Save the Date: Library Picnic
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When:August 5th from noon - 6 p.m.
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Learning Commons News
The Learning Commons now circulates webcams and headsets for use
with Skype and other tools. They are available to SU students, faculty or staff at the LC desk. The loan period is 2 hours.
Skype software has been installed on library public workstations and can be used for making free video and voice calls to other Skype users. It can also be used to connect (for a fee) to mobile phones and landlines.
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Web Site Release Timetable
The new Library website with Encore as the search tool is now scheduled to be available on July 28th. A link to the old site will remain live for a limited time following the cutover. The official Go Live date for general release to campus is August 25th.
For additional information on the website upgrade, please
contact DeAnn Buss at x2977. For more on Encore, contact TC Carrier at
x8546.
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Periodicals, Reference Collections Relocated
The current periodicals collection was recently relocated to the NE side of the second floor, in the area between Room 200 (Access Services) and Room 210 (Librarians' Office). The reference collection is being reconstituted in the space vacated by current periodicals.
For more information about the reference collection project, contact Tasha Cooper. |
4,000 Years and Counting Exhibition
Special Collections has installed a new exhibition, 4,000 Years and
Counting, in the exhibit case on the first floor. It is something of a "greatest hits" of
special collections show, and includes items similar to those that Dean Thorin and David Murray have taken on their Road Shows to cities around the country. The goal is to entice visitors, including library staff, to come to the
sixth floor and view the originals.
Special
thanks to David Stokoe, Nicolette Dobrowolski, Will La Moy, and Penelope
Singer, who each applied their skills to this project.
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SUL Joins NACO Music Project
Syracuse University Library has joined the Library of Congress NACO Music Project (NMP), following an extensive application process coordinated by Charles Tremper, Sarah Theimer, and Mary Laverty. In his letter of invitation, NMP Coordinator Ralph Papakhian of Indiana University stated, "The Committee was very
impressed by the application you submitted and pleased with the strengths that
you bring to this work."
NACO is the Name Authority component of the Library of Congress Program for Cooperative Cataloging. NACO Music Project participants are nationally recognized experts in music cataloging and contribute name and name/uniform title authority
records to the LC Name Authority File. The application required a month-long self study to estimate the number of name and name/uniform title headings SUL might contribute on a monthly basis.
NMP is sponsored by the Music OCLC Users Group. For more information about this project, please contact Charles Tremper.
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Library and iSchool host Scholarly Communication Colloquium
What does the contemporary landscape of scholarly communication look
like? How does the University disseminate the knowledge generated by its
scholars?
How does the tenure process influence research and publication patterns?
What impact is the Open Access movement having on these processes? What is the Library's role in collecting and preserving the knowledge created
by the University for future generations of scholars?
These are a few of the questions addressed at the inaugural Scholarly Communication and the Future of
Research Colloquium on April 16th,
organized by the Syracuse University Library and the iSchool. The forty librarians, faculty members,
graduate students, and staff in attendance engaged in a wide-ranging discussion,
exploring the changing landscape of scholarly communication and generating
action items and topics for a new colloquium series being planned for the
fall.
For a complete report on the meeting or more information on plans for the fall, contact Patrick Williams.
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Staff News
New Baby!: Advancement and Communications Specialist Kathleen White and husband John welcomed their son Jack Thomas White into the world on June 12th. They are now happily ensconced at home and getting to know one another. There is still time to drop off a card at her desk in Admin and we'll put a package together for delivery.
Degree awarded: Bevan Angier completed her
MLIS/CAS
in Digital Libraries in December 2008. Congratulations on your accomplishment, Bevan!
Library Bowling Team:
Paul Bern, Sue Ehlers, Randy Money and David Balfoort were the
regular season champions for the 08/09 season. The season is split
into halves and the team won both halves. The "Most Improved Bowler
Award" went to David, with Paul
a very close second. The team continued
its winning ways at the end of the season "no tap" tournament. No tap
allows a bowler to record a strike if they knock down 9 or 10 pins on
the first ball. This allows a bowler to laugh
at the one pin that has frustrated them throughout the season. Much laughter was had as a team, with David taking the
individual title as well. The end of the year banquet was catered by the Dinosaur BBQ and a
good time was had by all. Bowling balls are now safely housed in the
deep recesses of our closets and won't see the light of day till
September when we'll begin our title defense. For more information on the league, which meets
Tuesdays @ 4:45, Sept. through April, contact David Balfoort.
Got news? Please feel free to send us any news items that you would like to share with colleagues -- graduations, weddings, new babies, travels, and such. As always, we welcome your feedback, comments, questions, or story ideas. Send your contributions to libcom@syr.edu.
Many thanks for your interest!
The Editors
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