Brooks Library is delighted to add two new collections to our digital repository highlighting interesting aspects of the Central Washington University campus and its history.
- The 1977 Washington State Women’s Conference was held in Ellensburg and hosted by the Central Washington State College Women's Center. The collection (through public records, newspaper clippings, office files, video and scrapbook images) provides a sense of the excitement and disappointment felt by the women who planned and attended the 1977 Washington State Conference for Women. It also includes ephemera from the 1975 Berlin IWY Conference, at which noted political science author and former CWU professor, Dr. Usha Mahajani, attended as a delegate from India. Central Washington University women clearly impacted the IWY agenda-both locally and globally. We are delighted to share these resources with our community. http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/cgi-bin/library?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=1977wome&l=en&w=utf-8
- The University Campus Buildings Collection consists of images and maps of structures on the Central Washington University campus from the late 19th Century to the late 20th Century. The images were scanned from various collections held in the University Archives, including the University Relations Office, Public Relations and Marketing Office, the offices of the student newspaper and other campus wide departmental and office collections. http://digital.lib.cwu.edu/cgi-bin/library?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=1977wome&l=en&w=utf-8
We are currently recruiting for four tenure-track faculty positions: Reference & Instruction Librarian, Head of Reference Department, Collection Development Librarian, and Electronic Resources Librarian. More information is available at http://jobs.cwu.edu/.
Kirsten Erickson left CWU in October to work in the King County Public Library System. She is serving as a reference librarian for North Bend, Snoqualmie, and Fall City. Erickson is excited about this new opportunity that will allow her to travel around the region and spend more time doing instruction for various different user groups.
Anna Creech will be leaving CWU in December to take on the position of Electronic Resources Librarian at the University of Richmond in Virginia. She will be responsible for managing the library's electronic resources, as well as providing reference services and some instruction. Creech is looking forward to returning to her "home" region, but will miss her friends and colleagues in the Pacific Northwest.
submitted by Anna Creech
Downtown Campus Library
1101 South Yakima Ave., M124
Tacoma, WA 98405
ph.: 253.680.7220
fax.: 253.680.7221
email: library@bates.ctc.edu
South Campus Library
2201 South 78th St., E201
Tacoma, WA 98409
ph.: (253) 680-7550
fax: (253) 680-7551
email: library@bates.ctc.edu
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Personnel
Meet Justin Otto
Justin Otto joined the library faculty as Reference & Instruction Librarian for Social Sciences this fall. Justin brings both academic and business experience to EWU. Along with his MLIS from the University of Washington's Information School, he holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in economics from Washington State University. Justin was an instructor and graduate assistant in Economics at WSU and a graduate assistant in Reference at Foster Business Library at U WA. Most recently, Justin served as Economics Liaison Librarian at Emory University in Atlanta. He has also worked as a registered financial assistant for KMS Financial Services. Justin was named one of the American Library Association's Emerging Leaders of 2007. We're looking forward to his leadership in providing outstanding library service to EWU's social science disciplines.
Student/Library Events
Pizza on the Porch
Each year the EWU Libraries welcomes back students with something fun . . . Sticks on the Steps (Popsicle treats), Subs on the Steps (Subway sandwiches) or Pizza on the Porch. Rosa's Pizza was the big hit this year on October 3 when over 1,000 pieces of pizza were served within a two-hour period. Typically the library serves around 700 pieces, but the turn-out was so tremendous that another 30 pizzas were ordered and quickly delivered. The students loved the free carbs, and the servers, including Provost John Mason, Vice Provost Nick Jackson, and library faculty and staff, loved serving it and getting to know our hungry EWU students.
Fundraiser
Island Zest a Huge Success
The EWU Libraries' annual Oktoberfest fundraising event grossed over $32,000 for the EWU Libraries' Collection Endowment Fund for the purchase of books and journals. The theme this year was Island Zest. Here's what you missed . . .
- A feast with tropical flair by Black Tie Catering
- Beer and wine tasting courtesy of Latah Creek Winery, Robert Karl Cellars, Coeur d'Alene Brewing Company, and Northern Lights Brewing Co., as well as non-alcoholic beverages
- Live music by Moko Jumbie, a steel drum band
- Hawaiian dancers from the EWU Hawaiian club
- A fabulous live auction with Auctioneer Austin Booker
Cupcakes from Cheney Delights and Mrs. Fields Cookies
EWU Campus and Community Events
Through an Indian Eye
On Nov. 2 EWU Libraries recently took part Through an Indian Eye, an afternoon of American Indian art, dance and music. George Flett, American Indian ledger artist and member of the Spokane Tribe, gave a lecture/demonstration on the influence of the Prairie Chicken Dance on his art. Mr. Flett demonstrated his art in the lobby of JFK Library, where he was joined by the Prairie Chicken Dancers and Prairie Chicken Dance Drum Group for two performances. A reception and book signing followed.
submitted by Carol King
submitted by Reesa Zuber
An article by Genevieve Williams, Undergraduate Research Librarian, has been published in the journal, Library Philosophy & Practice. The article title is "Unclear on the Context: Refocusing on Information Literacy's Evaluative Component in the Age of Google". It appeared in the June 2007 special issue.
The City of Tacoma has awarded artist and PLU Virtual Reference Librarian Holly A. Senn a 2007 Tacoma Artists Initiative Program grant. The competitive grants are awarded to recognize artists in the community and to assist them in generating new work.
The PLU library's brand-new website debuted this summer. Completely redesigned from the ground up, the new site makes it easier for students and faculty to find and use library resources, access online journals and books, and get research help from librarians. The new features include the ability to search the library website, easier access to course reserves and interlibrary loan, and improved finding and browsing by subject area. Each subject area has its own page that can be linked to from department websites, and other locations online.
submitted by Susan McDonald
Frank Brasile, Technical Services/Systems Librarian
Pierce College Library officially welcomes Frank Brasile as a tenure-track librarian. Frank proved indispensable last year in his temporary librarian position, and so we are delighted to have him join us on a more permanent basis. Frank majored in Journalism/Mass Communications, with minors in English and Philosophy, from St.
Bonaventure University. He received his MLIS in 2004 after working in magazine publishing for several years. Before coming to us he worked as the sole librarian at a design school. At Pierce, Frank enjoys the variety as well as the excellent reference collection. He likes the atmosphere, which he calls "challenging but relaxed," and he likes the fact that can rely on his coworkers.
Nia Lam, part-time Librarian
We also welcome and are fortunate to have Nia Lam, a 2007 graduate of the University of Washington. Nia received her undergraduate degree in communication and worked as an editor for a commercial news wire in San Francisco before obtaining her MLIS. While earning that degree she worked as a graduate assistant at the University of Washington Libraries. Nia enjoys the small college environment, she says, "because everybody is friendly and it seems like a tight community. People ask different questions and have interesting research topics, so every day is a little bit different and I always learn something new."
submitted by Kathy Swart
Renton (WA) Technical College recently honored Laura Staley, RTC Media Librarian, as the college's "Employee of the Quarter" for July - September 2007. Laura was recognized for her excellence in customer service and teamwork. The nominating document noted that "Laura is very much a team player and always open to new ideas. She is involved in teaching classes and workshops for the library, and is also involved with other library groups." Congratulations, Laura!
RTC Library Director Eric Palo and his wife Kathy Peterson have had an article published in the online newsletter, Library WorkLife.
Palo, Eric and Kathy Peterson. “Recruiting Tips to Attract Top Talent,” Library WorkLife, ALA-APA Online. Volume 4, No. 7, July 2007.
submitted by Debbie Crumb
submitted by Scot Harrison
Learning 2.0 summer project
Librarians, library staff and other staff from Academic Services participated in a summer long experiential learning project to familiarize ourselves with web 2.0 tools and their potential application to research and writing instruction. Each week, we explored a different learning module through hands-on activities led by a staff member. Learning 2.0 modules included blogs; RSS and news feeds; wikis; clickers; podcasts and video/audio downloads; Flickr and YouTube; tagging, folksonomies, and Delicious and Technorati. Some of the results from this project include using clickers to spice up staff training sessions, including Meebo chat reference widgets on librarian subject and class pages; podcasting instructions for setting up new student accounts; and using a blog to share information about reference, technology and circulation issues.
Diversity Award Nomination
The UW Bothell/Cascadia CC Campus Library was nominated for the 2007 Youth of the Year Employer Award by the Northshore School District for the library's work with their Adult Transition Program. Katie Whitson (Head, Collections and Access Services) and Janice Crosetti (Stacks Maintenance Technician) attended the 2007 Governor's Awards Program, "Honoring Our Connections, Strengthening Our Bonds" presented by the Washington State Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (GCDE). Special thanks to Janice Crosetti and Jacquelyn Ray (Library Technician Lead) for their work on this project.
Seeing Sound, Hearing Form-Reception and Exhibit
Sandra Kroupa (UW Libraries' Allen Library Book Arts and Rare BooksCurator) and artist in residence Charles Alexander presented an exhibit and discussion of artist's books, letterpress editions, and other visually and aurally engaging works, April 25 - May 29, 2007. Discussion topics included preservation of the traditional craft of book-making, and historical and contemporary interpretations of the book as an art object. Most works from the exhibit are held by UW Libraries Special Collections in the Book Arts Collection.
Presentations and Poster Sessions
Leslie Bussert (Ethics and Humanities Librarian), Amanda Hornby (Media & Technology Studies Librarian), Gray Kochhar-Lindgren (Center for University Studies and Programs and Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UWB) and Justin Young (Writing Center Director, UWB) will present on new media and its implications for teaching, learning, knowledge production and storage, research, and scholarship for the UW Bothell Teaching and Learning Center, 11/09/07.
Leslie Bussert, Alyssa Deutschler (Policy/Global Studies Librarian) and Amanda Hornby presented at a day-long workshop "Web 2.0 for Librarians: Tools for Teaching & Communication". The workshop was presented by the UW Libraries Information Literacy Working Group and co-organized by working group member Alyssa Deutschler. Leslie, Alyssa, and Amanda developed and taught well-attended workshops on emerging technologies, including Social Bookmarking, RSS and Podcasting. The workshops emphasized practical applications of Web 2.0, as well as implications for teaching, learning, and communication. The workshop was attended by UW librarians and librarians from local academic libraries, 8/30/07.
Leslie Bussert shared findings from a recent assessment project at the Quarterly Teaching Conversation presented by the UW Libraries Instruction & Information Literacy Working Group, 6/4/07. The assessment examines information literacy skills in English classes at Cascadia Community College. Leslie also organized a half day workshop with Cascadia faculty across disciplines to discuss the implications of the assessment findings for their course curricula and assignments, 7/27/07. This is an ongoing assessment project as part of the LSTA grant for Information Literacy in Washington Community and Technical Colleges.
Doreen Harwood, (Business Librarian) and Charlene McCormack, (Business Librarian Intern and UWB Business Program Alum) presented "Meeting Research Demand in a Limited Resource Environment: Streamlining with Technologies" at the Pacific Northwest Higher Education Conference on Teaching and Learning in Vancouver, WA, May 4, 2007. Information from their presentation was also submitted as a poster session at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, DC, June 2007.
Julie Planchon Wolf (Nursing Librarian) co-presented a library workshop: "Assignment Design" with Todd Lundberg (Faculty and Director, Teaching and Learning Academy, Cascadia Community College). Julie reported on recently published literature about academic integrity. New and experienced faculty and librarians in attendance provided peer review on improving syllabi, assignments, quizzes, tests, activities, assessments, rubrics, etc., in order to help students avoid plagiarism, 9/18/07.
Sarah Leadley (Head, Reference and Instruction) and Bruce Burgett (Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UWB) presented their collaborative work on the IAS core course (BIS 300: Interdisciplinary Inquiry) at "Beyond Wikipedia and Google," a workshop on teaching information literacy hosted by the UW Teaching Academy as part of the series: Provosts Workshops on Teaching and Learning (May 18, 2007). Along with Cinnamon Hillyard (Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, UWB), they made a similar presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Integrative Studies in Tucson, Arizona (September 2007).
Amanda Hornby and Justin Wadland (UW Tacoma) attended the Columbia University Libraries and Global Resources Network Conference "Human Rights Archives and Documentation: Meeting the Needs of Research, Teaching, Advocacy and Social Justice", held October 4-6, 2007 at Columbia University. The conference featured prominent national and international panelists who spoke on a variety of topics related to human rights collections, including collecting and archiving Human Rights documentation; the ways activists and lawyers use human rights documents in their work; and how libraries and archives can best support Human Rights collections. The conference attracted librarians, archivists, scholars, lawyers and activists, leading to rich discussions about these important topics and issues.
Promotions/Reappointments
- Leslie Bussert, Reference & Instruction/Ethics & Humanities Librarian, promoted from Assistant Librarian to Senior Assistant Librarian, 7/1/71
- Alyssa Deutschler, Reference & Instruction/Policy Studies Librarian, promoted from Assistant Librarian to Senior Assistant Librarian, 7/1/07
- Tamara Garrard, Library Technician III promoted to Library Technician Lead, 10/8/07
- Amanda Hornby, Reference & Instruction/Media & Technology Studies Librarian, promoted from Assistant Librarian to Senior Assistant Librarian, 7/1/07
- Suzan Parker, Reference & Instruction/Social Sciences Librarian, reappointed as Senior Assistant Librarian, 7/1/07
New Appointments
- Michelle Batchelor, Access Services / Reference Librarian, 9/1/07
- Elsa Acacio Binag, Administrative Coordinator, Media Center, 7/1/07
- Molly Flaspohler, Temporary Reference & Instruction Librarian 7/16/07
- Charlie Potter, Temporary Reference & Instruction Librarian 7/1/07
Goodbyes
- Katy Dichter, Library Fellow, 8/17/07
- Sarah Lester, Temporary Reference Librarian 7/28/07
- Jacquelyn Ray, Library Technician Lead 6/8/07
- Lori Tschirhart, Temporary Reference/Access Services Librarian 7/01/07
Congratulations and goodbyes to our colleagues Katy Dichter who is now at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Sarah Lester who starts in January as Assistant Librarian in the Engineering Library at Stanford University, Jacqueline Ray who is working as a trainer for the Park Service in Oregon, and Lori Tschirhart who is now a Reference Librarian at the Natural Sciences Library, at the Seattle campus of the University of Washington.
submitted by Suzan Parker
Events & Announcements
- Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert is the UW Common Book for the freshmen class of 2007/2008. For information on public lectures, exhibits and promotional materials related to the book visit the UW Libraries Common Book page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/commonbook/index.html
- David Laskin, the Maxine Cushing Gray Writer-in-Residence at the Suzzallo Library, will give a public presentation on November 16, 2007 at 7pm in Suzzallo 101. David won the Washington State Book Award for The Children's Blizzard and for Partisans: Marriage, Politics and Betrayal Among the New York Intellectuals. Registration information for the lecture can be found on the UW Libraries Current Events page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/support/libraries_events.htm
- The current issue of D-Lib Magazine features the University of Washington Digital Collections as the highlighted collection. http://www.dlib.org/
Grants
- Washington State Library Historic Preservation grant of $20,000 - awarded to preserve photographs in the the Elmer Ogawa acetate negative collection, and the Gorst, Clark Kinsey and Kyo Koike nitrate negative collections. These collections document the culture and history of Japanese, Native-American and African-American ethnic groups in Washington State.
New Appointments, Promotions & Reclassifications
- Katie Blake, Special Collections Reference Librarian (75%), Special Collections Division, 6/25
- Kathleen Collins, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Odegaard Undergraduate Library, from Senior Assistant Librarian to Associate Librarian, 7/1.
- Theodore Gerontakos, Metadata/Cataloging Librarian, Monographic Services Division, 8/1.
- Daniel Jergovic, Assistant Metadata Librarian (50%), International Studies/Slavic & East European Section and Cataloging Librarian (50%), Monographic Services Division, 8/30.
- Emily Keller, Suzzallo Public Services Librarian
- Sarah Lester, Engineering Librarian (50%), Engineering Library, 11/5.
- Michael Meng, Chinese Studies Librarian
- Matthew Parsons, Map Librarian, Map Collection, Senior Assistant Librarian, 7/1
- Deborah Raftus, Romance Languages & Literatures Librarian, Reference & Research Services Division, 9/1.
- Lauren Ray, Educational Outreach Services Librarian, Reference & Research Services Division, 7/1.
- Joanne Rich, Information Management Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, Senior Assistant Librarian, 7/1.
- John Vallier, Head of Distributed Media Services, 08/07
- Jennifer Ward, Head, Web Services, Information Technology Services, from Senior Assistant Librarian to Associate Librarian, 7/1
- Linda Whang, Engineering Instructional Services Librarian, Engineering Library, from Senior Assistant Librarian to Associate Librarian, 7/1.
- Stephanie Wright, Natural Sciences Information Services Librarian/Management Information Librarian, Natural Sciences Library, from Assistant Librarian to Senior Assistant Librarian, 7/1.
Resignations
- Michael Crispin, Sound Recordings Librarian, Music Library, 7/11.
- Chandra Heller, Engineering Librarian (50%), Engineering Library, 9/21.
Retirements
James Stickman, Head, Serials Services Division, 11/1.
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Four Year Institution
UW Tacoma became a full 4-year institution this year with over 2,600 students enrolled. Continuing the successful Core model for freshmen, approximately 180 new freshmen began their college careers. Sophomores had the choice of many new classes as the curriculum expands and the institution grows at all levels.
Another great student orientation
Library Staff thoroughly enjoyed participating in many of the activities of New Student Orientation this Fall. Staff participated in the planning process, conductied workshops, staffed an information table, and met many of the new students (and the Husky Dawg!) at the 3rd annual Taste of UWT.
Arts Gift
The UW Tacoma Library received a gift donation of $1,000 from Janis Crowe in honor of her mother. Ms. Crowe requested titles in literature & art that celebrated both the visual & literary arts. Jennifer Sundheim, Head of Library Collections selected unique titles that will benefit current and proposed academic programs, the broader Tacoma community as well as our consortial partners in Summit. She selected titles from an Art & Poetry series that combined the works of well-known poets with the images of accomplished visual artists. She also purchased the International Handbook of Research in Arts Education as well as some classic literature titles. Our sincere thanks and appreciation go to Ms. Crowe for her generous gift.
September Project Activities
Librarian Justin Wadland, Head of Media and Visual Resources, led the organization of this year's September Project activities and displays. Justin and his committee selected the theme of censorship, and in conjunction with Banned Books Week conducted two community events and created displays.
In collaboration with the UW Tacoma Student Chapter of the ACLU, the Pierce County Chapter of the ACLU, and King's Books, a panel discussion focused on issues surrounding "Banned Books and Freedom of the Mind." Panelists included author Brent Hartinger, whose book Geography Club was removed from libraries in University Place School District in 2005; Catherine Lord, Branch Manager for the Seattle Public Library system and a professional trainer on Intellectual Freedom; and professor Suzanne Holland, Chair of the Religion Department at the University of Puget Sound and associated with the ACLU Speakers Bureau.
The film Good Night, and Good Luck, directed by George Clooney, was shown followed by a discussion led by UW Tacoma professor Bill Kunz, who recently published the book Culture Conglomerates: Consolidation in the Motion Picture and Television Industries.
Censorship displays were created by Media Technician Megan Watson and Reference Assistant Michelle Massero. Themes of the displays included culture and civil rights; authors of color, a history of control, opposing viewpoints, and challenged classics.
New Staff
The UW Tacoma Library welcomed David Johnson and Meghan Hall as our two new Reference Assistants this Fall.
Resignation
Karen Jaskar resigned to take a job as the Instructional Services Librarian at St. Martin's O'Grady Library.
Erica Coe and Pat Arnold enjoy the ACRL-WA conference
submitted by Anna Salyer, photography by Anna Salyer
submitted by Sylvia Tag
Personnel
Penrose Library welcomes Julie Carter as Reference and Information Literacy Librarian. Julie comes to Whitman from a position as Circulation Supervisor at Furman University in Greenville, SC. She holds an MLIS from the University of South Carolina, and a BS in Zoology from Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC. There has also been a reorganization in the Penrose library staff to combine the circulation and interlibrary loan departments into Access Services. Changes in positions include Elizabeth "Beth" Crockett as the Coordinator of Access Services and Jennifer Johnson as the Manager of Access Services.
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