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March 2001
This month's news: (Underlined items are links to more information.)
New print periodicals Even as we increase our access to electronic full text for journal articles, we are also refining our collection of print journal subscriptions. In conjunction with the academic departments we have been able to identify some unused titles to cancel, and this has a allowed us to initiate a small selection of other print subscriptions. The following titles are new to Staley Library in calendar year 2001, and are shelved with our current periodicals (slanted shelves):
In addition, four titles which we used to carry in microform only we have converted to print:
Library Web site: Have you tried these? On our "Reference" page (from the Quicklinks menu on all library web pages), we provide two sets of links to other useful Web sites. There is some overlap in the two collections.
Also on the Reference page: World Almanac Online. Includes the contents of the most current editions of the several World Almanacs. Good for quick facts, especially about foreign countries. On the "Books, Videos, Music" page (also from Quicklinks), we provide links to the library's online catalog as well as to other book-related resources, such as netLibrary. For a year now we have been making available this select group of electronic books (eBooks) through IDAL (Illinois Digital Academic Library). The collection numbers about 1,5000 titles which have been purchased through the IDAL grant, as well as a number of "public" (not copyrighted) older texts. Not very many Millikin people seem to have made use of this service to date, however. You can search the IDAL/netLibrary collection freely; and helpful search tips are available. To see the actual books ("check the books out"), you need to create your own account in netLibrary. This free account is unrelated to your Staley Library circulation records, and is instead managed by netLibrary. The link above leads to more information and assistance. Do try it!
Library staff changes (update): We have had a gratifying number of quality applications for our three librarian vacancies. We have begun reviewing the applications and will be setting up on-campus interviews soon. Faculty will be invited to an instruction demonstration by each candidate. A full job description is available at http://www.millikin.edu/staley/librarian_job_description.html And, the construction of the new science building behind Staley Library continues its fascination for us.
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In
the latter part of February 2001, a flock of cedar waxwings gorged themselves daily on
last year's ornamental
crabapples on the trees in front of Staley Library. This picture is from Feb. 23. Randy
Brooks volunteered the haiku. Thank you Randy!
Some of the unsold
books on our sale shelf were used in the March 1
PipeDreams studio production
directed by
theatre student Seth
Middleton. The one-act play
(John Guare's A Day for Surprises) is about stereotypical librarians who use paste pots and throw books around.
Not role models! But I got to watch from the control booth, and that was
fun.
