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Recent Publications and Presentations by Janet Swan Hill, Associate Director of Technical Services Posted Sep. 2, 2008
Janet Swan Hill, professor and CU Boulder library associate director for technical services, made several presentations this spring. “You Are the Most Important Tool You Have” was the keynote address at the Ohio Library Council Technical Services Retreat.
She delivered the conference summary and an invited paper titled “The Radical, the Not-So-Radical, and the Next Steps” for the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control.
Hill also gave the keynote, titled "Entering an Alternate Universe,” at the New England Technical Services Librarians Annual Conference in Worcester, MA, At the Massachusetts Library Association, she presented an invited paper on the “Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control – What’s Happened, and What Can You Do?”
In addition, her refereed article, “Is It Worth It? Management Issues Related to Database Quality,” was published in Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, and “A Winding Path to Cataloging Leadership” was published in Library Resources and Technical Services.
Hill was co-editor and one of the authors of “On the Record: Report of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control,” published on the web.
The Government Publication Library's Subject Guides Featured in Resource Shelf Posted Sep. 2, 2008
Resource Shelf, a blog dedicated to resources of interest to information professionals, educators and journalists, named the Boulder library web page Subject Guides from the UC-Boulder Government Publications Library resource of the week in its March 24 issue. Jennie Gerke, Katie Lage, Stephanie Alexander, and Rick Losoff created the database, which was described as a”large and beautiful collection of government-oriented subject guides covering everything from Acronyms to Worldwide Demographic Information.”
Debbie Hollis of Special Collections and Reference is Awarded the 2008 Ralph E. Ellsworth Award for Excellence in Librarianship Posted July 14, 2008
The Awards, Elections, and Faculty Support Committee received worthy nominations for the 18th annual Ralph E. Ellsworth award which recognizes a member of the libraries’ faculty for outstanding contributions to the Libraries, the University and the library profession.
While it was a difficult task for those of us on the Committee (Jennifer Gerke, Holley Long, Michael Dulock, Caroline Sinkinson, and Anna Ferris) to make a final decision—since all the nominees were deserving of the award—it was also gratifying for us to recognize such excellence among our own colleagues. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made an effort to submit nominations and letters in support of the Ellsworth nominees.
Based on the information provided in these letters, the Committee unanimously agreed that one nominee’s professional accomplishments, position of leadership in the profession, and accolades from employees, and peers alike, stood out from all the others. Therefore, in recognition of these truly exceptional achievements, the Committee is delighted to award the Ralph E. Ellsworth award for 2008 to Deborah Hollis.
Debbie Hollis joined the Libraries’ faculty in 1993 as the State & Foreign Documents Librarian. While her work in Gov Docs as an expert in genealogical and state resources is commendable, it is the contributions she has made in the past 8 years, since taking on the position of Interim Head of Special Collections in 2000 and then permanently becoming the Faculty Director of Special Collections in 2001, that are the focus of today’s recognition. Perhaps her most tangible and successful accomplishments during this period of time are 1) her outreach to CU faculty, students & patrons through classroom instruction, special exhibits and other events, 2) her efforts to make SPC a world-class research facility for photobooks and other materials, and 3) her creative approach to enhancing online access to SPC resources by encouraging the use of new technologies and fostering a strong collaboration with technical services, especially the Cataloging and Metadata Services Department.
Some excerpts taken from the letters supporting Debbie’s nomination include:
Whereas Debbie Hollis’ contributions to the Libraries, the University and to the library profession these past 8 years have been truly “transformational,” the Committee is proud to award her the Ralph E. Ellsworth Award for Excellence in Librarianship.
Meri Willett of Cataloging and Metadata Services is Awarded the 2008 Marie and Martha Campbell Award for Staff Excellence Posted July 14, 2008
The Marie and Martha Campbell Award is given each year to a deserving staff member, who, because of their work and interaction with students, faculty and staff, has been nominated by their peers. Thank you to all of you who took the time to nominate and write letters of support for this award.
In 1994 when the Library Staff Association began to discuss presenting a staff excellence award, the idea of naming the award after Marie and Martha Campbell was greeted with unanimous enthusiasm. It seemed to be common knowledge that Marie and Marta epitomized the very concept of service to the libraries. Between the two of them, they logged 86 years of dedicated service as members of the Libraries’ staff and both are still active as volunteers.
This year, the winner of the Marie and Martha Campbell award is also a very dedicated staff member who has worked at the CU Boulder Libraries for 30 years.
Some of the comments from her colleagues:
Key words to describe our award winner are: CURIOSITY – a continuing interest in what is new and how best to make it work; and ACCOMPLISHMENT – projects given to her get done, efficiently and correctly.
She has worked here a long time, but for her the history does not hold back…… but serves as a stepping stone for new opportunities. We are proud to recognize Meri Willett for her significant contributions to the University Libraries and present her with the Marie and Martha Campbell award for staff excellence.
The Periodicals Room has Been Emptied in Anticipation of the Start of Construction June 23, 2008
As we move closer to the start of construction for Norlin’s “revitalization” project, the Periodicals Room has been emptied.
On Tuesday, May 6, the Periodicals Room service desk was officially closed.
Asbestos abatement necessitates sealing off the room prior to the start of construction. If you're interested in seeing photos of the process, you can view them here.
The Libraries would like to acknowledge the hard work of the Periodicals Room transition team and thank them for their efforts in accomplishing the move ahead of schedule.
New Search Scopes Added to Chinook, the Libraries Online Catalog Posted June 23, 2008
A number of new scopes were recently added to the "collections" drop down list from the main page of Chinook, these include books, journals/serials, maps, music recordings, scores, spoken recordings, theses, video recordings, and more.
To allow patrons to perform advanced searches within the scopes (for example, limiting a search in "video recordings" to "DVD"), links to advanced searches within each scope have also been added above the Chinook search box.
We will continue to add functionality to make the online catalog easier to use. Stay tuned!
The Libraries Honor Years of Service for 2008 Posted June 23, 2008
LENGTH OF SERVICE HONOREES
RETIREMENTS
John Culshaw, Interim Head of Administrative Services, Selected for Emerging Leaders Program Posted May 29, 2008
University Libraries is pleased to announce that our interim head of Administrative Services, John Culshaw, has been selected as one of seven faculty members from the Boulder campus to participate in the University Leadership Development Institute's Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) for 2008-09. Culshaw was nominated by the Dean of Libraries and selected for this honor by Provost Phil DiStefano.
As an Emerging Leaders Program fellow, Culshaw will join colleagues from other University of Colorado campuses as participants in this system-wide program, which consists of a year-long series of events designed to enhance the leadership skills of faculty members who have demonstrated the potential for higher-level leadership responsibilities. The Program will give fellows in-depth exposure to a variety of leadership principles and theories.
When informed of Culshaw's selection, Dean James Williams said, "I am delighted that John has been selected as a Fellow in the AY08/09 Emerging Leaders Program. He is one of our finest faculty citizens, and he has stepped-up to a host of leadership opportunities of increasing responsibility within and beyond the campus, again and again. He makes us proud."
Government Publications Announces the Completion of its Country Guides Posted May 29, 2008
The Government Publications Library at the University of Colorado at Boulder is happy to announce that its country guides for all countries of the world are now complete.
You can access the pages directly from the Government Publications web site under "Foreign Gvts/ International Orgs" OR by searching the Research & Subject Guides Database by country name. The guides database is linked at the bottom of the opening Chinook menu.
For ease of use, each page is arranged in a consistent manner. A navigation menu at the top provides quick access to frequently-requested information:
Selecting one of the resources in the catalog links generates a live Chinook search for country-specific e-resources on economics, history, or politics. There is also an option to limit your search to government information only.
A number of instructors direct their students to use these guides. The country pages are also among the most frequently-searched-for items in the guides database.
Although some of the links are limited to CU-Boulder because of license restrictions, a majority of the links are to freely available resources.
We would like to extend our special thanks to Darci Card who worked at breakneck pace to complete the guides before leaving the Libraries for her new position at the Utah State Library.
Announcing the University of Colorado Digital Library: Digital Resources for Teaching, Learning, and Research Posted May 6, 2008
Explore a treasure of digital images, audio and text from our local collections or peruse the 50+ collections of digital content from institutions around the world.
Subject matter includes anthropology, architecture and planning, art and art history, history, literature, maps and geography, political science, science and technology, sociology, and so much more!
Use the University of Colorado Digital Library to incorporate multimedia in your lectures and enrich assignments with primary source material.
This resource is available thanks to a collaboration between the University of Colorado System and institutions of the Auraria Higher Education Campus.
Little space wins BIG! (Congrats to the Norlin Underground) Posted May 6, 2008
Housing & Dining Services would like to thank the staff and patrons of the Norlin Underground. Your fantastic support has enabled this great little space to receive the NACUFS (National Association of College & University Food Services) “Best in the Business Award,” given to the establishment, that in this case, makes best use of limited space.
Since Dining Services has acquired this space the Norlin Underground has gone through many changes, both in physical design and in the products offered.
We will be traveling to Washington DC in July to accept this honor and to be part of a panel discussion on what it takes to be “The Best in the Business.” Keep an eye out for a NACUFS film crew in the near future; they will be filming a documentary about this phenomenal space!
Thanks again for making it possible for Housing & Dining Services to receive such a prestigious national award!
Patrons May Now Select New Pick Up Locations for Holds and Off-Site Material Requests Posted May 6, 2008
Responding to requests from many students and faculty on campus, beginning Monday, March 24, patrons are now able to specify the library location where they would like to pick up hold/recalls, PASCAL materials and new acquisition rushes.
When placing a request in Chinook on an eligible item, a drop down menu of pick up location choices appears at the point of authentication. A pickup location must be selected, otherwise a message appears asking that a choice be made before the request can be placed.
The choices for new pick up locations are any of the branch libraries: Business, Earth Sciences/Maps, Engineering, Math/Physics and Music, as well as the current Norlin circulation desk.
Deliveries of these materials will be each afternoon, so in many cases if you choose to pick up a PASCAL item at a branch rather than Norlin, there will be a delay of one extra business day. Note that this service does not apply to Prospector books at this time, though it may at some future date if all goes well.
Also note that only materials which are eligible to be requested in Chinook can be requested for pick up, books that are currently on the shelf must still be retrieved from their respective locations.
We anticipate that this new service will be very popular, so please have patience with us during this initial trial phase.
Come to Final Bites: Free Food @ Norlin Library on Friday Night! Posted May 6, 2008
We all need a break sometimes, and the Friends of the Libraries have stepped up to provide you with one.
Final Bites is Friday, May 2 from 9:30-10:30 pm on Norlin Library's 5th Floor.
We're giving away free breakfast burritos, fresh fruit, hummus and pita, juice, and energy drinks to fuel your studies.
Final Bites is a Zero Waste event thanks to CU Recycling.
Text your friends and let them know! C-U Friday and good luck with your finals.
Experts to Discuss Climate Change @ the next CU Salon Posted April 20, 2008
A trio of noted scientists will discuss climate change on Thursday, April 17, from 6 – 8 pm in The Center for British and Irish Studies (Norlin Library's 5th Floor West).
This is the third in an ongoing series of discussions moderated by Richard Brenne, author of the forthcoming book The Truth About Everything.
The next panel on May 15 will address how climate and energy issues affect social justice.
Dr. Patricia Romero Lankao has two Ph.Ds, one from Germany and the other from her native Mexico. She is a distinguished social scientist at NCAR who has made important contributions to the latest IPCC Report, sharing the Nobel Peace Prize with the likes of our other two panelists and Al Gore.
Dr. Brian Toon is the Chair of the CU Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department and has studied the effects of volcanic eruptions, pollutants and nuclear weapons detonations on climate, also drawing parallels between the climate of earth and that of neighboring planets.
Dr. Kevin Trenberth is head of the Climate Analysis Section at NCAR, and was a lead author on the last three IPCC Reports, giving the last report as testimony to Congress.
In addition to many other experts in the audience joining the discussion, the strongest statements made by atmospheric scientists and others will be projected on a screen, discussed and amended to determine how best to help the public and policy makers understand the magnitude of the climate change problem.
The panel will also discuss what positive feedbacks can accelerate climate change and what manifestations of climate change concern them most, including sea level rise, increased severity of droughts, heat waves, hurricanes and other storms as well as the effect on agriculture and thus human population. Pollution, global dimming and the possibilities of geo-engineering will also be discussed.
The effects of population and consumption on climate and how climate change affects social justice will be explored, as well as solutions in energy and lifestyle changes.
These events are sponsored by the University Libraries, and are free and open to the public.
Refreshments are provided with generous support from the Boulder Junior Chamber International and CU Boulder Friends of the Libraries. All events are "Zero Waste" thanks to the support of CU Recycling.
Are We Getting the News? A Discussion on the State of News Media Posted April 10, 2008
Do you get your news from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert? If so, you’re not alone, last year, a Pew Center research study found that as many young people got their news from Comedy Central as they do from the “real” news networks, and further study revealed that those audiences were more informed! Another survey recently found that 69% of journalists said that their profession was “headed in the wrong direction.”
So are we getting the news? Are we learning what we need to participate in civic life? Do journalists do original research any more or is there too much emphasis on “official sources”? What role does the media play in public life in America today? And what does determine news content—corporate consolidation, the pr industry, government agencies, journalists, or the audience? Do bloggers or “citizen journalists” help or make the problem worse?
If YOU are concerned or confused, attend our next panel discussion on Wednesday, April 9 from 7 – 9pm in Norlin Library’s fifth floor Center for British and Irish Studies. This event is FREE and open to the public, and is co-sponsored by the Boulder Junior Chamber International.
For this event, our panelists will be:
The discussion will be moderated by Polly McLean, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. McLean teaches courses in media theory, culture and society. She has vast international experiences in applied research having worked as a consultant for UNESCO, USAID, the Academy for Educational Development and Pathfinder International. In 1999 and 2000, she was awarded a Fulbright to the University of Namibia in teaching pedagogy and curriculum development in media studies. She has taught at Howard University, Washington, D.C., University of Zambia-Lusaka and at the University of Namibia, Windhoek.
Landscape/Geography in Literature Featured in the Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences and Map Library Posted March 24, 2008
The next exhibit in the series Landscape/Geography in Literature is available for viewing in the Earth Sciences and Map Library lobby.
It features maps, poetry, and prose about the the Arctic and Antarctic, and writings inspired by the regions' extremes of climate. Inuit authors are represented in a variety of styles, from song to narrative.
The influence of polar explorers' reports on Romantic literature is also highlighted. The exhibit was created in honor of the International Polar Year, March 2007-March 2009 (for more information, see www.ipy.org)
Many thanks to the staff of the Special Collections Department who were invaluable in helping to find relevant poetry selections.
The exhibit will be up through next spring.
From the Engineering Library Blog: Prospector Now Accepts IdentiKeys! Posted March 24, 2008
You can now request materials through Prospector using your identikey instead of your Buff OneCard! Simply use the "Login with campus identification" box on the left-hand side of the request screen.
With the exception of RefWorks, all major Libraries-related systems now use identikeys as an authentication mechanism. These include MyChinook, where you can check your library card, renew your items, and check on the status of PASCAL requests, the Virtual Private Network, where you can connect to Libraries databases from off-campus, and ILLiad, where you can request items from libraries not in our region.
Experts Discuss Peak Oil and the Future of Energy Posted March 24, 2008
A cross-disciplinary panel of noted scientists and experts representing national, state and University of Colorado organizations will discuss “Peak Oil and the Future of Energy” on Thursday, March 20 from 6 – 8 pm in the Center for British and Irish Studies (Norlin Library's 5th Floor).
The panelists are chemistry professor and CU Energy Initiative Director Carl Koval, Association for the Study of Peak Oil-USA Co-Founder Steve Andrews, Colorado Governor’s Energy Office Utilities Manager Morey Wolfson, and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Biofuels Group Manager Jim McMillan.
This is the second in an ongoing series of third Thursday discussions moderated by Richard Brenne, author of the forthcoming book The Truth About Everything.
Additional panels are scheduled to address climate change April 17 and what climate and energy issues might mean to social justice May 15 at the same time and place each month.
The events are sponsored by the University Libraries, and they are free and open to the public. From the Engineering Library Blog: New Web of Science Interface Posted March 13, 2008
You may have noticed recently a new interface for Web of Science.
This new interface includes expanded general and cited reference searching
capabilities, as well as simplified and improved author searching. Results
pages also make it easier to find related records, track citations, find
full-text, and export citations to bibliographic managers.
Kudos to Alex Stein of Access Services Posted February 24, 2008
Alex was recently awarded a PhD from the University of Denver, and last year published, Weird Emptiness: Essays and Aphorisms which "offers insight into aesthetics, metaphysics, ethics, and logic". Please join us in congratulating Alex!
CU-BOULDER TO HOST DIALOGUE ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AT NORLIN LIBRARY FEB. 20 Posted February 24, 2008
A panel discussion titled "Affirmative Action: Institutionalizing or Eliminating Racism?" will be held in Norlin Library on Feb. 20.
The panel will begin at 7 p.m. in the Center for British and Irish Studies on the library's fifth floor and is free and open to the public. The panel is part of a series of discussion forums on current topics sponsored by University Libraries.
The panelists will discuss the role of affirmative action and other policies designed to address the historical legacy of racism and segregation, whether it is the role of government to "level the playing field," and if such policies are both effective and fair.
Panelists include Robert F. Nagel, the Ira C. Rothgerber Jr. Professor of Constitutional Law at the CU Law School and author of "Judicial Power and American Character: Censoring Ourselves in an Anxious Age"; Michele Moses, associate professor in the School of Education and author of "Embracing Race: Why We Need Race-Conscious Education Policy"; Roberto Corrada, associate professor at the University of Denver College of Law and former head of the Colorado ACLU; and Brad Jones, political consultant, former head of CU's College Republicans and webmaster for FaceTheState.com.
The event will be moderated by Eric Juenke, assistant professor of political science at CU-Boulder.
The event series is co-sponsored by the Boulder Junior Chamber. Light refreshments will be provided. The next event in the series will take place April 9 and will discuss the news media.
How Serious Are The Problems Facing Our Species? Posted February 8, 2008
The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a panel of experts who will participate in a public discussion on global warming and related issues on Thursday, February 7.
Panelists include population expert and CU-Boulder physics Professor Emeritus Al Bartlett, National Center for Atmospheric Research scientist Jeff Kiehl, CU-Boulder anthropology Professor Paul Shankman, CU-Boulder energy expert and physics Professor Jamie Nagle and Michael Brownlee of Boulder Valley Localization, a group advocating community self-sufficiency. Kiehl has been involved in recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports.
Sponsored by the University Libraries, the free, public event will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Norlin Library's Center for British and Irish Studies, located on the fifth floor. The event is the first of four related panel discussions to be held this spring at Norlin.
The February 7 panel will examine the challenges of global warming, the coming energy crisis, population growth and social justice. Topics will include climate change scenarios, species extinction rates, natural resources, sustainable energy and the risks of nuclear energy.
The panel will be moderated by Richard Brenne, author of the forthcoming book, "The Truth About Everything." Brenne has interviewed dozens of scientists and experts for his book, some of who will be featured in the February 7 panel and upcoming panels. Local experts in climate, energy and natural resources will attend the presentations and participate as audience members.
"We're inviting scientists, professors, authors, post-docs, graduate students, undergraduates and members of the public to attend and participate in insightful, creative, dynamic and democratic discussions," Brenne said.
Related panel discussions will be held March 20, April 17 and May 15 in Norlin's Center for British and Irish Studies on Thursday evenings at 6 p.m.
New features added to Chinook, the Library Catalog Posted February 5, 2008
Thanks to the power of WebBridge, we've recently added a few features to the Find More Resources button that you can access within Chinook.
First, by request we have added a link to Open
WorldCat. Any material that has an ISBN can searched in Open WorldCat.
For example, try searching Chinook for "Baseball Love" (go
Rockies) and clicking on the Find More Resources button to the right.
You will see the link to Open WorldCat under Book Information.
Have a Question? Chat with a CU Librarian Posted February 5, 2008
Get help with your research or library questions from the comfort of your computer. Instant Message a CU Librarian from the Ask Us page or send an IM to ucblibraries (yahoo, aol, msn).
IM Service hours: Monday - Thursday, 1-8pm Friday - Sunday, 1-5pm
Note: IM Services will not be available when the Reference Desk
is closed.
Major Shift in Government Publications Stacks Posted February 4, 2008
Last week staff in Government Publications completed a major shift of the collections. The UN materials were moved up to 3A from the floor below and the international documents (local call numbers starting with 1000) were moved down to the floor below.
The "floors" I refer to are the half stacks starting in the Science Library and continuing up to Government Publications. In other words, two major collections were flip-flopped. With the move, the department was able to: 1) create growth room for the collections; 2) create a more coherent and logical arrangement for international documents in the 1000 range; 3) make the heavily-used UN collection accessible to all users; and 4) box significant portions of the deteriorating UN collection.
Please join us in extending congratulations to the staff on a job well done!
Kudos to David Hays of Archives Posted February 4, 2008
David M. Hays of our Archives department published an article, Student Archivists Train Through University of Colorado-Boulder Archives and U.S. National Park Service Partnership in the Winter 2007 edition of "The Rocky Mountain Archivist", a publication of the Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA).
Mark Mabbett is January Student Employee of the Month Posted February 4, 2008
The Periodical Transition Group would like to acknowledge, Mark Mabbett, who was hired to assist the Periodicals Transition Group (PTG), with the student employee of the month award.
He has become the major go-to-person for the project juggling multiple responsibilities including creating complex excel spreadsheets, communicating with multiple departments in Norlin library, tracking project progress, supervising students, flagging and pulling items as well as doing whatever has been necessary to keep this enormous project going forward and on time.
He has accomplished these tasks with minimal supervision. Completing the Periodical room project without his participation would have been very difficult. Based on these reasons we feel that he deserves recognition for the work that he has done to advance the goals of the University Libraries.
Thank you for your excellent work, Mark!
Matt Hamilton is our January Employee of the Month Posted February 4, 2008
Matt Hamilton, Marketing and Promotions Coordinator in Outreach, is our January 2008 Employee of the Month. Matt consistently performs “above and beyond,” but some recent activities prompt this acknowledgement.
In a letter to the dean, the head of Special Collections commended Matt for his skill and efficiency in managing the installation and strike of the significant and challenging Antarctica photo exhibit.
On the heels of the labor-intensive dismount of that show and the Weather Report show, Matt swung into action to disperse and arrange A LOT of furniture – much of it big and heavy – in the west side study area and the HotSpot. He actually relished this job because he is so committed to enhancing the experiences of undergraduates in our library. He took great care to arrange the furniture in concert with his student assistant as attractively and usefully as possible, noting the locations of outlets.
Matt has also taken on the task of upgrading “temporary” signage in Norlin. He designed a template for consistency, surveyed the building and area managers for needs, and quickly began to produce a variety of polished, laminated signs that should serve to reduce the sense of clutter in this building. Matt is also establishing a Student Advisory Committee in conjunction with Reference and an ongoing event series that promises to offer a new draw to the Libraries. As a library school student and verifiable “techie,” Matt brings an array of skills and developing knowledge that position him to contribute to the Libraries in many ways that are above and beyond. Please join us in acknowledging his contributions!
Submitted by Deborah Fink, Outreach Librarian
Caucus Training in Norlin, Wednesday January 23, 7 p.m. Posted January 25, 2008
The University Libraries will be hosting a caucus training for all students, faculty and staff at the University on Wednesday, Jan 23, 7pm, Norlin Library in the Center for British and Irish Studies. Invited guests to conduct the training are members of the Boulder County Democrats and the Boulder Country Republicans.
The purpose of this training is for all members of the university community as well as the general public to become educated in caucus process in anticipation of the February 5th Caucuses. This event is sponsored by the University Libraries and Junior Chamber International, Boulder, and is free and open to the public.
CU Boulder Friends of the Libraries host Information Day January 10 Posted January 17, 2008
The Friends of the Libraries will hold its annual Information Day at Norlin Library on the CU-Boulder campus on Thursday, Jan. 10.
The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Center for British and Irish Studies on the fifth floor of the library. Information Day is free and open to the public and no reservations are required.
Jim Williams, dean of the CU Libraries, and Claudine Garby, president of the Friends, will welcome participants. Guests will view the exhibit titled "Selected Artists Books and Materials" in Special Collections and reference librarians also will provide training for Chinook and databases in the computer lab.
A light catered lunch will be served at noon.
Immediately following the lunch break a program titled "Learning Commons: Transforming Learning and Scholarship" will be presented by reference librarians Jennifer Knievel and Caroline Sinkinson. They will give an overview of plans for the new learning commons area, reference area and east entrance courtyard at Norlin Library.
The purpose of Information Day is to inform citizens that Norlin Library is accessible to them and to familiarize people with how to use Norlin when remodeling projects begin in May 2008.
The event is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Daily Camera newspaper. Pay parking available in Lot 380 (north of Macky) or Euclid AutoPark.
For more information call the Friends of the Libraries at (303) 492-7511.
Antarctica - Passion and Obsession Exhibit Open Through December 31 Posted January 2, 2008
Award-winning photographs by two of the world's top polar region photographers, Pat and Rosemarie Keough, will be on display at the University of Colorado at Boulder from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.
The traveling exhibit, "Antarctica - Passion and Obsession," illustrates the extreme landscape of the world's 7th continent and is composed of more than 70 images from the Keoughs' acclaimed book "Antarctica," which won 11 international gold honors.
"Antarctica - Passion and Obsession" is free and open to the public and will be housed in the HotSpot Gallery on the first floor of Norlin Library. The exhibit will be open during normal library hours from 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays and noon to midnight on Sundays. The book "Antarctica" is available for viewing in Norlin Library's Special Collections.
The Keoughs' work, which captures the rare beauty of Antarctica's mountains, glaciers and wildlife, is the result of two austral summers spent on the Antarctic continent.
In a statement about their photography experience the Keoughs said, "We keenly felt the immensity of Antarctica and also a certain vulnerability. . . Antarctica is a harsh land of extremes . . . and of superlatives. It is the coldest and the windiest of the seven continents, as well as the most isolated.
"Antarctica is the highest of all continents with an average elevation over triple that of North America. Antarctica is also a desert; and although it is the driest of continents, Antarctica's great polar ice cap smothers nearly the entire landscape locking 70 percent of the world's freshwater in ice and snow. . . . Our photographs, many of which we composed together using one camera on one tripod, reflect our shared emotional response to what could easily be construed as overwhelming stimulus."
The exhibit has been brought to the CU-Boulder campus in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the CU-NOAA Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES. CIRES is the oldest and largest of the NOAA cooperative institutes and one of two in Colorado.
"We are delighted to be able to share the Keough's stunning photographs of Antarctica with the public," said CIRES director Konrad Steffen, an expert on Greenland and climate change. "Several CIRES scientists conduct research in Antarctica, and many of us also study the effects of global climate change in the polar regions."
Cryospheric and Polar Processes is one of six formal research divisions at CIRES. Other research at CIRES spans atmospheric chemistry, weather and climate connections, ecosystem science and geophysical science. In all, the institute employs more than 500 researchers, staff and students.
For more information about "Antarctica - Passion and Obsession," please visit http://cires.colorado.edu/news.
Weather or Not: Atmospheric Books from Special Collections Posted January 2, 2008
On display August 29 – Dec. 21, 2007 HOURS: 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Norlin Library Room N345 (northwest corner of third floor)
From Aristotle to artists’ books, weather is an abundant topic. Historical meteorological works are here, such as the 1485 edition of Prognosticon, Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 New Experiments and Observations on Electricity, and Henry Piddington’s 1851 Sailor’s Horn-book, or The Law of Storms, which includes translucent cards to place over ships’ maps indicating wind direction.
We also reveal all the myriad ways humankind has coped with the natural “order.” Cultural issues of global warming and images of the ravages of Hurricane Katrina and the Dust Bowl are contrasted with artistry: Lois Morrison’s Persephone; Lawrence Van Velzer’s Tower of the Winds; Spitz and Pollack’s Dictionary of the American Language, and Robert Sabuda’s pop-up book of L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz.
Anasazi pottery lent by the CU Museum of Natural History and petroglyph photographs by Charles Roitz highlight past climate change. Books impart superstition, folklore, semi-scientific reflections, and weather forecasting (such as the 1853 Hagerstown Town & Country Almanack).
Effects of weather are expressed lyrically, as with Alicia Bailey’s lovely Haiku Box—because haiku must always allude to the seasons. Excerpts from plays and poetry intermingle with color photographs from Eliot Porter’s 1963 The Seasons. Victorian moral metaphors, particularly for children, remind us to persevere Through Storm to Sunshine.
The remarkable glass lantern slide snowflake microphotographs of Wilson A. “Snowflake” Bentley from the early twentieth century, and ice sculpted by Andy Goldsworthy make whimsy and delight visible.
We could not resist including one overlap of literature and art: the copy of James Thomson’s The Seasons shown has a “fore-edge painting” on the edge of the pages.
Acknowledgments: This interdisciplinary display draws on contributions by Debbie Confer and the CU Museum of Natural History for the loan of Anasazi pottery; Richard Anthes for barometers, thermometers, and the global warming mug; Candy Gobrecht and Jina Wakimoto for fans; the Math-Physics Library, the Art Library, and the Music Library’s Digital Sheet Music Collection. Technical assistance also came from Alison Graber, Emily Semenoff, Cheryl Koelling, Tegan Davis, Susan Guinn-Chipman, Chris Vincent, and Kris McCusker.
This display is staged in conjunction with EcoArts. See: http://www.ecoartsonline.org/ for a complete listing of events.
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