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SU Libraries acquire Wainhouse archive
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SU Libraries acquire Wainhouse archive
 The Special Collections Research Center
has acquired the archive of American translator and National Book Award winner Austryn Wainhouse. Wainhouse is best known for his complete and uncensored English translations of the Marquis de Sade's 1791 novel Justine (1953), which tells of a well-intentioned young woman who finds herself subjected to all manner of sexual depravity at the hands of the clergy and civil authorities.
The Wainhouse archive includes spiral-bound notebooks containing hand-written notes and drafts, journals describing his life as an expatriate, correspondence with prominent authors (including Simone de Beauvoir, whom Wainhouse also translated into English), drafts of his satirical novel Hedyphagetica (1954), photographs, and ephemera.
"It is with great pleasure and confidence that I chose to place the Austryn Wainhouse archive in the hands of Syracuse University and Sean Quimby [the Senior Director of Special Collections, Syracuse University Libraries]," said Deborah Clayton Wainhouse, Wainhouse's wife, of her decision to place the archive with Syracuse. "We are pleased to join such a distinguished group of collections."
The archive will be available to the public in late 2014.
Read the full press release.
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Save the date!
All-Staff Meeting
Tuesday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m.
Peter Graham Scholarly Commons
Interim Dean K. Matthew Dames will convene the meeting and share information
on plans and priorities for the 2013-2014 academic year.
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We welcome the following new staff members, all of whom started this August.
Barbara DiPiazza, Office Coordinator for Syracuse University Press, is an alum of Hamilton College with a bachelor's degree in American Literature. She also earned graduate degrees from Syracuse University, and now looks forward to returning to campus to provide administrative support to the Press.
Sophie Dong, Catalog Librarian in Acquisitions & Cataloging, has worked at the University of Georgia Libraries and at Princeton University Firestone Library in the past 11 years. Sophie is not new to the Syracuse University Libraries -- she did her MLS internship and served as a temporary cataloger in the same department that she's working in now. To her, this is the place where she started her professional career. Sophie holds an MLS from Syracuse University (2001), a graduate certificate in musicology from the Chinese Academy of Arts (1995, Beijing, China), and a BA in music education from the Hebei Normal University (1987, Shijiazhuang, China). Brandon Fess, Graduate Assistant in the Belfer Audio Archive, will be starting at the iSchool this fall. Brandon has considerable experience working in libraries, working recently as the Library Page Supervisor and Shelf Manager at Brighton Memorial Library in Rochester and as the Support Staff Training Coordinator at RIT. Brandon comes to SU with an interest in learning more about metadata creation and cataloging as well as archives/library management. Dina Meky, Graduate Assistant in Acquisitions & Cataloging, is a recent graduate of the American University in Cairo, where she majored in journalism and served as Archival and Digital Projects Assistant for the University's Rare Books and Special Collections Library. Dina has also worked for the Community Services Association Library in Maadi, and as an editorial intern at Oasis magazine. Fluent in both Arabic and English, Dina will be performing copy and original cataloging for the Libraries' in-process collection of hundreds of Arabic language monographs. Amy Vanderlyke, Copyright Librarian, most recently worked at the Sugarman Law Firm, LLP as an Associate Attorney while also teaching Communications Law as an adjunct professor in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. She holds a JD from Syracuse University College of Law; an MS in New Media, an MA in Magazine, Newspaper and Online Journalism, and an MS in Instructional Design, Development and Evaluation -- all from Syracuse University; and a BA in Journalism from the SUNY College at Oswego. Amy is also a 2011 recipient of the Central New York Business Journal's 40 Under Forty Award, awarded annually to a select group of young leaders who have made significant civic and professional contributions to the Syracuse community.
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New stationery; revised letterhead and handout templates
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 The new Library stationery is available for ordering from the Supplies Request form on SharePoint. You will find it in the Catalog under the following numbers: - Library Letterhead: #01031
- Library Letterhead 2nd sheet: #01032
- Library Window envelopes: #01004
- Library Regular envelopes: #01003
Please bring ALL your OLD stationery with the former Library logo to the Supply room, and we will recycle or have it cut into scrap paper. You can send an order for NEW Library stationery through the Library Supply Request system at your convenience. ................................................................................................................................................ SU Libraries letterhead and handout templates have been revised. They are available directly from SharePoint at this location: http://goo.gl/dxVKfk or from the templates section of the Communications website. Updated templates include: - Handout Template in Greyscale 8.5" x 11" -- for printing on a black and white laser printer
- Handout Template in Color 8.5" x 11"-- for printing on a color printer
- Letterhead Template without Wordmark -- for use when printing on letterhead paper
- Letterhead Template with Wordmark -- for use when printing on plain paper or sending electronically
Just a reminder to check this site periodically as new materials are being developed.
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Professional development opportunities
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Professional development opportunities
The Syracuse University Libraries have obtained a multi-user license for Lynda.com, an online library of more than 2,000 high-quality instructional videos taught by industry experts on the latest software tools and skills.
Popular courses may include:
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Data Analysis
- Interactive Design
- Project Management
- SharePoint
- Social Media tools including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Flickr, etc.
- Video Production
- And much, much more!
To see a complete list, visit lynda.com.
Take an entire course, or just view specific tutorials, it's up to you. Lynda.com is designed for all levels of learners, available when and where you are ready to learn. You can even view it on your iPhone, iPad, Android phone or tablet, or other mobile device.
The Libraries have purchased a limited number of activation codes (up to 5 concurrent users), so registration will be rotated on a first-come, first-served basis. Access will be for a two-week period, renewable if space is available. During that time-frame, users may view as many training videos as they wish on as many topics as desired.
To request a two-week activation, contact lisd@syr.edu. You will receive an email with instructions on how to complete the activation process.
For general questions about Lynda.com contact Pamela Thomas at pthomas@syr.edu.
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 Penelope Singer is teaching a workshop, Introduction to InDesign, at Light Work in October. The class is designed for those who are new or have limited experience with the page layout program. It runs Thursday evenings from October 3 through October 31. Registration and more information can be found Light Work's on website, http://bit.ly/1cQrGiG.
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"Summer @ Syracuse" at the Libraries
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"Summer @ Syracuse" at the Libraries
Summer @ Syracuse, based at University College, organizes a variety of summer programs on campus. Two of these programs, SummerStart and Summer College, work with the Learning Commons staff each year to plan special events and classes. This summer, we hosted four instruction sessions and a game night for SummerStart students, as well as some evening events for Summer College. SummerStart Seminar Sessions
Over 100 students from SummerStart -- a program enabling incoming first-year students to start taking classes in July -- attend a seminar class that includes an introductory session at Syracuse University Libraries. Each 75-minute library session consisted of a brief presentation to introduce students to the Libraries -- locations and departments, services, resources, and online tools -- and a self-guided scavenger hunt activity. Learning Commons librarians, staff, and interns participated in teaching and assisting the students during each session. Student Norzom Lama noted after the session, "... to my surprise, this was the most fun and informative presentation out of all [SummerStart Seminar presentations]. It was fun because we played and learned at the same time... Through this game, I also got to know a lot of things about the library." SummerStart Game Night
While the main goal of the SummerStart seminar sessions is to prepare students to use the Libraries' services and resources for their academic research, a secondary goal is to prepare them for our annual SummerStart "Game Night"! This year's game night was based on the Library Lock-In, a research competition held each fall, where students answer questions about library spaces and services as well as research questions requiring them to use databases and other search tools. About 40 students participated in this year's SummerStart Lock-In, competing in teams of two or three. The winning teams received gift baskets of school supplies donated by the SummerStart office. During breaks, students played board games and enjoyed refreshments. Summer College "Seek and Find" and "Bird Breaks"
This summer marks our fourth year working with Summer College, a program for high school students wishing to take SU courses and explore college life. This year, the Learning Commons created a campus-wide "Seek and Find" event. Over 20 Summer College students participated in teams of four, traveling to several campus buildings housing either an SUL or affiliate library -- to answer questions,The first team to correctly complete their crossword puzzle and map won the grand prize of a special dinner with the Summer College director. Summer College also used Library space for some evening activities run by the Office of Residence Life staff. These "Bird Breaks" offered students an opportunity to participate in community service projects, such as making blankets for the Golisano Children's Hospital, as well as social activities such as a casino night where they played games for candy prizes. Thank you to all SU Libraries staff who helped plan and staff all of our summer events!
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Green library resources
 Are you looking for ideas to increase sustainability in your area? The Green Library and Going Green @ Your Library blogs -- both started in 2008 -- list ideas, practices, tools, and techniques to help green libraries, librarians, and the communities they serve, as well as opportunities to join free webinars.
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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 social media outlets, such as Twitter. Many of their musings receive a reply from the Library's official Twitter handle, @SyracuseULib or the Learning Commons (@sulibrarylc). Here are some of the things that have been on their minds:
- I legit have been in Bird Library all summer.....what is my life?!??!?!
- I literally hate Dell computers.
- Even the mountain wi-fi was faster than SU library wi-fi. Le *sigh*
- You think Biden told Obama to open the front doors at Carnegie Library? I feel like he did. Typical Biden. #BidenSUPranks
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Kudos!
Jeanette Norris (Acquisitions and Cataloging) presented original research in a paper entitled, "The Data Landscape of the Coral Triangle", at the fourteenth World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD). The paper explored how data curation practices affect the use of openly available datasets in the monitoring, evaluation, and development of marine protected areas and fishery policies in the Coral Triangle.
The conference was hosted by Mann Library at Cornell University from July 21 to July 24 and brought together participants from around the world, ranging from librarians at North American universities to project managers at international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) to discuss methods for sharing information between institutions, digital collection management, and outreach to farmers worldwide.
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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 Libraries Staff Newsletter
Editors:
Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin, Julie Sharkey
Contributors: Bevan Angier, K. Matthew Dames, Barbara DiPiazza, Brian Dobreski,
Sophie Dong, Abby Kasowitz-Scheer, Jackie Marquart, Patrick Midtlyng,
Lisa Moeckel, Jeanette Norris, Sean M. Quimby,
Penelope Singer, Pamela Thomas
Click here to view past issues of the Staff Newsletter
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