Joseph Steinmetz formally introduced Last Friday at Press Conference in FPAC
View the Latest Walton Reader’s Spotlight with Host Jonathan Torres, Business Librarian
The latest installment of the Walton Reader’s Spotlight features Daniel Harris, Director of the Tyson Center for Faith & Spirituality. Mr. Harris discusses the book Aspiring Adults Adrift: Tentative Transitions of College Graduates by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa from University of Chicago Press. Aimed at educators, the book examines the relationship between college experiences and tentative transitions to adulthood. This e-book is available to read online at the University of Arkansas Libraries’ catalog (online reading is available only to the University of Arkansas community, viewers must be logged-in to access). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k88oYwzp7hg
UARK Representatives Attend International Conference on Digital Preservation
Martha Parker reports that she and Angela Fritz are attending iPRES 2015 (http://ipres2015.org/) in Chapel Hill, NC. The conference hasn’t been held stateside since 2009. Parker states, “I am interested in learning and acquiring new resources and ideas to take our digital services to the next level. It is exciting to learn new trends and better formats in which to deliver digital services to our users.” iPRES embraces a variety of topics in digital preservation – from strategy to implementation, and from international and regional initiatives to small organizations. Within this broad topic area, each conference defines a slightly different focus. Thanks, Martha!
Parker-Gibson’s Article Breaks 1700 Downloads
Necia Parker-Gibson’s “Library Mentoring and Management for Scholarship” at the DigitalCommons @ University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been downloaded more than 1700 times (1714!). The article covers “strategies for managers supporting new academic librarians in their pursuit of scholarship,” including types of support that are worthwhile, the need for active, positive recognition, and the pivotal role of office space. The article also draws from interdisciplinary sources in the literature and personal experience in interviewing, hiring, writing, editing and mentoring. Congrats, Necia!
GET INVOLVED!
- 2015 ALPS INFOBITS in Hot Springs on 11/16: all are welcome. Contact Lynaire Hartsell for more info, or for a copy of the registration form.
- Staff Senate’s RazorGifts Program: Applications are due 11/6. For all the details, an application, or info on how to donate, please visit their website.
- People, Places, and Thinks: The current art exhibit in Mullins is on display through November.
- Shout out to the first Special Collections category post on 365 McIlroy: If you haven’t read Folksongs, Special Collections, and the Connections between Resources yet, check it out here.
Out of Office Notes
| Name | Will be Out | Need Anything, Please Contact (479-575-XXXX) |
| Kathleen Lehman | 11/11-11/13 | Lynaire Hartsell, 5-2737 / Lora Lennertz, 5-5545 |
Calendar of Libraries’ Events – Mark Your Personal Calendars!
| Date | Event |
| 11/6 | ALPS Infobits at Garland County Library, Hot Springs |
| 11/6 | Classified Staff Evaluations Due to LHRO |
| 11/11 | Presentation proposals due for GIS Day |
| 11/14 | Book Signing with Allen and Nutt, 1pm, Clinton House Museum |
| 11/17 | Film Screening: The Caged Bird, 6-7:30pm, FPL |
| 11/18 | GIS Day, 11- 2pm, JBHT 263, 264 and 265, |
| 11/19 | ARGYLE DAY! (100% participation? Get your argyle prepped now!) |
Don’t Forget to Join the Mullins Library Bulletin Board! With 200 of us working at the University Libraries it can be hard to keep up with everyone — find out what’s going on in and around our community by joining the Mullins Library Bulletin Board on facebook. The group is sponsored by the Staff Concerns Committee and Geoffery Stark is the group’s admin.