We have new exhibits up for the month of November as well as new workshops on scholarly communication issues.
NEW LIBRARY EXHIBITS
Beta Phi Mu: Celebrating Academic Achievement in Library and Information Science
In 1948 a group of students and faculty at the University of Illinois Library School came together to form a library science honor society. Today Beta Phi Mu is a thriving international organization with chapters at many universities and over 28,000 initiates. This exhibit traces the history of Beta Phi Mu from its founding to the present day, on the occasion of its Diamond (60th) Anniversary.
Date: Oct 1, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008
Location: Main Library Hallway, 1408 West Gregory
Sponsor: University Archives
Contact: Sue Searing searing@illinois.edu
Comeback Guests 2008: Celebrating Their Student Days at Illinois
This exhibit highlights the student days of the Illini Comeback Guests, alumni honorees, chosen by the Alumni Association for their career accomplishments. Guests return to campus during Homecoming when they speak to students and are honored through a number of events. The exhibit "tells the story" of each guest's UI student experience through archival materials and the guest's interview questionnaire on his/her student life.
Date: Oct 1, 2008 - Oct 31, 2008
Location: Main Library Hallway, 1408 West Gregory
Sponsor: University Library
Contact: Ellen Swain eswain@illinois.edu
Between Heaven and Hell: W.S. Merwin Translates Dante
Pulitzer Prize winning poet, translator, and environmental activist W. S. Merwin is the focus of this exhibition in the University of Illinois Library's Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Mounted in conjunction with the Program in Medieval Studies conference, "Translating the Middle Ages" (click on the title link above), the exhibition explores Merwin's translations of works by the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri, particularly the "Purgatorio." Merwin's literary archive--one of the University's preeminent collections--supplies a wealth of books, manuscripts, and ephemera for an intimate look at the creative process of literary translation.
Date: Oct 6, 2008 - Nov 4, 2008
Location: Room 346 Main Library, 1408 West Gregory
Sponsor: The Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Contact: Valerie Hotchkiss vhotchki@illinois.edu
Open Access Day Webcast & Discussion
Learn more about Open Access, including recent mandates and emerging policies, within the international higher education community and the general public! Hear from researchers, students, librarians, and others on the positive impact of Open Access.
Read more about Open Access Day at: http://openaccessday.org
Date: Oct 14, 2008
Time: 6:00-7:15p.m.
Location: Grainger Commons, Grainer Engineering Library
Sponsor: Scholarly Communications Committee and SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing
Contact: Sarah Shreeves sshreeve@illinois.edu
The three libraries located on the first floor of the Main Library Building are being featured in this Library Open House. Displays and interactive demonstrations include:
# From McKinley to BIF: The History of B-School at Illinois
# Health Information Portal and Health Easy Search
# The Collections of Irene Tinker (1936-2004) and the National Clearing House on Marital Rape Subject File (1952-1996)
Tours of the Business and Economics Library, the Education and Social Science Library, and the Applied Health Sciences Library will be offered.
Date: Oct 18, 2008
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Marshall Gallery, First Floor Main Library, 1408 West Gregory
Sponsor: University Library
Contact: Vicki Sparks vsparks@illinois.edu
Your Research Rights: Ownership Awareness to Maximize the Impact
You're ready to submit your paper for publication. Don't just give over copyright ownership to the publishers. Come to this session and learn how to modify publishers' copyright agreements to suit your future needs. Learn how to make your article free for the whole world to read by putting a copy of it in the university archive, IDEALS. Learn about open access journals - should you publish in one? Please register by clicking on your date preference.
Practical Copyright: Considerations for Teaching and Research
You're writing a thesis or preparing to teach your course, but you have a lot of concerns about being ethical and abiding by copyright law. Come to this session and learn the basics of copyright law and some guidelines for how you can stay within the law using the four principles of Fair Use. Please register by clicking on your date preference.
Wednesday, October 15th 3-4:30pm
Tuesday, October 21st 10-11:30am
Thursday, October 23rd 3-4:30pm
WHEW! October sure is a busy month for the University Library! We hope to see you here for some of our events...