campus, and surrounding community about the resources of the BCC Library.

Ms. Gaines' book which Kirkus Reviews describes as "a grueling story of a woman who made it despite the odds" has sold over 50,000 copies. Ms. Gaines, a ten-year veteran reporter at the Washington Post, writes human interest stories for the newspaper's Metro Section. In 1992, she won the National Association of Black Journalists' annual "Salute to Excellence" award for commentary.

The BCC Library Fair will take place from 9 am until 5 pm on November 10th, and the public is invited to participate in tours of the library and other activities. The BCC Library is located at 109 N. Jordan Avenue. Hot cider and cookies will be served to visitors. Internet demonstrations of the BCC Library Home Page, and other African-American World Wide Web Home Pages will be conducted throughout the day. Free copies of a guide to the I.U. African-American Collections for materials acquired from March 1994 to December, 1995 that are housed in the BCC Library and Main Library-Research Collections will be available, as well other library information for distribution. Visitors may also register to win a free copy of Laughing in the Dark. Drawings for winners of several copies of the book will take place prior to Ms. Gaines autographing session which will be held from 4 pm until 5 pm.

The BCC Library Fair is sponsored in collaboration with Morgenstern Booksellers which is located at 2650 East 3rd Street in Bloomington. Morgenstern Booksellers' will provide copies of Ms. Gaines autobiography for purchase during the library fair, as well as copies of books on the Internet. Ms. Gaines will also have a book signing session at Morgenstern Bookellers on November 10th beginning at 7 pm.

Appreciation is expressed to Morgenstern Booksellers for their support in sponsoring the BCC Library Fair, as well as the contributions of others including the I.U. Office of Afro-American Affairs, the BCC Library Student Advisory Board, and the I.U. Association of Black Journalists.

--Grace Jackson-Brown

African-American Studies Bibliographer

7. BROADEN YOUR HORIZONS! TAKE A TOUR OF THE ARCHIVES OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC

Join your colleagues for a tour of the Archives of Traditional Music on Tuesday, November 14, 1995 from 1:30 - 2:30 pm. The Archives, located in Morrison Hall, is the largest university-based ethnographic sound archives in the United States. The Archives houses commercial and field recordings of vocal and instrumental music, folktales, interviews, and oral history. The collection also includes videos, photographs, and manuscripts. At the Archives you will see the collection, find out who uses the collection and why, and learn how materials are acquired and processed.

Morrison Hall is located just east of Ballantine Hall, near Third Street, as part of the Wells Quadrangle (between Sycamore and Goodbody). The tour will begin in the Hoagy Carmichael Room on the Ground Floor, Room 006. Anyone who would like to walk to Morrison Hall with a group is invited to meet in the Main Library lobby at 1:10 pm on the 14th.

Please register to attend the tour. Send an email message to POPP@INDIANA.EDU or call 855-8170 to sign up.

--Faculty/Staff Development Committee

8. INDIANA ASIS NOVEMBER MEETING

Internet Security and Information Insecurity Speaker: Larry Hughes, Jr.

Are you afraid that a wily "hacker" will break into your network? Have you heard the hype about Netscape's security (or lack thereof) and want to know how to sort through the hype? Do you want know more about public key cryptography? Are you interested in understanding and discussing the security issues that anyone working with electronic information must eventually deal with?

Come join the Indiana Chapter of the American Society for Information Science in a discussion of network security in the electronic information environment. Larry J. Hughes, Jr., author of the new book Actually Useful Internet Security Techniques (New Riders Publishing), will speak on these issues, emphasizing technologies that foster privacy and integrity in the Internet's E-mail and WWW fabric. Larry is a principal software engineer at Indiana University, and a consultant for his own company, Bodhi Software.

When:

Wednesday, November 15, 1995
5:30-6:00pm Social, with Cash Bar
6:00-7:00pm Dinner (chicken teriyaki or vegetarian)
7:15-8:45pm Speaker and Discussion

Where: Indianapolis Airport Holiday Inn, (2501 South High School Road, west side of Indianapolis, take airport exit from I-465)

Cost:

ASIS Regular Members: $13
ASIS Student Members: $8
Nonmembers: $18

Registration: You can either register by sending in your name, ASIS membership status, e-mail address, dinner entre preference, and a check made out to Indiana ASIS for the appropriate amount by November 10th to:

Julie Fore
Indiana University Medical Library
975 West Walnut Street, IB100
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Email: jfore@indyvax.iupui.edu
Phone: (317) 274-1014


or you can even register via an on-line form, available from the Indiana ASIS home page (http://www-slis.lib.indiana.edu/ iasis.html).

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