Tuesday Times

Digital Ozark Folksong Collection Turns 1 Next Month
This August the Libraries’ will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the official opening of the digital Ozark Folksong Collection, and today the collection was again featured on Research Frontier’s Facebook wall. During the opening celebration, Brooks Blevins, Noel Boyd Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University in Springfield, gave an engaging presentation on “Collectors of the Ozarks: Folklore and Regional Image.” Blevins will discuss a new edition of the Arkansas classic Back Yonder: An Ozark Chronicle, at the Fayetteville Public Library, as part of a U of A Press Spotlight series at 6pm on Tuesday, August 9. The event is free and open to the public. Themes from the book, written by Wayman Hogue in 1932, are echoed in many of the folk songs housed in our collection.

Thornton to Serve as Point Person for Business Disciplines
Last week, the libraries said good-bye to Jonathan Torres, our business librarian, Lora Lennertz, Director for Academic and Research Services reports.  Until further notice, Joel Thornton, Head of Instruction & Liaison Services, will be the point person for all questions and requests regarding library service and collection support for the business disciplines. Email Joel Thornton with any questions. Thank you, Lora!

Training Sessions and Video Available for Summon/QuickSearch
Kathleen Lehman, User Experience Librarian, reports that the Discovery Implementation Steering Committee will be hosting two QuickSearch training sessions this week and all interested Libraries personnel are invited to attend.  The sessions will each cover the same material, so please pick the one that fits best with your schedule.  Training sessions will be held in Mullins room 102 tomorrow,  July 20 at 4pm, and Thursday at 11am.  If you would like to watch a training video on your own instead, or in advance of the training session in Mullins, visit the ProQuest support center online.  You will have to provide your name, email, and download a WebEx extension to gain access to the video. For any questions please contact Kathleen Lehman kalehman@uark.edu or Joel Thornton jbt012@uark.edu.

3 Weird Questions with Mary Leverance
Mary Leverance recently joined the University Libraries as Preservation, Conservation, and Teaching Coordinator. In her new role, she’s
looking forward to developing an overall preservation program for the Libraries and learning the “ins and outs” of binding. Leverance will also be working with the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies to explore preservation of scientific data, and she will be creating metadata and documentation standards to be used for grant-funded projects.

Leverance has Bachelor of Science in Geography from Arizona State University and a Master’s in Library & Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee. She recently moved to Fayetteville, and previously spent 20 years with commercial real estate company, first as a GIS (Geographic Information System) specialist and then in a research and data management role.

1. What book are you currently reading? I’m reading two books right now: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration, by Isabel Wilkerson, and How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto, by Eric Asimov.
2. If you could close your eyes and be anywhere on earth when they opened, where would you be? Mexico City – it’s vibrant, full of history and great food, and I’d love to visit Frida Kahlo’s house.
3. What’s your favorite guilty pleasure when it comes to candy? Dark chocolate, but I refuse to feel guilty about enjoying it!

We hear that, Mary! Welcome aboard! And thanks for taking the time to answer 3 Weird Questions!

Shout Out (n.) Informal. A message of congratulation, support, or appreciation.
“I would like to give a shout out to Charles Sabo in the Serials Department for holding down the fort while I was away. Thank you for your hard work, being a team player, and making sure things were taken care of while I was out. You did a superb job! Thank you so much!” – Ashley Mitchell, Serials Maintenance Specialist. (This is a semi-regular feature for the Tuesday Times. Let your colleagues know how much you appreciate them by giving them a shout out in next week’s edition.)

Reminders and Such:

• Add U of A Holidays to Your Outlook/Exchange Calendar: U of A’s ITS has provided simple instructions online for you to add holidays to your calendar. Thanks Elaine!
• Upgrade Planned for Sierra/Innovative Servers – Downtime Expected: An upgrade to the Innovative/Sierra servers is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, August 9.  During the planned downtime, which will likely take place between 9am and noon, Sierra, remote access, ILL, Find It! and Index Arkansas will all be unavailable.
• Upcoming Open Access Interest Group Meetings: The next three Open Access Interest Group meetings are scheduled for Tuesdays: 7/26, 8/23, and 9/27, at 3pm in Mullins 486. If you would like to have your name added to the Open Access Interest Group Mailing List, please send your name and email address to Melody Herr.
• Several Scholarships through ACRL for ACRL 2017: Over $100,000 in scholarships in six categories is available for ACRL 2017. Applications are due 10/7/16 and more information is available online. Or, contact Elaine Thornton with any questions.
• Shipping & Receiving News: Libraries will now be using UPS as an additional shipping resource. UPS allows us to see when a package has been shipped to us before it leaves its starting point. Staff can rest easy knowing that Shipping and Receiving will continue to provide quality service in light of this change.
• Try Out QuickSearch Beta: QuickSearch is still being developed, but the Libraries are hoping early users will provide feedback now – users can click the “Feedback” link at the top of each QuickSearch page to share opinions and suggestions.
• WiFi Update – A new UARK Wi-Finetwork is available in all campus buildings with wireless access. This change combines UARK 2G and UARK 5G into one network. Establish a new connection and sign-in with your UARK single-sign-on, for access.
• July is National Anti-Boredom Month: The Mullins rotating book display for July features your suggestions on books that help readers bust boredom. View the list, plus staff comments, on our blog, 365 McIlroy. Special thanks to those who helped make this display such a success by contributing a title!
• Please remember to COPY the person or people who are serving as your back-ups in your out-of-office emails to me. It provides not only an excellent last minute confirmation for you, but is also a handy way for me to procure the contact info that I add to each entry. Thank you!

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