Suzanne
Lebsock
Suzanne Lebsock, UW History professor and MacArthur Foundation Award winner, was the featured speaker at a lecture at the Faculty Club on February 13, 1996. Lebsock spoke about the book she is writing based on a murder in Virginia during the 1800s.
The lecture was the first event sponsored by the Daniel C. and Ellen L. Blom Endowed Library Fund which provides support for the UW Libraries by funding programs and other events on subjects of cultural interest to the Libraries.
Lebsock's lecture was well received by a large audience that included Friends of the UW Libraries members, Libraries' donors, faculty and staff. A dessert reception followed the lecture.
Are you planning a scholarly visit to another university this summer? Obtain a Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program card from Resource Sharing Service (RSS) before you leave.
The Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program of the Research Libraries Advisory Committee to OCLC allows faculty members of participating institutions borrowing privileges and on-site access to the collections of some of the most important research libraries in North America.
Send e-mail to librss@u.washington.edu or call 543-1878 for additional information on the program and a list of participating research libraries.
Tucked away in the corner of the Allen Library lobby is one of two fanciful kiosks housing the Seattle Arts Commission's interactive computers. Artists Clark Wiegman and Chris Krumm drew inspiration from the construction of boat hulls to build the kiosks, both of which possess a decidedly nautical quality. The wooden version in the Allen Lobby will remain there until February 1997. An aluminum-clad version is moored on the third floor Galleria of the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.
The interactive computer kiosk houses "Public Art Seattle," an illustrated software program about the City of Seattle's collection of public art. Users can take a tour of artworks, learn more about their favorite artists or find out about the Arts Commission's mission. First created in 1991 by Craig Ragland of the Zephron Corporation, the program has not stopped evolving. This kiosk runs Version 2.0 which includes recently acquired artworks, video clips, easy cross referencing and wide angle pictures.
UW Libraries serials holdings information has been added to the full record in MEDLINE and Expanded Academic Index databases. No need to do two searches to find out if the Libraries has the journal title.
INSPEC file now has expanded coverage dating back to 1980.
In Willow, you may now choose a database from a list that is organized by "Subject," "Name" or "Type."
Before you disperse to summer diversions, don't forget to return or renew library materials that come due at the end of Spring Quarter.
Most materials charged out to faculty come due on June 7, 1996. If you wish to extend the due date to the end of Summer Quarter, call the circulation desk of your nearest library, or use the renewal form on the UW Libraries home page anytime after May 13, 1996.
Kathleen Forsythe joined the UW Libraries on March 4, 1996 as Electronic Resources Cataloger. She previously served as Customer Services Librarian for Interlibrary Loan and Reference Databases at WLN (Washington Library Network), and Catalog Librarian at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
The following staff members received service awards during the past year in recognition of service to the UW.
Ten years: Teresita Guerrero, Natural Sciences Library; Hsiaoching Li, East Asia Library; Vera Otmar, Serials Division*; Marc-Albert Vandermeerssche, Health Sciences Library and Information Center*.
Fifteen years: Leslie Harding, Interlibrary Borrowing Service; Cherry Johnson, Circulation Division; Marcia White, Circulation Division/Cashier Section.
Twenty years: Gladys Carkeek, Health Sciences Library and Information Center; Karen Hedelund, Odegaard Undergraduate Library; Shaw Pei Loh, East Asia Library; Gary Lundell, Manuscripts/Archives*; Carol McCready-Cohn, Acquisitions Division; Steve Stockamp, Circulation Division; Constance Worley, Health Sciences Library and Information Center.
Twenty-five years: Wayne Gloege, Fisheries-Oceanography Library*.
*These staff members received service awards in 1995, but were eligible in 1994.
In 1995, these librarians reached the following anniversaries in their employment with the UW Libraries.
Ten years: Kerry Bartels, Manuscripts and University Archives; Susanne Redalje, Chemistry Library.
Fifteen years: Carol Green, Forest Resources Library; Janet Heineck, Cataloging Division.
Twenty years: Elizabeth Fugate, Drama Library; Paula Walker, Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
Twenty-five years: Laurie Sutherland, Serials Division; Carla Rickerson, Special Collections and Preservation Division; Thomas Bolling, Odegaard Undergraduate Library.
Thirty-five years: Mary Jensen, Acquisitions Division.