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SULA's State of the Library Meeting
Wednesday, October 31 at 10:00 a.m.
Peter Graham Scholarly Commons
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We welcome the following new staff members, all of whom started this October.
Brittany Buffum, Library Technician IV in Access & Resource Sharing, worked in SU Food Services for eight years. She is a student at University College, where's she's almost completed an associate degree in Arts and Sciences, and plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in sociology. Brittany's husband also works on campus, along with four other family members! She and her husband have two beautiful boys under the age of two, Miles and Mason, who keep them on the go.
Patricia Giles, Library Technician IV in Access and Resource Sharing, grew up in Maine, earned a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Painting, an MFA from Boston University in Film Production, and an MDiv from Harvard Divinity School. Patty is a painter and has worked on documentary films for public television. Most recently, Patty joined the PhD program in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University in 2008. Steven Hoover is based in the Learning Commons, and will work on developing new instruction-related initiatives and strategies. He served most recently as Instruction Design Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Steven holds an MLS from the School of Library and Information Science at Indiana University and a BA in English and Psychology, also from Indiana.
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The SU Library online giving pages have a new look!
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The SU Library online giving pages have a new look!
 The Syracuse University Library is honored and humbled by our many staff, associates, parents, faculty, students, and alumni who support the vision and purpose of the SU Library. Every gift to the Library is a gift to the entire University, the community, and to everyone visiting the Library onsite or online. Recently, we've made it even easier to make an impact by redesigning our "Support the Library" web pages. Be sure to check out the new " Ways to Give" section to see just how many ways there are to help support the Library. For more information, you can always contact Ronald Thiele, Assistant Dean for Advancement at rlthiele@syr.edu or 315.560.9419. On behalf of the entire SU Library, thank you for all you do!
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Installations of student work
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Installations of student work
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Diamonds are Forever by Kit Taylor
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We have a new array of installations in place for two sections of this semester's Dimensional Arts class (FND 117).
The first assignment pertains to the theme of transformation. From the syllabus: "Students will transform an intriguing object from everyday life within a series of six pieces, beginning with a literal rendering (a detailed copy) of the object and progressing to an abstract (nonrepresentational) piece. Students will need to communicate a larger conceptual idea through the series of six pieces."
Materials include cardboard, thread, and wire.
Thanks to professor Erin Lyden Murphy for her interest and willingness to create this public art opportunity for her students!
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 Watch for an announcement soon about an upcoming forum for anyone interested in or involved with video production for the Library. We will be getting together to discuss the Library's current video production efforts and begin to pull together strategies and best practices to ensure that we're able to consistently offer interesting, informative, and high-quality video to the Library community.
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SUL Mentoring Group requests your feedback
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SUL Mentoring Group requests your feedback
The SU Library Mentoring Group wants to hear from you!
2011 and 2012 have been active years for the group as they have hosted brown bags, webinars, portfolio sharing (all Library staff welcome), and coordinated a mentor/mentee program for librarians. Their website includes news of these events, as well as information on the program, professional development, and career resources.
Recognized as a best practice, the SUL Mentoring Program was prominently featured in the Association of Research Libraries Socializing New Hires SPEC Kit (2011).
The group would like to continue to keep its focus in line with staff needs related to professional development. To that end, please consider providing feedback on what you'd like to see in the future via this quick survey.
As always, please contact one of the mentoring group members if you have questions: Nancy Turner (coordinator), Marty Hanson, Susan Kline, Yuan Li, Peter Verheyen.
Visit the SUL Mentoring Program website.
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Bird After Dark (Library Lock-In)
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Bird After Dark (Library Lock-In)
 Syracuse University Library and the Office of Residence Life are sponsoring the seventh annual Bird After Dark Library Lock-in on Friday, November 2 from 10 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. This year's event will be part of International Games Day @ your library (technically on Nov. 3), an initiative of the American Library Association "to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games." We're looking for volunteers to help out from 9:00 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. (at the latest). Some of the duties will include staffing Minute to Win It game stations, monitoring floors during rounds, scoring during party breaks, and taking pictures and video. Volunteers will need to attend a short orientation session the week of the Lock-In. To volunteer, please contact Abby Kasowitz-Scheer by Friday, October 26. |
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Call for Nominations: Distinguished Service Award 2012
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Call for Nominations: Distinguished Service Award 2012
It is almost time for us to honor another distinguished co-worker! Please consider nominating a co-worker who has made significant contributions to the service of the Syracuse University Library user community. What's the process for nominating, you ask? Send a brief letter outlining your candidate's contributions to any member of the DSA committee (listed below). Please provide specific examples. Ask for 2 - 5 letters of reference for your candidate from his/her co-workers and supporters. One should come from the candidate's supervisor. Additional details can be found here. Who can be nominated? Any SUL employee with at least 3 years of service* *Exceptions:
- Any previous winners
- Current DSA panel members
- Current SULA Executive Board members (Fantasia Thorne, Nicole Dittrich, Marianne Hanley, Linda Galloway, Gerry M. McCarthy)
Only individual nominees are allowed (no dual or team nominees). The deadline for nominations and letters of reference is Friday, November 9. |
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OECD iLibrary Workshop at the Library
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OECD iLibrary Workshop at the Library
On September 18, Kathleen DeBoer and Faina Rozental, staff members from the Washington, D.C. office of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), visited Syracuse University Library to present a workshop on the OECD and its OECD iLibrary database, "one of the most comprehensive online resources on the world economy, society, education, and the environment." The event was coordinated by Marty Hanson and other members of the "Maxwell Team" of librarians who are liaisons to Maxwell School departments (John Olson, Michael Pasqualoni, Janet Pease, Bonnie Ryan, Uma Sharma, and Lydia Wasylenko). Founded after World War II and based in Paris, the OECD has been collecting comparative international economic and social data for over 50 years, monitoring trends, analyzing and forecasting economic developments, and researching social changes and evolving patterns in trade, environment, agriculture, technology, taxation and numerous other areas. OECD programs support sustainable economic growth, better governance, higher living standards, fiscal and financial stability, innovation, energy efficiency, free trade, and standards for "thorny issues" such as tax havens, privacy, green growth and internet policy-making. In addition to being a source of reliable statistics and social science data, the OECD is one of the world's largest publishers in economics and public policy, publishing more than 250 new books, 40 updated statistical databases, and thousands of new statistical tables, working papers, and journal articles each year. OECD data sets and publications are available to SU researchers in the OECD iLibrary database, and many OECD resources will soon be represented by MARC-format records loaded into the Library catalog. One-half of the audience at the DeBoer-Rozental presentation was a faculty/graduate student group from the Maxwell School (including an international contingent of enthusiastic Humphrey Fellows), and the other half of the audience consisted of librarians. All 24 attendees found the presentation fascinating and extremely useful.
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SU Press in the news
 Publisher's Weekly mentioned the Syracuse University Press fall 2012 title, Radical Chapters: Pacifist Bookseller Roy Kepler and the Paperback Revolution by Michael Doyle, in a recent article entitled "Indie Sleepers Titles to Watch".
- The Syracuse Post-Standard ran a story on September 16 about Lake Effect: Tales of Large Lakes, Arctic Winds, and Recurrent Snows, a Syracuse University Press fall 2012 title by SU Professor and author Mark Monmonier.
- The Los Angeles Times mentioned the upcoming Syracuse University Press book, TV on Strike: Why Hollywood Went to War over the Internet by Cynthia Littleton, on September 19.
- The Denver Post included the Syracuse University Press fall 2012 title, The American Dream by Lawrence R. Samuel, in their "Books hitting the shelves this week 9/23/2012" article.
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How to go green for Halloween
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How to go green for Halloween
 (via mnn.com)
It's "CDC" season folks, and we're not talking about getting a flu shot or prepping for the zombie apocalypse (although both of these things are important around this time of year, too). Rather, we're referring to the three, non-foliage or college football-related things that define October: Costumes, decorations and, last but not least, candy. That said, planning to go green for Halloween is easy and doesn't necessarily involve dressing up like the Incredible Hulk or everyone's favorite frozen vegetable spokesperson.
- Send the kiddos off with reusable trick or treating bags that they can use year after year. We're particularly fond of this one that benefits Green Halloween and holds a whopping 25 pounds of loot. Customizing old pillowcases works, too.
- Use a solar-powered lamp or shake torches when out on the prowl for candy (or hand them over to the kids for the night).
- Watch horror movies... with an environmental twist. Films featuring killer vegetation, anyone?
- Bobbing for apples? Buy 'em organic.
Read the full article about how to make that all-important seasonal trifecta more eco-friendly without rendering your festivities any less fun.
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Comments and complaints from the Interwebs
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Comments and complaints from the Interwebs
 Almost every day, SU students comment and complain about the Library using Twitter. Many of their musings receive a reply from the Library's official Twitter handle, @SyracuseULib. Here are some of the things that have been on their minds:
- Does anyone know if Bird Library has a Twitter so I can complain?
- How many new outlets could have been in Bird Library with 1 billion dollars?
- Might as well move into Bird Library since I'm here more than my own apartment.
- Bird Library, where my room and board expenses SHOULD go.
- Can I be an RA in Bird Library?
- I'm about to make my real serious relationship with bird library Facebook official
- The Bird Library basement is like a studying bomb shelter. Very cozy.
- Club Bird is like that old relative that you're not looking forward to spending the day with, but once you do you're happy you did.
- Bird Library café is the best place to people watch.
- Some people's fashion styles in club bird right now are just unreal.
- Bird Library, why do you not believe in heat?
- Why does Bird Library smell like Lancaster County?
- Club Bird is a sacred building only for studying and crying. Both should be silent.
- Bird Library closes at 10pm on Fridays? Where else am I supposed to party?!
- I blame Bird Library computers for my tardiness.
- These computers take 20 minutes just to start up. I wish I could print wirelessly from my iPhone at the SU library.
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Otto spotters
Congratulations to John Olson (RCSC) for spotting Otto on Pat Hunt's desk. Enjoy your new Syracuse license plate frame!
Entering isn't hard -- if you spot our plush Otto in the Library, snap a picture and send it, along with details of where you saw him, to libcom@syr.edu for a chance to win a prize!
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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!
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The Syracuse University Library Staff Newsletter
Editors:
Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin, Julie Sharkey
Contributors: Tarida Anantachai, Brittany Buffum, Annette Carbone, Patricia Giles,
Mona Hamlin, Steven Hoover, Abby Kasowitz-Scheer, John Olson,
Lesley Pease, Pam Thomas, Fantasia Thorne, Ron Thiele,
Nancy Turner, Lydia Wasylenko
Click here to view past issues of the Library Staff Newsletter
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