Tuesday Times

The September 1, 2015 edition of the Tuesday Times includes news and updates for Libraries’ faculty and staff.

University of Arkansas by Amy Allen and Tim Nutt Goes On Sale in October

University of Arkansas, by Amy Allen, University Archivist, and Tim Nutt, now Head of the Historical Research Center in the UAMS Library, will go on sale on October 5.  This 128-page book contains more than 200 images, most of which were selected from Special Collections’ holdings, and tells the story of the first 125 years of the U of A. The book is being published by Arcadia Publishing, the leading local history publisher in the United States. Congrats, Amy!

Kathleen Lehman’s Latest Article Published in StatNano

Kathleen Lehman’s “Spotlight on Graphene Research in the Middle East” was recently published on StratNano. The paper builds on earlier research Lehman published in Science &Technology Libraries in 2011 called “Reviews of Science for Science Librarians: Graphene.” Lehman says that the new article was inspired by a request from a researcher from Iran who read the original article and was interested in seeing a similar study highlighting the graphene research out of the Middle East. StatNano provides information and statistics in nano-based Science, Technology and Industry. The article was also covered in New Materials News.  Congrats, Kathleen!

Joshua Youngblood Awarded ACA Travel Scholarship

The Board of Regents for the Academy of Certified Archivists has awarded Joshua Youngblood the ACA International Travel Assistance Scholarship for 2015. The award was made to assist Joshua with his travel to Reykjavik, Iceland, to present as part of the International Council on Archives Annual Meeting, September 28-30. Congrats, Joshua!

Intro to American Sign Language from Mango Languages

Tim Zou reports that in this new video, available with the password “mango,” Mango Languages asks you to test out their new ASL intro and, if you want, provide feedback. Your feedback will help shape the way they teach users ASL.  You can access their website and the video here: http://innovations.mangolanguages.com/asl/ Because ASL is totally different from other languages, Mango wants to do something innovative in the world of language learning software.  Check it out!

Staff Senate Update: Part Time Employee Award Nominations Due by 9/18

Staff Senate is now accepting nominations for the Part Time Employee Award. Any non-faculty staff employee who is either appointed at less than 100%, or an hourly employee working no more than 1,250 hours in one fiscal year, is eligible. Students, non-students and graduate assistants are eligible for nomination. Part-time and hourly staff employees, including students who are not receiving federal work-study assistance, are eligible for the award. A peer, co-worker, supervisor, or faculty member must nominate the employee. Self-nominations are not accepted. Nominations are due on 9/18 by 5pm. For more information visit the Newswire article, or nominate online.

Premier Event in Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Series Set for Next Thursday

The Libraries were recently awarded a grant to help support programming to highlight episodes of Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, a documentary from PBS. The first event in the series will feature Professor Juan Jose Bustamante, who will discuss The New Latinos on September 10 at 5:30pm at Fayetteville Public Library. The New Latinos, which is the 4^th episode in the series, traces families who left their homes in Latin American countries like Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, in search of a better life. “Receiving segregated educations, struggling to ­find jobs, and ­fighting prejudices, many Latino Americans went on to ­find successful careers in acting, writing, and politics.” The event will also feature bakery from Ayala Family Bakery in Springdale. Latino Americans: 500 Years of History, a public programming initiative produced by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), is part of the NEH initiative, The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square. Please join us!

GET INVOLVED!

• Still Time: Send Me Your Fave Title 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.
• Coloring Gathering at Mullins Library: Cedar Middleton invites everyone to color every Wednesday at 12pm in the Staff Lounge. Bring your own, or share the markers, pencils, coloring books, and other supplies.
• Join the Mullins Library Bulletin Board on Facebook: Have you seriously not joined this yet?

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