Tuesday Times – 365 McIlroy

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PCA/ACA Recognizes Ozark Folksong Collection as Best Reference Site

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The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association has selected the Ozark Folksong Collection for its Best Electronic Reference Site Award. The award recognizes the growth and importance of new academic formats that contribute significantly to the study of Popular and American Culture and will be formally presented at their annual conference in Seattle in March. Lora Lennertz, Director for Academic and Research Services, submitted the site for the award. Lennertz served as project coordinator and directed the digitization and access process. Congratulations, Lora! (*The collection will be featured in the next Short Takes video, due to drop Friday. Please help support this award winning and landmark collection by sharing the link through your favorite social media channels when you see it later this week.) This photo is Lora Lennertz at the opening of the Ozark Folksong Collection last August. Photo by Matt Reynolds of University Relations.

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Special Collections Exhibit Commemorates Black History Month

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Part of the University Libraries’ Black History Month programming, Special Collections presents the exhibit titled “Lives Transformed: the People of Southland College,” now on view in Mullins Library’s Walton Reading Room. Curated and designed by Special Collections’ exhibit committee (including Amy Allen, Kasey Kelm, Valerie Robertson, Catherine Wallack and Joshua Youngblood), the exhibit features materials from the Southland College Papers (MC 577). The collection documents the history of Southland College, one of the oldest private institutions in the South established for the education of blacks. From the exhibit’s introduction: In the faces of the students and teachers of Southland College we glimpse more than sixty years of African American experiences, aspirations, and triumphs as the United States underwent tremendous transformation from the era of the slavery into the 20th century.

Use of ScholarWorks@UARK Continues to Increase
Judy Ganson reports that even in its first phase, the impact of our institutional repository – and the impact of the research at the University – continues to grow. Last month, ScholarWorks@UARK had 2453 full-text downloads and 4 new submissions posted. The most popular paper was “Making an Impact on the Obesity Epidemic by Deploying a Mobile Fitness Suite on the Android Market” by Chad Richards with 101 downloads. The most popular collections were Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses (220 downloads) and The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses (193 downloads). Have you checked out the site lately? A download map shows where in the world our research is being accessed. Thanks, Judy!

Elaine Thornton Answers Three Weird Questions

Elaine Thornton is the University Libraries’ Distance Education Librarian and says of her work, “I always get to learn something new.” You can find her in MULN 223B. Thornton is originally from Oklahoma, but spent the last twenty years in Texas. She attended the University of Oklahoma, the University of Michigan and the University of North Texas. I’m willing to bet you have a lot in common with Thornton, who loves Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and is currently reading the final book in the Lunar Chronicles, Winter by Marissa Meyer. But have you ever seen The Lion King on Broadway?! Thornton praises the show as the best live entertainment she’s ever seen and I don’t doubt it. Welcome to the Libraries, Elaine!

Reminders and Such:

University Libraries’ are celebrating the Lunar New Year by showcasing popular novels written in Chinese langauges: check out the virtual display on Facebook or Pinterest. (Thank you, Sarah Spiegel and team for your work on the virtual book displays!)
Najee Dorsey’s Remixed: Something Ole, Sum Nu Roux is now on view in Mullins Library through March. Check out the online gallery for more info, and tag #najeeremixed on social media to let us know which pieces are your favorites.

Out of Office Notices

Name	Will be Out	Need Anything, Please Contact (479-575-XXXX)
Kathleen Lehman	2/6-2/13	Lora Lennertz, 5-5545 / Lynaire Hartsell, 5-4103
Patricia Kirkwood	From 1/29	Richard Sakul, 5-2480 / Lora Lennertz, 5-5545

Calendar of Libraries’ Events – Mark Your Personal Calendars!

Date	Event
2/12	Save the Date: Final Head, Physics Library Interview
2/13	IT Alert: Campus-Wide Website Maintenance/Possible Outages
2/25	An Evening with Eunique Jones Gibson, 6:30pm, Walton Reading Room
3/1	ALA’s diversity research grant applications due
5/19	Staff Appreciation Picnic, 11:30-1:00pm at Donald W. Reynolds Stadium

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