Congratulations To: The Research and Publications Committee is pleased to announce the funding of an RPC grant to David Griffiths for a project entitled:  "The Citation of Government Documents by International Relations Specialists: A Study of Articles Published in the United States."

The Research and Publications Committee is pleased to announce the funding of an RPC grant to Tim Cole for a project entitled:  "Using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting."

To read a list of other recent awards, please go to:
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/committee/rpc/awards04.htm

Communications from Library Committees:

Minutes:

Administrative Council

Cataloging Policy Committee

Collection Development Committee

Electronic Resource Work Group
Executive Committee
Integrated System Coordinating Committee
Library Faculty Meetings

Sine nomine, a publication of the Office of Services

Staff Development and Training Committee

Staff Development & Training Calendar

Strategic Planning Committee
User Ed Committee

News & Announcements from Units:

GSLIS

GSLIS, in cooperation with the Office of Continuing Education, has a limited
number of openings in 20 Spring 2005 graduate level courses available via the
Community Credit Academic Outreach Program. Ten courses are offered on campus
and 10 are offered via the LEEP Internet format.

For permission to enroll,contact Professor Linda Smith (217/333-7742;
lcsmith@uiuc.edu). Students will complete the enrollment process through
Academic Outreach. The registration deadline is December 20.

The list of courses with openings for the spring semester can be found at:
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/gslis/degrees/Spring_05_CC.html

News & Announcements from Library Administration:

Academic Search Position Update

Date:   8 November 2004
To:      Deans, Directors, and Department Heads
From:  Peter M. Siegel, CIO,  UIUC
Re:     Important Changes in the Office of the CIO and CITES

A number of important changes are being implemented in the Office of the CIO and CITES, designed to strengthen our ability to serve the campus and underscore our commitment to effective two-way communications and consultation with the campus community.

- Stan Yagi, Assistant CIO for Information Technologies, has assumed overall responsibility for the planning and support of the campus Network Upgrade.

- A new position, Director of Network Communications, has been created to focus on coordinating campus input and collaboration on the Network Upgrade. This position, which will report to Stan Yagi, will be filled as soon as possible.

- Mona Heath, Director of Customer Support Services, has taken on the additional role of Director of Strategic Communications, responsible for ensuring open, two-way communication that is effective, customer-oriented, and timely.

- Sue Lewis will move to a new role as Director of Strategic Projects and Initiatives, focusing on important new projects including accessibility (in partnership with Disability Resources and
 Educational Services in Applied Life Studies) and a portal evaluation, working with campus and University stakeholders.

For more information on the Office of the CIO or CITES activities, see
http://www.cio.uiuc.edu or contact the Office of the CIO at 333-3303.

News from the Field:

The Association of Research Libraries is pleased to announce the
selection of 21 fellows to the ARL Research Library Leadership Fellows
Program. This pilot executive leadership program is sponsored by five
ARL member libraries: University of California, Los Angeles; Columbia
University; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of
Texas at Austin; and University of Washington.  It was designed in
response to the increasing demands for succession planning at America's
very large research libraries. Library directors are seeking a new
generation of well-trained and sophisticated candidates who possess the
unique skills to succeed in premier leadership positions in large,
complex research libraries.  The ARL RLLF Program was created to offer
a dramatic new approach to preparing this next generation of directors
of research libraries.

While the applicant pool was highly competitive, the ARL RLLF Selection
Committee has selected the following individuals, representing a broad
array of ARL institutions, for this extensive two-year leadership
development program:

Gerald Beasley
Director, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Columbia University

Martha Bedard
Associate Dean for Advanced Studies & Director of Medical Sciences
Library
Texas A&M University Libraries

Robert Byrd
Interim University Librarian and Director, Rare Book, Manuscript, and
Special Collections Library
Duke University

Paul Conway
Director, Information Technology Services
Duke University

Elizabeth Dupuis
Head, Instructional Services Doe/Moffitt Libraries
University of California, Berkeley

Cynthia Fugate
Director, Bothell Library
University of Washington

William Garrison
Associate University Librarian for Information Management Services
Syracuse University Library

Lisa German
Head of Acquisitions and Technical Services Division Coordinator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

David Goldsmith
Head, Acquisitions and Director of Licensing
North Carolina State University Libraries

Rebecca Graham
Associate Director for Library Operations, Countway Library of Medicine
Harvard University

Hariette Hemmasi
Executive Associate Dean
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries

Damon Jaggars
Associate Director for Student Services
University of Texas at Austin

Kris Kiesling
Associate Director for Technical and Digital Services
University of Texas at Austin

Eleanor Mitchell
Head of Undergraduate Library
University of California, Los Angeles

Victoria Owen
Head Librarian
University of Toronto at Scarborough

Jill Parchuck
Business Librarian (Head, Watson Library of Business & Economics)
Columbia University

Neil Rambo
Acting Associate Director, Health Sciences Libraries
University of Washington

John Riemer
Head, Cataloging and Metadata Center
University of California, Los Angeles

Beth Sandore
Associate University Librarian for Information Technology Planning and
Policy
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Steven Smith
Director and Associate Dean
Texas A&M University

Stanley Wilder
Associate Dean, River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester

For further information about the ARL RLLF Program, please see:
http://www.arl.org/olms/rllf/

Comings & Goings:

DECEMBER 2004 LIBRARY EXHIBITS

Teach Human Rights-Government Documents – Main Hall Wall Display Cases (through January 2005)

Las Posadas en Latino America y el Caribe-Latín American and Caribbean Library Display

Honoring our Faculty Achievements-Main Hall Display Cases

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2004:  Elfriede Jelinek (Austrian writer) selected "for her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society's cliches and their subjugating power" (Nobel Prize Jury)

and

Jacques Deridda(1930-2004) "Pere de la deconstruction" Philosophe - humaniste - critique litteraire-He influenced "virtually every area of humanistic scholarship and artistic activity in the latter part of the 20th century" and "his theory of deconstruction gave us new insights into the meaning of language and aesthetic values".(The Guardian

10/1/04)-Modern Languages and Linguistics Library

The Rare Book and Special Collections Library: An Overview-Rare Book and Special Collections Library