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State of the Library Address
October 27th
1:00-2:30 p.m.
in the
Peter Graham Scholarly Commons
Brodsky Lecture
October 16th
4:00 p.m.
in the
Peter Graham
Scholarly Commons
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Welcome Resident Librarians!
Syracuse University Library welcomes new Learning Commons Resident Librarians Tina Chan and Fantasia Thorne .
Tina comes to us from Boston where worked as a Gifts Processing Assistant and Records Management Assistant at the Morton R. Godine Library of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Tina holds an MA in Asian American Studies and a BA in Psychology from San Francisco State University. She received her MLIS from Simmons College in 2009.
Fantasia most recently worked as a part-time reference librarian at New Haven Free Public Library, and as an Archives and Catalog Assistant at the Yale University Divinity School Library, both in Connecticut. She holds a BA in English Arts from Southern Connecticut State University and received her MLIS from Simmons College in 2007.
The Learning Commons Resident Librarian program is new at Syracuse University Library and provides experiential learning opportunities to new librarians interested in working with undergraduate students. The program is designed for recent graduates who are within two years of receiving their master's degree in library or information science. To increase the diversity of the Learning Commons staff, the program requires that these librarians be members of underrepresented populations.
Each Resident Librarian is appointed to a term of either two or three years. During this time, they have the opportunity to explore career options under the mentorship and guidance of experienced library professionals. In return, they will provide the Learning Commons with a steady infusion of the latest scholarship, research, and practices regarding undergraduate services.
As Resident Librarians, Tina and Fantasia will provide core services such as reference and student outreach, while contributing to other Learning Commons initiatives. They will also conduct research on undergraduate student learning and communication behaviors using ethnographic and other research modalities. |
Peter Verheyen wins 2009 Laura Young Award
Peter D. Verheyen has won the Guild of Book Workers' 2009 Laura Young Award. This award is given annually by the Guild, a national organization representing the hand book crafts, in recognition of an individual's outstanding service to the organization.
Peter has served the Guild of Book Workers in various capacities for the past fourteen years. The release announcing his award states: "His most significant contribution to the field is his pioneering use of digital technology to build community by sharing information and encouraging discourse on all aspects of the book arts." This is in reference to Book_Arts-L, a listserv Peter created in 1994 that now boasts over 2,300 members, and to Book Arts Web, which remains the foremost resource in the field of book arts. The release also sites The Bonefolder, an open access online book arts journal that Peter founded in 2004, as another example of his significant contribution to the field of book arts.
Congratulations, Peter!
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NPR Book Critic Maureen Corrigan to give next Library Associates Lecture
Maureen Corrigan will present "The (Not So) Guilty Pleasures of Mystery Fiction" on Thursday, October 15th, at 5 p.m. in the Peter Graham Scholarly Commons.
Corrigan is a book critic for NPR's Fresh Air and is a critic-in residence and lecturer at Georgetown University. She is also a reviewer and columnist for The Washington Post's Book World and serves on the advisory panel for The American Heritage Dictionary.
This lecture is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there! |
LC Technology Fair
The Learning Commons staff are planning their fall technology fair and they need your help! Do you have a new tool that has made your life easier? This could be anything from hardware to software, or perhaps a webservice; anything technological that you believe has been helpful in your work and could possibly benefit others.
Lesley Pease is interested in hearing from staff and students who are willing to show Learning Commons staff these new resources as a part of their LC staff training program. This technology fair will be held in the ETC either on October 15th 2-3:30 p.m. or October 29th 2-3:30 p.m., depending on what time is most convenient for Tech Sharers. In true fair form, demonstrators will be stationed throughout the room with their tools to showcase how these new technologies work
to interested parties.
Are you interested in participating? Contact Lesley Pease at ldpease@syr.edu for more information. |
Kindle Curious?
SU LIbrary has launched a program to pilot the use of Kindle DX e-book readers. The Library has two of these readers that may be borrowed from the main circulation desk in either Bird and Carnegie Libraries.
Eleven books have been loaded on these readers, some are textbooks while others are computer science, information technology, and other engineering-based books that are regularly requested for interlibrary loan.
Users will be given a comment card to provide feedback on their experience with the reader. The Library hopes to gain practical experience with this new technology and intends to use the results of this pilot to decide whether to continue or expand the program.
Try one out and let us know what you think! |
New SUL Mentoring Program
There is now a mentoring program for Syracuse University librarians. This new voluntary program will provide librarians with guidance and assistance regarding the Library's promotion process and professional service.
The SUL Mentoring Program encourages peer learning by bringing together mentees and mentors based on their areas of interest to share best practices. This may be accomplished in a single meeting or could involve a series of meetings, depending on the need and interest.
Those that could benefit from this program are librarians who are new to SUL, librarians coming up for promotion, and librarians seeking professional development advice.
At the core of this initative is the Mentoring Team, consisting of Peter Verheyen (Chair), Mary DeCarlo, Bonnie Ryan, and Nancy Turner. This team coordinates the program under the oversight of the Associate Deans. They connect mentees with mentors, schedule meetings and coordinate events, communicate with all librarians about program activities, and serve as a liaison between the mentoring team and the Associate Deans.
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Time to Nominate a Colleague!
The SULA Executive Committee is now accepting nominations for this year's Distinguished Service Awards.
The Distinguished Service Award is a peer-based award honoring co-workers for their achievements. This year the DSA awards ceremony will take place during the Library's holiday party in December.
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Staff News
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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