Tuesday Times – Jan. 17, 2017
Congratulations, Beth!
Beth Juhl has been elected as a 2017-2018 Member-at-Large for the Innovative Users Group (IUG)!
The IUG is an international organization, founded in 1991, of member libraries who use the Innovative integrated library software (Sierra and Polaris). Its annual conferences host more than 1000 library professionals from 20+ nations.
IUG Steering Committee members speak for the membership; coordinate the enhancement process; manage a community clearinghouse or shared scripts, procedures, and solutions; and serve on ad hoc teams.
Joshua Youngblood Presents at Boys’ & Girls’ Club
This past Monday, Jan. 16, Research and Outreach Services Librarian Joshua Youngblood presented selections from our Special Collections department for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Joshua Youngblood speaks with Boys’ & Girls’ Club kids about MLK Day.
Selections for MLK Day from our Special Collections department.
Trading cards for participants to take home.
Blood of the Dawn: Women and the Contemporary Writing on Violence
Dr. Claudia Salazar of Lima, Peru will discuss her 2013 novel, La sangre de la aurora (originally in Animal de invierno, translated for Deep Vellum as Blood of the Dawn) Friday, Feb. 3 from 2-3:30. The novel was awarded the prestigious Premio de las Americas in 2014, establishing her as a new voice on issues surrounding the effects of armed conflict on indigenous populations and women. She is also active in her local Spanish-speaking community, recently organizing PERUFEST, the first Peruvian film fest in New York City where she currently teaches.
This event is part of the series “Survival Stories/Historias de sobrevivencia: Narrating the Effects of Violence” coordinated by Dr. Rachel ten Haaf and Dr. Erika Almenara from WLLC. Dr. Salazar is our second guest.
The sponsors of this series are: the Office of Latino Academic Advancement, the Honors College, the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies, the University Libraries, the Department of English, the Fulbright College Honors Program, the European Studies Program, and the Artist and Concerts Committee.
Reminder: Research Data Management Workshop
University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, will host a research data management workshop on Tuesday, April 4, and Wednesday, April 5, 2017. On 4 April, expert presenters will lead the full-day program “Building Your Research Data Management Toolkit: Integrating RDM into Your Liaison Work,” produced by the Association of College and Research Libraries. On 5 April, U of A researchers will hold panel discussions about the challenges of managing data. The program on this second day will end at noon. Library and information professionals as well as ITS staff, research office administrators, and others who provide research support services will find this workshop valuable.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Greater Western Library Alliance, U of A Libraries is pleased to offer this event at no charge to participants. (There is no registration fee!) But space is limited, so registration is required.
To find more information and to register for this event, please visit the website.
Reminder: Copyright Law for Library Faculty & Staff
Save the date! On Thursday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m., School of Law professor Uche Ewelukwa will give a presentation on copyright for library faculty and staff. This will be held in the Arkansas Union, Room 507.
Calendar of Libraries’ Events – mark your personal calendars!
| Date | Event |
| 2/3 | Blood of the Dawn: Women and the Contemporary Writing on Violence |
| 2/23 | Copyright Law for Library Faculty & Staff |
| 3/27-3/31 | Open Education Week |
| 4/4 – 4/5 | ACRL Research Data Management Workshop |
| 4/9 – 4/15 | National Library Week |
| 4/10 | SAA Workshop “Photographs: Archival Principles and Practices” |