[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Power Outage: The Arkansas Traveler covered yesterday’s power outage in an article this morning.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Jonathan Torres Interviews Dr. Jon Johnson for Popular YouTube Series
ICYMI: the latest Walton Readers Spotlight highlights The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson. The title is recommended by Dr. Jon Johnson – but you’ll have to click through to the video to find out why he recommends it. Jonathan Torres, our Business Librarian, began this series earlier this fall semester; this is the second video in the series. Follow Torres on twitter to stay up to date on the latest in business news and business librarianship. Great work, Jonathan!
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Celebrate Int’l Open Access Week Next Week with the UARK Libraries
The University of Arkansas Libraries joins institutions worldwide to celebrate International Open Access Week, October 19-25, with programming that allows faculty and researchers at all levels, to critically engage with Open Access issues. Lora Lennertz and Luti Salisbury are offering several workshops highlighting current scholarly communication topics. Visit 365 McIlroy to learn more about the workshops, or register on the Libraries’ Instruction page. Open Access Week, a global event now in its eighth year, is sponsored by Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) – it promotes free, immediate online access to scholarly research and this year’s theme is “Open for Collaboration.” Find out more at http://www.openaccessweek.org/.
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wordpressua.uark.edu/dist/4/81/files/2015/10/DSC_0014.jpg” alt=”Photo of Martha Parker, Carolyn Henderson Allen, and Rigoberta Menchu.” title_text=”From Left to Right, Martha Parker, Carolyn Henderson Allen, and Rigoberta Menchu” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wordpressua.uark.edu/dist/4/81/files/2015/10/DSC_0004.jpg” alt=”Photo of Jonathan Torres and Phil Jones” title_text=”Jonathan Torres and Phil Jones ” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wordpressua.uark.edu/dist/4/81/files/2015/10/20151012_111950.jpg” alt=”Photo of Parker and Menchu on Trail of Tears Walk” title_text=”Parker and Menchu on Trail of Tears Walk” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” animation=”off” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Dr. Rigoberta Menchú Delivers the 2015 Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Menchú stopped by Mullins Library yesterday morning to speak to students and answer questions before her lecture yesterday evening. Phil Jones and Jonathan Torres manned a book display of relevant library holdings, and Martha Parker, Digital Services Librarian, translated the bilingual event. If you missed it, feel free to visit the Facebook photo album to catch a peak of this very well-attended talk, or read about it online. (Martha Parker also had an opportunity to walk with Dr. Menchú on the Trail of Tears walk for Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday – you can check out a photo of that event at the Libraries’ blog.)
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
“Find a Topic” in America’s News
Beth Juhl’s latest Database News blog post is online. Did you know you can read the Dem-Gazette through America’s News database? With news sources from 55 states and territories, you can quickly find local coverage of current events and opinion nationwide. While there is some coverage back to 1978, most papers date from the late 1990s. Check out the blog post to learn more about searching by keyword and a new feature called “Find a Topic,” which provides predefined searches.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Website Conversion Update and Catalog Alerts
Beth Juhl reports that the conversion of the all main library website pages from the old template to the new look is now complete. Thank you, Dylan (and Arthur), for giving us this fresh new look that works on all screen sizes! Dylan has also converted E-Resources A-Z portal, LibAnswers (waiting for migration to 2.0), and ILLiad. Next up: CONTENTdm, Diversity, Library Catalog (and then on to Special Collections). Hoorah! Congratulations Beth and Dylan! Also – thanks to ERM, the Libraries are able to push alerts about access issues out to individual journal titles in the catalog. Users will now see the alert in the catalog entry – check out these examples (thanks for the update, Beth!).
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
Annual Fall Convocation Scheduled for Friday, October 30th
The annual, all-libraries, fall meeting – sponsored by the Staff Concerns Committee – is scheduled for Friday, October 30th from 2-4pm in Mullins Library’s Staff Lounge. Chartwells will cater the event. However, if you would like to bring food to share with colleagues, a sign-up sheet will be available on the refrigerator in Mullins’ Staff Lounge (or post to the facebook group!). Contact the Staff Concerns Committee members, or Geoffery Stark, with any questions—and please share this information with staff members who may not be familiar with the Fall Convocation.
[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]
GET INVOLVED!
- Staff Appreciation Week is in Full Swing: The University is rewarding our hard work across the campus with a variety of events and activities, like 20% at Au Bon Pain and Starbucks. Find a complete list of events and activities on the University’s News
- United Way is Under Way: A box to collect your pledge cards is in Ila’s office (MULN 205). Even if you are unable to donate, please turn in your pledge cards – drawings will be held on a weekly basis for fabulous prizes. Contact Lora Lennertz at 5-5545 with any United Way questions.
- People, Places, and Thinks: The current art exhibit in Mullins is on display through November.
Out of Office Notices
| Name | Will be Out | Need Anything, Please Contact (479-575-XXXX) |
| Mary Gilbertson | 10/12-10/15 | Deb Kulczak: 5-4811 |
| Tim Zou | 10/13-10/15 | Rachel Paul: 5-5518 |
| Lora Lennertz | 10/14-10/17 | Phil Jones: 5-3081 |
| Kathleen Lehman | 10/15-10/19 | Lynaire Hartsell: 5-2737 |
Calendar of Libraries’ Events – Mark Your Personal Calendars!
| Date | Event |
| 10/14 | Coloring Gathering (every Wednesday), 12-1pm, Mullins Staff Lounge |
| 10/17 | ArkanSalsa Fest, 11:30am, Downtown Springdale |
| 10/19-10/20 | Fall Break |
| 10/19-10/25 | Open Access Week: visit the Libraries’ Instruction Page for a list of events. |
| 10/30 | SCC’s Fall Convocation, 2-4pm |
| 11/17 | Film Screening: The Caged Bird, 6-7:30pm, FPL |
| 11/18 | GIS Day |
| 11/19 | ARGYLE DAY! (100% participation? Get your argyle prepped now!) |
[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]