The August 25, 2015 edition of the Tuesday Times includes news and updates for Libraries’ faculty and staff. Please send your news to Kalli Vimr at vimr@uark.edu.
The opening of the Ozark Folksong Collection made American Libraries Direct today! Thanks to Stephanie Freedle and Beth Juhl for spotting it!
Joshua Youngblood’s Latest Article Published in Archival Issues
Joshua Youngblood’s article, “Following a Trail of Tin Cans: Archival Engagement, ‘Tin Can Tourism,’ and the Internet Life of Historical Images,” appears in the most recent issue of Archival Issues. V 36, no 2. Archival Issues is the semi-annual, peer-reviewed journal of the Midwest Archives Conference with an international readership. Congratulations, Joshua!
Two Libraries’ Faculty Members Honored at Outstanding Faculty Luncheon
Tony Stankus and Luti Salisbury were honored last week at the Outstanding Faculty Luncheon for their appointments to the rank of Distinguished Professor. Stankus was named Distinguished Professor in 2014 and Salisbury was named Distinguished Professor in 2015. More information about Distinguished Professor appointments can be found online.
Dean Carolyn Allen and Distinguished Professors, Luti Salisbury and Tony Stankus, at the Oustanding Faculty Luncheon.
Tony Stankus in the NEWS!
Speaking of Stankus news, today Research Gate reports that over the last year his articles have been viewed 3,005 times, and cited 119 times…….If he knew he was going to get read that much, he says he would have done a better job on them! Congrats, Tony!
Libraries’ Development Team Far Exceeds FY15 Goals
Chris Wyrick, left, with Ben Carter, Mark Power, and Katy Nelson
The Libraries Development team worked tirelessly last year and exceeded their FY15 fundraising goal by 273% – the largest overage at the University last year. Only 8 of 24 units exceeded their FY15 goals and those units that did were visited last week by Chris C. Wyrick, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement. Congratulations and a big thank you to Ben Carter, Sara Sarquist and Dean Allen!
Carolyn Henderson Allen, Dean of Libraries, Featured on ACRL’s Website
Part of ACRL’s 75th Anniversary celebration includes a fundraising campaign to fund 75 scholarships for ACRL 2015. They’re profiling the ACRL 75th Anniversary scholarship donors to help others learn why the donors chose to support to the campaign. Our own Dean Allen was featured late last week, and you can check out her profile online.
University of Arkansas Libraries Joins DLF
Judy Ganson reports that twenty-five new institutions joined the Digital Library Federation community in the 2015-2016 membership year, including museums, consortia, and colleges and universities, like us! DLF is a community of practitioners who advance research, learning, and the public good through digital library technologies – it serves as a resource and catalyst for collaboration – and it now totals 134 members, representing an increasingly diverse constituency. Thanks, Judy!
GET INVOLVED!
- Don’t Come to Work on a Campus-Wide Holiday: Add the University’s 2015-2016 holidays to your Outlook/Exchange calendars by visiting ITS’s website.
- Grand Opening of the Digital Ozark Folksong Collection: 8/28, in the WRR, a daylong celebration honoring Mary Celestia Parler’s Please visit our event page for more details, and join us Friday as your normal duties will allow.
- For Your Reference: A rotating reference book feature now lives on the New Books display!
- *Your Fave Titles Still Needed for Banned Books Week Book Display: Send me a link to your favorite banned book in our catalog and let me know why it’s important to you.
- Join the Mullins Library Bulletin Board on Facebook: Have you seriously not joined this yet?
Out of Office Notices
| Name | Will be Out | Need Anything, Please Contact (479-575-XXXX) |
| Deb Kulczak | 8/19-8/28 | Mary Gilbertson / 5-5417 |
Calendar of Libraries’ Events
| Date | Event |
| 8/28/15 | Opening of the Ozark Folksong Collection, 9am-4:45pm, Mullins Library |
| 9/10/15 | Opening Event for Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, 5:30pm, FPL |
| 9/24/15 | Annual Promotion and Tenure Reception, 3:30-5pm, MULN WRR |
| 9/27-10/3 | Banned Books Week |