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Carnegie Library Reading Room dedication
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Carnegie Library Reading Room dedication
The formal dedication of the renovated Carnegie Library Reading Room, with remarks by Chancellor Kent Syverud, took place on Monday, March 17. This event followed an informal ribbon-cutting on January 13, the first day of classes this semester. On that day, the front doors to Carnegie Library opened for the first time since 1972.
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New staff
Michael Gaut, Program Supervisor in Facilities & Security, comes to us with experience working in the public safety residential program where he trained new student-hires, as well as part-time staff, and controlled access to 20+ residential complexes. Michael also has a NYS department of State Security Guard License and a BA in English from Niagara University. He loves writing poetry, enjoys public speaking and has been a creative writing instructor at Percy Hughes Magnet School.
Sophie Rondeau, Technical Specialist in Acquisitions & Cataloging (with a focus on Belfer cataloging), has a Master's degree in Music Performance and is a recent graduate of the School of Information Studies at UW Milwaukee. She has been working in the Radio Archives of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a Media Librarian.
Please welcome Michael and Sophie to the Syracuse University Libraries!
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2014 Library Publishing Forum
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2014 Library Publishing Forum
On March 5-6 in Kansas City, Mo. the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) held its inaugural Library Publishing Forum. As part of the forum, a dedicated poster session was held that allowed participants to showcase alignment activities in the library publishing community all while engaging with their colleagues. Suzanne Guiod, Yuan Li, Sarah Theimer, and Suzanne Preate created and presented a poster that focused specifically on journal publishing at SUL and that emphasized workflow and examples. The group highlighted a collaborative journal developed with publishing partners SU Press, campus ITS, faculty, and a national organization. The poster shared the roles and responsibilities of each partner and the criteria used to determine the publishing platform and services offered.
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SUL to host first Human Library event
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SUL to host first Human Library event
SUL, in partnership with the School of Information Studies and the Office of Multicultural Affairs, will host its first Human Library on Wednesday, April 9, from 3-6 p.m. in Bird Library. Participants will have the opportunity to talk to "human books": individuals from the SU campus community representing a wide variety of cultural backgrounds, areas of expertise, and life experiences, in an effort to encourage diversity and challenge stereotypes and prejudices. Human books will lead one-on-one or small group conversations for 20 minutes at a time to share stories about their experiences or backgrounds. Participants can attend the event any time between 3-6 p.m. to "check out" as many human books as they like. No preregistration is required, although there will be an opportunity to reserve human books for a specific time, if desired. The purpose of a human library is to promote tolerance, challenge assumptions, and celebrate diversity within our community by enabling participants to engage in conversations with people whom they may not otherwise encounter. A Human Library encourages people from different backgrounds to talk with and learn from each other in a safe environment. Syracuse University's human library event is part of a regional Human Library program taking place during April (the month in which National Library Week is celebrated) with support from the Central NY Library Resources Council. The first known Human Library program was held in 2000 in Copenhagen, Denmark (see http://www.humanlibrary.org). Since then, similar events have been organized in libraries, schools, and other institutions around the world. For more information see http://researchguides.library.syr.edu/humanlibrary.
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Green Team news, events, and activities
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Green Team news, events, and activities
 Onondaga County's Recycling Report Card--Did We Make the Grade?
Wednesday, April 2 | noon to 1 p.m. | Hillyer Room, Bird Library
Please join us for a discussion with Theresa Mandery, Recycling Specialist at Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA). Theresa will talk about OCRRA's data gathering in regard to recyclables and waste. Each year, OCRRA analyzes the numbers--how much was recycled county wide? How does this compare with previous years? How do they figure all this out? Theresa will share information about the current numbers, and how OCRRA gathers and analyzes the data.
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Onondaga Lake Visitors Center tour
Friday, April 18 | departs Bird Library at noon
Join the Green Team as they tour the Onondaga Lake Visitors Center. The center--designed and built by Honeywell--gives the Central New York community a chance to experience and learn about the lake cleanup firsthand by providing public access to the significant work taking place by hundreds of scientists, engineers, and skilled craft laborers from the region. If you'd like to attend, RSVP to Bevan Angier.
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Earth Day (April 22) new book display in Bird Library
Do you have a favorite new environmental book? Contact Tasha Cooper with your suggestions by April 11.
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New, local recording studio built from re-purposed materials
Green Team member, Matt Reschke calls our attention to the green efforts of a local recording studio, Studio Dog. This studio made extensive re-use of secondhand materials, such as pallets and other studio equipment. Read the Syracuse New Times and syracuse.com stories.
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Latest releases from lynda.com
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Latest releases from lynda.com
 Here is a sampling of the latest tutorials available from lynda.com:
To see a complete list, visit lynda.com. The Libraries have obtained five user licenses that are available 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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New Library babies
Congratulations to Stephanie Morse (Acquisitions & Cataloging) on the birth of her son, Samuel Stephen, born on March 2 at 11:41 p.m. Samuel weighed 9 lbs., 8 oz. Both mother and baby are doing very well.
................................................................................................................................................ Congratulations to Annie Rauh (Research and Scholarship) and her husband Kellen Backer on the birth of their daughter, Greta Rauh Backer, born on March 20 at 3:30 p.m. Greta weighed 7 lbs., 9 oz. and was 19 inches long. We wish Annie and family all the best.
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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 and Facebook. 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 love Syracuse University, especially Bird Library.
- The Belfer Archives are so impressive. I wish more people can see what we have at @SyracuseU. Pic via @syracusedotcom instagram.com/p/lP-TqxMQhf/
- This really nice custodian in Bird Library just cheered me up. Yes, that was the highlight of my day. #SpringBreakMyHeart2014
- I can't study at HOME, but Bird Library is my HOME.
- The 3rd floor of Bird Library is productivity central.
- Floor five of Bird Library is the place to be. #comesayhi
- The perfect study place #birdlibrary #oldbooks #peaceful http://instagram.com/p/lFuoRJqLiK/
- First time setting foot in Bird Library since midterms week first semester. This should be interesting. #Knowledge
- Livin' the high life with my own table with outlets in Bird Library. #dreamsdocometrue
- #TBT The Carnegie Library Reading Room circa the 1910s. #celebratesu (photo via SU Archives) pic.twitter.com/olRENpGTCk
- I really just want to take up residence in the Carnegie Library. It's so lovely and peaceful and there's so much going on!
- Dressed in her evening elegance #cuse #orangenation @ Carnegie Library instagram.com/p/lyO4Q2yWJb/
- Dear @SyracuseULib, I've been in Carnegie all day and I just got yelled at for drinking water. I need water to live. Please end this policy.
- The Bird Library basement: where the Greek community goes to die during finals week.
- I can't concentrate in Bird Library. It's too mixxy. Catch me in Life Sciences or Crouse.
- Bird Library is not conducive to the creative thinking process.
- People who come to Bird Library to sleep or watch movies--just don't!
- Bird Library has got to be top 5 most unsanitary places in the US!
- I cannot stand Bird Library.
- Debating hiding a blanket, pillow, and toiletries bag in Bird Library for myself. I've spent my entire week here.
- Back to reality. Back to Syracuse. Back to late nights in Bird Library. #lesigh #syracuse #imissthebeach
- Wow, Bird Library is a verifiable ghost town at 9 am on a Tuesday. Just one super chatty librarian.
- If you don't cut through Bird library to get places, you're doing Syracuse wrong.
- SU needs to ban smoking especially in Bird Library where they smoke right in the doorway. Come on new Chancellor!
- You know it's really snowy in Syracuse when even @SyracuseULib is closing early!
- Just posted a photo @ Bird Library. http://t.co/fScUOYbnW6
- Thought I just saw Mariah Carey in the cafe at Bird Library. It wasn't her though.
- Could have sworn I just saw Usher on the second floor of Bird Library. It wasn't him though.
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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, TC Carrier, Tasha Cooper, K. Matthew Dames,
Michael Gaut, Roberta Gwilt, Abby Kasowitz-Scheer, Yuan Li,
Stephanie Morse, Annie Rauh, Matt Reschke, Pamela Thomas
Click here to view past issues of the Staff Newsletter
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