In concert with the School of Library and Information Studies, the UK Libraries recognized two outstanding individuals with the Lyman T. Johnson Awards at a dinner held on Friday, October 17th. Information about our two honorees follows:
Donald W. Lyons, Sr. – “Torch of Excellence Award”
Donald W. Lyons, Sr. a Lexington native, received his M.S.L.S. from the University of Kentucky in 1971. He is the third African American to graduate from the UK School of Library and Information Studies. Lyons earned his undergraduate degree in history and political science from Kentucky State University (KSU), and his first library employment was at KSU in 1971 when he became a library assistant in the Blazer Library. In 1976, Lyons was named director of the library and remained in that post until 1989, when he became Athletic Director at KSU. Lyons was also an instructor and he supervised first year teacher interns employed in various public school systems in Kentucky. He advanced to the rank of professor prior to his retirement in 1999, and currently holds the rank of Professor Emeritus. He is a Trustee and Treasurer of the KSU Foundation, overseeing the day-to-day operations, and serving as Executive Secretary. Donald W. Lyons, Sr. is the husband of Myra L. Briggs Lyons. He is the father of Donald, Jr. and Reginald Lyons, and the grandfather of Ahmad and a new grandbaby named Destiny.
Faith Steele – “Torch Bearer Award”
Faith Steele, a Lexington native, is a graduate student in the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Studies. She has elicited favorable feedback from the faculty with positive contributions to courses and helped to make the coursework beneficial and more valuable. She has also shown leadership skills during her time in the program, such as helping to coordinate several fundraisers so that three of her fellow students could attend the 2008 American Library Association Conference. She was recently elected President of the student chapter of the American Library Association, and is the new Chair of the African American Librarians and Library Employees Roundtable, a division of the Kentucky Library Association. She is an avid recruiter and has volunteered her time to attend the library school’s recruitment events. She has also provided suggestions of other recruiting avenues the library school might explore as they look to increase diversity in their student population. Steele, who earned her undergraduate degree from the UK College of Human and Environmental Sciences, is presently a library assistant at the Lexington Public Library and a graduate assistant at the University of Kentucky Medical Center Library.
Congratulations to these award recipients!
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Stacey Greenwell Receives Award from KY Chapter of SLA
Stacey Greenwell was the recipient of the 2008 SLA-KY Chapter Outstanding Chapter Member Award. The Outstanding Chapter Member Award is given to a chapter member for a notable or important contribution to the Kentucky Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. Criteria include: chapter member for at least one year, chair or coordinator of a special project, someone who consistently volunteers to do chapter work, someone who enhances the goals of the chapter, or someone who consistently contributes ideas to committees or at board meetings that are incorporated for the enhancement of the chapter.
From the citation:
Ms. Greenwell has been active extensively at the international level in the Special Libraries Association. She has served as Chair of one of the largest divisions in the association, the Information Technology Division. She also served this Division as Program Planner for the 2005 SLA Annual Conference.
Ms. Greenwell established the association’s Facebook page. She also founded a series of programs at SLA Annual Conference to serve those information professionals who work in desktop support for their organizations. She has also initiated the effort to create an Academic Division within SLA to support the continuing education needs of academic librarians. Stacey Greenwell’s service to the association has been recognized and she has been asked to serve on two association level conference planning committees for 2009 and 2010. Her work at the international level has brought recognition to the Kentucky Chapter.
Stacey Greenwell is very active in the Kentucky Chapter of SLA. She has served as Bulletin Editor, Secretary, founder of the Chapter blog and the Virtual Presence Chair when the Chapter hosted the Association’s Leadership Summit in January 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ms. Greenwell has become known as an expert in a relatively new field of Information Commons, speaking about that topic quite extensively. She has also created the well-regarded blog, The Uncommon Commons, which deals with her experiences at the Information Commons at the University of Kentucky, as well as other events that occur in her life as a librarian.
Also see pictures of Stacey and the award at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bks4jhb/2956183965/in/set-72157608194490685/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bks4jhb/2956181603/in/set-72157608194490685/
Congratulations Stacey!
From the citation:
Ms. Greenwell has been active extensively at the international level in the Special Libraries Association. She has served as Chair of one of the largest divisions in the association, the Information Technology Division. She also served this Division as Program Planner for the 2005 SLA Annual Conference.
Ms. Greenwell established the association’s Facebook page. She also founded a series of programs at SLA Annual Conference to serve those information professionals who work in desktop support for their organizations. She has also initiated the effort to create an Academic Division within SLA to support the continuing education needs of academic librarians. Stacey Greenwell’s service to the association has been recognized and she has been asked to serve on two association level conference planning committees for 2009 and 2010. Her work at the international level has brought recognition to the Kentucky Chapter.
Stacey Greenwell is very active in the Kentucky Chapter of SLA. She has served as Bulletin Editor, Secretary, founder of the Chapter blog and the Virtual Presence Chair when the Chapter hosted the Association’s Leadership Summit in January 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ms. Greenwell has become known as an expert in a relatively new field of Information Commons, speaking about that topic quite extensively. She has also created the well-regarded blog, The Uncommon Commons, which deals with her experiences at the Information Commons at the University of Kentucky, as well as other events that occur in her life as a librarian.
Also see pictures of Stacey and the award at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bks4jhb/2956183965/in/set-72157608194490685/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bks4jhb/2956181603/in/set-72157608194490685/
Congratulations Stacey!
UK Libraries External Review Committee Appointed
This spring the UK Libraries will be having its periodic review as part of the University’s ongoing assessment process. Theses reviews occur every 5-7 years with the library last being reviewed in 2002-2003. The committee will be chaired by Phyllis Nash (Department of Behavioral Sciences). Other members include:
Larry Alford, Dean of Libraries, Temple University
Terry Birdwhistell, Libraries
Dan Brass, School of Management
Randolph Hollingsworth, Undergraduate Studies
Grant Mills, Student Government
Paula Kaufmann, University Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ana Rueda, Department of Hispanic Studies
I have added the memo from the Provost to SharePoint under the Office of the Dean, Program Review.
Larry Alford, Dean of Libraries, Temple University
Terry Birdwhistell, Libraries
Dan Brass, School of Management
Randolph Hollingsworth, Undergraduate Studies
Grant Mills, Student Government
Paula Kaufmann, University Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ana Rueda, Department of Hispanic Studies
I have added the memo from the Provost to SharePoint under the Office of the Dean, Program Review.
Alice Wasielewski Resigns
Alice Wasielewski, Library Technician Senior in The Hub @ WT's and Reference Commons, Research and Education Division, has submitted her resignation. She has accepted a position as Visiting Reference and Instruction Librarian with Eastern Kentucky University Libraries. Alice was employed as a student worker in Special Collections and Digital Programs during 2005 - 2006 and then as a temporary employee with the Hub prior to accepting her current Library Technician Senior position.
We thank her for all of her excellent work with the Libraries and wish her much personal and professional success and happiness.
We thank her for all of her excellent work with the Libraries and wish her much personal and professional success and happiness.
Linda Niemi Hired at Lexmark
Linda Niemi, former news researcher at the Lexington Herald-Leader, has been hired into the Library Technician position at the Lexmark Information Center. Linda holds a B.S. in Psychology from Oklahoma State and an MLS from Northern Illinois University. Previous to her work at the Herald-Leader, she was Head Physics Librarian at the University of Virginia and Head Reference Librarian at Georgetown College. She will begin her position with the Libraries on October 27.
Why Librarians Should Contribute to Wikipedia
From American Libraries Direct
Why librarians should contribute to Wikipedia
Lauren Pressley and Carolyn J. McCallum write: “The presence of librarians in Wikipedia as content contributors would assist with the creation and maintenance of a more scholarly environment. Their involvement could change academicians’ minds about Wikipedia. What is currently shunned by many in academia as a flawed information resource would become regarded as a good place to begin their research. When following an external link to a library’s website, nonlibrary users may want to explore their local libraries to discover what other valuable information and resources can be found.”...Online, Sept./Oct.
Why librarians should contribute to Wikipedia
Lauren Pressley and Carolyn J. McCallum write: “The presence of librarians in Wikipedia as content contributors would assist with the creation and maintenance of a more scholarly environment. Their involvement could change academicians’ minds about Wikipedia. What is currently shunned by many in academia as a flawed information resource would become regarded as a good place to begin their research. When following an external link to a library’s website, nonlibrary users may want to explore their local libraries to discover what other valuable information and resources can be found.”...Online, Sept./Oct.
ProQuest and Google partner on newspaper archive
From American Libraries Direct
ProQuest and Google partner on newspaper archive
ProQuest has formed a partnership with Google that has the potential to bring millions of pages of newspaper content to the open web. Google launched the initiative September 8 in conjunction with ProQuest and Heritage. ProQuest will also supply from its microfilm vault newspaper content that can be delivered effectively in the less formal framework of the open web. The company currently holds more than 10,000 newspaper titles, most of which are pristine master film copies. Users can explore this historical treasure trove by searching the Google News Archive or by using the timeline feature after searching Google News. Over time, Google will begin blending these archives into its main search results....ProQuest, Sept. 8; Official Google Blog, Sept. 8
ProQuest and Google partner on newspaper archive
ProQuest has formed a partnership with Google that has the potential to bring millions of pages of newspaper content to the open web. Google launched the initiative September 8 in conjunction with ProQuest and Heritage. ProQuest will also supply from its microfilm vault newspaper content that can be delivered effectively in the less formal framework of the open web. The company currently holds more than 10,000 newspaper titles, most of which are pristine master film copies. Users can explore this historical treasure trove by searching the Google News Archive or by using the timeline feature after searching Google News. Over time, Google will begin blending these archives into its main search results....ProQuest, Sept. 8; Official Google Blog, Sept. 8
Collections Emergency Response Team
From American Libraries Direct
Collections Emergency Response Team (PDF file)
The American Institute for Conservation is offering free emergency response assistance to cultural organizations. Help make sure that staff members of collecting institutions know how to contact the AIC Collections Emergency Response Team when a disaster—hurricane, flooding, earthquake, fire—has damaged collections. Call AIC’s 24-hour assistance number at (202) 661-8068 for advice or to arrange for a team to come to the site to complete damage assessments and help with salvage organization....American Institute for Conservation, Sept. 9
Collections Emergency Response Team (PDF file)
The American Institute for Conservation is offering free emergency response assistance to cultural organizations. Help make sure that staff members of collecting institutions know how to contact the AIC Collections Emergency Response Team when a disaster—hurricane, flooding, earthquake, fire—has damaged collections. Call AIC’s 24-hour assistance number at (202) 661-8068 for advice or to arrange for a team to come to the site to complete damage assessments and help with salvage organization....American Institute for Conservation, Sept. 9
WorldCat for iPhone
From American Libraries Direct
WorldCat for iPhone
Alice Sneary writes: “I don’t have an iPhone yet, but I just found (another) reason to want one: There is now a WorldCat app developed for it, available for download at the Apple apps section (for free). If you have an iPhone, download it and let us know how it performs for you. In fact, we might even send you a free WorldCat t-shirt in exchange.”...WorldCat Blog, Sept. 16
WorldCat for iPhone
Alice Sneary writes: “I don’t have an iPhone yet, but I just found (another) reason to want one: There is now a WorldCat app developed for it, available for download at the Apple apps section (for free). If you have an iPhone, download it and let us know how it performs for you. In fact, we might even send you a free WorldCat t-shirt in exchange.”...WorldCat Blog, Sept. 16
IUPUI Leads the way in digital depostories
From American Libraries Direct
IUPUI leads the way in digital depositories
Libraries are taking a leading role in working to save important online texts, videos, audio, and photos from vanishing as websites change and die. Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in particular has developed a national reputation for building these online databases. IUPUI has four of them, which is more than most universities. Two that launched recently also store content from outside organizations, a step beyond what most universities do....Indianapolis Star, Sept. 29
IUPUI leads the way in digital depositories
Libraries are taking a leading role in working to save important online texts, videos, audio, and photos from vanishing as websites change and die. Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in particular has developed a national reputation for building these online databases. IUPUI has four of them, which is more than most universities. Two that launched recently also store content from outside organizations, a step beyond what most universities do....Indianapolis Star, Sept. 29
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