Library Office Notes


University of Illinois Library
at Urbana-Champaign

No. 3, January 29, 1999
Edited by: Eun Hae Lee
The deadline for submitting items for publication is Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.
Send items to L.O.N., 230 Library, MC-522, E-mail: eh-lee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
FAX: 217-244-4358
Faculty/Staff News

Jane Block has been elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy of Belgian Art, Sciences, and Literature.   Congratulations, Jane!

(Bill Brockman)

New Exhibit

In keeping with the current interest in James Jones and the release of the movie, "The Thin Red Line," the Rare Book and Special Collections Library has mounted a small exhibition of our holdings.  This includes a revised first draft of Terrence Malick's screen play, donated to us by James Jones' daughter, Kaylie Jones.  Kaylie also has a movie out--"A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries," and we have an autographed copy of the novel on which that movie is based.  Thanks to Nancy Romero and Todd Fell for putting this exhibit together.

(Barbara Jones)

Phone Directory Correction

Lynne Rudasill's office phone number is incorrect.  It should be 244-1868, not 244-1865.  

The Library Phone Center is no longer under Technical Services and can be found under the Central Circulation heading. Please make a note of it.  Thanks.

(Eun Hae Lee)

UIUC Campus Research Board

The Research Board has approved in part the request by Professor Wei Ma for support of a project entitled 'Building a Database Selection Expert System.'  The Board agreed to provide a total of $25,000 for the proposal.

(Bob Wedgeworth)

 

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FEBRUARY LIBRARY EXHIBITS

"Families Come Together"
Undergraduate Library Media Center

"King's Legacy: Materials from the Collection of
Lawrence Stanford King (1946-1994)
Music Library

"Tango: An Argentine Invention"
Latin American Library Services

"New Years Around the World"
Newspaper Library Exhibit Case

"Racial Justice: An International Struggle"
Main Corridor and Mueller Exhibit Case
(East Foyer)

(Library Office of Development and Public Affairs)

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The Library Colloquium Committee
presents:

"Love and lust in the Rare Book and Special Collections Library: A
Valentine's Day celebration of our collections and services."


a talk by
Barbara Jones

Barbara Jones, UIUC Rare Book and Special Collections Librarian, and other staff and faculty from
that library will use a romantic theme to highlight the world-renowned collections and services
available to scholars and the general community in this library.
Red and/or chocolate refreshments will be served.

Thursday, February 11, 1999
1:30-3:00 pm
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1408 West Gregory
Urbana, IL 61801
Main Library - Room 346 (Rare Book and Special Collections Library)


Sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

For more information, call 244-9497
or e-mail: mjacobs@uiuc.edu


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The Library Colloquium Committee
presents:

1998-1999 Lecture Series

featuring

Barbara Jones (UIUC Rare Book and Special Collections Librarian)
***11 February 1999***

Sarah M. Pritchard (Director of Libraries - Smith College)
***March 1999***

Rick Jones (Music Librarian - Notre Dame University)
Sonja Jordan (Head, Preservation Unit - Notre Dame University)
***April 1999***

In the coming days and weeks we will be providing you with more details about each of these lectures through our web site
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/colloquium/
and various electronic and print media. Please begin to plan now to join us for what will be interesting, entertaining, and informative lectures on issues of concern to all library staff.


Sponsored by the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign

For more information, call 244-9497
or e-mail: mjacobs@uiuc.edu


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Preservation Committee Meeting
December 8, 1998 Minutes

In attendance: Alvan Bregman, Sharon Clark (chair), David Griffiths, Gregg Homerding, Bill Maher, Chris Quinn, Susan Hill.

1. The minutes of the November 10 meeting were approved.

2. David Griffiths distributed and presented his draft report, Preservation of Access to Externally Stored Digital Resources at the UIUC Library" for discussion.  The report was very favorably received and engendered a lively and lengthy discussion.  Members are to e-mail David with suggestions which he will incorporate for presentation and review at the January meeting. David is to be commended for his diligent work on this issue.

3. Clark proposed that Karen Schmidt be added formally to the Preservation Committee. As there was consensus, Clark will contact the Executive Committee with the recommendation for their review.

4. The next meeting will be held on January 12, 1999 from 10:00 to 11:00am, in the Slavic Seminar Room.

 (Sharon Clark)