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Friends of the Library Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 2 Greenwood Library Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Friends of the Library Library, Special Collections, and Archives Fall 2012 Friends of the Library Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 2 Greenwood Library Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/libfriends Recommended Citation Greenwood Library, "Friends of the Library Newsletter Volume 6 Issue 2" (2012). Friends of the Library. Paper 19. http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/libfriends/19 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Library, Special Collections, and Archives at Digital Commons @ Longwood University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Friends of the Library by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Longwood University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Special points of interest: Volume 6, Issue 2 Quiet Study Space and Increased Seating Vincent Persichetti Collection Fall 2012 Upcoming Library Events Quiet Study Space and Seating Increased in the Library As Jennifer Howard notes in balance collaborative and quiet staff needed lighter and more “At Libraries, Quiet Makes a study space. mobile furniture to accommodate Comeback” in the July 16, 2012 Evidence of our students’ cultural events sponsored by the Chronicle of Higher Education, desire for more quiet space was Library. smartphones, keyboards, demonstrated in their low The Library's spring 2011 collaborative work and coffee satisfaction rating with quiet learning space improvement shops in libraries increase the study space as reported in our project was our proactive overall ambient noise around our 2007 and 2010 LIBQUAL response to undergraduate patrons. Although libraries, reports. LIBQUAL, a web-based students' request. We continued including the Janet D. survey offered to the library our collaboration with interior Greenwood Library, have community by the Association of architects at American Office developed “noisier” learning and Research Libraries, was designed (formerly Chasen’s Business service models that reflect the to measure the quality of library Interiors) to increase quiet seating needs of our 21st century users, services based on the perceptions upstairs and flexibility in the we have heard students’ growing of students and staff. In addition atrium. We also hoped to maintain request for us to go back to to quiet space concerns noted in a consistent "look and feel" in the “shushing.” Howard points out LIBQUAL, we had anecdotal Library based on our recent that several of our colleagues information that the seating in the Learning Commons renovations. across the country, like Library's atrium was insufficient (continued on page 2) Greenwood, are working to during high-use times, and our The Vincent Persichetti Collection Greenwood Library’s Special original work. He is also known Collections offers a unique for the many noted composers he collection of materials related to taught and mentored during his the life and work of the famous career at the Julliard School of American composer Vincent Music. During his lifetime, Ludwig Persichetti (1915-1987). Persichetti received many honors, In the fall of 1990, Longwood including the Julliard Publication announced the acquisition in a Award, Columbia Records local press release providing Chamber Music Award, details about the musician and Symphony League Award, about the manuscript materials citations from the American related to Persichetti’s life and 1966 to 1991, took the lead in Bandmasters Association, and the work. acquiring this collection for National Catholic Music The collection was acquired Longwood. Educators Association. He also by Longwood from Dr. Rudy Persichetti was a prominent 20th received honorary doctorates and Shackelford of Gloucester, century American composer, two Guggenheim fellowships. Virginia, whose research teacher, and musician. He is best The Persichetti collection is interests centered on the life and remembered for his musical located in the Greenwood works of Persichetti. Dr. Paul compositions in which he Library’s Special Collections Hesselink, a member of integrated various new ideas in Room. It includes published Longwood’s music faculty from musical composition with his own scores for the piano, organ, The Friends of the Janet D. Greenwood Library Greenwood ofThe Friends D. the Janet (continued on page 3) VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2 Page 2 Increased Space and Seating (cont) Message from Dean A small working group was formed recreational/new book displays. The Suzy in January 2011 and reported progress Library knew our students liked the at librarians' and Friends of the eight wooden tables in the atrium for I’m excited about the many new resources we’ve added to the Library in the last year. We continue to focus Library meetings throughout the their spaciousness and the ability to on acquiring materials in electronic format, and have spring. The installation began in the use dry-erase markers on the glass; been able to add some major databases for our students beginning of May, 2011 and was however, because of their design and and faculty in FY 2011/12. The following titles will completed in July, 2011. size, they did not accommodate many significantly enhance student learning and faculty Second Floor Quiet Study Redesign: students efficiently for atrium use. We research: Traditionally, the Library's Race definitely wanted to keep these tables African American Archive Street side, 2nd floor was the quiet for the students. Therefore, we moved A unique collection of over one million pages of study side of the Library. However, the eight tables from the atrium to the original historical documents pertaining to the African the tables in the area accommodated 2nd floor group study area where we American experience over several centuries, richly four or more students, which was already had many of the same tables. detailed with narratives and quantitative data alike. more conducive to group rather than As a result, we had all matching tables Ebsco E-Book Collection independent study. We also had older together and kept spaces that students Contains full-text versions of over 11,000 recent books study carrels, but they were found useful. such as reference works, scholarly monographs, unattractive and in disrepair. Through In the atrium redesign, we literature and fiction as well as 3,400 titles from our work with American Office, we increased our seating from 40 to 60+ Project Gutenberg, BiblioBytes and other publicly- not only created more individual study and the number of tables from eight to accessible digital libraries. This collection significantly spaces, but increased overall seating as 12-14 in our new "regular" increases Greenwood Library’s e-book holdings. well. In addition, we added electricity configuration, and up to 24 tables if Films on Demand to most work areas and future used singularly. This more flexible With requests from faculty to incorporate streaming capability for hard-wired Internet arrangement allows for individual and video into their course materials on Blackboard, Films access. See the pictures below for our group work in multiple manifestations. on Demands provides a seamless method and a rich new "look and feel." Library staff appreciate the lighter collection of titles from the Films for the Humanities weight and mobility of the furniture & Sciences, Cambridge Educational and many others. when moving it for cultural events. Subjects covered include Anthropology, Biology, The result of our work may be seen in Business, Education, Health & Medicine, and more. the picture below. JSTOR Arts & Sciences X This is the latest “collection” to be added to JSTOR, a database with more than a thousand academic journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences, and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources. JSTOR is considered one of the world's most trusted sources for academic content. Music Online Covering music from the ancient world to the present, Music Online provides the most comprehensive database in streaming audio, video, reference, and scores on the web. It includes collections of American Song, Classical Music Library, Contemporary World Music, Jazz Music Library and Smithsonian Global Our new learning spaces foster a Sound for Libraries. full array of opportunities for Web of Science individuals and small groups to A multidisciplinary database based on the Science engage in research, communication Citation Index, with searchable author abstracts, and quiet reflection. Not only is the covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes space more attractive, but we now 5,300 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines, have a consistent look from the with all cited references captured. Greenwood Learning Commons, to the atrium and Library’s content dates from 1992 to the present, and nd Atrium Redesign: through the 2 floor quiet side. We will be especially valuable for faculty research in the The Library's goals were to create a look forward to future LIBQUAL sciences. more contemporary look that remained surveys to determine if we have compatible with the campus “feel," increased our ability to provide, as “Dean Suzy” maximized seating for group and LIBQUAL states, "library space that Suzy Szasz Palmer, Dean of the Library individual use, and housed our inspires study and learning." Page 3 THE FRIENDS OF THE J ANET D. GREENWOOD LIBRARY Persichetti Collection (cont.) Upcoming Library Events harpsichord, orchestra, band, instrumental combinations, On Tuesday, September
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