March 2010
UTAH Libraries News The Official Publication of the Utah Library Association
President’s Message Special Interest NewsNewNews Articles: The Top Ten Reasons to “Come Together….for Utah Libraries” at ULA’s Annual
Conference: May 12-14 in St. George, Utah! • ULA Ruby Cheesman 8. Learn why you should weed…and Conference even enjoy it, from Kathleen ULA President Almost Here! Sullivan, Phoenix Public Library, 1. A chance to view “The Hollywood Thursday @ 4:15 • Celebrate ULA’s Librarian: A Look at Librarians 100th Through Film” -- Thursday @ 5:30 9. Meet and greet 8 Teen authors on Friday @ 9:00 & 10:30. Bobbie Anniversary in pm, after the President’s reception. 2012 “A touching, amusing, insightful and Pyron, Bree Despain, Emily Wing- entirely delightful film” says Vartan Smith, Sydney Salter-Swoon, Lisa • ULA Announces Mangum, James Dashner, Lee Gergorian, Carnegie Corporation. New Modesitt, and Phillip E Jones. Multicultural 2. Delicious lunches – free with your (sponsored by Young Adult Round Services Round registration! Table) Table 3. Hear from Brenda Jensen, Vice 10. Hear from current ALA President
• National President of The HOPE Camila Alire, who will speak on Genealogical Organization, a non-profit group Frontline Advocacy: Wednesday Society Offers dedicated to assisting survivors of Preconference & Thursday’s
Free Workshops abuse within polygamous Keynote speaker. Camila is for Librarians relationships, in the session: dynamic, witty and totally committed “Fahrenheit FLDS” Thursday @ to America’s libraries! • Spotlight Your 11am (sponsored by the Intellectual Library and And I could name many more wonderful Freedom Committee) Make a reasons to join us in St. George, such as: Difference 4. Discover how to “Use Music in seeing who will receive our coveted
Children’s Programming” from Jill awards; visiting with librarians from • Health Baird….and take home a free CD! throughout Utah; taking in a show at Information Thursday, 11am. (sponsored by Resources for Tuacahn; learning about new innovations Children’s Services Round Table) from our many vendors; exploring Seniors 5. Catalogers unite @ “Making ‘Cents’ creative thinking in our Poster Sessions, of Cataloging: Are We Getting just to name a few more. What We Are Paying For?”: Many thanks to Conference Chair Greg Thursday @ 11:35-noon (sponsored Hatch and his fantastic Conference
by Technical Services Round Table) Committee for their hard work putting it 6. Come learn how to be a great all together. Kudos to Sarah Bosarge for advocate for your library and what her tireless efforts as Program Board ULLN can do for you: Thursday @ Chair. Pia Jones, our ULA Conference 1:30 (sponsored by the Legislative Planner, has made it much easier to Committee) organize this annual event. 7. Hear from three LDS fiction authors: If you haven’t already registered, it’s K.C. Grant, Heather Moore, and not too late! Early Bird registration is Annette Lyon….and you might win open through April 6 (save $25). Click a free book! Thursday @ 2:45 on the 2010 Conference link on our (sponsored by Public Section) website: www.ula.org Let’s all “Come Together……for Utah Libraries” in St. George!
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ULA Annual Conference Almost Here!
Remember to register by April 6 (the from many different camps including early-bird deadline) to save money on patrons, administrators, voters, donors, the Utah Library Association’s annual and government officials. conference which will be held in St. What’s New with Family Search? George this year from May 12-14. Learn how you can access more records Registering early saves you $25! to more people quicker and more Included in your registration are two pre- economically. conference sessions and lunch on both Thursday and Friday! This year the pre- Pam Smith: Anythink Libraries conference sessions include: Join Pam Smith for a presentation about how and why the Rangeview Colorado Wednesday, May 12 Public Library System strategically re- 8:30 - 11:30 am engineered basic systems from the Camila Alire: Frontline Advocacy ground up to revolutionize service to Learn about our ALA President’s patrons. Advocacy Initiative first hand!
How to Write for Library Science Conference Luncheon Speakers Journals The luncheon speaker on Thursday will This author workshop from Emerald be author Rosemary Harris. She and her Insight will provide you with background husband have helped to build the information on Emerald journals and Chalula Community Library, the first books and give you advice on preparing library in Mvumi, Tanzania. To learn articles for submission, and much more. more about Rosemary and the Chalula Mary Bushing: Leading from the Library visit www.rosemaryharris.com. Middle The Friday luncheon speaker is Taki Learn the necessary skills, attitudes and Telonidis from the Western Folklife means of exerting influence in any Center, a producer of “Red Rock Rondo,” organization. a musical documentary film of the 1:00 – 4:00 pm people, place and history of Zion National Park. He will speak about Nancy Dowd: The Art of Telling a making the documentary and show clips Compelling Strategic Story. from the film. For more information, visit The single most important skill for http://www.westernfolklife.org/site1/index librarians is the ability to share your .php/CONCERTS-READINGS-AND- library’s story in a compelling way so OTHER-EVENTS/Red-Rock-Rondo-a- others want to help you succeed. This Musical-Documentary.html. workshop will help you to win support
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Celebrate ULA’s 100th Anniversary in 2012
Kayla Willey archives. Our ULA Archivist, Paul Connie Lamb Mogren, would be happy to accept your Co-Chairs, Past Presidents Committee materials. We are particularly lacking content in the archives from 1990 to the The Utah Library Association will present. Paul can be contacted at the celebrate a hundred years in 2012, and University of Utah Special Collections, plans are in the works for a big birthday 801 581 3886 or email him at party at the conference that year. The ‑ ‑ Past Presidents Committee is writing a [email protected]. history of ULA that will cover several Many thanks, major themes, and other activities are being planned to commemorate the Co‑chairs, Past Presidents Committee association over the next two years. Any Kayla Willey ideas of ways to celebrate this wonderful [email protected] occasion would be welcome. Please 801‑422‑6766 contact Connie Lamb or Kayla Willey (information below). Connie Lamb [email protected] We need your help in gathering any 801‑422‑6196 pictures or materials from past ULA conferences or unit activities that you would be willing to share or donate to the
UELMA Hosts Successful Conference
Kathy Ballard This year the fund raiser was raising cash for books for the Grand County UELMA held it’s annual conference on School Libraries, which have received no Friday, March 5, 2010 at Mountain View funding for the last while. Even their book High School in Orem. The theme was fine money has been claimed by the “Library Leadership: Piecing It All district for other purposes. Together,” and it focused on advocacy. Pieced quilts were placed around the At the luncheon, Lanell Rabner passed school to decorate and remind the gavel to Brent Jones, the new conference attendees of the theme. Dr. president for the coming year. Andrea Ann Ewbank of Arizona State University Woodring is the new President Elect and was the keynote speaker and in spite of Stan Fuller and Cindy Moyle are new a short power outage during her address, Board Members. They will each serve a it was entertaining and informative. three year term. Debbie Naylor was the Conference
Chair. She and her committee did an outstanding job. 38 different workshops were taught in 5 different sessions. The featured authors were James Dashner, Michael Ramsdell and Larene Ellis. UTAH Libraries News Page 4 of 16
MPLA Representative Report
Dorothy Horan writer Nancy Miller who created the TNT series Saving Grace, which is set in Three Utah librarians have been selected Oklahoma City. Nancy created the to attend the Mountain Plains Library television shows Leaving LA and Any Association Leadership Institute: Day Now and has been involved in the Donaldson, Christy - Media Librarian, production or writing of several other Utah Valley University shows. Eye, John - Interim Dean of Library The keynote speaker will be Dr. J. Rufus Services, Southern Utah University Fears, the David Ross Boyd Profession Sherratt Library of Classics at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Fears is the author of Hebron, Tiffany - Assistant Manager, Salt several volumes, including The Cult of Lake City Public Library Jupiter and Roman Imperial Ideology, The Institute will be held April 25-30 in The Theology of Victory at Rome and Estes Park, Colorado. Selected Writings of Lord Acton. The Mountain Plains Library Association Luncheon speakers will be Oklahoma Annual Conference for 2010 is being author/publisher Dorothy Alexander and held in Oklahoma City April 19-21. This fantasy author Michael Sullivan. is a joint conference with the Oklahoma Other speakers will include ALA Library Association. Activities will include President Camila Alire, and award- the Oklahoma Book Awards, Sequoyah winning author Wendelin Van Draanen. Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards, a conference event at the The results of the Mountain Plains Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, pub Library Association election have been crawl, tours and several receptions. announced: On the evening of April 20, the Ronald J. The new MPLA Vice‑President/ Norick Downtown Library will host President‑Elect will be Dana Braccia, “Stacked, Fashion Off the Shelf.” This currently a member of the MPLA Board, event will include a runway event and and the Collection Development silent auction featuring fashions and Coordinator, Scottsdale Public Library home accessories created from library System in Arizona. materials. The Master of Ceremonies will be award-winning author Michael Wallis The new MPLA Recording Secretary will and feature hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar be Tamara Meredith, a former member and tours of the library. Designs are of the MPLA Board, and the Head of the currently being solicited for the event. Learning Resource Center at the University of Wyoming, Laramie. The OLA/MPLA Awards Banquet will feature television series producer and
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Utah State Library Opens Outstanding Library Award
The Utah State Library is now accepting • Increased cooperation with local nominations for Utah’s 2010 Outstanding agencies Library Award. • Increased funding from local Awarded to the library that: agencies or partners • Increased staff morale / • Demonstrates innovation and involvement creativity to provide increased access to valuable library • Increased funding from the local services community OR Supported by: • Demonstrates effective • Effective assessment, planning, collaboration with local implementation and evaluation organizations to promote regular use of libraries Submission Deadline:
April 1, 2010 Demonstrated by at least one of the • following measures: The selected outstanding library will receive a $1000 grant! • Increased circulation • Increased patron visits to the For nomination form and more library information, see http://library.utah.gov/ • Increased program opportunities outstanding_library/index.html. • Increased patron satisfaction (through surveys)
ULA Treasurer’s Report: Dues and Registration
Steven Pfeiffer the names, so we can make sure you are Executive Treasurer enrolled. [email protected] The same is true for the conference Don’t forget 2010 dues are due and since ULA use an outside registration should be paid before registering for the service. Please don't combine renewal conference. The best way to process and registration checks, but if you must, dues is to renew or join online through indicate all of the details, i.e. who is ULA’s website using a credit or debit renewing, who is attending the card. conference, and what are they paying for. For conference registration, the best If your organization sends a check, way is to pay is online with a credit or please use the following mailing address: debit card. ULA Thank you for your assistance. P.O. Box 708155 Remember, membership and conference Sandy Utah 84070 registration are two separate things, Unfortunately, some cities and counties handled by two separate services and are using an address at least 10 years paying to one is likely to cause some old. problems. Also, if your organization processes multiple people, please include a list of UTAH Libraries News Page 6 of 16
National Genealogical Society Offers Free Workshops for Librarians
Utah librarians will have a unique from an "adoption" campaign, to educational opportunity in April, thanks to sponsorship, to applying for grants. a national conference being held in Salt Successful examples will highlight the Lake City. lecture. Don't give up! Money is available if sought from the right people in the right The National Genealogical Society way. (NGS) will hold its annual conference at the Salt Palace Convention Center April 11:15 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. 28-May 1. In conjunction with the Lunch conference, NGS and Proquest are sponsoring a free Librarians’ Day on 1:00–2:00 PM Tuesday, April 27. The event will go from Collection Care for Your Library 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Joseph Chris McAfee works for BYU and the Smith Memorial Building Empire Room, LDS Church History Department 15 East South Temple in Salt Lake City. conserving and preserving. M. Scott All librarians who work with family history Simkins is the head conservator at the patrons will benefit from this special pre- Family History Library. conference meeting, which includes an Two conservators will share methods for enriching day of classes and behind-the- storing, mending, and preserving your scenes tours of the Family History library materials. Library and the new LDS Church History 2:15-4:00 PM Library. Behind the Scenes Tours of the Here is a brief look at the day’s events. Family History Library and the new LDS Church History Library. 9:00–10:00 A.M. At the Church History Library, visit with How the Library of Congress Can Help professionals in the preservation image You with Your Family History Patrons center, conservation lab, and public James P. Sweany, head of the Local services area. Building construction History & Genealogy Reading Room at details, reference staffing, and other the Library of Congress. service issues will be discussed as you The world’s largest library holds more learn more about this new facility that than 60,000 genealogies and 100,000 opened in June 2009. local histories plus rich collections of manuscripts, microfilms, newspapers, At the Family History Library, see unique photographs, maps, and other material genealogical assets, learn what services that should not be overlooked. Focus will are offered, and find out how to bring its be on helping librarians who serve family resources to your library. history researchers utilize the services From 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., socialize and the print and digital collections of the with library professionals from both Library of Congress. facilities during an Open House at the 10:15–11:15 A.M. Church History Library that will include Funding Projects Large and Small demonstrations of cutting-edge Elizabeth Kelley Kerstens, CG, CGL, is technologies used in preserving and the executive director at the Plymouth restoring archival materials. Historical Museum, Plymouth, Michigan. To register for the free Librarians’ Day, A tough economy requires creative please visit: thinking in order to find funding for www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/preconferenc projects, regardless of size. This lecture e_events explores several ways to capture funds,
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Donna Jones Morris significant increases in funding to the State Librarian State Library, there has been no change to the State Library Board’s decision. As Joint Trustee Regional Conferences a result of this decision, there will not be The joint Utah State Library and Utah an LSTA grant round in spring 2010 and Library Association (ULA) sponsored it is looking like there will not be a round Trustee Regional Conferences have in the fall 2010. The 13 mini grants been announced for the South Central awarded during the recent Fall 2009 Region for March 24 at Snow College, LSTA Grant Round totaling $100,000 are and the South Region for April 16 at being administered. That grant Cedar City Library in the Park. information is located at USL website: Registration was created online for these http://library.utah.gov/grants/lsta/index.ht sessions at http://library.utah.gov/ ml services/trustees/conferences.html 21st Century Library Blog Conferences are scheduled from 10am to 2pm, including a working lunch Library Specialist Steve Matthews provided by ULA. established a 21st Century Library Blog for USL that provides a forum for the DCC Capital Facilities Grant Utah library community to discuss and Applications – 2010 Round share 21st Century Library issues and In December 2009, the State Library practices. Board adopted the final revised process https://21stcenturylibrary.wordpress.com for reviewing and evaluating grant Gates Foundation Grants applications from Utah libraries submitted under the new H.B. 236: Rural Library Consultant Doug Gould Department of Community and Culture, sent the final report to the Bill & Melinda Capital Facilities Grants. The main Gates Foundation for 27 Utah libraries element of the process is a Grants that participated in the last Gates grants Prioritization Evaluation Rubric that program, called Opportunity Online allows the Board to review grants based Hardware Grants. A total of 107 new on objective criteria that reflect the intent computers were granted to the of the legislation. The approved rubric is participating libraries for a total of located at: $233,597 that USL distribute among the http://library.utah.gov/grants/capfacilities/ 27 libraries. There are no active Gates index.html Foundation grants in progress, marking the end of their computers for libraries Because the LSTA Fall Grant Round grant program in Utah. successfully used the Salesforce CRM system for grant applications, efforts are Trading Spaces Mentoring Program underway to clone that system for use Continuing Education Coordinator with the 2010 DCC Facilities Grants Colleen Eggett met with librarians from applications that, by statute, have a Salt Lake County Library, Utah Library deadline of June 1, 2010. Hopes are Association, Logan Library, Salt Lake that the online application system will be City Library, and Highland Library to available early in 2010. create a statewide “Trading Spaces” LSTA mentoring program. There are 12 people on the committee. The program will be The State Library Board voted October highlighted in a poster session at the 14, 2009 that LSTA regrants be Utah Library Association Conference in suspended until the funding can be May, in one of the conference sessions, restored. Since there have been no Continued on pg. 8 UTAH Libraries News Page 8 of 16
Utah State Library Representative and Liaison Report Continued from pg. 7 in the ULA newsletter, and in other Broadband Technology Opportunities means. A needs assessment survey will Program (BTOP) draft grant application be sent out through the listservs. to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Preliminary support is strong for the secure matching funds for broadband program; more details are available on access for public libraries. the blog, http://utahlibraries.org. Bookmobile USL Fundraiser Donates Funds Director Donna Jones Morris and Director Donna Jones Morris, Library for Bookmobile Librarian Shawn Bliss were the Blind Program Manager Bessie interviewed by The Herald Journal Oakes, Information Specialist Jeri (Logan) reporter Kim Burgess and it Openshaw, and Contracts/Grants resulted in a full-page article in the Analyst Julie Anderson presented the Sunday, February 7th newspaper Rose Park Elementary School with a championing the Cache County check for $570, the proceeds from the Bookmobile that is providing library fundraiser for the school, on February services to rural Cache County citizens 16. through a cooperative contract between the Utah State Library and the Cache Broadband Initiative County Commissioners. Library Service Program Manager Craig http://news.hjnews.com/news/article_4ba Neilson has coordinated an effort fca3e-f218-5f24-8a87- between Utah State Library and Utah a83a7421802c.html. Education Network to submit a
Church History Library Hosts Treasures of the Collections Open House
The Church History Library will host a and other Latter-day Saints. Learn about Treasures of the Collections open house the scriptures, including the Book of on Friday, April 2, 5pm-9pm and Mormon manuscript and the rare 1833 Saturday, April 3, 12:00pm-2pm, 4pm- Book of Commandments. View 9pm. photographs of Mormon pioneers and early Mormon scenes. Experience Come enjoy a rare and unique display of Church history through these and other historical items from the archives of the treasures of the collection. Church History Library. View seldom seen historic books, photographs, The Church History Library is located at manuscripts, journals, and minutes 15 East North Temple, Salt Lake City, relating to the history of The Church of Utah. To Learn Church History Library as Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Items well as the open house, visit on display include journals of Joseph www.churchhistorylibrary.org. Smith, Wilford Woodruff, Eliza R. Snow
Page 9 of 16 UTAH Libraries News ULA Announces New Multicultural Services Round Table Donna Cardon fall workshop. Yvonne Keetch, Hispanic McSRT Chair Outreach Coordinator for the Provo Library, presented a class on teaching What is a culture? Is a culture based on emergent literacy skills to bilingual ethnicity, or can there be other defining families. factors? What diverse cultures exist in our communities and what can libraries The round table is also pleased to be do to meet their unique needs? These sponsoring a class dealing with library are some of the questions discussed in services to the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/ the new Multicultural Services Round Transgender community in the upcoming Table (McSRT). ULA Conference and are co-sponsoring the ULA pre-conference featuring Camila The officers of the round table represent Alire. academic, public and school libraries. Some of the members are from the The McSRT is currently looking for currently inactive Reforma de Utah, but members and program ideas for the others are associated with non-Hispanic 2010-11 year. If anyone is interested in minority populations. participating please contact the current roundtable chair, Donna Cardon at Within its first few months of existence, [email protected]. McSRT sponsored a speaker at the ULA
Salt Lake County Library Services Connects with Social Media
Greg Near videos of events happening at the Salt Lake County Library Services libraries, as well as updates about the four new libraries currently under Salt Lake County Library Services has construction. Find us on Facebook and recently begun actively connecting with become a fan! We also have various our patrons through various social media blogs that are maintained by librarians, outlets, and while this kind of new including a popular one focusing on the outreach always takes time to build up Reader¹s Choice campaign, as well as steam, we¹ve had great success in the accounts on MySpace and YouTube. past few months. We established a Social Media Committee comprised of One of the promotions we¹re currently Librarians, the Training Coordinator and featuring on these pages is a celebration the Public Relations Coordinator to help of National Poetry Month in April. We¹re manage the wide variety of social media encouraging teens and adults to enter options, and provide the staff with the Magnetic Poetry Contest between direction for using the online tools to Monday, March 15 and Saturday, April better serve our community. We¹ve 17, 2010. They can simply create an established a page on Facebook and a original poem using a magnetic poetry kit Twitter account where we provide of any kind (including handmade), take a information about library promotions, photo of the poem and submit their entry programs and general information; the by emailing the photo to Facebook page already has almost 450 [email protected]. Entries followers, including library lovers from will be judged on creativity and Chile, Mexico and Sweden, with the originality. More information can be breakdown of followers being found on our new website at approximately 78% female and 22% www.slcolibrary.org/le/lesp/index.htm. male. We regularly post photos and short
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Spotlight Your Library and Make a Difference
On Monday, April 12, 2010, the Utah rich cultural experience to Utah’s State Library (USL), Utah Library residents. “SNAPSHOT 2010-ONE DAY Association (ULA), Utah Educational IN THE LIFE OF UTAH LIBRARIES” Library Media Association (UELMA), allows libraries to highlight the activities Utah Academic Library Consortium that occur on a typical day in all types of (UALC) and other organizations are Utah libraries and gives customers the participating in “SNAPSHOT 2010-ONE opportunity to describe the prominent DAY IN THE LIFE OF UTAH role libraries play in their lives," says LIBRARIES” where libraries can show Donna Jones Morris Utah State what happens in a single day in their Librarian. libraries. How many books are checked Ruby Cheesman, President of the Utah out? How many people receive help Library Association, says: "In these finding a job? Doing their taxes? Doing difficult economic times, what might their homework? This initiative provides happen if we had no libraries in Utah? an easy means to collect statistics, By taking a snapshot of the incredible photos and stories that allow library things that go on every day in Utah advocates to prove the value of their libraries, we can make a difference.” libraries to decision-makers and increase public awareness. All Utah libraries will be asked to share how they plan to use the data they The purpose? To capture the impact collect. Many libraries will be using the that Utah libraries have on their statistics and comments they gather at a communities on a typical day. This joint local level. They can include photos, project is a model of collaboration and a quotes and comments from their great example of a multi-type library customers in their newsletters. Libraries project. Photos and events can portray can also share results with mayors, city patrons on computers searching for jobs, commissioners and other government doings taxes, teens reading, storytelling officials. They can print photos and send sessions or community activities of all them to their elected officials to kinds. showcase what is happening in their Librarians from all types of libraries are library on a daily basis. Photos can be planning to participate: public and easily posted to a designated flickr academic libraries, school and special account and shared in many ways. libraries, hospital libraries and Thanks in advance to everyone government libraries; from the tiniest participating in “SNAPSHOT DAY 2010– facility to the largest systems. A quick ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF survey has been created to capture the LIBRARIES.” daily activities of libraries across the For ideas and easy to follow steps go to: state. http://utahlibrariessnapshot.pbworks.com "Each day libraries across the state Or contact: Juan Lee — [email protected] provide accurate information, or Jeri Openshaw — [email protected] employment help, assistance with navigating government websites, and a
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Health Information Resources for Seniors
John Bramble contrast, or activate the “talking” function Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences that reads text aloud. NIHSeniorHealth Library has received numerous awards and recognition including the 2009 bronze William completed the Boston Marathon medal from the National Mature Media at the age of 67. Now, in his late-80s he Awards and the Industry Innovators continues to enjoy hiking, skiing and Award from the International Council on running. Mildred, 73, hits the step Active Aging. If you, or you know of machine after complete knee someone 60 years or older who replacement surgery and daily increases exercises regularly, consider sharing her walking distance. These are just two your exercise story to inspire others. of the inspirational stories on the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) The National Institute on Aging NIHSeniorHealth website (http://www.nia.nih.gov) provides (http://nihseniorhealth.gov). Often times information on healthy aging, care giving, these stories cross my mind as I watch dietary supplements, and diseases in the seconds painfully ticking away on the both English and Spanish. It also treadmill timer. However, William and provides links to other National Institutes With the growth of our aging Mildred’s dedication, along with the other of Health and other government population, it’s imperative to 26 engaging exercise stories, keep me websites. This Institute conducts have accurate, authoritative motivated to exercise for life. scientific research to understand the nature of aging and extending one’s online resources to make People aged 65 and up numbered 37.3 healthy active years. In addition to health informed health care decisions. million in 2006 (12.4% of the population) information, the site has a searchable and are expected to represent 20% of database of over 300 national the United States population by 2030.1 organizations that provide help to older 51% of next generation seniors (50-64) adults. and 21% of seniors 65 and up have gone online to search for health information.2 The U. S. Administration on Aging With the growth of our aging population, (http://aoa.gov) provides links to connect it’s imperative to have accurate, older persons, caregivers and authoritative online resources to make professionals to federal, national and informed health care decisions. Here are local programs – including the Eldercare a selection of resources that focus on the Locator to find help with transportation, unique needs of seniors and caregivers. meals, home care, and caregiver support services. You can link to the Locator NIHSeniorHealth directly at http://www.eldercare.gov. (http://nihseniorhealth.gov/) was developed by staff from the NLM and the The U.S. Food and Drug National Institute on Aging to provide Administration has a section just for seniors and caregivers with reliable seniors at aging-related health information. The www.USA.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml. site debuted in 2002 with three health Topics include health issues - such as topics, and now includes 43 health arthritis, cancer, diabetes - drug topics, health videos, Medicare basics for information, medication errors, health caregivers, a trainer’s toolkit to help older fraud, and nutrition. adults learn to search online health USA.gov, the award-winning official information, and links to tips on making portal to all things government has a websites senior friendly. The site has wealth of resources for seniors at many senior-friendly features allowing http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml. users to easily increase the text size, In addition to health information and change the page color for higher Continued on pg. 12 UTAH Libraries News Page 12 of 16
Health Information Resources for Seniors Continued from pg. 11 caregiver resources, this site provides For more information, or to schedule a information consumer protection; end-of- presentation: life issues; education, jobs and John Bramble volunteerism for seniors; laws and Network Membership Utah Outreach regulations protecting seniors; financial, Liaison retirement, and tax information; and National Network of Libraries of Medicine travel and recreation tips and discounts. MidContinental Region Medicare’s official site Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences (http://www.medicare.gov/) provides Library information on comparing prescription University of Utah Health Sciences drug plans, health plans and hospitals. In Library addition, you can learn about planning 10 North 1900 East Building 5890 for long-term care, Medicare eligibility, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5890 find resources for caregivers, and locate 801.585.5743 (Direct) Medicare forms. 800.338.7657 opt. 1, 2, 6 (Toll free) [email protected] Nursing Home Compare Skypename: johnbramble (www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.a sp) is a tool containing detailed information about past performance of References: every Medicare and Medicaid-certified 1 "Aging Statistics." U.S. Administration on nursing home in the country. Sites Aging. Accessed January 6, 2009 receive ratings on health inspections,
USU Welcomes Two New Librarians
Utah State University’s Merrill-Cazier Angela Dresselhaus assumed the Library is pleased to announce that two position of Electronic Resources new librarians have joined their faculty. Librarian on March 1 and will be responsible for maintaining, enhancing, Kacy Lundstrom started work in January and assessing the Library’s electronic as a reference librarian and subject collections. A native Kentuckian, Angela liaison to departments in the College of comes to Utah by way of Indiana Education and Human Services. Kacy University in Bloomington, where she has lived and worked in UT, AZ, WA, NY, received her Master of Library Science CA, and Russia. She earned bachelor’s and was a serials cataloger. Angela is and master’s degrees in Education and also the incoming editor of the NASIG English at USU in 2004 and 2007, Newsletter, a role that includes an ex respectively. She moved to Utah from officio position on the NASIG Executive Lexington, KY, where she completed an Board. MLIS degree last December.
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LDS Business College’s Yearbooks Digitized by Mountain West Digital Library
LDS Business College’s yearbook Church Libraries and Archives, collection is now available online for specifically BYU Idaho and BYU Provo, public inspection and reading. Readers and LDS Business College’s Public STUDENT BODY OFFICERS GEORGE S. NELSON, President MARY HANSEN, Vice Pres. HAROLD BENNETT, Secy.-Treas. can hunt for information about ancestors, Affairs office. study century-plus old photographs, and The online yearbooks provide access for read accounts and stories from eras all interested in learning about those gone by. decades of the 124-year-old institution. The Mountain West Digital Library Alumni and those seeking genealogical recently notified the college’s Director of information of ancestors who attended Library and Information Resources Karen the college will be particularly well Hales that the year-long project to served. “This is an exciting project,” said digitize and post online the college’s Director Hales, adding, “It’s been a long collection is finished. The books, ranging time coming.” from 1902 through 1931, plus a few Student Body Court, LDS Business College is part of the LDS random years beyond, can be accessed 1917 Yearbook Church’s educational system. The at http://mwdl.org under “Browse by college, founded in 1886, is the church’s Collection Partner” in the home page only two-year institution. It offers skills- right-hand menu. based certificates and degrees, as well Sandra McIntyre, program director of the as an associates degree transfer digital library project—a program of the program. More than 1,700 students from Utah Academic Library Consortium— all 50 states and 60 countries worldwide noted the project was made possible attend the college, located in downtown through the cooperative efforts of several Salt Lake City, Utah. entities including the Consortium of
Historical Journals Available
The following historical journals are available free to any Utah library: Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1980-2008) Utah Historical Quarterly (1973-2004) Western Historical Quarterly (2001-2008)
Contact Pat Scott ([email protected]) or call (801-533-0881) to obtain.
UTAH Libraries News Page 14 of 16 Design Workshop Launches Landscape Architecture Archive with Utah State University Design Workshop, Inc., a leading this is truly new territory, and we are very international landscape architecture firm, excited about the project.” has partnered with Utah State University Additionally, the records will inform more to create the Design Workshop than just landscape architects and Landscape Architecture Archive and environmental planners. Digital Collection. The archive is a collaborative effort between Design “These documents help tell of the Workshop, USU’s Department of development of the modern western Landscape Architecture and United States,” Cole said. “They deal Environmental Planning, Merrill-Cazier with recreational sites and planned Library’s Special Collections and communities and how this development Archives and the library’s Digital interacts with the natural environment. Initiatives Department. One of Special Collections’ main collecting emphasis areas is in Western “In 2008, Design Workshop was named environmental collections. The Design the top landscape architecture firm in the Workshop Collection will definitely be a country by the American Society of boon to those researchers studying the Landscape Architects,” said Sean history of the 20th century West.” Michael, head of the university’s LAEP department. “In the process of providing Design Workshop’s founding partners, access to the firm’s genesis, evolution Joe Porter and Don Ensign, graduated and workings, the archive offers students from USU in 1963, earning bachelor’s the most comprehensive look available degrees in landscape architecture. Other into how leading designers and design USU graduates followed and joined the firms succeed at their trade. Design firm, including Richard Shaw, Todd Workshop has an impressive history with Johnson and Terrall Budge, among a story that can enrich future others. generations.” “The intertwined histories of the The archive features a collection of university and the firm highlight the projects that highlight the firm’s Legacy importance and value of preserving the Design philosophy, which focuses on an Design Workshop Archives at Utah State equal balance of four key elements: University,” Michael said. environment, community, economics and The creation of the archive also art. celebrates the firm’s 40th anniversary. Merrill-Cazier Library will add a new “Choosing Utah State to house the landscape architecture digital collection history of our firm was an easy decision,” to its Digital Library and partner with said Kurt Culbertson, Design Workshop’s LAEP to develop learning objects for chairman of the board of directors. “Our students, both at USU and around the work is inspired by the West, and USU’s world, according to Brad Cole, Merrill- landscape architectural studies are at the Cazier Library associate dean for Special center of teaching the design spirit of the Collections and Archives. West. We have strong ties to the Assisting the project is Cheryl Walters, university and are impressed with its digital initiatives department head at archiving processes and technologies.” Merrill-Cazier Library. The Design Workshop Archives and “There really is no archive or digital Digital Collection at USU begins by library in the country that is tackling focusing on the firm’s early work in a pilot landscape architectural records in the effort to bring each piece to life via way we propose,” said Walters. “We feel carefully selected materials, colorful visuals and engaging audio.
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Florence Nightingale Exhibit Opens at BYU Library
A new exhibition located on the main Because Nightingale's story was so floor (level 3) of BYU's Harold B. Lee compelling a number of other people Library highlights the life and legacy of joined in creating supporting materials for Florence Nightingale. Known as the "lady the exhibit. The library's media with a lamp" and the founder of modern production team organized a video shoot nursing, Nightingale made many on level 0 of the library. The public, and contributions to public health, statistics, even the library staff, do not normally and nursing education. Manuscripts and have access to level 0 because it is the books written by and about Nightingale utility space under the building. With from the L. Tom Perry Special some effective props and some creative Collections are on display to help visitors lighting the media team was able to gain a greater understanding of recreate the appearance of a Crimean Nightingale and her work. War hospital. They shot several scenes for a video kiosk that complements the Curated by Betsy Hopkins, the subject printed materials in the collection. Ben librarian for Nursing and Biology in the Crowder, a web designer, produced a Florence Nightingale Harold B. Lee Library, the exhibition was web site for the library timed to honor of the 100th anniversary (http://lib.byu.edu/sites/nightingale/) of Nightingale's death. Hopkins worked featuring a timeline, a gallery guide, and with Russell Taylor of the L. Tom Perry most importantly digital images of Special Collections and Dr. Glenda materials in the Nightingale collection Christiaens of the BYU College of that were provided by the library's digital Nursing. Together they assembled a lab. number of items from the library's collection that show the both the history The most rewarding aspect of the exhibit of Nightingale's life and the widespread is the positive reaction by the public and impact she had on society. Popular items by the University community. The in the exhibit include materials related to exhibit's timing supports several lectures her personal life such as the story of sponsored by the College of Nursing as Florence's pet owl written by her sister. well as an essay contest. Nursing faculty There are her professional publications are bringing their classes into the library Florence Nightingale exhibit, that changed both Nursing and Statistics. for gallery strolls and the public is Harold B. Lee Library, BYU And there are literary items including her welcome anytime the library is open. For letters to Dr. Joseph Bell. Bell was not library hours visit only a proponent of nursing education; http://lib.byu.edu/hours.php. he was Queen Victoria's personal surgeon. He may be best known as the inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holms. Sisters in Crime Monthly Grant Available
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