Tuesday Times

Project Ceres Funds Preservation of Arkansas Extension Bulletins
U of A has received funding from  Project Ceres to preserve Extension Services Bulletins and make them freely available through digitization. Necia Parker-Gibson, Plant Sciences, Environmental Sciences, and Human Environmental Sciences Librarian, is supervising the project. The bulletins are Extension Services publications with related content to the Circulars currently being digitized, but are written for agents, farmers and practitioners, as well as the general public. There are 897 items in the collection dating back to 1899. Online publication of these bulletins will increase their visibility, availability, and use.  The materials will be especially useful to Extension personnel, historians, archivists, and researchers studying agriculture, history, and sociology in Arkansas.

Summon Show & Tell Scheduled for Tomorrow
Kathleen Lehman, User Experience Librarian reports that the Discovery Implementation Steering Committee is holding a Summon Show & Tell, open to all interested library personnel, Wednesday, May 18 from 1:30-2:30pm in Mullins 102. This overview gives some general information about the discovery layer with only the e-resources loaded – please note that catalog records are not yet loaded! This is an opportunity to explore Summon’s functionality at an early stage. The Committee hopes to have another show and tell later this summer.  If you can’t join them for the overview, please feel free to explore on your own at the landing page. Direct any questions to Joel Thornton or Kathleen Lehman.

Performing Arts and Media Updates Circulation Policy for CD/DVD Check Outs
Rachel Paul, Performing Arts and Media Supervisor, reports that PAM has updated the circulation policy for CD and DVD materials. Patrons are now able to renew these items for one week. Previously, no renewals were allowed for these materials. The Performing Arts and Media Library provides services and access to collections and resources to support learning, research, and studies in music, theatre, and dance – but it also houses extensive audio-video collections in various formats to support interdisciplinary studies in the areas of humanities and social sciences. AND did you know PAM has a hoppin’ twitter feed?  Follow them at @UARKpam!

Seminar and Meeting Space in Mullins Now Ready for Your Use
Kathleen Lehman reports that a new meeting space is now available in Mullins 302B. This room has been equipment with the same technology as the 303s, seats up to 12 people, and is intended for use by Libraries’ personnel, or by University groups hosted by the Libraries.  More information can be found online at and the Study Rooms and Carrels landing page. The room can be scheduled by Libraries’ personnel through the Libraries’ Calendar and the key can be signed out at the Learning Commons circulation desk.

Shout Out (n.) Informal. A message of congratulation, support, or appreciation.
“I wanted to give a huge thank you to Krista Casada, Cataloging Assistant, for her willingness to take on the Graduate Theses and Dissertations task of acceptance. She jumped into the craziest time of the year and has done a wonderful job. Thanks Krista!!!” – submitted by Cedar Middleton, Institutional Repository Assistant (This is a new, semi-regular feature for the Tuesday Times. Let your colleagues know how much you appreciate them by giving them a shout out in the next edition.)

Reminders and Such:

• Upcoming RefWorks Instruction for Summer Session: Richard Sakul, our Engineering GA, will be teaching two RefWorks sessions in June. Please help direct summer students and researchers to BELL 2258 for the sessions. Visit the Libraries’ Instruction Page for more information.
• Orientation Starts in June: Orientation is just around the bend! Throughout the month of June, the University Libraries will once again be engaged in new student orientation activities.  Tours will be taking place most Monday afternoons and Tuesday through Friday mornings during the month.  Additional sessions will be held August 8, 9, and 18.
• Information about Alumni Borrowing Privileges can be found online.
• For Birders: there’s a fun guest post from Mitchell Pruitt on Research Frontiers – an avid bird watcher for seven years, Mitchell – at age 17 – ranked No. 4 in 2011 on a list of people who had seen the most birds in Arkansas, when he documented 311 avian species.
• Please remember to COPY the person or people who are serving as your back-ups in your out-of-office emails to me. It serves as not only an excellent last minute confirmation for you, but also a handy way for me to procure the contact info that I add to each entry. Thank you!

Out of Office Notices

Calendar of Libraries’ Events – Mark Your Personal Calendars!