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Grand opening of Blackstone LaunchPad at SU
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Grand opening of Blackstone LaunchPad at SU
Campus and community members came together in Bird Library on April 19 to celebrate the grand opening of Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University. The well-attended event included speakers and a formal ribbon cutting, along with faculty, student, and alumni demonstrations of new entrepreneurial ventures. Blackstone LaunchPad is a campus-based experiential entrepreneurship program open to students, alumni, staff and faculty, offering coaching, ideation, and venture creation support. It is modeled on a successful program originated at the University of Miami and further expanded by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. Blackstone LaunchPad is co-funded by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation and Syracuse University. For more information about the Blackstone LaunchPad, visit blackstonelaunchpad.org.
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Personnel news
Jim Meade has jointed Special Collections as an Audio Preservation Engineer in the Belfer Audio Archive. Jim has been working part-time for the past two years as the Belfer Preservation Assistant, funded by grants from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and New York State. But Jim has now been appointed to work full-time in the Belfer Preservation Studio, alongside Bob Hodge, preparing and transferring analog sound recordings to digital formats. In addition to his experience in audio preservation, Jim has worked as a professional audio engineer for more than thirteen years, providing studio and location audio services for network news and video production, including ABC News, PBS, Nova, Court TV, ESPN, and numerous others, as well as regional TV commercials, political campaigns, and corporate productions. He has also worked in film production, including head of sound department on three feature films.
George Wazen, Department of Public Safety (DPS) Officer, has been appointed to the evening library security supervisor position. George is a certified campus peace officer at DPS and is very familiar with the campus and the Libraries. Evening staff at Bird will likely be familiar with the DPS event "Relieve Some Stress with DPS", which George initiated and has coordinated the past few years during finals. George will be working Sunday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to midnight, and will be located in the Library Security Office, Rm. 125, ext. 9754. Please welcome Jim and George to the Syracuse University Libraries!
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'100 Years of Lacrosse' display
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'100 Years of Lacrosse' display
Six students from the MUS 500 Historic Interpretation class, taught by Emily Stokes-Rees (School of Design, Museum Studies), have created a display of materials on the first floor of Bird illustrating the long history of lacrosse at SU. A few images have also been added in the main stairwell area, behind the glass. There's also a large screen display that runs a continuous loop of interesting older SU lacrosse videos. Enjoy!
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Brett Barrie to attend Rare Book School
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Brett Barrie to attend Rare Book School
Brett Barrie, Technical Specialist in Acquisitions and Cataloging, has been accepted into a week-long Rare Book Cataloging course at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. This class in descriptive cataloging for rare materials is taught by Deborah Leslie, Senior English Cataloger at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC, and principal editor of Descriptive Cataloging of Rare Materials (Books), published by the Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service.
Rare Book School courses are practical in nature, and range widely over Special Collections and Archives topics. The same week in July 2016 that Brett is there learning more about rare book cataloging, other cohorts of students will be studying "American Publishers' Bookbindings, 1800-1900"; "Printed Books since 1800: Description & Analysis"; "The Illustrated Scientific Book to 1800"; and "Digital Approaches to Bibliography & Book History."
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SULA spring event: Safer People, Safer Spaces
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SULA spring event: Safer People, Safer Spaces
Wednesday, May 18
1 to 4 p.m.
Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Bird Library
Please join us for an afternoon with the staff of the LGBT Resource Center as they present Safer People, Safer Spaces (SPSS), a three-hour, interactive allyship development training focused on increasing participants' awareness, knowledge, and skills with regards to LGBTQA identities and practical ways to support the LGBTQA campus community. Attendees will be encouraged to engage with one another, with LGBT Resource Center staff serving as facilitators. Activities include a self-exploration exercise, a terminology review, an activity that highlights the disparity between campus perceptions and individuals' lived experiences, and a best practices/skills development discussion in which the group will brainstorm ways we can contribute to change and inclusiveness across the University. As this event requires a minimum and maximum number of attendees, we are asking that participants register in advance using the online registration form by Monday, May 9. ** Please check with your supervisor prior to submitting your registration **
If your schedule changes and you are no longer able to attend, please notify the Chair of the SULA Executive Board, Vanessa St.Oegger-Menn at vlstoegg@syr.edu as soon as possible.
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New accessibility training and consulting now available
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New accessibility training and consulting now available
ITS is accepting registrations for three training workshops that will build faculty and staff awareness of, sensitivity to, and proficiency in ensuring the accessibility of information communications and technologies. Creating Accessible Documents focuses on course materials and documents, Evaluating Your Website for Accessibility focuses on websites and online resources, and a new workshop called Video Captioning covers the basics of adding captions to video content.
The workshops will help participants understand accessibility, put it into practice on the job, and support Syracuse University's efforts to ensure accessibility of documents, systems, and communications across campus.
The workshops will be presented by Sharon Trerise and Kara Patten from ITS's Academic Services team at the dates, times, and locations shown below. Each session has space for 12 participants.
Seating is limited, so register early! There is high demand for this training, so registration is on a first-submitted, first-enrolled basis.
For information on topics covered and training dates, visit: http://itsaccessibility.syr.edu/workshops/.
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Comments from the Interwebs
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Comments from the Interwebs
SU students continue to comment about the Libraries using social media outlets, such as Twitter and Facebook. 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:- Sitting in Bird Library and I can't really comprehend how two Syracuse basketball teams are in the Final Four.
- I miss Bird Library already.
- The valley of the Shadow of Death and Bird Library have similarities.
- Thanks to @ArchivesAmerArt @wolfsonian @SyracuseULib @HagleyDE where I researched my just released bio of #Vassos. bit.ly/2081gPs
- "I'm going to return mine with water damage." - overheard at @SyracuseULib #humanlibrary
- Yesterday I had the pleasure of talking with two 'books'. A dancer and a former producer for @frontlinepbs. Cool concept.
- iSchool senior Aarick Knighton anchors this week's 'CuseCast, with a report on the @SyracuseULib Human Book event: bit.ly/23APkHP
- (The Daily Orange): EDIT BOARD | SU's Bird Library should take up a pilot program for extended library hours: https://t.co/jBUYDn6tLb
- We've got a lock of Byron's hair in the SCRC at @SyracuseULib, too! Wild stuff. (in response to this tweet: http://bit.ly/1rlo5DO)
- I'm in Bird Library doing work before class. Who am I?
- I just yelled in Bird Library for the second time this year. Both times were because of the Eagles.
- I really don't get Bird Library even on the 5th floor people are talking. #finalsproblems
- @LaunchPad_SYR @SyracuseULib Ribbon cutting & $60K awarded to #startups. Congrats!
- Now at the campus framework open forum, getting an update from Pete Sala on designs of the University Place Promenade & Archbold. There are plans to smooth out the slope outside of Bird Library.
- Avida Dollars exhibit @SyracuseULib #SalvadorDali #JosephForet Gr8! Most expensive book in the world. TY Prof Jones.
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Otto spotters
Otto is in the Libraries hanging with staff who are doing great work. If you spot him, 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 Libraries Staff Newsletter
Pamela Whiteley McLaughlin, Julie Sharkey
Contributors: DeAnn Buss, Jenny Doctor, Linda Dickerson Hartsock, Tom House,
Lesley Pease, David Seaman, Vanessa St. Oegger
Click here to view past issues of the Staff Newsletter
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