Libraries News
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Libraries’ Construction Updates: Work continues on both the Main & Science Libraries. The Libraries’ Homepage has a link to “construction updates”, so please check there for the latest news. Right now, the main hallway in the Main Library is closed and patrons are routed around a detour. Conditions change frequently, so visit that update link for, well, updates.
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Day–Long Programs at the Special Collections Library: 10:00AM – 4:30PM, June 8, 2012: Exploring Georgia’s History: Join the Special Collections Library Staff June 8th for lunch and a program revealing unique aspects of the Special Collections Libraries as well as in–depth tours and talks highlighting pieces in the collections that showcase Georgia’s rich history. $25 per person. For more information, contact Leandra Nessell, 706.542.3879. Can’t make it on the 8th? The program will be offered again July 20th.
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Got Classwork? If you’re busily assigning research projects for your students during the summer, please think about inviting Nadine Cohen or Carla Wilson Buss to your class to help shed some light on the mysteries of research. It’s free and we really do like this stuff. No kidding. For the summer, it would be like a vacation for us. Only, there’s less sand.
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ARL & Petition for Open Access: The Association of Research Libraries is sponsoring a petition drive to bring the call for open access to federally funded research to the Obama Administration’s attention before November. Read more…
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Georgia State E–Reserves Case Webcast: The GSU E–Reserves case was the subject of an ARL webcast. You can view it here.
New Release Lists
CML – Juvenile Literature, Picturebooks & Curriculum Materials
GVs – Physical Education, Recreation, Leisure & Dance
Ls – Education
Qs – Math & Science
Rs – Medicine, Surgery & Nursing
Zs – Books in General, Library Science & More
Libraries News
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Paula Deen at the Special Collections Library: Moving beyond a web presence, the Special Collections Library will have a television debut on NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” May 18 at 8 p.m. The new University of Georgia Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries gets a star turn in the episode as the scene for much of the filming, which took place in March. Documents at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library were used in tracing Deen’s heritage, which is the focus of the episode.
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Georgia State, e–Reserves and the Court Decision: Here are two links for more information on the Court decision in the case filed against Georgia State University and their e–Reserves policies: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2012/05/12/the-gsu-decision-not-an-easy-road-for-anyone/ and also this commentary from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/gsu_issuebrief_15may12.pdf Thanks to Lucy Rowland and Mariann Burright for providing the links.
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GIL Express Service: Due to system upgrades, GIL Express will not be available May 13th through May 19th. Please use Interlibrary Loan to obtain materials not owned by the UGA Libraries.
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GALILEO Password: The new GALILEO password will take effect May 17th. Please visit the GALILEO Password link on the Libraries’ Homepage to obtain the new password. Contact the CML at 706.542.2957 or 706.542.2996 or Carla Wilson Buss if you have problems. The Access Services Desk in the Main Library, 706.542.3256, can also provide assistance.
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Main Library Renovations: For the latest on the renovations in the Main Library, please visit the Libraries’ blog. Also, Food Services has closed “’Tween the Pages”, but has set up a temporary food “station” in the lobby of the Main Library.
New Release Lists
CML – Juvenile Literature, Picturebooks & Curriculum Materials
GVs – Physical Education, Recreation, Leisure & Dance
Ls – Education
Qs – Math & Science
Rs – Medicine, Surgery & Nursing
Libraries News
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Don’t Forget Your Librarians: Just like rust, Librarians never rest. We’re here in the summer, all day, every day. So, if you’re teaching a summer class or two, invite us to come and increase your students’ awareness of all the Libraries have to offer. It’s free. And even fun. Nadine Cohen & Carla Wilson Buss are ready to help your students produce papers along the lines of Krylon: No Runs, No Drips, No Errors. Ah, where’s Johnny Bench when we need him? Wait! Here he is!
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Renovations to Main & Science Libraries: It may seem that we just finished talking about The Big Move (see Special Collections Library for more information on that topic), but we’ve got more moving news. The Main & Science Libraries are both undergoing some major renovations this summer, starting in May. While the construction is ongoing, things will look a bit different in both Libraries. In Main: Circulation & Reserves will be moved to the 7th floor and the Leisure Collection & Current Periodicals will move to the 2nd floor. Science Library Government Documents will be permanently relocated on the 4th floor. Also, the Food Services operation in the Main Library, Tween the Pages, is closed until Fall and the EITS lab has been closed as well. To keep up with all the changes, visit the Renovations Page or subscribe to the RSS feed.
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But that’s not all: Bus service to the Main Library is being disrupted by road construction on Jackson St. in front of Baldwin Hall. According to Campus Transit, buses will now turn at the street by Human Resources. Athens Transit is still working out their plans, but they will post information on the changes at the regular stops. Stay tuned for more details.
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Web of Knowledge: There are new enhancements now available in Web of Knowledge. There is added context, more flexible search & display options and more comprehensive results. See their site for more information and for training opportunities.
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Better Internet Searching for Students: ESchool News for May 9th has an article on better searching for students with help from a new Google Site.
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Free Webinar on Common Core Math Standards: Education Weekis offering a free webinar on Common Core Math Standards, May 16th from 2:00–3:00 ET.
New Release Lists
CML – Juvenile Literature, Picturebooks & Curriculum Materials
Ls – Education
Qs – Math & Science
Rs – Medicine, Surgery & Nursing
Zs – Books in General, Library Science & More
Libraries News
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Lost & Found: It’s the end of the semester, so all thoughts turn to Lost & Found. Or, at least, to clearing OUT Lost & Found. The CML has a lovely little collection of books and insulated cups which have made their way to us. We would like to help them find their way home before they are donated to charity. Pls remind your students to check with us so we can witness the joyous celebration, as owner and property are reunited.
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Library of Congress & American Culture: A recent article in the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2012/04/22/gIQABtcoaT_story.html reveals how the Library of Congress works to preserve the valuable documents of American history. One item you may not have thought of as worthy of preservation is the video game from 1990, The Rise of the Dragon. Follow the link above for more information and many thanks to Ruta Abolins, director of the Libraries’ Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection, for sending this along.
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Confederate Constitution On Display April 26th: The 12-foot-long Constitution will be displayed from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the second floor gallery space of the Russell Special Collections Building. The fragility of the document, written chiefly by Athenian T.R.R. Cobb, and its one-of-a-kind importance make permanent display impossible. An image of the document and a transcription can be found at: http://www.libs.uga.edu/hargrett/selections/confed/const.html
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Civil War letters, diaries and photographs from 1862 will also be displayed in the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript gallery in observance of the sesquicentennial of the war.
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Other Hargrett Library galleries include exhibits on Colonial Georgia, the Native American experience, natural history and women’s history.
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For more information, contact the Special Collections Libraries at 706-542-7123 or hargrett@uga.edu
New Release Lists
CML – Juvenile Literature, Picturebooks & Curriculum Materials
GVs – Physical Education, Recreation, Leisure & Dance
Ls – Education
Qs – Math & Science
Rs – Medicine, Surgery & Nursing
Zs – Books in General, Library Science & More
Libraries News
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Tour the Special Collections Library: If your work doesn’t take you to the new Special Collections Library on Hull St., you should take a tour! Tours are given Tuesdays at 2:00 and meet in the Rotunda. Visitors can park in the Hull St. deck and have their parking validated. Or, you can take the Orbit Bus and get out at the Founders Garden stop. If you would like more information, contact Jean Cleveland.
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Map Library: The Map Library has now closed for the move to the Main Library. If you need something from this collection or you have other questions, please contact them directly.
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Free Webinar on Streaming Media: Many more faculty are interested in streaming media for use in the classroom. This webinar by Alexander St. Press will take place April 26th at 11:00 EST. Even if you can’t make it on the 26th, register now and you’ll have access to the archives. Registration information is available from the registration page.
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About Those Library Assignments: It is just never too early to plan ahead for Summer and Fall Classes and to schedule a library session for your students. Nadine Cohen & Carla Wilson Buss are happy, no eager, to come your classes to help you get better papers from your students and to help your students get the materials they need without weeping. Sessions are tailored to your specific needs and you’ll be helping your students get a strong footing for further research. Give us a call. They actually pay us to the do this kind of thing.
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April 26th: Confederate Constitution on Display The annual exhibition of the Confederate Constitution will be April 26 at the UGA Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries. The Constitution will be displayed from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the second floor gallery space of the Russell Building. Civil War letters, documents, artifacts and images from 1862 will also be displayed in observance of Confederate Memorial Day. For more information, contact the Special Collections Libraries at 706-542-7123 or hargrett@uga.edu or visit www.libs.uga.edu/scl.
New Release Lists
CML – Juvenile Literature, Picturebooks & Curriculum Materials
GVs – Physical Education, Recreation, Leisure & Dance
Ls – Education
Qs – Math & Science
Rs – Medicine, Surgery & Nursing
Zs – Books in General, Library Science & More
Libraries News
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Great New Curriculum Resource: The CML recently received a great new resource—The Rigby PM ultra benchmark kit [kit]: evaluate student reading progress to target instruction. Call Number: Cur Mat LB1050.46 .R54 2008. It’s listed this week in the CML list of new titles.
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Join the IR: Add Your Works to Athenaeum@UGA: A Scholarly Commons (http://athenaeum.libs.uga.edu/) Want to showcase your work to the UGA community, and beyond? Have a music composition, scholarly paper, conference presentation, photography collection, or any work you want to show the world? Members of the UGA community are invited to attend a hands-on workshop to deposit their scholarly and creative works into Athenaeum@UGA: A Scholarly Commons, our institutional repository. Participants will learn to create accounts, upload files, and sort out copyright questions in about one hour, with personalized attention! Follow up appointments are welcome. WHEN: Wednesday, April 25th 10:50AM – 12 noon WHERE: 369 Miller Learning Center For more types of works you can add to Athenaeum, please see: http://athenaeum.libs.uga.edu/about Session leaders are Mariann Burright and Andy Carter.
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MLC Exhibit: Carol Bishop and Mary Linneman of the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library have created an MLC exhibit on early football supporter Clegg Starks. The Life of Legendary Bulldog Pleas “Clegg” Starks. He Could Throw a Football 100 Yards! African American Pleas "Clegg" Starks was born around 1902. He was the son of UGA Chancellor David C. Barrow’s longtime cook, Addie B. Starks, and grew up in a house behind the Chancellor’s home (current site of the Main Library). As a youngster Clegg would often go over to Herty Field to watch the UGA baseball and football teams practice. Eight-year-old Clegg was included in the football team’s photograph where he was listed as the water boy and mascot. Over the years Clegg worked for the football team in many different capacities, such as water boy, trainer, adviser and historian. Clegg, also known for his ability to throw a football the length of a field, became a popular figure around campus and an invaluable supporter of his beloved football team.
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Unexpected GALILEO Password Change: GALILEO passwords are usually changed at the beginning of each semester, and we apologize for this mid-semester change. We were alerted the other day that someone had posted the password on a public website. Posting the password on any website, Twitter feed, Facebook page, or other site that can be accessed by anyone other than current UGA students, faculty, and staff puts us in violation of the contracts for our online resources. The new password should be in effect until the start of Maymester. Visit the Libraries’Home page and the GALILEO Password link in order to acess the new password. Need help? Contact Carla Wilson Buss or Access Services
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Extended Daytime Writing Center Hours: From the Libraries’ blog: Just in time for end-of-semester papers, drop-in daytime writing center tutoring will have expanded hours April 16 – May 1 (reading day) in MLC 302. Mon. 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m./Tues. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Weds. 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m./Thurs. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m./Fri. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
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For More Libraries’ News: Visit the Libraries’ Blog on the Libraries’ Home page for the latest news on archival clips on YouTube from the Libraries, new art at the Science Library, and more.
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It May Be 69 Degrees Today, But… soon it will be scorching hot and Summer Sessions will be in full swing. Contact Nadine Cohen or Carla Wilson Buss to schedule a session with your class. These sessions are tailored to YOUR needs and will help your students make more efficient use of the Libraries’ resources.
New Release Lists
CML – Juvenile Literature, Picturebooks & Curriculum Materials
GVs – Physical Education, Recreation, Leisure & Dance
Ls – Education
Qs – Math & Science
Rs – Medicine, Surgery & Nursing
Zs – Books in General, Library Science & More
Libraries News
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EITS Announces the End of Streaming Media Service: Heads up if you use streaming media. Effective June 1, 2012, streaming media services will no longer be available. Please visit http://imm.uga.edu/streaming/ for more information and for alternatives to streaming.
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Library Course Reserves Deadlines: If you have plans to add course reserves for the Summer or Fall semesters, the deadlines for material submissions are approaching. April 24, 2012 – Course Reserve deadline for Summer Semester & July 06, 2012 – Course Reserve deadline for Fall Semester. For information on using Course Reserves including the full Course Reserve letter, guidelines, submission forms, processing priorities, deadlines and other important dates please visit the Reserves website. May 1, 2012 is the deadline to retain a Spring Semester list for Summer Semester 2012. Please contact the Reserve desk at the Main or Science Library to retain a list. If you have any questions or comments regarding the reserve materials, please contact MAIN LIBRARY: Reserve Supervisor: Sara Bryant or SCIENCE LIBRARY: Reserve Supervisor: Byron Smith. Materials may also be placed on Reserve in the Curriculum Materials Library by contacting Jason Matherly.
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RefWorks and Account Information: If you receive a note from RefWorks informing you that your RefWorks Account login name has been changed, don’t be alarmed. It’s a legitimate email from RefWorks and not from Bob The Hacker. They are changing the login name to match the email you registered, thus eliminating the need for the Group Code.
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Russell Library Historical Forum Discussion–Slavery or Freedom Forever? Join the Russell Forum for a community forum on the historical crisis of American slavery, on Friday, April 27th from 3:30–5:00PM. With the help of trained neutral moderators, participants will weigh several approaches faced by Americans in 1854 for contending with slavery and its future in the United States and look closely at the values underlying these historical approaches. The group will also consider if and how these same underlying values inform American attitudes and approaches to tough public issues today. All are welcome to this free event! For more information on the Russell Library, visit their website.
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Main Library Lobby Display: Albert Goldbarth, acclaimed poet, novelist, and essayist and the only living two–time winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, is the current focus of the west side display cases in the Main Library lobby. The display is up for just one week so be sure not to miss it.
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The Move of the Map Library: Not content to move three other libraries this past year, the Libraries now embark on the Move of the Map Library. As of April 19th, 2012, the Map Library will be closed while the collections are moved to the subbasement of the Main Library. The Library will reopen in late May or early June. Regular updates about our move schedule and reopening date will be posted on the Map Library’s Web site. If you have any questions about the move please don’t hesitate to contact Hallie Pritchett, Map Librarian.
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New Artwork in the Science Library: Room 496 in the Science Library has been converted to quiet study space and is now newly decorated with scientific illustrations produced by students in the Scientific Illustration Department. Take a stroll in the nice weather to check them out.
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From the Libraries’ Blog–New Website for UGA Faculty & Students on Publishing & Scholarly Communications: The UGA Libraries have added a new website about new services to help faculty and students with their scholarly publishing questions. Visit the site to help you find the answers to these, and other questions: what are the best journals in my field, do I own copyright in my work, where do I publish my data sets, and more. Visit the website for more information.
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Share Your Views on Open Access Publishing: The GALILEO Knowledge Repository (GKR) project is developing a cooperative institutional repository (IR) model for USG institutions for managing and accessing their digital scholarship, research information, and related works. The GKR also will include a metadata repository for federated searching and browsing across these institutions’ repositories for the citizens of Georgia and the scholarly community at large. For additional information see the informed consent document.
The research survey will take approximately 10–15 minutes. During the research survey, you will be asked questions about the issues associated with open access and author rights, identify whether you are publishing in open access journals, as well as your use and perceptions of institutional repositories. Participation in the research survey will not affect your employment in any way. Note to librarians: Many USG librarians took part in a similar study in 2009. Please participate in this study as well.
YOUR PARTICIPATION IS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY. You are free not to participate or stop participating any time before you submit your answers.
If you understand the statements above, read the informed consent document, and freely consent to be in this study, click NEXT to begin. By completing the research survey, you agree to participate in this project and to the use of survey data as described above.
Click here for the survey and consent information. The Survey deadline is April 30, 2012.
New Release Lists
CML – Juvenile Literature, Picturebooks & Curriculum Materials
GVs – Physical Education, Recreation, Leisure & Dance
Ls – Education
Qs – Math & Science
Rs – Medicine, Surgery & Nursing
Zs – Books in General, Library Science & More
