Summer Vacation Collaborative Imperative

October 2007 l Number 66

McIntyre Library l www.uwec.edu/library/aboutus/offtheshelf/

IN THIS ISSUE:

NEW @YOUR LIBRARY® University Archives Goes Digital. . . . 2 Nursing Learning Resources. . . . .2 In Memory of Carol Lonning. . . .2 Check Out These Movies. . . .2 How I Spent My AROUND THE LIBRARY Children’s Events. . . 3 Distance Education Services . . . . . 4 Summer Vacation Collaborative Imperative . . . . 5 From the by John Pollitz, [email protected] Like many librarians I came to the profes- Director’s Desk. . . . . 6 sion as a second career. I have been a librarian for 17 years, having received my MLS from VIRTUAL LIBRARY This summer, my wife, Aracely, and I the University of Iowa in 1990. Throughout my Gale Virtual Reference. . . . .7 watched all of our worldly possessions get packed career I have focused on advancing libraries WisconsinEye . . . . 8 in a huge truck. We loaded up our two cars with technologically, and teaching students to think UW Digital RSS. . . . 8 our cat, Cupcake, and all of the things we could critically about information and become more Databases and not live without and took four days to drive across effective users of all the information that tech- Titles Added . . . .9 country from Corvallis, Oregon, to Eau Claire. nology makes available to them. I have an MA Education Research Complete . . . . .9 This spring I was hired to be the new director of in Latin American history from the University libraries at UW-Eau Claire. I spent the late spring of Denver and got my BA in history and edu- IN BRIEF and summer preparing for the move, packing up cation from Southern Illinois University. As the Special Collections books, clothes and dishes, and wrapping up proj- director of libraries at UW-Eau Claire it is my Sunday Hours. . . 10 ects at work. For the last two years I was the asso- responsibility to be an advocate for the library ciate university librarian for public and innovative and to ensure that the faculty and students at STAFF NEWS . . . 10 services at Oregon State University. Prior to that, I our university have the resources they need, Support McIntyre spent seven years as library director at St. Ambro- wherever their intellectual inquiry takes them. Library . . . . . 12 se University in Davenport, Iowa. My wife and I McIntyre Library is particularly rich with elec- both have deep roots in the Midwest. Although I tronic and print resources which are the result enjoyed my time out in the Pacific Northwest, I of innovative leadership and prudent steward- am thrilled to be back in the Midwest and can’t ship in the past. I intend to continue that tradi- wait for winter and lots of snow. We moved into tion. I am also very aware that people are the Suggestions or a beautiful bungalow house within walking dis- most valuable resource of any library. The peo- comments about our tance from campus. This summer I have enjoyed ple who work at McIntyre Library are a cre- newsletter? riding my bicycle to campus. My wife and I were ative, dedicated and service oriented group. both impressed with the beauty of Eau Claire and I see my role as providing the environment Contact the surrounding area. Our two daughters live in where creativity and dedication can lead to [email protected] Milwaukee, so we will be visiting that city often innovation and expanded services to our stu- throughout the year. dents and faculty. n New@Your Library®

University Archives Goes Digital Nursing Learning Resources by Colleen McFarland, [email protected] Cataloging Project Nears Completion

This summer the university archives he “Nursing Learning Resources Cataloging Project,” the goal of entered new territory – the world of electronic Twhich is to catalog media housed at the College of Nursing and records. The most recent additions to Archives Health Sciences Learning Resources Center, is nearing completion. Cat- Series 333, the History 489 capstone papers, have alogers Cheryl Cutsforth and Randall Olson were busy this summer on been digitally archived through MINDS@UW. the library third floor, cataloging this healthcare related collection with As the UW System digital repository, MINDS@ the help of nursing media specialist, Robert Lieske, and student catalog- UW collects, preserves, and provides access to ing assistant, Yer Lor. research and instructional materials at the UW “This project will greatly improve access for our faculty to the LRC col- colleges and universi- lection” said Lieske. Approximately 250 videos, DVDs and CDs have been ties. Faculty, staff, and cataloged to date and more will be cataloged as they are purchased. The departments affiliat- items are housed at the LRC and can be viewed there. Selective checkout is ed with UW-Eau Claire limited to College of Nursing & Health Sciences faculty and students. The may submit a wide va- LRC is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. and Friday from riety of “born digital” 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. The facility is not open over the weekend. n materials for inclusion in MINDS@UW, including research posters, student theses, conference papers, datasets, photographs, and oral inter- views. Once entered into the MINDS@UW collection, the materials are made available to the public via the Internet. Check out Archives Series 333 presented itself as a logical these place to make the transition from paper to electronic archives. Like almost all student written movies work today, the History 489 capstone papers are “born digital,” or created as an electronic file rath- unds for new DVDs have er than a paper document. Additionally, many Fenabled us to add to our of the papers address local or regional history collection. To locate the latest topics. When submitted as paper files to the ar- purchases, go to the library chives, they sit largely unknown and unused by home page, click on Movies the general public. As part of the MINDS@UW in the middle of the page. In collection, however, the papers may be browsed the Sort box, click the arrow through the MINDS@UW host site or discovered and choose Publication Date: through Google, AlltheWeb, and other general Newest First. search engines. Because the repository uses per- manent URLs (or PURLs), students may include Start popping the links to their work on resumes and personal Web corn and enjoy. sites. Best of all, the UW System is committed to the long-term preservation of the electronic files. There are no more worries about losing or break- In Memory of ing CDs or technical obsolescence of file formats for either the students or the archives staff. Interested in learning more about MINDS@UW Library staff donated funds to purchase and the possibilities of digital archiving for your books in memory of library assistant Carol or your department’s “born digital” materials? Lonning, who died in January 2007. Carol Point your browser to http://minds.wisconsin. was passionate about horses and worked with edu or http://uwdcc.library.wisc.edu/minds/ children, so it is fitting that eleven children’s and take a look. Then contact Colleen McFarland, and young adult books are now available for head of special collections & university archivist, checkout in the IMC. n for more information. n

2 Off the Shelf l October 2007 Around the Library

Children in the Library! by Kati Tvaruzka, [email protected]

may have noticed the You not-so-quiet pitter-pat- ter of little feet around the library over the past several months, and it’s not because we have a rodent problem. Instead, the instructional media center (IMC) has opened its doors to children of all ages by providing programs and events for children and families. While some programs are geared towards a specific audience, most are open to all UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff and we invite you to bring the entire family to the library for some fun with a kiddy-lit flair. Many events are also open to the general public. As a former children’s librarian it’s not in my nature to be quiet! In an effort to get a more varied audience using the collections in the IMC, I offer story time sessions for the Chil- dren’s Center and others in the university and Eau Claire community. These are typically held the last Wednesday of each month of the academic year at 10:00 a.m. in the IMC. The sessions last about 30 minutes and are geared to preschool age children. If you’re looking for a quiet place to study or re- lax, don’t make it the IMC during these sessions because we do like to make a lot of noise, as each session includes rhym- ing and movement activities, songs and music, and of course, books just great for reading aloud. It’s very rewarding to see and Reading Partners. As part of Upward Bound’s commu- UW-Eau Claire students joining in, and I encourage participa- nity service requirement high school students paired up with tion by all ages. In March we had guest readers from around children in the Reading Partner program for one-on-one lei- the world when the students in ESL 201, Integrated Skills, pre- sure reading activities. The program was so well-received that sented a variety of stories and activities for the young crowd. we plan to host it again next summer. Watch for a special pro- This proved to be so popular for children and adults alike that gram to be held in the IMC during Children’s Book Week, No- we’ll continue this each semester. A session with a new crop vember 12-18. of international students was held on Wednesday, October 24 As the educational reference librarian, I’m always looking and the next will be on November 28. for new and innovative ways to work with faculty and stu- The IMC has hosted other fun programs, including a cool dents, and to get people using the collections in the IMC. If collaboration with the Reading Partners program last March anyone is interested in collaborating on a project or program, to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat’s 50th birthday. Over would like to hold an event for youth in the IMC, would like 50 children and parents attended this event that featured a li- to incorporate your curriculum to include hands-on storytell- brary scavenger hunt, Dr. Seuss activities and Cat in the Hat ing experiences, or would like to work with me to find ways cartoons and treats. This summer we hosted our first reading to get your students involved, please contact me at tvaruzke@ n program for children in collaboration with Upward Bound uwec.edu or 836-4522.

Off the Shelf l October 2007 3 Around the Library

resources for the duration of the course. Instructors teaching Distance courses that fit this description should contact the library for logon information for their students. As the trend in distance education is to move away from a Education synchronous model — where students and instructors meet at the same time — alternatives to the traditional face-to-face library instruction have emerged. Traditionally, a librarian and would meet with a distance education class when they came to campus for an orientation session or during their scheduled class time via the technology being used to deliver the course. In the online environment, where students and instructors the Library rarely come together at the same time, efforts to provide students with library instruction have evolved. Among the strat- by Jill Markgraf, [email protected] egies used by McIntyre librarians are these: n The librarian becomes a participant in the D2L class- You’re out of sight . . . room, monitoring and posting to research-related dis- but not out of mind. That’s the message the library would like to cussion threads. This approach is especially useful in convey to students and faculty who learn and teach at a library research-intensive courses. distance. n Online instructional tools are developed and made UW-Eau Claire currently offers more than 150 distance edu- available to students and to faculty, who may wish to cation courses a year, the majority of them offered online. Oth- link to them from their online classrooms. McIntyre li- er technologies, such as videoconferencing, are used as well. brarians have begun developing short, targeted video Our distance education course offerings are identified in the tutorials and plan to build on this collection. Examples class schedules at http://www.uwec.edu/registrar/classS- can be viewed at http://www.uwec.edu/library/dis- ched.htm. Additionally, UW-Eau Claire, in collaboration with tance/deill.htm. other UW institutions, has developed an online database of n Librarians are available for individual consultation via all distance education offerings in the system. DistanceLearn- phone (our toll-free phone number is 877-267-1384) and ing.Wisconsin (http://distancelearning.wisconsin.edu/) is a email [email protected]. Some librarians are “gateway to information about the courses and programs of- using newer technologies such as instant messaging, fered via distance learning by the UW System campuses.” The Facebook accounts and blogs as alternatives for com- site also provides a wealth of information about distance edu- municating with students. In addition, librarians are cation technologies, admissions, registration, financial aid and experimenting with RSS technology to push informa- student services, plus links to campus libraries. tion to students via customized library support Web As students have the opportunity to study at times and pages: places convenient to them through distance education, they • http://www.uwec.edu/markgrjs/courses/business. are increasingly in situations where a visit to the library is not htm possible. However, recognizing that library instruction and • http://www.uwec.edu/markgrjs/courses/cj.htm. research—and the attendant skills in finding, using and an- alyzing information—are an integral part of students’ college In addition to access, instruction, and consultation servic- experience, the library continues to develop services that stu- es, the library offers document delivery for distance education dents can access from wherever they are. students. These students are defined by the library as students New developments in distance education offerings pose who are enrolled in distance education courses or programs, challenges in services designed to support them. For example, do not have classes that meet on campus, and live outside of inter-campus distance education programs such as the online the Eau Claire area. For students who meet these criteria, the MBA or the collaborative nursing program include students library will mail books and scan and email journal articles. who are registered at several UW System institutions, but en- These services are offered at no charge to the student. rolled in a course originating at UW-Eau Claire. These stu- Librarians may never see DE students, but these services dents may not have the UW-Eau Claire user accounts required illustrate the library’s commitment to making library access to log on to library resources like e-reserve or library data- for them as equitable and comparable to that of the on-cam- bases. To address this situation, McIntyre Library provides a pus student as possible. For more information on McIntyre temporary username and password that enables non-UW-Eau Library services that support distance education, please see n Claire students taking UW-Eau Claire courses to access library http://www.uwec.edu/library/distance.

4 Off the Shelf l October 2007 Around the Library

Collaborative Imperative: Working with Others Strengthens All

by Christopher Cox, [email protected] Collections: Roughly a year ago the Libraries can’t exist in a vacuum. library began working They need to listen to their users but with University Centers also work with them to offer creative and Barnes and Noble and necessary services. We’ve been pur- to implement an im- suing collaborations with other academ- proved circulation sys- ic departments and university groups, tem for textbook rental. as well as community organizations, The system utilizes the on three fronts: exhibits, collections and same integrated library programming. system (ILS) software the library uses, Ex Exhibits: Libris’ Voyager, and al- This past August, the library part- lows students to more quickly borrow with each camera loaned for three days nered with the Heyde Center for the and return textbooks. Students can find with no renewals. This new service is an Arts in Chippewa Falls to host a trav- out what textbooks and library materi- experiment and we hope it will be valu- elling exhibit from VSA Arts of Wis- als they have borrowed by clicking on able to both students and faculty alike. consin. The exhibit, mounted in the the “My Accounts” link from the library Grand Corridor and on the fifth floor, home page and then logging into their Programming: celebrates the art of adults with disabil- Voyager/UB account. There have been The library has begun preliminary ities, and features VSA award winners multiple technical challenges to over- conversations with assistant professor between 2003 and 2007. The library come to bring this service to our cam- Allyson Loomis to explore future col- will be working with the Heyde Cen- pus and the real test of the service will laborations between the library and ter and other local art organizations come at the end of fall semester when the English department to bring au- to host additional exhibits, including students return their textbooks. thors to campus, similar to the readings another already scheduled for next Over the summer we were approached conducted in previous years by Eliza- summer. by Ellen Mahaffy, assistant professor in beth Willis and Patricia Hampl. More In a sequel to last year’s “Burials, the department of communication and information will be forthcoming. Baths and Beyond,” the library and journalism, to see if we might be inter- The library is always looking for the department of geography and an- ested in assisting her in circulating still ways to better serve students, offering thropology will again be mounting an cameras for her CJ 284: Introduction to them additional collections, resources exhibit of photographs of archeologi- Photography course. The library devel- or experiences that can broaden their cal sites provided by the University of oped a process by which the cameras academic horizons, stimulate their Hartford Art School titled “Sanctuar- could be circulated to students enrolled minds and help them to succeed. If ies from Asia to the Americas.” This in the course; we developed guidelines you or your department have an idea Minnie Goldenberg photography ex- for student use and procedures to check for a possible collaboration, please hibit celebrates the work of students in them out and also verify that all piec- contact Christopher Cox at coxcn@ Israel, Egypt, Mexico, and Peru. Stop es were returned. We are now circulat- uwec.edu. n in the library to view it in November. ing nineteen cameras to CJ 284 students,

Off the Shelf l October 2007 5 Around the Library

Work Group 3 discussed ways in This year UW-Eau Claire which the university should devel- has embarked on an ambitious strate- op its engagement with the commu- gic planning process. In September nity. McIntyre Library is already very members of the various strategic plan- active in this area. As a depository ning work groups were on hand at three for federal and state documents our days of “charrettes,” where the universi- charge is to provide all citizens of our ty community was asked to attend and region with free and open access to lend their comments to the six broad ar- government information. Our special eas of planning. As all of this was de- collections department is heavily used veloping it became clear that whatever by the public for genealogic and local direction the planning process took it history research. As an area research would have a significant impact on center (ARC) for the Wisconsin Histor- McIntyre Library. As the planning pro- ical Society we provide a rich collec- cess proceeds, any plans that we de- Director’s tion of primary source documents that vise for McIntyre Library will be guided preserve the history of our region for by the overall university strategic plan. the benefit of students and the public. Many of the library faculty and staff at- Desk Another way that we reach out to the tended the charrettes and added their ideas to the long lists of suggestions from community is through the story times members of the UW- Eau Claire commu- By John Pollitz, [email protected] that have been held in the instruction- nity. There are a number of areas with- al media center (IMC). These have in the various work group reports where attracted families from the campus McIntyre Library can play an important community as well as families from role. education, McIntyre Library can play Eau Claire. In recent years we have The proposal that has created the an important role. As I read a propos- collaborated with the local public li- most questions and discussion has al to establish interdisciplinary collo- brary and local arts organizations and been the Group 1 proposal that every quia I wondered, “What department we will continue to grow these collab- UW-Eau Claire graduate will have an on campus provides better support orations with the Eau Claire commu- international experience. Whatever di- for interdisciplinary learning than the nity and the region. rection this proposal takes, McIntyre library?” We have had years of expe- The strategic plan documents reflect Library is well poised to support stu- rience building collections that foster a strong desire to increase the diversi- dents as they travel and research in- investigation across subject bound- ty of our campus community. A large ternationally. Our proxy server allows aries, discovery of new concepts and university library can be a daunting students to access our databases from connecting threads of ideas togeth- place for all students and can be an- anywhere on the globe. Our book col- er. Librarians will need to be thinking other large hurdle placed in front of lection has benefited from a history of about how best to tailor our services students of color as they adapt to a international education, but if our fo- and collections to meet the needs of a new and often unfamiliar environ- cus becomes even more concentrat- changing learning environment. Our ment. Library staff and faculty need to ed on internationalizing education at technology will need to become more work closely with colleagues in other UW-Eau Claire we will need to devel- sophisticated in order to better facili- programs on campus whose priority op our collection with material and re- tate cross-disciplinary access to collec- is helping students from diverse back- sources to reflect that new emphasis. tions and databases. Librarians will be grounds reach their educational goals. The second work group focused focusing their efforts in helping class- The Office of Multicultural Affairs, the on transforming learning and recom- room faculty develop learning oppor- Bridge program, the Academic Skills mended radical curricular reform. As tunities that fully tap the rich resources Center and the McNair Program all of- the campus investigates ways to be- that have been acquired and licensed fer services that interconnect well with come more intentional in all areas of over the years. our information literacy program. n

6 Off the Shelf l October 2007 Virtual Library

Gale Reference Titles Move Online

by Mimi King, [email protected]

uring the 2006 spring semester, the reference collection was rearranged Dto accommodate the teaching lab in L1033. More than 116 shelves were re- moved, and although 1,000 titles were relocated, space is still extremely tight. In order to relieve the space problem, McIntyre Library has acquired fifteen Gale Virtual Reference titles to replace print titles in the reference collection. Here they are, listed by discipline: Cinema History: History of the American cinema (10 volumes) Communication & Journalism: Encyclopedia of communication and information Criminal Justice: Encyclopedia of genocide and crimes against humanity Encyclopedia of espionage, intelligence and security Economics: Gale encyclopedia of U.S. economic history Environmental & Public Health: The Gale encyclopedia of children’s health infancy through adolescence Foreign Languages: Encyclopedia of food and culture Management: Business plans handbook Marketing: International directory of company histories (80+ volumes) Philosophy & Religion: Encyclopedia of American religions Encyclopedia of occultism & parapsychology Psychology: Encyclopedia of drugs, alcohol & addictive behavior Theater: Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion Contemporary theatre, film and television Women’s Studies: Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America

You can find these new online resources in the library catalog or you can use the reference collection’s Subject Encyclopedias link http://www.uwec.edu/Li- brary/reference/subEncy.htm. Clicking on any discipline will bring up a list of encyclopedias (both online titles and titles in the collection) of interest to schol- ars in that discipline. The link in the catalog record for the Gale Reference Titles listed above will take you to the online resource and a search screen for the contents of that title. The search results include html pages for online browsing and linking to related topics, along with text and pdf files of the entry to download for research/citing pur- poses. We hope you will use this as a teaching tool with students in your field or to encourage cross-discipline discovery. Contact [email protected] or call 836-3858 for additional information. n

Off the Shelf l October 2007 7 Virtual Library

by Leslie Foster, [email protected]

Interested in the workings of the government in Wisconsin? Want to form your own opinions first- hand, without the bias and interpretation of others? If so, the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network is for you. According to its stated mission, WisconsinEye “provides access to the public policy debate and decision- making process without editing, commentary, or analysis and with a balanced presentation of points of view ...” Since May 2007 this private, non-profit corporation has been filming Wisconsin governmental events and activities and has been making its stream- ing video available free of charge through its Web site http://www.wisconsineye.com/, its broadcast chan- nel in the Charter and Time Warner cable systems, University of Wisconsin and through a Capitol press room pool feed. This site is indexed and archives of previous videos are Digital Collections RSS Feed maintained. by Mimi King, [email protected] WisconsinEye coverage includes: State Assembly ince its beginning in early 2000, the University of State Senate Wisconsin Digital Collections Center has worked collabor- Joint Finance Committee S atively with UW System faculty, staff, and librarians to create Committee on the State Budget and provide access to digital resources that support the teach- Selected joint, standing and statutory committees ing and research needs of the UW community. The UWDCC Governor and Lt. Governor documents the UW System and State of Wisconsin, and pro- State Supreme Court (since 09/07) vides access to rare or fragile items of broad research value. Selected state agencies The UWDCC has also partnered with cultural heritage institu- UW System tions and public libraries throughout Wisconsin to create digital resources. While WisconsinEye’s material is protected by fed- Resources are free and publicly accessible online. These re- eral copyright laws, that protection is limited by a sources are loosely organized into collections that span a range “fair use” clause which allows use of its videos for of subjects including art, ecology, literature, history, music, teaching, scholarship and research. In addition, the natural resources, science, social sciences, the State of Wiscon- corporation has agreed to transfer its archives to the sin, and the University of Wisconsin. Digital resources include Wisconsin Historical Society upon dissolution or liq- text-based materials such as books, journal series, and man- uidation of the corporation. These valuable primary uscript collections; photographic images and slides; maps, sources should remain freely accessible to the public prints, posters; audio and video. for the forseeable future. Now you can sign up to receive information and news about Visit http://www.wisconsineye.com/ to see what’s the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections automatical- n up in Madison these days! ly. The “New Resources at the University of Wisconsin Digi- tal Collections” RSS feed contains frequently updated content. When you subscribe to this feed, updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs. Follow this link to subscribe to the UWDCC RSS feed: http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/News/rssAbout.shtml. n

8 Off the Shelf l October 2007 Databases and Titles Added New by Janice Bogstad, [email protected] Education ew databases and online journal titles have become available through the li- Nbrary. Factors such as funds from student technology fees and state-wide co- Database operative purchases have enabled us to add several powerful databases to our list of those accessible to all faculty, staff and students of UW-Eau Claire. by Kati Tvaruzka, [email protected] ARTSTOR: Funds transferred to us by the student technology committee allowed us to purchase ArtStor, a massive online collection of visual materials in the plastic arts. e’re pleased to announce The material has been developed from originals in museums and in major art books, Wthe acquisition of a new but also from archeological and anthropological sources. You will find vivid images education database, Education of the painting and sculpture of renowned artists throughout history, and also of an- Research Complete, a great online cient wall paintings and more recent Chinese fan paintings. The resource will be of resource for education research. great use to the teaching of art and art history, as well as history, English, anthropol- Education Research Complete ogy, and other fields where visual images will enhance teaching. An excellent fea- (ERC) is the world’s largest and ture of ArtStor is the ability to vastly change the size of images, to enlarge or reduce, most complete collection of full to change the back-lighting quality and to make small printouts. There are also spe- text education journals, with in- cial features that faculty can use, through password access. Contact Janice Bogstad, dexing and abstracting for over head of collection development at 836-6032 for details of how you can create your 1,780 journals and full text avail- own sub files. able for more than 870. ERC also includes full text for 71 books and JSTOR SUPPLEMENT: We were also able to add monographs, and full text for nu- another set of full text back files of journals to merous education-related confer- our JSTOR collection. This supplement to our ence papers. existing collections will continue to expand The database includes scholarly over the next two years, giving us even more research and information relating resources. to all areas of education, on all lev- els from early childhood to higher EDUCATION RESEARCH COMPLETE (ERC): see education. It also covers all educa- article on this page. tional specialties, such as multilin- gual education, health education, SAGE JOURNALS: We are also pleased to an- and testing. In addition, ERC con- nounce that, through a UW System cooperative tains vast resources in the areas of agreement, we are able to add current, full text curriculum instruction as well as access to more than 440 SAGE journals. Our administration, policy, funding, agreement allows us to purchase the online ac- and related social issues. cess to the entire SAGE collection for the price of our current paper subscriptions, thus Using ERC is quite simple; it’s an increasing our SAGE holdings by 400 titles. Look for some of the titles we couldn’t EBSCO product and students are provide in the past by searching this database, or through the online catalog. familiar with this platform from using Academic Search Elite and BUSINESS REFERENCE (GALE), and more: Finally, we were able to continue our con- ERIC, as well as many others. Feel version of appropriate reference sources from paper to electronic form with an at- free to contact me at tvaruzke@ tractive implementation package from Thompson Gale. We converted three business uwec.edu or 836-4522 if you’d like sources which were previously updated yearly to an online version which is updat- more information about ERC, or if ed more frequently. These include the International Business Plans Handbook, The Inter- you’d like to schedule an informa- national Directory of Company Histories and the Wards Business Directory. Each of these tion literacy session for your class- titles can now be accessed through the online catalog, by title, or through the library es where I can demonstrate ERC Web pages. At the same time, we added the Gale Virtual Reference suite. See article and other education research tech- n on page 7 n niques.

Off the Shelf l October 2007 9 Staff News

Welcome to our new director of librar- Heidi Conde is our new collection de- ies, John Pollitz. See John’s introduction velopment assistant. She has worked at on page one. the UW-Parkside library and in public libraries in Madison and Monona. Heidi’s Chris Cox, as- formal education is in earth science, math, sistant director of and law. She was an environmental en- libraries, has now forcement specialist, a natural resources In Brief taken on adminis- educator, a consumer specialist, and has trative responsibil- taught math and geology to adults. She ities for all public moved back to Eau Claire to be with her service areas: ref- daughter, Giselle, who will attend UW-Eau erence, circulation, Claire this fall, and her daughter, Aurora, interlibrary loan who graduated from UW-Eau Claire in and periodicals. 2006 and teaches music in Chippewa Chris, an assistant Falls. Heidi plans to return to school her- professor, has been at McIntyre Library self. She enjoys reading (of course!), being since August 2004 and has served as our outdoors, dancing, music, travel, and am- assistant director and interim director of ateur astronomy. n libraries. He came to McIntyre Library from his position as a reference/instruc- Micky Sitzman, tion librarian at Worchester Polytechnic library assistant in Institute in Massachusetts. n the periodicals department, resigned Librarian Karen effective October Pope retired on July 2007 after 30 years 5, after 15 years in in the UW System. the library. The ear- Micky transferred ly part of Karen’s ca- from UW-Stout in reer here was in the August 2006. In government publi- the short time she cations department, was at McIntyre Library she streamlined where her creative the check-in process for journal and news- abilities helped oth- papers, made a significant dent in the ers appreciate and use government docu- backlog of LHRs (local holdings records), ments. In 2001 Karen became information assisted us in finding alternatives such as literacy librarian, and in this capacity she thermal binding when our tack binding built an outstanding program that now machine broke, and much more. Micky serves over 4,000 students a year, with al- intends to spend her time working in her most 200 courses that include a library garden, on her house, and with her chil- instruction component. Karen was also dren. We will really miss you, Micky. n active in organizations dealing with gen- der equity and environmental issues at Library Systems both the university and in the region. She Librarian Stephen Academic year hours was the co-chair of the chancellor’s ad- Elfstrand has taken a visory committee on the status of wom- new position as the Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.- en since 2004, and was been active in the executive director of 4:00 p.m. AAUW, ALA/GODORT, and other orga- PALS, a Minnesota nizations. She has recently been working program that pro- Saturday Closed on a book, American Paj Ntaub, with Houa vides automated li- Moua. Karen plans to continue spending brary services for time with her parents and to pursue a sec- Minnesota state col- Sunday 1:00 p.m.- ond career as a social justice information leges and universities, and other libraries 5:00 p.m. activist. Best wishes for a great retirement, across the state. Steve began work at Karen. n McIntyre Library in 1998 and had

10 Off the Shelf l October 2007 a significant impact on technology in our librarian at Anoka Technical College, in library, as well as the UW System. One of Anoka, MN. She will be closer to her Elk Steve’s strengths was his willingness to Lake, MN home. During her 18 months as experiment with systems and other proj- a reference librarian at McIntyre Library, ects, such as assisting in the development her accomplishments were noteworthy. of Voyager as a universal borrowing plat- Karen received a UW System Race and form, an e-reserve repository, and the re- Ethnicity grant to lead a discussion of the cent bookstore rental project. During his book “Iran” for the UW-Eau Claire com- tenure here, he also accepted the manage- munity, she taught Russian 102, and she ment of the library circulation and equip- received a NET grant to pilot a program of ment checkout services. His love of jazz information literacy assessment for and expertise in the field aided us as we English 110 students. Karen is looking for- sought to expand our library jazz collec- ward to reducing her impact on the envi- tion. Best wishes for a great future in ronment and the extra time to be with her Mankato, Steve! n family. Best wishes, Karen. n

Mimi King re- Welcome to Erin The Saturday af- tired from the li- Wetzel, our new ternoon shift at the brary on Septem- cataloging assistant. reference desk is ber 7. Mimi was Erin is not exactly again handled by hired in 1991 as new to the library, LTE Anna Knutson, head reference li- as she worked for us who can also be brarian and pro- as a student library found staffing the vided leadership assistant for five desk at other times and mentoring in years in several de- during the week. that position. She has been active in ser- partments, including cataloging, reserve, Anna is currently vice to the campus community and in the and circulation. In May 2007, she grad- enrolled in the UW-Milwaukee School of regional and national library community. uated from UW-Eau Claire with a BA in Information Studies, and continues to per- Mimi served a key role in promoting infor- music and theatre arts. Erin says her hob- form at Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre. n mation literacy on campus. In 1991 she bies include reading, ultimate Frisbee and was appointed to the Off the Shelf editorial Frisbee golfing. She also recently helped Nancy White is committee and began writing reviews of design costuming for the Merry Widow. n the LTE you will listservs, electronic bulletin boards and find at the circula- newsgroups. These were followed by her Ann Hofmeister is tion desk during reviews of reference CD-ROMs, then in- our new LTE at the the late evening structions about the new NOTIS library reference desk. She shift and alternate catalog. In 1995 her column (the Virtual has her BA in spe- weekends. Nancy Library) debuted, and our readers came to cial education from has covered this 9 depend upon her to cover the myriad UW-Eau Claire and p.m. to 1 a.m. shift changes in databases that occurred with is working on a mas- for several years ever increasing frequency. She probably ter’s degree in that and we are happy to have her back. n reviewed, at least once, each of the 144 da- field, with a focus tabases that we now offer. Best wishes for on emotional behav- a wonderful retirement, Mimi. n ioral issues. Ann has taught kindergarten through adult learners and also worked We will miss at Brotoloc Health Care Systems. In addi- Karen Bronshteyn, tion to her job at the library, she is current- who most recently ly employed at Eclectica on Grand. She served as our inter- loves being outdoors camping and canoe- im information liter- ing, and is a “big book person.” n acy librarian. In August, Karen began her new position as the college

Off the Shelf l October 2007 11 Thank you

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Your gift to McIntyre Library will enhance student learning experiences and provide valuable to our donors library resources. There are several ways that you can support the library’s outstanding The following donors contributed to the learning environment. UW-Eau Claire Foundation, McIntyre Library Funds, after February 28, 2007. • The McIntyre Library Associates Fund provides funding for print, multimedia and electronic collections; leisure reading; listening and viewing collections (gifts of any Janice M. Bogstad amount). Irene Casey • The Library Advancement Fund provides funding for cultural programming and art Christopher N. Cox exhibits, technology, furnishings, artwork and purchases that enhance the library Diana L. Germain building and its services (gifts of any amount). Wayne E. Germain Jenny M. Gruber • The William D. & Laurene L. McIntyre Fund helps build library print and electronic collections, funds large sets and more expensive acquisitions (gifts of $500 or more). Dennis J. Hayden Mary G. Hayden • Other funding opportunities support various collections, provide furnishings, ensure Philip E. Kaveny preservation and digitization of collections, and replace and upgrade the equipment in Aracely L. Pollitz our teaching lab. For complete details, see: http://www.uwec.edu/fndn/programs/ library.htm John H. Pollitz Joe J. Roach Thank you for considering a gift to UW-Eau Claire’s McIntyre Library. For more information Laura M. Roach about McIntyre Library or our specific needs, visit the McIntyre Library Web site, e-mail Eileen M. Schirer [email protected] or call 715-836-3715. Paul R. Schirer Daardi G. Sizemore Rita K. Sorkness Catherine C. Wedwick Daryl M. Wedwick I wish to support McIntyre Library through my tax-deductible gift. Name ______Address ______City ______A newsletter from McIntyre Library University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire State ______Zip ______Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004 715-836-3715 E-mail ______Mary Hayden, Editor Enclosed is my check for [email protected] (Please make check payable to UW-Eau Claire Foundation, Inc.) John Pollitz, Director _I wish to make a pledge to be fulfilled over a period of up to five years. Please have a [email protected] member of the Foundation staff contact me. Sheila Pederson, Graphic Designer _I wish to make my gift using electronic funds transfer on a monthly or quarterly basis. Publications Office Please have a member of the Foundation staff contact me. _My employer (or my spouse’s) will match this gift. Employer______There are several options for designating your gift. See the information above or online at www.uwec.edu/fndn/programs/library.htm Undesignated funds will be credited to the Library Advancement Fund. Comments and suggestions about Off the Submit donations to: Shelf are appreciated. Print copies are Questions? distributed midway through each semester UW-Eau Claire Foundation, Inc. • Visit the McIntyre Library Web site to faculty and academic staff, with online Schofield Hall 214, 105 Garfield Ave. • e-mail [email protected] copies available to all at http://www.uwec. Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004. edu/Library/aboutus/offtheshelf/. • call 715-836-3715 Give online at: www.uwec.edu/fndn/giving.htm Mary Hayden, editor

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