Congratulations To:

Mary Mallory (Government Documents) was elected to the Senate Executive Committee for 2003/04 and will also be continuing as chair of the Senate Continuing Education & Public Service Committee for 2003/04.

Communications from Library Committees:

Minutes:

Administrative Council

Cataloging Policy Committee

Collection Development Committee
Executive Committee
Integrated System Coordinating Committee
Library Faculty Meetings

Sine nomine, a publication of the Office of Services
User Ed Committee

News & Announcements from Units: The Collections and Development Offices co-sponsored a booth at Printers Row Book Fair, June 7 &8. It was a big hit with the alumni and Library Friends who live in the Chicago area. Although it will be a few days before the financial accounting is finalized, it appears that enough books and other items were sold to make the expenses plus a small profit. Several alumni who stopped by the booth after seeing it advertised in the Chicago Tribune's list of vendors said they were glad to see the Library being represented at the Fair. More that a few shared their memories of studying in a particular library or working in the stacks as a student employee.

Thanks to all of the Library employees who helped get ready for this event. It was a team effort and it appears to have successfully reminded our Chicago area alumni about the good times they spent in the Library.

The participants in the South African Library Leadership Project (SALLP) arrived at the Mortenson Center on June 6. They will be here until July 19 as part of a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in partnership with the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA). Robert Moropa, president of LIASA, will join them from July 3 through July 19. Please let us know if you would like to help host this group.

News & Announcements from Library Administration:

Academic Search  Position Update

For Professional Vacancies List see the Library Personnel Office

News from the Field:

THIS WEEK AT THE ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY

The Illinois State Library was named in honor of the late Pulitzer Prize winning Illinois poet laureate Gwendolyn Brooks during a dedication ceremony held in the atrium.

Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service

The Illinois State Library will receive a $201,750 Training Program grant from the Gates Foundation U.S. Library Program. The ISL will use the money for a major web-based training initiative.

Upcoming Events

SPARC E-NEWS - APRIL-MAY 2003

Directory of Open Access Journals Now Available

Shulenberger Calls for Public Access to Publicly-funded Research

Electronic Publishing Symposium Held in Washington, DC

Partner News

SPARC Scientific Communities

SPARC Leading Edge

SPARC Alternatives

Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

Industry Roundup

LJ Annual Price Survey Confirms Market Upheaval

NLM Announces Tools for Journal Archiving

OpCit Publishes Metalist of Open Archives

Recent Articles & Publications of Interest

"Scientific Literature's Open Sesame"

"BioOne: Building a Sustainable Alternative Publishing Model for Non-profit Publishers"

"The LJ ACADEMIC NEWSWIRE Newsmaker Interview: Rick Johnson, SPARC Enterprise Director"

"Scholarly Associations and the Economic Viability of Open Access Publishing"

"Big Chill on the Big Deal?"

"Removing the Barriers to Research: An Introduction to Open Access for Librarians"

"To Be Useful, It Must Be Open"

"Exploring New Ways of Publishing: A Library-Faculty Partnership"

"Open Access: Restoring Scientific Communication to Its Rightful Owners"

Comings & Goings:

JUNE 2003 LIBRARY EXHIBITS

NASA:  Past, Present, and Future - Government Documents – Wall Display Cases, Main Hall, South end, 1^st Floor

Brazil Ethnic Relations - Latin American and Caribbean Library Display

Bookbinding: Bringing Together Form and Function - Main Hall Display Cases

Training the Best to Lead the Rest and Fire Safety on Campus - Mueller Display Case – East Foyer

Excilia Saldana (1946-1999) Poeta Afro-Cubana "Two homelands contained in me" - Modern Languages and Linguistics Library

Florentine Printing of the Fifteenth Century by Christopher Cook - Rare Book Room

Miscellaneous: If your interested in joining the Library Bicycle Club contact Peggy Glatthaar for weekly rides. 3-8400, pglatt@uiuc.edu