FaD J 994 Volume vm, Number 3 Nota Bene. News from the Yale Lit~rm~;-;~
~ A Note of Greetillg from lhe New tweney years old, but I am committed to ensurin g that University Librarian the benefits of computers and networked communica tion are fu ll y available to the Ya le communi ty. Libraries For years I have been reading Nota Bene- first as coll ec have been leaders in the adoption of new technologies, tion officer at Northwestern and more recenrl)' as a and there is a strong base on which to buil d at Yale. library director at Johns Hopkins. j usr imaginc my plea Ba lancing and advancin g the cul tures of both the sure in comi ng to Yalc, ro be stcv,rard to the magni fi cent printed and the electronic word make this a challenging coll ec tions about wh ich I had been reading and with time to be a librarian and a wonderfu l time to be at \v hich I worked, just once, some twenty-fiv e yea rs ago. Ya le. I look forwa rd to meeting as many readers of Nota T here simply isn'r a better place ro be a librarian rhan Bene as possible. Because rhat wi ll take some time, I at Ya le ! would lik e everyone who reads this newsletter to know In its very shield, Yale declares itself (Q be a universiry how glad I am to be at Ya le as director of its world of the open book. The joc-year rradirion of the primed class li braries. I sllcceed many disti nguished direcrors. book is represented here in coll ec rions of brearhraking In the tradition rhey have created, I hope to se rve yo u, scope and depth. I am commirted to keeping our collec the uni ve rsiry, and our libraries well . ti ons strong, to enhancing their util ity for teaching and - Scott BeJlnett, Universit)1 Librarian research, and to preserv ing them so they will remain available to a ll who will , in the futu re, call upon the primed word to bu ild understanding and to d iscover wi sdom . ~ Beil1 eci Bookplare of thc Srcvcnson Soc ict)' of Sar~lIIac coll ection, in cluding the St. lues, Ca triona, and Jekyll Lak e, NY, design cd by Will Low in 19 18. From and Hyde manuscripts. By 1950 the remainder of rh e thc Bookpbre Collecrion. coll ection of Stevenson's stepda ughter, Mrs. Sa lisbury ~ Stevenson Centenary at Ya le Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Treasllre Islalld, and Kid /lapped a re a few of rh e works rhar have made Roberr Lo ui s Stevenson one of the most widely read amhors of <111 timc. This fall Yale marks the cenrenaf}' of Stevcn son's death w ith a n international conference, a Ilew edi ti on of hi s letters, and a major exhibiti o n on his li fe and works at rhe Be inecke Rare Book and M.anuscript Library. O n October 14th and 15th the Beinec ke Library joined the W hirney Humanities Center in sponsoring an international Stevenson conference. Speakers incl uded sc hola rs from Scotl and, Ireland, Engla nd, Canada, and the United States . In additio n, the Yale University Press ha s issli ed the first four volumes of an eig ht-volume edi ti on of Stevenson's complete lerters. This edition wi ll include nearly 3 ,000 letters, many of them from rh e Bei necke collectio n, the world's largest gathering o f Steven son's books and manuscri pts. Bronze Illc(bll ion of Robert Lo uis Ste ..·enson by AugustuS Saint· The Steve nson exhibition at the Reinecke Library Gaudcns, on disp b }' in Ihc Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscripr opened w ith a lecture by Alexandra Lapierre on Fa nny Libra ry. Fi eld (I so bel Stro ng) , and over a hu ndred letters to Sir Sidney Colvin had also bee n add ed. E. J. Beinecke presenred his Stevenson coll ecti o n to Ya le in Ivl arch 1"95 I . The six volumes of George L. !vlc Kay's catalog, A SteveNSOl1 Library: Catalogue ol a Col lectioJl of Wlritillgs by and about Robert LOllis Steven son, Formed by Edwin }. Beinecke, were pub li shed over the next decade. E.,1. Beinecke continued to enrich his Stevenson collectio n after its transfer to Ya le, a nd this unparall eled reso urce fo r Stevenson scho larshi p contin ues to grow through gifts and by purchase, tha nks to rh e funds he established. -CAS ~ The Eli Express In September, the Yale Uni ve rsity Library bega n ro offer a new time-sa ving se rvi ce for its users. Dubbed " Eli Ex press," rhe serv ice makes it possible fo r Libra ry lIsers [0 renew and recall books belonging to many o f the Ya le libraries at several o ther pa rticipating li brarics. Books ma)' be returned to (he closest Yale li bra ry, w itho ur regard to the collecti o n in which it belo ngs. Readers mil)' request books fro m panicipating li brari es for delivery ro One of Sterling ;vlclllorial Library'S ornatc rowers. any o f the other libra ri es. The goal o f this service is to have the book avail ab le fo r pickup withi n 48 hours. Many of the Ya le Li brary collections will rhu s be accessible over a single circulation desk. T he in d ividual faculty, sta ff mcmber, or sruclem may determ ine the most ~ A J~el1ovation Update convenient locati o n for hi s o r her library use. T he fi rst phase of [he renovatio n o f the Sterli ng J\1emoria l Libraries pa rri cipating in this service are: C ross Cam Library is scheduled to begin next summer and continue pus, Divin ity, Drama , En gineering and Applied Sc iences, until the end o f August [997. T he library w ill remain open Forestry, Geology, Kl ine Science, M ed ical , ?vtudd, lvlusic, to readers througho ut the renovatio n, w hi ch w ill focus pri Socia l Sciences, and Sterl ing Memo rial Libra ry. The An marily o n insta lli ng modern heating a nd cooling systems and Architectllre Libra ry may a lso be used as a service and other u rgently needed improvements in the book po int for Eli Ex press, a ltho ugh its coll ectio n does not stacks. T hr o ll g l ~ , the generosity of donors, the Main Rea d ci rculate. in g Roo m, the Ameri can Studies Read ing Room, the M em T his ini tia l service for books o nly, excluding jo urnals, o ra bi lia Room, a nd the exhibition co rridor w ill be resto red is the first in a series of changes designed ro im p rove ser as well . vices for library users. Planned improve ments incl ude In a related project, representatives fr o m the Depart renewal and correspondence by electronic ma il and de ment o f tvtusic, the Sc hool o f l\l[usic, and the Library have li very of phorocopied articles fr ol11 the Ya le collections been pla nnin g since lvtay J994 fo r the constructio n of a to a circulatio n desk selected by the reader. ne,,,-' music libra ry in the space now taken up by Sterl ing'S T he Ya le Lib ra ry welcomes comments and suggesti o ns seco nd courtya rd. T he ne Vol m usic library w ill replace the from its users rcgJrciin g such services. Please address old Sprag ue Ha ll library, w hose shel ving capacity, seating these to Tom Sc hneiter, Head of Circul atio n, Sterling room, and temperatu re co ntro ls have been regarded as l\tlemorial Libra!")' (e-mail: tomsch@ya lcvm.cis.y Associate Uni ve rsity Librarian, Ralph W. Fran klin 2- 1763 f w frank@ya lcv Tll,cis Director of Coll ecti on Devel opment ~ N B: The pre fix (or all phone Itlffubers is : (203) 432- . Tf1 C suffi x for all e-mail addresses except bitnet addresses is: .yale. edlt. Subject Selector/Address Telcphone/ E-Mail Af rican Studi es (vloore Crossey 5 M L 3 17 2-188 3 cro5scY@)' Requests may also be directcd [Q thc e-mail accounr " 3 OOKS@YALEVM" or by campus mail. ~ Please detach and reta;'1 for reference Subject Sel ector/ Address T elephone/ E-Mail Fo restf)' & Environmental Science Libra ry J oseph A. Mi ller SAG E 45 2-5 r 3 2 mi llerj@ya levm.cis French Language & Li terature J effry K. La rson 5.\11. ] r8 2- 1 760 jlarson@ya levm.cis Geology Libra l) ' Ki mberly Pa rker KGl. 3 28 2-3 r 57 geo logy J ibrary@q m.cis German Lite rature Co llection ( B R IH ) C hrista Sammons nnnL 203 2-2. 964 csa rn@yalev rn .cis German La nguage & Literature Akc L Kael S M L r , 8 2- 176J Government In(ormatio n Sa ndra K. Peterson r..·I U DO .2-3 2 ]2 pc(crss@ya lcvlll. cis Greek impri nts Anthony j. Oddo S M I. 110 ' -796 1 [email protected] Hebrew Language & Lircrarurc Nanette Srah l s r..u 335 2-7 207 nsta hl@)'alevrn. cis H isrorical So und Recordings Richa rd Wa rre n 5 I\-\ I. 226 2- r 795 H isror), America & Hri rish Commonwealth M argaret Powell 5 ML r 'I 8 2 - 176 1 [email protected] Western Europe & Grea r Bri tain Susa nne Roberts 51\'1 L I , 8 2-I762 roberrs@ya lcvm.cis History of An M ax j\'ta rmor A&A 2-264 1 III rn a rrn o [email protected] History of Medicine Toby Appel 5 H .\ 1 J 20 5-435 4 a ppci @biol1l ed.med History of Science Susa nne Roberts S M L I r 8 2- I 76 2 [email protected] Hirritology Ulla Kasren 5 M L 3 24 2- r83 kastcn@rale\·m.cis Ind ia tVlargarcr Powell S M I. 1 18 2- r 76 1 mpowel [email protected] s International Relations Martha L. Brogan 5 ML u 8 2. -47J 6 mbrogan@ya levm.ci s Iri sh Literature rVi:Jrga rel' Powell 5M I. 11 8 2- 176 I m powcl l@ya levrn.cis Islam ic Studies Simon SamocYl 5 11.'1 I. 1'1 9 2. - 1799 s .. pro tempore ~ Government Documents at Ya le New electronic files avail able on Yalelnfo provide expanded information about Yale's collections of govern ment documents. A series of coll ection profiles identifies the ke y bibliographic access points to variolls govern mental a nd inrergovernmenral collections in the Govern ment Documents Center (CDC) and the Low Library. Gathering nearly one hundred pages o f printed text into an electronic format, these files will all ow lI sers to find inform 3tion aboLlt U.S. federal, Canadian, United Nations, and European Union (formerly European Com munities) publications. Most profiles present the hi story and scope of the collection, fo ll owed by citations to major finding aids a nd research guides. Research tools fo r access ro documents of the major branches of govern mcnr appear along with descriptions of electronic resources that include full-text, numeric, and biblio graphic databases. Members of rh e Yale community are encouraged [Q consult this electronic reference se rvice to locate particu lar materials before venturing to Yale's depository coll ec ti ons. They can find "Government Documents at Yale" Cicero addressi ng rhc SCIl~U ors, one of a se ries o f w indow uncler the " Yale Libraries" heading in Yalelnfo. Ques dccorations depicting the hisrory of govcrnmcnT in 51\-1L tions about this addition to Yalelnfo ma y be addressed to 3 16, fo rmerly the Po litiCll and Socia l Scicnce Study. Sandy Peterson ([email protected]) or Laura O rr (lo l"[email protected]). -M Lil The Avcf)' Index to Architectural Periodicals, pro duced by the staff of the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts libra ry at Columbia Un iversity, serves as the pre mi er indexing a nd abstracting rool for architecture and the a llied arts. Subject coverage includes architectur al history, engin eering, conservation and restoration, landscape design, and mural painting. Although the title suggests that only architectural periodicals are indexed, the database also contains article ci tations for periodicals in related fi elds such as art hi story, interior des ign, and city planning. The online fil e includes citations sin ce 1978 as \vell as a substantial number of citations from prevIous years. All of these databases may be reached through the Multi-ProtOcol Gateway (:\1PG) screen frol11 any mi cro computer or terminal linked ro the campus network. The Eureka databases arc also accessible through YaleInfo un der the category Libra ry Catalogs and In formation Services. Printed instructions for using Eureka arc a vail able at the Reference Desk in Sterling Memorial LibrarY· - AC S Bookcase o rnament in Manuscripr a nd Archivcs, formcrly rhc Ra re I ~ook room in 5;\ ..1 L. ~ CaJendm' of Exhibits ART AN D ARCHITECTU RE LI BRA RY BE INECKE RARE BOOK LIBR ARY Artists' Books by joanna Drucker R.L.S. A Centenary Exhibition from the Robert Louis through December Stevenson Collection of E. J. Beinecke rhrough December ST ERLING MEMO RIAL LI BRARY Masks and Models: Charles Demuth and his Friends Milesto11eS ;l1 Ya le History rhrough December 22 through November I Papers of the Peacemakers DIVINITY LI BRARY through November 4 Snapshots of AmeriCf/1l culture during the 19405 The t 50th Anniversary of Yale's First Library and 19.505 Building Social and Ecollom;c conditions ;n New Haven, openi ng November 6 1937- 1962 through January Engraving of the old Ya le Library designed by Henry Austin C. 1844. in the S~'I L exhi bir 0 11 Yale's fi rst library building. Ya le Un iversity Library Non-Profit O rganization 130 Wa ll Street U.S. Pos tage Paid P.O. Box 208 240 Ne\V Haven, Connecticut Nev..' Haven, Connecticut 06520-8240 Permit N um ber 470 Nota Bene ~ News from the Yale Library