This Week in IUL News
- Publishing & Research Discussion Panel
for Librarians
- Blacklight in Beta Introductory/Training
Sessions
- 2013 InULA Book Sale: Accepting
Donations
- William Evans Jenkins Award 2013: Call for
Nominations
- Digital Library Brown Bag: Scheduling
Changes
Library News and Events
Publishing
& Research Discussion Panel for Librarians:
November 7, 2012
The BLFC's Continuing Education
Committee & InULA's Ad Hoc Writing and
Publishing Committee are partnering to host a
Publishing & Research Discussion Panel.
Panelists will include Erika Dowell, Moira Marsh,
Dot Porter, and Virginia Sojdehei; each panelist
will discuss a current research project and the
panel will entertain more general questions
concerning publishing and research for librarians
if time permits.
Publishing & Research Discussion
Panel
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
11:35am -12:45pm
Wells 043 or via Adobe
Connect:
http://connect.iu.edu/publishing/
Please plan to attend this information
sharing session. If you have any questions,
please contact Lori Dekydtspotter, Chair of the
BLFC's Continuing Education Committee (
lodekydt@indiana.edu), or Chanitra Bishop,
Chair of the InULA's Ad Hoc Writing and
Publishing Committee (
chbishop@indiana.edu).
Submitted by: Lori Dekydtspotter, Rare Books
and Special Collections Cataloger, IUB
Blacklight
in Beta Introductory/Training Sessions
On Monday, November 5, and Tuesday,
November 20, the IUL Discovery Layer
Implementation Task Force will offer an
introductory/training session on the new IUCAT
discovery layer interface, Blacklight (
http://beta.iucat.iu.edu/).
These one hour sessions will provide an
overview of the interface, currently anticipated
to go live later in the fall, as well as
demonstrate search techniques and search result
management. More advanced training will be
offered in the future.
IUL Librarians are encouraged to attend one
of the two sessions in person, or participate via
Breeze, to familiarize themselves with this new interface.
SESSION 1
When: November 5, 2012, 10:30am - 11:30am
Where: Wells Library, Room E174
Breeze Details:
http://connect.iu.edu/iucatbeta-1
SESSION 2
When: November 20, 2012, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Where: Wells Library, Room E174
Breeze Details: http://connect.iu.edu/iucatbeta-1
Blacklight Orientation Subgroup
Rachael Anne Cohen
Michael Courtney
Yan He
Gwen Pershing
Ann
O'Bryan
Dick Vaughan
Submitted by: Gwen Pershing, Head of Education
Library, IUB
2013 InULA
Book Sale: Accepting Donations
The 2013 InULA Book Sale is scheduled for
April 6-7. Donate your used books for this
important event. For more information,
please contact Lori Dekydtspotter (
lodekydt@indiana.edu).
Submitted by: Lori Dekydtspotter, Rare Books
and Special Collections Cataloger, IUB
William
Evans Jenkins Award 2013: Call for Nominations
The William Evans Jenkins Award 2013
Committee hereby invites you to identify and
nominate potential candidates for the 2013 award.
Named for William Evans Jenkins, former
Chief Librarian of Indiana University, this award
may be presented annually to
a current
or former librarian on the Bloomington
campus, in recognition of their
outstanding contributions to the Indiana
University Libraries or to the library profession
in general. While eligibility for the award
is limited to former and current Bloomington
campus librarians,
nominations may be
made by any member of the Indiana University
community.
Outstanding Bloomington Library Faculty
colleagues deserve our recognition and
appreciation. William Evans Jenkins should
be remembered for his vision for the Indiana
University Libraries and his commitment to the
profession as a whole. By nominating a
librarian you admire and respect, you are keeping
the memory of William Evans Jenkins alive and
inspiring others to perform at the highest
level. Nominations for this award may be
submitted individually or jointly.
How to submit:
1. An "intent to nominate"
message must be sent to Betty Davis (
betdavis@indiana.edu) by November 30, 2012.
2. Documentation on the intranet:
3. Timetable:
-
November 30, 2012: Intent to
nominate due
-
February 1, 2013: Jenkins Award
nomination form due
-
March 1, 2013: Supporting letters
due (minimum of three)
Submitted by: Betty Davis, Administrative
Secretary, Libraries Human Resources, IUB
Digital
Library Brown Bag: Scheduling
Changes
Please note the following changes to the
Fall 2012 Digital Library Brown Bag Series:
*Note new date and room*
November 28, 2012 Kuali
OLE
Robert McDonald, Gary Charbonneau &
Mechael Charbonneau Data to Insight Center,
Pervasive Technology Institute / Library
Technologies and Digital Libraries / Technical
Services
Wells Library E174
Due to unexpected work travel, the
following talks have either been canceled or postponed:
- The DataNet presentation with Robert
McDonald schedule for 11/28 has been canceled.
- The "Making Mobile Meaningful"
presentation by Julie Hardesty scheduled for 12/5
has been postponed until the Spring 2013 semester.
The updated schedule is available on our
website as well:
http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/education/brownbags/
To receive a reminder and an abstract for
each presentation, send an email to
listserv@indiana.edu with the message
body:
sub-dl-brownbag-l Your Full Name
Submitted by: Michelle Dalmau, Digital
Projects and Usability Librarian, IUB
Staff News
Nianli Ma has accepted the position of Lead
Systems Analyst Programmer, Digital Library
Infrastructure in the Digital Library Program
effective November 12, 2012. Nianli most
recently worked as a Senior Technical Architect
for Kuali OLE at Indiana University's
University Information Technology Services
(UITS). She holds a Bachelor of Science in
Computer Science from Zhengzhou University and a
Masters in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon
University. Please join me in welcoming
Nianli to the Libraries!
Ryan Stacy has accepted the position of
Circulation Supervisor in Access Services
effective November 12, 2012. Ryan most
recently worked as a Library Services Assistant II
for the Public Library of Cincinnati &
Hamilton County. Prior to that, he was an
Adult Services Librarian at Campbell County Public
Library in Fort Thomas, KY. Ryan holds a
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Production
from Wright State University and a Master of
Library and Information Science from the
University of Wisconsin. Please join me in
welcoming Ryan to the Libraries!
Submitted by: Jen Geary, Human Resources Staff
Development Coordinator, IUB
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