Professor Ling Hwey Jeng wings Grant
Professor Lios Chan Receives Grant from OCLC
Library Management 2000
Jim Andrews Joins Faculty
Pam Thompson Joins Office Staff
Faculty Activities
Miko Pattie to Receive Alumnus Award
Cynthia Klinck's Library Ranked First
UK SLIS Fares Well in SLA National Awards
David King Switches Coasts
Librarian Kim Fisher Dies
Suzie Allard Makes Numberous Presentations
Cullen Cuts to Colorado
Alumni Activities
Recent Graduate Information
Graduation Information
Banquet Information
Contact Information
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Professor Ling Hwey Jeng Wins IMLS National Leadership Grant
Investigators to Study Information Seeking
in Interdisciplinary Research
The School's Professor LING HWEY JENG has been awarded a $215,400 National Leadership Grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services for research on improving information seeking in interdisciplinary research. In the project, entitled "Improving Electronic Information Seeking in Emerging Fields of Research: A Case of Bio-Acoustics," Professor Jeng and others will study information seeking activities of bio-acoustic researchers in terms of their database and citation uses; identify problems created by discipline-based databases and indexing practices; and suggest design solutions using demonstration of a search engine interface prototype system, suitable for interdisciplinary researchers in bio-acoustics. Collaborating with Ling Hwey are Dr Gerry Benoit, Assistant Professor in the School, and Dr Hong Young Yan, Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences.
The project, described as "an excellent conceptualization of problems in providing information resources and access," was one of 187 applications submitted to the Institute of Museums and Library Services this year. One of the reviewers considered the project "the first attempt to address the questions relating to the information seeking behaviors of researchers working in multidisciplinary fields." National Leadership Grants provide opportunities for libraries to address pressing needs in education, research, and preservation; and for libraries and museums to work together to address community needs, expand audiences, and implement the use of the most efficient and appropriate technologies. National Leadership Grant projects provide creative solutions to issues of national importance and provide leadership for other organizations to emulate.
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Professor Lois Chan Receives 3rd LIS Research Grant from OCLC
Project to Explore Possibility of Using Dublin Core Metadata Record to Describe, Index Internet Resources
OCLC, the Online Computer Library Center, located in Dublin, Ohio, has awarded Professor LOIS CHAN a grant for research on the feasibility of developing a controlled vocabulary for subject data in the Dublin Core metadata record. The grant was made through OCLC's Library and Information Science Research Grant Program. The purpose of the research is to support efforts to develop a controlled vocabulary for the Dublin Core metadata record. The project, entitled "An LCSH-Based Controlled Vocabulary for the Dublin Core Metadata Record: A Feasibility Study," will explore the possibility of devising an indexing vocabulary based on Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) for subject data in the Dublin Core metadata record used to describe and index Internet resources. According to Dr Chan, the proposed vocabulary will be based on LCSH with a simplified syntax, which will enable the retention of the richness of terminology in LCSH while making the system e!
asier to use and to maintain. Professor Chan is an international authority on subject analysis and access. This is the third grant from OCLC to support her research.
OCLC describes itself as a "nonprofit, membership, library computer service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world's information." The Library and Information Science Research Grant Program, sponsored by OCLC, was established "in recognition of the importance of research to the advancement of librarianship and information science." Professor Chan's was one of four proposals funded in 1999 from among those submitted by library and information science faculty throughout the United States and Canada.
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Library Management 2000
by
Anne M. Buck
University Librarian
California Institute of Technology
Editor's note: With this issue of the NEWSLETTER we introduce a new feature, occasional articles by those who read it. When we explained to Anne Buck ('77) what we had in mind, and asked her to launch the series, she agreed without hesitation. Since 1995 Anne has been University Librarian at the California Institute of Technology. From 1991-1995 she was head of libraries at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to going to NJIT she held several positions at Bellcore, a telecommunications research and development consortium. Before going to Bellcore she worked at AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1977-1984. Anne began her library career in 1974, as director of the Dunbar Public Library in West Virginia. She graduated from Wellesley College with a BA in geology.
In 1997 Anne was co-chair of Caltech's Conference on Scholarly Communication, and her latest paper is "The Scholar's Forum: A New Model for Scholarly Communication." She was Treasurer of ASIS 1992-95, and while she was head of the New Jersey chapter of ASIS (1987-88) it received the Chapter of the Year Award. She serves on the Local Services and Programs Committee of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles and in 1992 was honored by the United Way of Morris County, New Jersey, for outstanding community service. She received the School's Outstanding Alumna Award in 1996. Anne is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who of American Women.
We are especially fortunate to have Anne's contribution to initiate the series. She discusses interesting and important matters, and she sets a high standard for the contributions that follow.
OK,
so this is the Information Age. But it's not so simple for librarians. We like law and order. Many of us gravitated to this field because we are comfortable with rules; they provide continuity, comfort and security. We cherish our rules, guidelines, procedures and handbooks, and we know what we need to know. We are predictable in our processes and unwavering in our commitment to preserving the past, organizing the present, and assuring an orderly transition to the future. Now we are faced by many uncertainties.
The paradox of uncertainty is that it is at once threatening and liberating. While old ways and long-standing rules may no longer provide appropriate guidance or workable answers, the need for new solutions is opening unprecedented opportunity for revitalizing all aspects of our work. In this newly volatile environment, libraries will depend increasingly on highly motivated, empowered staff both professional and support. The way libraries have been managed for decades is being forced to change.
For a long time, command and control was the standard governance model from corporations to libraries. In this hierarchical, top-down arrangement the director set policy and made essentially unilateral decisions. Once the rules and procedures were in place, the director was expected to assure that all groups and systems were in conformance. Authority for specific activities was often delegated to subordinates, and they were responsible for meeting the director's objectives. "Check your brain at the door" meant "follow the rules, get the job done, and don't rock the boat." Then stability began to erode. Access to resources became uncertain, costs began to escalate, workers demanded self-determination, options proliferated, and competition emerged. And that was before we felt the full impact of the Information Age!
To the Information Age library, the surrounding atmosphere of uncertainty provides the challenge and the basis for reinventing itself in three key areas: governance, business planning and technical support. The fundamentals of librarianship will continue to exist in some form; cataloguing, acquisitions, reference, circulation, interlibrary loan are basic user services. What must change is the library's style: the way it sees itself, its staff and its customers
Governance
Management Team
In the Information Age, it is not possible for one person to have all the answers when it comes to planning and managing a library. An inclusive governance model works best when it is headed by a central administrative group that includes the director and the department heads. This "cabinet" meets weekly; members agree that planning and decision making will be collaborative and that unilateral decisions that affect more than one group will be carefully avoided. The cabinet discusses issues and trends, exchanges information, and charts the library's course. Consensus assures that there is buy-in and demonstrates unity of purpose that is an important element in building staff confidence in library planning.
Task Forces
As volatile as the Information Age has become, a long-standing committee is less likely to be as effective as an ad hoc task force, focused on a single, well-defined issue and more importantly, comprised of staff with specific skills and insights to bring to the table. When a task force includes representatives of many departments and job grades, work relationships throughout the library benefit. Service on such a group provides a major opportunity for individual growth. Members of all levels develop their presentation skills when the task force reports its findings to the cabinet or at general staff meetings. The library benefits from enriched problem-solving and the employees gain expertise. A task force is self-governing. Participation encourages a sense of autonomy and accountability, and supports the growth of leadership skills among members; a manager may serve as "champion" without being an active participant but in the role of consultant. Task !
force members learn to define the question, organize fact-finding, conduct interim management briefings and prepare a final report. When the task force completes its work it is "retired" with thanks and recognition for its accomplishments.
General Meetings
Communication is essential in a value-added organization. Information empowers staff and builds confidence by reducing uncertainty and demonstrating fairness and respect. A quarterly meeting of all library employees, staff and professional, full and part time provides an ideal venue for project status reports, administrative information, staff updates, and even guest speakers. Agenda items may come from anyone and anyone may make a presentation regardless of status or grade. General staff meetings demonstrate the respect the library has for the expertise and accomplishments of its people.
Business Planning
Marketing
Libraries have customers and librarians need to get to know who they are, why they come to the library, and how they use information. The concepts we were taught about the "refer-ence interview" are even more important in the Information Age. With the proliferation of information resources and products, to say nothing of delivery media and formats, the cost of many options far exceeds a library's budget. Libraries also need to be able to assess use of their materials accurately to support future selection decisions, to justify choices among alternatives, and to identify the costs associated with use.
Budgets
Few libraries can expect unlimited budget support, but funding bodies may be more willing to underwrite well-documented proposals. A strategic plan is a highly effective tool for stating exactly what the library does, what represents its competition, and specific program goals and their costs. Doing a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis not only helps the library appraise its own position but gives funders a straightforward picture of the library in a standard context. Whether a library is "public," "special," "school," or "academic," the people who provide the funding include representatives with business acumen. When the library takes the time to speak their language, it is more likely to gain their support.
Technical Expertise
Staff
A library's staff is its most valuable asset and only truly renewable resource; it is vital that they are viewed as highly respected information providers both within and outside the library. Hiring must be done with great care; because personal development is an important objective, new employees must be selected as much for attitude and growth potential as for existing skills. Good people will do outstanding work when they are challenged by exemplary coworkers and supportive managers. In a collaborative organization where job grade may not restrict one's level of participation in planning and problem solving, employees are given a great deal of personal accountability. In this age of downsizing, a motivated, empowered staff can function effectively with fewer overseers.
Special Staff Positions
For the library in the Information Age, all professional positions may not require library degrees. While we continue to need well-prepared librarians, sometimes we also must consider hiring specialists with purely technical backgrounds (software, systems, networking), business managers, and licensing or contracts experts. The library benefits by getting problems fixed quickly by people with precisely the right skills; and having access to some non-library points-of-view enriches the library's decision-making process.
Staff Development
Staff development is an important responsibility of library managers and supervisors. It includes supporting participation in library task forces, and encouraging staff to extend their knowledge, skills, and reputations through publishing, asso-ciation activities, and continuing education in library organi-zations. A staff with a high level of self-esteem and a sense of personal accomplishment will carry a library to excellence.
Job Descriptions and Performance Review
Every employee must have a job description that accurately states work activities; required education, experience, and skills; clearly specified accountabilities; and the impact of the position on the work of the library. The job description forms the basis for the annual performance review. Regularly once a year each employee receives a written performance review and has a private meeting with the supervisor to discuss it. Emphasis should be placed on setting a course for the year to come based on a review of the accomplishments of the year past. Deficiencies noted must include a statement outlining the supervisor's role in working towards improvement.
The Bottom Line
Although the Information Age may be flooding us with options and uncertainty, one characteristic remains fixed: successful organizations will be those that add superior value to their products and services. Computing systems cannot do it alone. They lack intuition and insight and the ability to appraise and refine - all essential qualities in librarianship. As we redefine our job requirements and create stimulating, challenging work environments, we will attract and retain truly competitive employees. It's a simple idea: through our people we can secure our niche in this exuberant marketplace and exceed our competitors' value-add.
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Jim Andrews Joins School Faculty...
JIM ANDREWSjoined the faculty in January. His arrival adds to faculty strength in technology as well as health sciences information. This semester Jim is teaching the basic microcomputer course and the health sciences libraries course. His principal research interest is in health informatics. While a PhD student at the University of MissouriColumbia School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, Jim was a National Library of Medicine medical informatics fellow. Jim's undergraduate degree is from Regents College, State University of New York. He and his wife, Claire, are the parents of a son, Garrett, who is three, and a daughter, Lauren, who is six months.
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...and Pam Thompson Joins Office Staff
After her second child was born, at the end of summer, Gina Tussey returned to work for a while, but eventually decided to devote full-time to what is at least a full-time job, being a mother of two youngsters. As a result, PAM THOMPSON started to work with us January 3 as Administrative Assistant. Pam came to us from a private-sector firm, and she joins her mother, brother, and sister as UK employees. Pam and her husband, Floyd, have a son, Jordan, who is six.
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Faculty Activities
Professors TOM WALDHART, JOE MILLER, and LOIS CHAN have had an article, "Provision of Local Assisted Access to Selected Internet Information Resources by ARL Academic Libraries," accepted for publication in the March 2000 issue of Journal of Academic Librarianship.
The 5th edition of Professor Chan's monograph, A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification, was published by Libraries Unlimited in September 1999. The article that she wrote with Professor Xia Lin, who had been on the UK SLIS faculty and now teaches at Drexel University, "Personalized Knowledge Organization and Access for the Web," was published in Library & Information Science Research.
Professor JACKIE WHITE is consulting with Paducah Independent Schools on improvements in their library media program, including facilities. In addition, she is chair-elect of the Supervisors section of the American Association of School Librarians.
Professor DONALD CASE'S article "Stalking, Monitoring and Profiling: A Typology and Case Studies of Harmful Uses of Caller ID" has been published in New Media and Society. His article "How Can We Investigate Citation Behavior? A Study of Reasons for Citing Literature in Communication," appeared in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science.
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Miko Patti to receive Alumnus Award
Head of Commonwealth Virtual Library to Give
Cobb memorial Lecture at awards BanquetLING-YUH W (MIKO) PAT-TIE ('68) has been chosen to receive the Alumni Association's Outstanding Alumnus Award for 2000. The award will be presented at the April 28 banquet. Miko, who also will give the Karen Cobb Memorial Lecture at the banquet, since January of last year has been Director of the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual Library, after having served in a temporary capacity as Coordinator for the KCVL project from April 1998. In her Cobb Lecture she will discuss the Commonwealth Virtual Library.
Miko's career includes nine years as a cataloger, first at Kentucky State University and then at Eastern Kentucky Uni-versity, followed by a stint as Head of Cataloging and Automation at EKU. Following that she came to UK as Head of Cataloging and subsequently was promoted to Assistant Director for Technical Services.
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Cynthia Klinck's Library Ranked first among Libraries Serving 25,000-49,999
The library at which CYNTHIA KLINCK ('76) is director, Washington-Centerville Public Library, in Ohio, was ranked first among libraries serving populations of 25,000-49,999, in the Hennen's American Public Library Ratings Index II. For those not familiar with the HAPL Ratings, two articles in American Libraries dispel the mystery. They appear in the January and September 1999 issues. In addition to having the highest ranking among libraries serving populations of 25,000-49,999, the Washington-Centerville Public Library's index was third overall. We congratulate Cynthia and thank her for the comment she made about the School, in a press release: "The education and fine values I learned at UK taught me to set, and maintain, high standards. That's what I have tried to uphold at Washington-Centerville Public Library. As a result, our high standards of excellence have been recognized with a 1st in the national ranking."
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UK SLIS Special Librarians Fare Well in Competition for SLA National awards
We were astonished to see how well KEN RANDLES ('99) cleaned up. The evidence is there, on page 4 of the Fall 1999 issue of The Student Union, the SLA Student Group Newsletter. Ken is one of three who received SLA scholarships, which were presented at the SLA 90th Annual Conference in June of last year. In addition, the School's Student Chapter received certificates in two categories, Outstanding Leadership and Innovative Programming.
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David King Moves from
Left to Right Coast
DAVID KING taught at the School fall 1988 through spring 1994, and some readers of the NEWSLETTER will be interested to learn what he is up to. David had a particular interest in health sciences librarianship, and he left UK to accept a position at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center. In July of last year David moved from San Francisco to Manhattan and started to work as Director of the Division of Information Management and Academy Librarian at New York Academy of Medicine.
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Penn State Librarian Kim Fisher D
ies at 51
KIM FISHER ('72) died Friday, January 7, 2000, as the result of having been struck by a car while he was walking in his Lemont, PA, neighborhood. He was Paterno Family Librarian in Literature in the Penn State University Libraries, the first person to hold the endowed professorship that recognizes academic excellence within the area of literature.
Kim chaired the Literature Collection Development Group, as well as the implementation committee for PSU Libraries' involvement in the Center for Research Libraries. On the national level, he was active in the Arts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. He was vice-chair and chair from 1991-1993, and most recently was chair of the Planning Committee.
In addition to the MSLS degree, Kim earned a bachelor's degree in English at the University of Kentucky. He also received a master's degree in English from Virginia Commonwealth University. From 1972 to 1980 he held a number of positions in the libraries at Virginia Commonwealth University, and subsequently worked for a year as a reference librarian at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. From 1981 to 1984 he was the head of the Humanities Division in the library at Oklahoma State University. Kim went to Penn State University Libraries in 1984 as an associate librarian in the Acquisitions Department. In 1990, he became a humanities librarian, where he developed and managed the collections in English and American literature, theater, and film. In the obituary that she wrote, Christine Avery said that Kim "was widely respected at Penn State for the depth of his knowledge in the humanities, and his outstanding service to both students and faculty.!
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(We are indebted to Christine Avery of Penn State Libraries for permission to extract from Kim's obituary, which appeared on the Penn State Libraries Web page.)
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Recent Graduate Suzie Allard,
Now in PhD Program,
Makes Numerous Presentations
SUZIE ALLARD, who completed the MSLS program in December 1999 and entered the doctoral program in communication here at UK, has made a number of presentations in recent months. She presented her juried paper, "Measuring Attitudes Towards Becoming a DL Document Creator," at the Third International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, University of South Florida, Tampa, on March 18. She presented "Optimizing Knowledge: Technology as a Tool to Remove the Barriers between Disciplines" at the Center for Computational Sciences, UK, on February 8.
"Digital Libraries: A Frontier for LIS Education" is the title of the juried paper that Suzie presented at the ALISE 2000 Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, on January 13. Her talk, "Integrating Knowledge Between Disciplines," was a juried research presentation at Connections '99, the Fifth Great Lakes Information Science Conference, held at the University of Toronto, Ontario, October 22 of last year. An abstract is to appear in Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science/Revue canadienne des sciences de l'information et de bibliotheconomie.
Suzie made a juried panel presentation, "Erasing the Barrier between Minds: Freeing Information, Integrating Knowledge," at the 5th Annual Convention of the American Communication Association, Lafayette, LA, October 1, 1999. At the end of September last year she spoke on "Digital Libraries: Taming the Information Frontier," which was the featured presentation at the annual meeting and awards presentation of the American Society for Information Science, Southern Ohio Chapter, held at UK's William T Young Library.
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Creditors Close in, Cullen
Cuts to Colorado
No One Fooled by Claim Weather Is Motive
Behind Hasty Departure from Washington
of 'Red Clay Boy' with History of Flight
How's things in Kentucky?" the e-mail message began, with a display of KEVIN CULLEN'S ('95) penchant for flouting conventions of grammar and then flaunting his flouting. "Is the UK still treating you well? Have time for fun outside of work?
Just thought I'd let you know what I'm up to. Last time I wrote you, I was still in Seattle. My job at UW was great, but Puget Sound weather is abysmal and Seattle people live on a different plain than a red clay boy like myself.
The kind and entertaining folks at Colorado State University Libraries took pity on me, so now I'm the distance learning librarian here in beautiful, sunny Fort Collins, CO.
The mountain biking in Northern Colorado is to die for and the people are laid back. I suppose if I can't live in Kentucky, this place will suit me just fine."
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Alumni Activities
SHIRLEY PARK DEANE ('59)retired in May 1998 from Eastern Kentucky University, where she had been Associate Professor of Library Science.
MARTIN SCHMIDT ('68) sent a generous check for the Scholarship Fund, and let us know what he has been up to since completing the program: He was the Kentucky Room librarian at Louisville Free Public Library, 1968-73, after which he was Head Librarian and Director at Louisville's Filson Club Historical Society, 1973-1983.
In retirement, Martin became active with the Kentucky Historical Society Executive Committee, and later with the Historical Society Foundation, the development arm. He was elected President of the KHSF in 1998. "Come and visit our splendid new Kentucky History Center near the old capitol." We have, and "splendid" indeed describes it.
W. LEE HISLE ('73) has been appointed Vice President Information Services and Librarian at Connecticut College.
JOHN SIMS ('75) in September 1999 went to work as head of an electronic information center at the US Patent and Trademark Office, Washington.
PATRICK MCCLINTOCK ('80) is Vice President, RMG Consultants, Inc, a firm providing library consulting services.
HEATHER LYLE ('86) is now Librarian at the Beaver Campus of Pennsylvania State University.
ANN WILSON SNIVELY ('86) wrote to let us know that "2000 marks my 10th year as Reference Services Coordinator at Wright Memorial Public Library in Dayton, OH. I always tell people I have the world's most fun job. I get to answer all kinds of interesting questions and supervise a staff of excellent reference librarians in one of American Libraries Best Public Libraries."
After 12 years at the New Hampshire State Library, BECKY ALBERT ('87) submitted her resignation and accepted the position of Library Director at the Tilton School, a private high school in Tilton, NH. "I'm sad to be leaving the State Library," she wrote, "but I'm ready to try something new and put to use some of those library skills I learned at UK." Becky joined the State Library as a Literacy Coordinator, and though literacy is a theme that ran through her work there, she had a variety of positions and was involved in many projects. However, as she made clear in her e-mail message, it's with the move to the Tilton School that she'll do the kind of library work that attracted her to UK.
After 10 1/2 years managing the Communications Reading Room in UK's College of Communications and Information Studies, REINETTE JONES ('88) has left that position and joined the staff at UK's Engineering Library.
KAREN MCDAVID '88, nee Shaffer, was for two years assistant librarian at Franklin County High School, KY, and then moved to Elkhorn Middle School within the same district, where she teaches reading. "Just 2 more years until retirement. Then I can get a quiet librarian's job."
The effects of the Y2K business were far-reaching, and they flushed out MIGUEL PACHECO ('90). Miguel reported that since late 1994 he has been employed in the Gulf of Mexico as an Able Seaman aboard a 240-foot supply vessel, the Voyager.
ILONA BURDETTE ('94) is Director of the Library at St Catharine College, a small liberal arts school in Kentucky.
EILEEN MCELRATH ('94) in December was awarded a PhD at Florida State University.
KEVIN CULLEN ('95) is Distance Learning Librarian at Colorado State University Libraries, Fort Collins.
We recently had a delightful electronic exchange with PETER BRUSH ('97). Peter, who is a bibliographer and reference librarian at Vanderbilt's main library, has created a number of Web pages. We found the one for collection development at Vanderbilt to be especially interesting:
http://staffweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/collectiondevelopment/
Peter said his favorite is that for resources in history:
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/central/history.html
PATTY O'SULLIVAN FARMER ('98) is Children's Librarian, Montville Township Public Library, NJ.
TINA RIEHLE ('98) is a reference librarian at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County's Harrison Branch.
After spending 13 months as a Quality Assurance Analyst at Ovid Technologies, on December 1 BOB SAFFELL ('98) moved up to the position Database Development Analyst.
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Among recent graduates:
JEANINE AKERS has accepted a position as Reference & Instruction Librarian, Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
SUZIE ALLARD has entered the PhD program in communication, in UK's College of Communication and Information Studies.
CHARLENE BANDURRAGA-HOLE is on the staff at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, assigned to the Parkdale Branch.
BRANDON BURNETTE is a reference librarian at Murray State University, Murray, KY.
BETINA CONLEY is on the staff at Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond.
EDITH CUMMINGS is Librarian II in Young Adult Services, Fort Wayne Public Library, IN.
DONNA GRIFFIN is 5th grade teacher, Kenton Elementary School, Independence, KY.
ANGELA MORRIS is Reference Librarian at Louisville Seminary.
WILL OLMSTADT is Information Services Librarian, Texas A&M Medical Sciences Library, College Station.
MARIANNE REYNOLDS in September transferred to the Magazines and Newspapers Department of the Main Library, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. She is a reference librarian in the department.
BETH ROBERTS is Information Researcher/Librarian at FDC Reports, a health-care publisher and Reed Elsevier subsidiary in Chevy Chase, MD.
MARIE ROGERS has joined the staff at Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
JENNIFER DAM SCHAFFZIN is Librarian/Archivist at Isaac M Wise Temple, a large synagogue in Cincinnati that has a 22,000-volume library.
PAUL STEENSLAND has joined the staff of St Louis County Public Library, MO.
DUSTIN STRONG is Assistant Branch Manager, Crescent Hill Branch, Louisville Free Public Library.
MARY ELLEN WEBER is Preservation Librarian at University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
ROB WEBER has accepted a position with the National Sporting Library in Middleburg, VA.
KIMBALL WINTERS is Director of Library Services, Winebrenner Theological Seminary, Findlay, OH.
DEBORAH YOUNG is High School Librarian, Villa Madonna Academy, Villa Hills, KY.
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Graduation Information
August and December 1999
and May 2000 Graduates,
Commencement Is Sunday May 7.
For information, Jane Salsman:
859.257.3317 or salsman@pop.uky.edu
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Awards Banquet April 28
The School's Annual Awards Banquet
will be held Friday evening April 28
at Spindletop Hall, Lexington.
For information carrigan@pop.uky.edu.
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material, bear in mind these deadlines: for publication in the fall issue,
September 1 and for publication in the spring issue, February
1.
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