ACRL Washington Newsletter
Spring 2006, No. 58
Regional News
Personnel News
Gavin Spomer, an Ellensburg resident since 1990, has been hired as an Information Technology Specialist 4 in the Systems Department of the James E. Brooks Library. Previous to his beginniing his position at Central Washington Unviersity on January 17th, Gavin was the Technology Associate for the Ellensburg Headstart Program.
Cheri Bader, Serials Department, retired from her position of Library and Archives Paraprofessional I on March 6th. Cheri, who began her employment in the Central Washington University Library in November, 1984, plans to travel extensively, spend quality time with her grandchildren, and begin a weaving business.
Announcements
Anna Creech, Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, has published a review entitled "Webjunction" in Volume 66, No. 8 (2005), pg. 606 of College & Research Libraries News. Anna also has had an article accepted for publication in Against the Grain. The article will be published in the April issue and concerns the challenges faced by serials librarians as publications have moved from print to online formats.
Dieter Ullrich, University Archivist, announced that the Archives Department had received a grant of $8,600 from the Washington State Preservation Initiative to microfilm the Central Washington University student newspapers which date from 1916 to 2000.
Patrick McLaughlin, Collection Development Librarian, and Daniel CannCasciato, Head of Cataloging, attended a joint meeting of the Orbis-Cascade Alliance Steering Committees and the Alliance Executive Committee at Washington State University Vancouver campus on March, 8th. CannCasciato is on the Summit Cataloging Commitee and McLaughlin is on the Collection Development and Management Committee.
In November of 2005, the Archives Department, received the Rufus Woods Papers from the Woods family of Wenatchee, Washington. An endowment of $30,000 from the Woods family which accompanied the papers will be used to process, preserve, and document the collection.
Anna Creech, Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, has been elected to the position of Member-At-Large on the Washington State Chapter of ACRL Board.
Dieter Ullrich, University Archivist, published an article in the Chattanooga Regional Historical Journal, Volume 8, No. 2 (December, 2005), pages 181-218. The article is entitled "Right must and will succeed: Excerpts from the letters of Sergeant Edmund Burke Wylie, Company K of the 31st Iowa Regiment."
CWU Friends of the Library News
The Spring General Meeting and Luncheon of the CWU Friends of the Library will be held on April 20th at the Bar 14 Restaurant at noon.
The annual CWU Friends of the Library Booksale was held in the Brooks Library on November 2nd and 3rd. Over 1300 dollars were collected from the sale which will go to purchasing books and other material for the library collection.
The Fall Meeting and Luncheon of the CWU Friends of the Library was held at the Palace Restaurant on October 18th. Marji Morgan, the new Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, was the featured speaker. Marji discussed the importance of the library for the arts and humanities areas.
submitted by Dr. Patrick L. McLaughlin
Gavin Spomer, an Ellensburg resident since 1990, has been hired as an Information Technology Specialist 4 in the Systems Department of the James E. Brooks Library. Previous to his beginniing his position at Central Washington Unviersity on January 17th, Gavin was the Technology Associate for the Ellensburg Headstart Program.
Cheri Bader, Serials Department, retired from her position of Library and Archives Paraprofessional I on March 6th. Cheri, who began her employment in the Central Washington University Library in November, 1984, plans to travel extensively, spend quality time with her grandchildren, and begin a weaving business.
Announcements
Anna Creech, Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, has published a review entitled "Webjunction" in Volume 66, No. 8 (2005), pg. 606 of College & Research Libraries News. Anna also has had an article accepted for publication in Against the Grain. The article will be published in the April issue and concerns the challenges faced by serials librarians as publications have moved from print to online formats.
Dieter Ullrich, University Archivist, announced that the Archives Department had received a grant of $8,600 from the Washington State Preservation Initiative to microfilm the Central Washington University student newspapers which date from 1916 to 2000.
Patrick McLaughlin, Collection Development Librarian, and Daniel CannCasciato, Head of Cataloging, attended a joint meeting of the Orbis-Cascade Alliance Steering Committees and the Alliance Executive Committee at Washington State University Vancouver campus on March, 8th. CannCasciato is on the Summit Cataloging Commitee and McLaughlin is on the Collection Development and Management Committee.
In November of 2005, the Archives Department, received the Rufus Woods Papers from the Woods family of Wenatchee, Washington. An endowment of $30,000 from the Woods family which accompanied the papers will be used to process, preserve, and document the collection.
Anna Creech, Serials and Electronic Resources Librarian, has been elected to the position of Member-At-Large on the Washington State Chapter of ACRL Board.
Dieter Ullrich, University Archivist, published an article in the Chattanooga Regional Historical Journal, Volume 8, No. 2 (December, 2005), pages 181-218. The article is entitled "Right must and will succeed: Excerpts from the letters of Sergeant Edmund Burke Wylie, Company K of the 31st Iowa Regiment."
CWU Friends of the Library News
The Spring General Meeting and Luncheon of the CWU Friends of the Library will be held on April 20th at the Bar 14 Restaurant at noon.
The annual CWU Friends of the Library Booksale was held in the Brooks Library on November 2nd and 3rd. Over 1300 dollars were collected from the sale which will go to purchasing books and other material for the library collection.
The Fall Meeting and Luncheon of the CWU Friends of the Library was held at the Palace Restaurant on October 18th. Marji Morgan, the new Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, was the featured speaker. Marji discussed the importance of the library for the arts and humanities areas.
submitted by Dr. Patrick L. McLaughlin
Personnel
Eilleen Miller joined Eastern Washington University April 3 as an Instructional Services Librarian. Ms. Miller earned her Masters in Library Science from Rutgers University in 1996 and an undergraduate degree in German Area Studies from the University of Washington. She most recently served as an Assistant Professor/Instructional Services Librarian at the University of Illinois, Springfield. She brings to EWU a strong knowledge of Blackboard online instruction, as well as experience team-teaching in various disciplines.
The EWU Libraries also heartily welcomes Julie Miller as Associate Dean of Libraries. Julie comes to us from Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico, where she most recently served as the University Librarian (including one year as acting director). Julie acquired her M.L.S. from Kent State University and holds a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from Ohio University and Master of Arts in English from Wright State University, in Dayton, Ohio. She comes to Eastern with librarianship experience in public, special and academic libraries. Welcome Julie!
Dave Nelson retired the end of December after many years with the EWU Libraries as a Reference and Instruction Librarian, Head of Information Services. However, he is still with us for a transitional period on a part-time basis. We are currently recruiting to fill Dave's vacant position, as well as a new Learning Resources librarian position.
EWU Friends of the Library Upcoming Events
The EWU Libraries just held its annual book sale and is mid-stream sponsoring its annual bookmark contest. Each spring the EWU Friends of the Library hold a "Make Your Mark" bookmark contest, where participants design an original 2-1/2" x 7-1/2" bookmark. The winner receives a $50 gift certificate and the winning entry is distributed campus-wide and used for special events throughout the year. This years contest runs from April 3 through May 12.
The EWU Friends of the Library will also once again host a Books2Eat event. Our version of this international event (see www.books2eat.com) is casual, with entries from all interested individuals, regardless of expertise in decorative baking. Each entry is an edible cake, cookie, pie, etc., with a literary theme identifiable to the observer. All who attend the event have the opportunity to vote for their favorite before we slice up the entries for all to enjoy. Books2Eat is May 24, 2006.
submitted by Carol King
Eilleen Miller joined Eastern Washington University April 3 as an Instructional Services Librarian. Ms. Miller earned her Masters in Library Science from Rutgers University in 1996 and an undergraduate degree in German Area Studies from the University of Washington. She most recently served as an Assistant Professor/Instructional Services Librarian at the University of Illinois, Springfield. She brings to EWU a strong knowledge of Blackboard online instruction, as well as experience team-teaching in various disciplines.
The EWU Libraries also heartily welcomes Julie Miller as Associate Dean of Libraries. Julie comes to us from Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico, where she most recently served as the University Librarian (including one year as acting director). Julie acquired her M.L.S. from Kent State University and holds a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from Ohio University and Master of Arts in English from Wright State University, in Dayton, Ohio. She comes to Eastern with librarianship experience in public, special and academic libraries. Welcome Julie!
Dave Nelson retired the end of December after many years with the EWU Libraries as a Reference and Instruction Librarian, Head of Information Services. However, he is still with us for a transitional period on a part-time basis. We are currently recruiting to fill Dave's vacant position, as well as a new Learning Resources librarian position.
EWU Friends of the Library Upcoming Events
The EWU Libraries just held its annual book sale and is mid-stream sponsoring its annual bookmark contest. Each spring the EWU Friends of the Library hold a "Make Your Mark" bookmark contest, where participants design an original 2-1/2" x 7-1/2" bookmark. The winner receives a $50 gift certificate and the winning entry is distributed campus-wide and used for special events throughout the year. This years contest runs from April 3 through May 12.
The EWU Friends of the Library will also once again host a Books2Eat event. Our version of this international event (see www.books2eat.com) is casual, with entries from all interested individuals, regardless of expertise in decorative baking. Each entry is an edible cake, cookie, pie, etc., with a literary theme identifiable to the observer. All who attend the event have the opportunity to vote for their favorite before we slice up the entries for all to enjoy. Books2Eat is May 24, 2006.
submitted by Carol King
We are excited to report that due to an increase in our database funding (from the Student Technology Fee) we've had to create a more sophisticated database listings page. We now have so many databases that we have both an alphabetical list and a "by subject" list.
In February, the library started its own blog. The blog will be used to disseminate library news to all our users. It will be used to announce new products and programs, changes to the library hours, the arrival of the latest Oprah book club selection, etc. http://holmanlibrary.blogspot.com/
For the second year, two of our librarians have participated in vanpooling and carpooling. In addition to saving money on gas and wear and tear on our vehicles, it is a great way to network with other faculty on campus! Our first year of vanpooling was funded through a grant received by our college.
This spring a representative from our library attended disaster preparedness workshops. Our goal for this year is to have a completed disaster preparedness plan and training activities. Workshop participants learned that if you do nothing else, at least acquire lots of plastic for emergencies!
submitted by Brenda Philip
In February, the library started its own blog. The blog will be used to disseminate library news to all our users. It will be used to announce new products and programs, changes to the library hours, the arrival of the latest Oprah book club selection, etc. http://holmanlibrary.blogspot.com/
For the second year, two of our librarians have participated in vanpooling and carpooling. In addition to saving money on gas and wear and tear on our vehicles, it is a great way to network with other faculty on campus! Our first year of vanpooling was funded through a grant received by our college.
This spring a representative from our library attended disaster preparedness workshops. Our goal for this year is to have a completed disaster preparedness plan and training activities. Workshop participants learned that if you do nothing else, at least acquire lots of plastic for emergencies!
submitted by Brenda Philip
Highline Community College
Tony Wilson, the long-time coordinator of the college's Library
Technician program, is retiring after 40 years at the college. During
this time, Tony worked in the Highline Community College Library for
about 20 years, before becoming coordinator the Library Technician
program.
Starting next year, the Library Technician Program, which had been part of the college's Arts and Humanities Division, will be absorbed into the Library, with the library staff sharing coordinating and teaching responsibilities. To prepare for this transition, one of our faculty librarians, Dana Franks, has gotten release time to work on evaluating and revising the program's curriculum, meeting with representatives from area library employers to see what skills they are looking for in library technicians, etc.
submitted by Jack Harton
Eric Palo, Library Director at Renton Technical College, is joint author with Kathy Petersen, Human Resources Analyst with King County government, of a chapter on human resources management in community college libraries that appears in It's All About Student Learning: Managing Community and Other College Libraries in the 21st Century, just published by Libraries Unlimited.
submitted by Debbie Crumb
submitted by Debbie Crumb
Mindy Coslor, Associate Dean of Library Services was accepted
and participated in the Harvard Graduate School of Education Programs in
Higher Education. The goal of this innovative program is to increase
the capacity of library directors to lead and manage.
The library received a Statewide Library Marketing Initiative Grant which provides a professional onsite consultant to individual libraries to develop their own local marketing and implementation plan.
submitted by Margret Mills
The library received a Statewide Library Marketing Initiative Grant which provides a professional onsite consultant to individual libraries to develop their own local marketing and implementation plan.
submitted by Margret Mills
Lori Ricigliano, Associate Director of Information and Access Services
for Collins Memorial Library, was honored as Staff Member of the Year at
the 32nd Annual Staff Recognition Luncheon held January 13, 2006. The
award is given to an individual who has exhibited excellence in her work
life at Puget Sound and has enhanced the institution through her service
to students, faculty, other staff members and/or the wider university
community. Lori was nominated by staff, faculty and students who
described her as knowledgeable, dedicated, creative, thorough, and
conscientious. This marks the first time any library staff member has
received this award.
submitted by Karen Fischer
submitted by Karen Fischer
Publications:
Venta Silins co-authored the "Directory of Historical Textbook and Curriculum Collections" with the Ad hoc Historical Textbook and Curriculum Collections Directory Committee, Education and Behavioral Sciences Section, Association of College and Research Libraries, 2005.
Cascadia Community College Faculty Development Workshops: Julie Planchon Wolf and Mark Szarko co-presented "Enhancing Teaching with Technology: Introduction to MERLOT and Learning Objects." Amanda Hornby and Venta Silins co-presented "What Did the Students Say? The 2004 Campus Library Survey and Faculty/Librarian Collaboration in Instruction" at Cascadia Community College, September 2005.
E-Learn Conference:
Julie Planchon Wolf co-presented "Developing Online Teaching and Learning Resources that Engage Faculty" with UWB nursing faculty Carol Leppa and UWB educational technologist Andreas Brockhaus at the E-Learn 2005 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education in Vancouver, B.C. October 2005.
ACRL NW Conference:
Natalie Beach and Jennifer Sundheim (UW, Tacoma), presented "Building for the First Two Years - What are Hallmarks of Collections for First and Second Year College Students?" Sarah Leadley was also co-facilitator of a workshop discussion, "From Here to Eternity: The Long Road to Information Literacy/Competency for Students in Higher Education" at the ACRL Washington/Oregon Conference, October 2005.
ALA Midwinter Conference:
Leslie Bussert, Doreen Harwood, Amanda Hornby, Suzan Parker, Venta Silins, Mark Szarko, Julie Planchon Wolf, and Katie Whitson attended ALA Midwinter Conference in San Antonio, TX, January 2006.
Online Northwest Conference:
Alyssa Deutchler attended the Online Northwest Conference in Corvallis, OR, February 2006
Information Literacy in Washington Community and Technical Colleges Grant workshop:
Leslie Bussert, Sarah Leadley, Suzan Parker and Julie Planchon Wolf attended the day-long workshop on "Creating, Collaborating and Implementing Authentic Assessments in Teaching" at Highline Community College, February 2006.
Staff Appreciation Award:
Mary Yutani, Reserves Coordinator, received the University of Bothell Staff Appreciation Award for 2005.
New Appointments:
- Barbie Herbst, Library Technician III in Reserves 3/1/2006
Completed Service:
- Kaijsa Calkins, Reference and Instruction Librarian 11/30/2005
submitted by Suzan Parker
Events
Elinor Appel, Reference Librarian (50%), Reference & Research Services Division, 1/1
Resignations
Deborah Raftus, Reference & Instruction Librarian, OUGL, 2/28.
Carmine Rau, Reference & Instruction Librarian, OUGL, 2/28.
Ye (Dianna) Xu, Chinese Studies Librarian, East Asia Library, 3/31.
Retirements
A. Gerald Anderson, Nordic Area Librarian, Reference & Research Services Division, 12/31.
submitted by Jennifer Sundheim
- William Dietrich, journalist and historical novelist, gave a presentation entitled "Two Roads to Reality: Journalism, Fiction, and the Future of Writing" at the Suzzallo Graduate Library on March 10th. The event was part of the UW Libraries Blom Lecture Series, which is supported by the UW Libraries and the UW Alumni Association.
- Marcie Sillman, local host of the National Public Radio program All Things Considered, spoke on changes in public broadcasting as part of the Friends of the UW Libraries Annual Meeting held on January 27th in the Suzzallo Graduate Library.
- "The Smallest Witnesses: The Conflict in Darfur Through Children's Eyes" Odegaard Undergraduate Library, February 1-22, 2006. - The exhibit, which has traveled throughout the world and been featured in the New York Times and on NPR, featured 27 drawings by children from Darfur who escaped air raids, ground attacks and ethnic cleansing in Sudan. http://hrw.org/photos/2005/darfur/drawings/
- "Charles Darwin; His Voyage of Discovery", Health Sciences Library - The display contains books by Darwin from the Natural Sciences collections and UW Special Collections, texts from the Burke Museum and a caricature of Darwin from an 1871 issue of Vanity Fair, on loan from a Department of Biology emeritus faculty.
- Calligraphy Exhibit, East Asia Library, through March 10, 2006 - an exhibit of Chinese calligraphy by Sheung Chung Ho, formerly the head of the Chinese Literature Department at Hong Kong Chinese University.
- The National Endowment for the Humanities (Reference Materials Program) has awarded the UW Libraries a grant totaling $325,000 to develop an innovative database featuring the pre-eminent collection of Russian architectural photographs developed over the past four decades by Prof William Brumfield of Tulane University.
Elinor Appel, Reference Librarian (50%), Reference & Research Services Division, 1/1
Resignations
Deborah Raftus, Reference & Instruction Librarian, OUGL, 2/28.
Carmine Rau, Reference & Instruction Librarian, OUGL, 2/28.
Ye (Dianna) Xu, Chinese Studies Librarian, East Asia Library, 3/31.
Retirements
A. Gerald Anderson, Nordic Area Librarian, Reference & Research Services Division, 12/31.
submitted by Jennifer Sundheim
Displays
Winter Lights
Throughout the months of December and January, the Library was lit with 20,000 white lights.
winter lights displayThese lights brightened the darkest winter days and the spirits of the campus community. In addition, we featured snow and winter scenes on the bulletin boards. Many thanks go to Katie Monks, student employee, for putting up the lights; Terri May, reference assistant, for the Art & Science of Snow display, and Megan Watson, media technician, for the Winter Scenes display.
Black History Month Quilt Displays
For February and March, the Library is hosting wonderful displays of quilts and historical information regarding the art of quilting, the designers, the quilters, and their stories. Part of the display stems from the celebration of Black History Month and highlights "Quilts: Storytellers, History Keepers".
Quilt Exhibit In addition there are stories and photographs of local quilters and their quilts.
Many thanks go to Marcia Monroe, circulation lead, who researched the information, gathered the quilts, and created the displays. The Library also thanks the generosity of UWT and other community members who are sharing their one-of-a-kind quilts with us. Marcia was able to gather so many quilts that she is rotating them on a weekly basis so we can see them all.
Marcia Monroe
Meetings & Presentations
South Sound Librarians meeting @ The Evergreen State College Library
The February meeting of the South Sound Librarians was hosted by the Librarians and Staff at The Evergreen State College Library. About 30 Librarians from around the South Sound attended. We were graciously greeted by TESC Library Director Lee Lyttle while enjoying delicious snacks. Randy Stilson, College Archivist and Records Manager, then led us on an interesting behind-the-scenes tour of their building's renovation project.
Getting down to business, Carolyn Aamot, Gifts Manager, UW Seattle, and Jennifer Sundheim, Collection Manager, UWT, gave presentations on gift collections. Jennifer has also set up a 'Gifts Network' on the South Sound Librarians website for the purpose of being able to easily connect donors and their gifts with appropriate libraries.
South Sound Librarians
In addition, Librarians Ernestine Kimbroe and Jules Unsel gave a presentation on their highly successful internship program entitled Information Landscapes. Two of their interns shared their experiences of developing and conducting library research projects which are based on the goal of determining the impact of computer technology on higher education and learning, thinking, creating, and knowing.
A sincere thanks to all The Evergreen State College Library staff and all the attendees who made this meeting a huge success. The next South Sound Librarians meeting will be Friday, May 19th ,1 p.m. at St. Martin's College Library. For more information on the South Sound Librarians group, please contact Anna Salyer at 253 692-4448 or anna3@u.washington.edu.
Lighting the Fire: Using Metaphors in Library Instruction
Emily Keller, Coordinator of Instructional Development, gave a superb presentation on the use of metaphors in information literacy instruction at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library on the UW Seattle campus.
Academic libraries are replete with complex, unfamiliar tools and search concepts that are difficult to communicate to students. Metaphor and analogy in library instruction can be powerful tools for connecting with learners and helping librarians leap past the frustrations of trying to explain sources and techniques using our profession's often cryptic terminology. Metaphor and analogy can also help librarians shift from an emphasis on conveying tool-based information to teaching concepts and strategies that are applicable to a variety of research tasks.
Emily led participants in exploring the possibilities for using metaphor and analogy to enhance teaching and student learning in the classroom, at the reference desk, or in any instructional communication. We also discovered how and why the connections between metaphor, analogy, teaching and learning are so practical and effective. Participants learned approaches for generating metaphors and analogies for library instruction, and created a collective toolbox of metaphors and analogies that we already use.
Collection News
Flight Line index
The Flight Line index is the newest addition to UWT Library's Maps collection. Working in collaboration with Anne Zald, the head of the Maps collection on the Seattle campus, the UWT Library now has access to 17 flight line indexes representing portions of 11 photo projects for Pierce, King, Kitsap, and Thurston counties. Once areas have been identified, the original photographs may be requested through the catalog and brought to Tacoma via the courier service. The Flight Line index is housed in the Maps/Atlas area of the UWT Library.
We are especially indebted to Anne Zald for her time and talents in writing the grant that purchased the index materials for our library. Anne and maps librarian, Matt Parsons, also came to Tacoma to train our staff on their use. This was truly a time that we couldn't have done it without you! Thanks Anne and Matt!
Collection Shift
As part of the campus-wide planning to prepare and welcome First Year Students this Fall, the Library is shifting 10,000 volumes of its collection to make room for new lower division materials. A small storage area under the Snoqualmie Reading Room was identified as a usable space and has undergone renovation and remodeling to prepare it for use as shelving space. With new shelving and lighting installed, the staff will soon begin the shift.
submitted by Anna Salyer
Winter Lights
Throughout the months of December and January, the Library was lit with 20,000 white lights.
winter lights display
Black History Month Quilt Displays
For February and March, the Library is hosting wonderful displays of quilts and historical information regarding the art of quilting, the designers, the quilters, and their stories. Part of the display stems from the celebration of Black History Month and highlights "Quilts: Storytellers, History Keepers".
Quilt Exhibit
Many thanks go to Marcia Monroe, circulation lead, who researched the information, gathered the quilts, and created the displays. The Library also thanks the generosity of UWT and other community members who are sharing their one-of-a-kind quilts with us. Marcia was able to gather so many quilts that she is rotating them on a weekly basis so we can see them all.
Marcia Monroe
- The Underground Railroad Quilt. Loaned by, Stephen T. Wilson, MSW, ACSW and UW Seattle Faculty
- Tree of Life Quilt by Marjorie Stewart mother of Dana Clark, Supervisor, UW Tacoma Media Services
- Quilts made by UW Tacoma Faculty and Staff: Dr. Karen Landenburger, UW Tacoma Nursing Dr. Nita McKinley and daughter, Francie Nevill, UW Tacoma IAS Gwen Lewis, UW Tacoma Library Reserves Technician Kjersti Johnson, UW MLIS Graduate Student and UW Tacoma Reference Assistant
- Quilts made by an African American quilter: Ms. Freddie Smith, Tacoma, Washington artist and quilter Poisson Last Voyage of the Columbia Market Day Cafe du Jour African Villagers
- Faith Ringgold display: Oil on Canvas painting by artist, Jason Powell, son of Dana Clark, Supervisor,UW Tacoma Media Services
Meetings & Presentations
South Sound Librarians meeting @ The Evergreen State College Library
The February meeting of the South Sound Librarians was hosted by the Librarians and Staff at The Evergreen State College Library. About 30 Librarians from around the South Sound attended. We were graciously greeted by TESC Library Director Lee Lyttle while enjoying delicious snacks. Randy Stilson, College Archivist and Records Manager, then led us on an interesting behind-the-scenes tour of their building's renovation project.
Getting down to business, Carolyn Aamot, Gifts Manager, UW Seattle, and Jennifer Sundheim, Collection Manager, UWT, gave presentations on gift collections. Jennifer has also set up a 'Gifts Network' on the South Sound Librarians website for the purpose of being able to easily connect donors and their gifts with appropriate libraries.
South Sound Librarians
In addition, Librarians Ernestine Kimbroe and Jules Unsel gave a presentation on their highly successful internship program entitled Information Landscapes. Two of their interns shared their experiences of developing and conducting library research projects which are based on the goal of determining the impact of computer technology on higher education and learning, thinking, creating, and knowing.
A sincere thanks to all The Evergreen State College Library staff and all the attendees who made this meeting a huge success. The next South Sound Librarians meeting will be Friday, May 19th ,1 p.m. at St. Martin's College Library. For more information on the South Sound Librarians group, please contact Anna Salyer at 253 692-4448 or anna3@u.washington.edu.
Lighting the Fire: Using Metaphors in Library Instruction
Emily Keller, Coordinator of Instructional Development, gave a superb presentation on the use of metaphors in information literacy instruction at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library on the UW Seattle campus.
Emily led participants in exploring the possibilities for using metaphor and analogy to enhance teaching and student learning in the classroom, at the reference desk, or in any instructional communication. We also discovered how and why the connections between metaphor, analogy, teaching and learning are so practical and effective. Participants learned approaches for generating metaphors and analogies for library instruction, and created a collective toolbox of metaphors and analogies that we already use.
Collection News
Flight Line index
The Flight Line index is the newest addition to UWT Library's Maps collection. Working in collaboration with Anne Zald, the head of the Maps collection on the Seattle campus, the UWT Library now has access to 17 flight line indexes representing portions of 11 photo projects for Pierce, King, Kitsap, and Thurston counties. Once areas have been identified, the original photographs may be requested through the catalog and brought to Tacoma via the courier service. The Flight Line index is housed in the Maps/Atlas area of the UWT Library.
We are especially indebted to Anne Zald for her time and talents in writing the grant that purchased the index materials for our library. Anne and maps librarian, Matt Parsons, also came to Tacoma to train our staff on their use. This was truly a time that we couldn't have done it without you! Thanks Anne and Matt!
Collection Shift
As part of the campus-wide planning to prepare and welcome First Year Students this Fall, the Library is shifting 10,000 volumes of its collection to make room for new lower division materials. A small storage area under the Snoqualmie Reading Room was identified as a usable space and has undergone renovation and remodeling to prepare it for use as shelving space. With new shelving and lighting installed, the staff will soon begin the shift.
submitted by Anna Salyer
Departures:
David Buxton has left WSU to take the positon of Associate Director for Library Services at the Baker Library, Harvard. His previous position was as director of the Cooperative Academic Libraries in Spokane. David holds an MSLIS from Simmons.
William Jarvis is retiring from his position as the Libraries Knowledge Manager.
Don Hilty-Jones is retiring from his position as the Circulation Supervisor for the Owen Science and Engineering Library.
Kathleen McGreevy is retiring from her position as the Secretary for the Humanities and Social Sciences Reference Work Area.
Alice Spitzer will be retiring from her position as a Humanities Reference Librarian a position she has held since 1975.
Nancy Spitzer is retiring from her position as an Administrative Assistant in the Library Instruction Office.
Sharon Walbridge has retired from her position as Assistant Director for Administration and Organizational Development, previously she had worked at wide variety of places, including, OCLC, Western Michigan University, Pennsylvania State University, Antioch College, Wright State University, University of Wisconsin, and the Oregon State Library.
Arrivals:
Mark O'English has accepted the position of Science Electronic Resources Librarian. His previous positions were Temporary Social Sciences Librarian at Washington State University and Reference Librarian at Neill Public Library. Mark received his MLIS from the University of Washington and holds Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Oregon State University.
Transfers:
Cindy Kaag has accepted the position of Interim Director of Libraries. Her previous position was Interim Assistant Director of Public Services and Outreach.
Beth Lindsay has accepted the position of Interim Assistant Director Public Services and Outreach. Her previous position was Head of Library Instruction.
submitted by Joel Cummings
David Buxton has left WSU to take the positon of Associate Director for Library Services at the Baker Library, Harvard. His previous position was as director of the Cooperative Academic Libraries in Spokane. David holds an MSLIS from Simmons.
William Jarvis is retiring from his position as the Libraries Knowledge Manager.
Don Hilty-Jones is retiring from his position as the Circulation Supervisor for the Owen Science and Engineering Library.
Kathleen McGreevy is retiring from her position as the Secretary for the Humanities and Social Sciences Reference Work Area.
Alice Spitzer will be retiring from her position as a Humanities Reference Librarian a position she has held since 1975.
Nancy Spitzer is retiring from her position as an Administrative Assistant in the Library Instruction Office.
Sharon Walbridge has retired from her position as Assistant Director for Administration and Organizational Development, previously she had worked at wide variety of places, including, OCLC, Western Michigan University, Pennsylvania State University, Antioch College, Wright State University, University of Wisconsin, and the Oregon State Library.
Arrivals:
Mark O'English has accepted the position of Science Electronic Resources Librarian. His previous positions were Temporary Social Sciences Librarian at Washington State University and Reference Librarian at Neill Public Library. Mark received his MLIS from the University of Washington and holds Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from Oregon State University.
Transfers:
Cindy Kaag has accepted the position of Interim Director of Libraries. Her previous position was Interim Assistant Director of Public Services and Outreach.
Beth Lindsay has accepted the position of Interim Assistant Director Public Services and Outreach. Her previous position was Head of Library Instruction.
submitted by Joel Cummings
For many years, Whatcom Community College prided itself in being the "college without a campus." Before we owned buildings, we conducted our classes in "storefronts" around the county and in 1973 the "library" and bookstore were housed in a retired bookmobile. Originally, the library was called the Learning Resources Center and we relied on agreements from Western Washington State College (now University) and the public libraries in the county to accommodate our students' needs for library materials. We have come a long way from there, with a beautiful library building and a collection that the college has been committed to building as well. In the year 2000, the library set a goal of doubling the size of the collection from 20,000 volumes to 40,000 volumes by the year 2010. Well, we are halfway there! In October we added the 30, 000th volume to the collection, and we are celebrating that accomplishment by holding an event called "Beyond 30K: A Celebration of Volumes," on April 18th. The 30,000th book that was added to our collection is a collection of poems titled Afflicted Girls, by Nicole Cooley, and Nicole has accepted our invitation to visit us for our celebration. We are pleased to have her here for the event, and she has been invited to visit some of our classes on campus and a local book club and she has also agreed to read from her book at the 30K event. We are looking forward to a day (and evening) of poetry, music, refreshments and guests from the community.
Also this quarter, the library hosted a Teaching, Research and Performance (TRAP) seminar for the campus community titled "Immersion Experience and the Information Literacy Grant." This seminar, held in the library, was an opportunity for the librarians to present to staff, faculty and administration the action plan we have developed for our Information Literacy program, the services that exist now for collaboration with other departments, and the opportunities available for collaboration with us to incorporate information literacy skills into their disciplines. This seminar was well-attended and we were pleased with the participation and the discussion that followed.
In November, we hired Sally Sheedy as our new part-time faculty librarian. She is a welcome addition. In an informal e-mail, Sally suggested that the ideal candidate for this job should be "a computer-savvy librarian who likes people, plays the penny whistle, contra dances, likes logic puzzles, and collects pens, sewing notions, cake decorating tips, and boxes." At the risk of sharing too much, I suspect Sally was trying to stack the deck in her favor.
We are also feeling the loss of a pivotal player in our well-oiled machine. Gillian McLeod, systems librarian and library faculty chair, has left us to fill the position of head librarian at the Vancouver (B.C.) School of Theology's H.R. MacMillan Theological Library, what she described at one time as her "dream job." At the time of this writing, the position left vacant here is unfilled.
submitted by Kiki Tommila
Also this quarter, the library hosted a Teaching, Research and Performance (TRAP) seminar for the campus community titled "Immersion Experience and the Information Literacy Grant." This seminar, held in the library, was an opportunity for the librarians to present to staff, faculty and administration the action plan we have developed for our Information Literacy program, the services that exist now for collaboration with other departments, and the opportunities available for collaboration with us to incorporate information literacy skills into their disciplines. This seminar was well-attended and we were pleased with the participation and the discussion that followed.
In November, we hired Sally Sheedy as our new part-time faculty librarian. She is a welcome addition. In an informal e-mail, Sally suggested that the ideal candidate for this job should be "a computer-savvy librarian who likes people, plays the penny whistle, contra dances, likes logic puzzles, and collects pens, sewing notions, cake decorating tips, and boxes." At the risk of sharing too much, I suspect Sally was trying to stack the deck in her favor.
We are also feeling the loss of a pivotal player in our well-oiled machine. Gillian McLeod, systems librarian and library faculty chair, has left us to fill the position of head librarian at the Vancouver (B.C.) School of Theology's H.R. MacMillan Theological Library, what she described at one time as her "dream job." At the time of this writing, the position left vacant here is unfilled.
submitted by Kiki Tommila