Eeva Hoch to Remain with UK until June 1, 2009

Eeva Hoch, Reference Librarian in the Research and Education Division, has submitted her resignation. Eeva joined the Libraries in March 2004. She participates in the Information Commons rotation and is a very active academic liaison to the Gatton College of Business and Education. While Eeva’s husband, Steve Hoch, Dean of Arts and Sciences has taken a new position as Provost at the Washington State University, Eeva will not be joining him there until next summer. We are very pleased that Eeva will remain with the Libraries for the upcoming year; her resignation will not be effective until June 1, 2009.

Ryan Valentin Wins National Law Library Photo Contest

Ryan Valentin recently was named the winner in two categories of this year's American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) "Day in the Life of the Law Library Community" photo contest. During the month of February each year, AALL members take a wide range of photographs of law librarians working, meeting, teaching and doing all that law librarians do in a given day or week. This year, nearly 50 AALL members from 35 different law libraries across the country submitted more than 125 photos to the contest. Ryan took first place in two of the seven categories – “Librarians as Expert Researchers” and “Librarians as Trailblazers in New Technologies.” His pictures will be framed and on display at the AALL annual meeting this July, in Portland, Ore. His photographs also will appear in the organization's monthly magazine Spectrum this December. See the full press release at http://news.uky.edu/news/display_article.php?artid=3566. Congratulations, Ryan!

Oral History Segments on WUKY

Doug Boyd and the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History are now being featured on WUKY in broadcast segments. The first of these on A.B. “Happy” Chandler ran on May 27th during drive time.

To Catch a Thief

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To catch a thief

Steve Twomey describes how a Civil War buff’s chance discovery led to a sting, a raid, and a victory against traffickers in stolen historical documents: “In the fall of 2006, a history devotee named Dean Thomas was surprised by something he saw on eBay, the online auction house. Someone was offering 144-year-old letters sent by munitions companies to Philadelphia’s Frankford Arsenal, a major supplier of the Union Army during the Civil War. How had he missed these?”...Smithsonian, April

Wikipedia Added to Google Maps

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Wikipedia added to Google Maps

In what is proving to be another busy day for Google, Wikipedia articles have been added to Google Maps. The new Wikipedia tags can be turned on through a “More” button that has been added to the top right-hand corner of the map. When the Wikipedia tick box is selected, small “W” tags appear on the map where Wikipedia articles are available. Clicking on the “W” tag will open an information window containing the Wikipedia article. Chicago’s Harold Washington Library is included (above). Is your library in the mashup? (Google Maps has also added real estate listings.)...Google Maps Mania, May 13; Today @ PC World, May 14

Open Access Humanities Titles

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Open-access humanities titles (subscription required)

Jennifer Howard writes: “Scholars in the sciences have been light-years ahead of their peers in the humanities in exploring the possibilities of open-access publishing. But a new venture with prominent academic backers, the Open Humanities Press, wants to help humanists close the gap. The nonprofit operation—described by those involved as ‘an international open-access publishing collective’—made its official debut May 12 with a roster of seven already-established journals in critical and cultural studies and related fields.”...Chronicle of Higher Education, May 7

Orphan Works Bills Move through Congress

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Orphan works bills move through Congress

Both houses of Congress are acting on measures designed to limit the liability of good-faith users of orphan works—copyrighted works whose owners are difficult or impossible to find. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008 (S.2913) May 15, while a companion bill was adopted by a House subcommittee. ALA has urged its members to support the Senate version....

Become an ALA Emerging Leader

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Become an Emerging Leader

ALA is now accepting applications for the 2009 class of Emerging Leaders. The program is designed to enable more than 100 new librarians to get on the fast track to ALA and professional leadership. Participants are given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects, network with peers, and get an inside look into ALA structure and activities. The deadline to apply is July 31....

Google and OCLC to link digitized books

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Google and OCLC to link digitized books

OCLC and Google have signed an agreement to exchange data that will make it easier to find library collections on the Web through Google search services. OCLC member libraries participating in the Google Book Search will be able to share their WorldCat-derived MARC records with Google. Google will link from Google Book Search to WorldCat, which will drive traffic to library OPACs and other library services....OCLC, May 19