CUL
NEWSLETTER
Southern Methodist University
May 2007
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The SMU Libraries
Staff awards were
presented in a reception held on May 1st, in the Texana
Room, DeGolyer Library. This year's recipients were:
and Bethany
Wildes, Hamon
Arts Library, both
received
Outstanding Student Assistant
The CUL Team Recognition Award went to the Library Enrichment And Development, LEAD Team: Anne Brabham, CUL development office; Hyeyoon Cho, CIP; Joan Gosnell, DeGolyer Library; Beverly Mitchell, Hamon Arts Library; Marja Pietilainen-Rom, CIP, and Dawn Youngblood, Government Information Resources & Maps, Science Information Center; EC Advisor for LEAD team is Bill Dworaczyk. Alisa Rata received the CUL Dean's Eureka! Award for her plan to pilot test and implement the ShelfLister software, designed by the University of Texas-Arlington. The software provides the ability to scan library stacks for stack maintenance, collection development and inventory by optimizing mobile computing via wireless-enabled hand-held devices (PDAs).
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The Eighth
annual SMU Faculty Recognition Day honored the
Faculty's many achievements, both scholarly and artistic
with an exhibit displayed on the first floor of the Fondren
Library Center. Over 200 items from 100 faculty members are
on exhibit until the week after graduation. Congratulations
to all faculty members who have participated!
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LEAD: LEAD UPCOMING JUNE EVENT: ICE CREAM SOCIAL! on Thursday, June 14th from 2 – 3 pm in the Taubman Atrium over at the Owens Art Center
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Hamon library received a President’s Partners grant of $2500 for the purchase and installation of a data projector and screen in one of the large group study rooms on the 2nd floor. This addition will increase support for Meadows students and faculty needing to create, practice, and deliver presentations as well as students and faculty needing to use online visual resources as a group.
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Congratulations Dawn! Dawn Youngblood was elected Vice-Chair of the American Association of Geographers' Cartography Specialty Group at the annual meeting this year held in San Francisco and will serve as Chair next year (2008-9). More than 6,500 people from around the globe attended the annual meeting. The next meeting will be held in Boston. The website of the association is www.aag.org ...more congratulations...
Maria
Bellavance's daughter Dr. Angela Maria Bellavance
and Dr. Andrew Warren Askew were married on May 5th
at the White Chapel Estates in North Richland Hills. They
both have PhD degrees in Particle (High Energy) Physics from
Rice University where they met and they both work at the
Fermi National Physics Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois.
After a short week of vacation driving West to the Grand
Canyon, Las Vegas, etc. they have now returned to their town
home in Aurora, Illinois. Angela started a new position at
Fermi Lab in January and didn't have enough vacation to
enjoy a longer honeymoon at this time. Andrew works under
contract for the University of Florida, but does the
required research at the Fermi Lab. In the same photo with
Maria is Angela's Grandfather Walter Bellavance and a friend,
Martha Jacques. The attendants at the wedding are all
colleagues at Fermi Laboratory.
Happy Birthday!!! Greg Dawson - May 6th Andy Maupin - May 7th Dave Schmidt - May 15th Christine Asberry - May 22nd Katherine Schacht - May 24th
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EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS Spring 2007 DEGOLYER LIBRARY
Marshall Terry &
the Art of Fiction: One Writer’s Life http://www.smu.edu/cul/degolyer/exhibits.htm HAMON ARTS LIBRARY - HAWN GALLERY
The Art of the Caricature: Prints
from
Vanity Fair, 1869 – 1900.
Hours: Monday - Saturday 9 - 5 pm;
Sunday 1 - 5 pm http://www.smu.edu/cul/hamon/gallery/Vanity%20Fair/index.htm
BRIDWELL LIBRARY http://www.smu.edu/bridwell/exhibits/musicalwesleys.htm
The CUL Exhibits committee is sponsoring a
"Mail Art" exhibit that will be
installed in
June. The staff is invited to create a postcard
answering the question, "What is your
favorite book?" In mid-May, Joan Gosnell will be
hostessing a lunch gathering to help
people decorate their postcard for inclusion in the
exhibit. If you are interested in
contributing, please contact Joan.
*Clicking Sticks* exhibition date TBA.
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Introducing Greg Dawson, Evening and Weekend Circulation Supervisor, Hamon Library: Professional/Educational background: I earned a Bachelor of Arts from Austin College in Sherman, Texas in May of 2005 with majors in Business Administration and History. While in school I held many horrible retail sales positions finally escaping in the summer of 2004 to intern at The Red River Historical Museum in Sherman. Before joining the Hamon Arts Library in February, I had been working as a Music Manager for Barnes & Noble. Hobbies and interests: My two main joys in life are reading and playing golf. Books are much less expensive than green fees, so I end up reading a lot more than playing golf. Interesting facts about you: My first job was at a local barbeque restaurant, Baker’s Ribs. It was one of the best jobs I ever had. While I was at work, I could eat anything I wanted. I worked there for over two years and never got tired of barbeque. Also, I have this weird thing where my belt has to match my shoes. ALWAYS. Book or website you would like to recommend: A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle - Great light reading about life in southern France through the eyes of a Brit. This one really got me interested in travel writings and travel in general. More recently I have picked up Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. A must read for anyone who makes more than $7 an hour. *** Introducing Cindy Gautreaux, Public Services Administrative Assistant: Professional/Educational background: BS, Public Administration, University of Texas at Dallas For the past four years I have worked as co-owner/office manager, etc. for a small, home-based business, Iron Nouveaux. Prior experience includes insurance, hospital administration and various non-profit organizations. Hobbies and interests: My husband and I participate in art shows in Texas and parts of the southeast. We’ve met many interesting artists throughout the years and enjoy offering our home to those who are visiting Dallas. It’s no B & B, but for starving artists, it beats sleeping in the back of a van! I also enjoy gardening, home improvement projects, and volunteer activities with church and high school theatre. Interesting facts about you: My first attempt at parasailing was in a cow pasture in northeast Mississippi. The parasail was my brother’s newest toy and since there was no water around, he decided that an Isuzu sedan would work almost as well as a boat. I survived, somehow, but prefer “sailing” over water. Book or website you would like to recommend: Sad, but true: Debtproofliving.com – formerly: Everydaycheapskate.com – I’m hooked on her “tip” section
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Professional reading: "Where Do the Learners Go" An article by Joan Lippincott, who is going to be the keynote speaker during the Phoenix Consortium Professional Day, May 30th, 2007, at UT Dallas. Link below. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6261428.html& Some other articles by Joan Lippincott can be found through EBSCOhost. Other:
http://calendar.smu.edu/libraryhours.asp
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CONTACT NEWSLETTER EDITOR If you have comments, suggestions, or requests about the content of the newsletter, please contact Marja Pietilainen-Rom at x83700 or mprom@mail.smu.edu |
