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NEWS from FONDREN • Spring 2018 3 COLLABORATION NEWS FROM FONDREN Volume 27, No. 2 • Spring 2018 Fondren Library Supports the Jain Studies Program at Rice One of India’s oldest religions, tions in Jain studies at universities Fondren Library also recently Jainism (the teaching of the Jinas or nationwide. At Rice University, these hosted the exhibit “Structures of Striv- spiritual victors) speaks with timeless efforts culminated in 2016 with the ing” on Jain temple architecture. This relevance to the ethical dilemmas establishment of the Bhagwaan exhibit was assembled by the first of our modern world. Of particular Mahavir/Chao Family Foundation Bhagwaan Mahavir Fellow, Brianne importance is the concept of ahimsa, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jain Donaldson, and was on view on the or avoiding harm to everything that Studies. first floor of the library in early spring lives. While present in all indigenous 2018. traditions of India, ahimsa finds In response to the creation of its ultimate expression in the phi- the Jain studies program, Fondren Anna Shparberg losophy of Jainism. Two other Jain Library has stepped up its acquisi- Reference Librarian concepts of note are anekantavada tion of Jain studies materials. The (many-sided view), which teaches growth of the library’s Jain hold- that the ultimate truth is best under- ings was achieved both through an CHECK IT OUT! stood through approaching it from emphasis on purchasing more books many different angles, and apari- and periodicals and through receiv- graha (nonattachment to material ing significant gift collections from possessions). the community. Pg. 3 Fondren Collaborates to Capture Harvey Memories Historically, Jainism has attracted In spring 2017, Ravi and Sulekh far less public and scholarly attention Jain donated to Fondren Library Pg. 9 Catalog Librarian by Day, in the West than its related traditions, their private collection of more Actor by Night Hinduism and Buddhism. There than 400 book and periodical titles. are relatively few institutions in the These materials are in a mix of United States that offer courses in Western and Indian languages, such Pg. 13 Stravinsky Collection Jain studies, and only a handful of as Sanskrit, Hindi and Gujarati, and Arrives at Fondren academic libraries have significant include devotional and educational Jain studies collections. publications that are not commonly collected by libraries. Another In order to foster better aware- important recent acquisition is the ness of this tradition, the Jain complete library of the Jain Center community and academia have, in of Houston, which should become the last few years, collaborated to accessible to scholars in fall 2018. create a number of academic posi- Fondren Library OUTREACH Humanitarian Mapathon Fondren Library was a co-sponsor of Rice’s first humanitarian Mapathon held on GIS Day, Nov. 15, 2017. Humanitarian Mapathons have been held around the world to support disaster management or recovery missions. Undergraduate Sonia Torres ’19 asked for support from the GIS/ Data Center and Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services in planning the Mapathon. Torres led the planning and invited speaker Farhan Majid, a fellow in health and technology policy at the Baker Institute, to speak. Fondren staff helped with marketing and refreshments as well Kathy Hart Weimer (far left) and Sonia Torres (far right) with student participants as during the event itself. This Mapathon supported the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) by providing road maps in Uganda’s Rakia lake area. The mapping supports understanding of the location of communities and their road systems to support optimal location of HIV/ AIDS services. The mappers traced roads that were visible on satellite images and included them as roads in the street map database only through this project. Additional Mapathons are planned. Kathy Hart Weimer Head, Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services Errata in the Fall 2017 Issue On Page 9, in Kathy Weimer’s publications, the second sentence should read: With M. McGee and K. Durante, she co-authored “Toward a Linked Data Model for Describing Cartographic Resources,” Journal of Map & Geography Librar- ies, 13(1): 133–144, 2017. On Page 10, in the right-hand photograph cap- tion, Sam Johnson was misidentified as Sam Spiro and Lucy Johnson was misidentified as Lucy Spiro. PEPFAR map of the Rakai district of Uganda Michael Duke should have appeared on the back cover in the list of photographers. 2 library.rice.edu OUTREACH Who Can Forget Harvey? Members of Fondren Library are during the weather event and an areas following Harvey’s devastation. collaborating with libraries and estimated 40,000 were evacuated or The HERE committee, appointed archives in the Greater Houston area took refuge in shelters across Texas by President David Leebron and to build a digital archive housing and Louisiana. Provost Marie Lynn Miranda, selected memories and ephemera related to recipients on the significance and the destruction caused by Hurricane Behind those statistics are potential impact of the projects as Harvey. thousands of stories of loss, trauma, well as their potential service to the recovery and resilience, as well as city. Between Aug. 17 and Sept. photos, amateur video and social 1, 2017, Tropical Storm Harvey media posts. In the aftermath of the While the HMP is still at an — which rapidly intensified into hurricane, a dialogue developed early stage of development, the Hurricane Harvey — crisscrossed among Rice, the University of project’s goal will be to collect the southeast shore of Texas. Houston Libraries, Harris County personal narratives, photos, audio, According to the National Oceanic Public Libraries and Houston Public video and other digital objects and Atmospheric Administration Libraries about how the libraries about the experience of Harvey. Its (NOAA), Harvey directly caused 68 and archives of the Greater Houston core values include a focus on the deaths in Texas, with 36 casualties in metropolitan area might build a community, diversity, compassion Harris County alone. These counts digital archive to help people share and sustainability. Questions make Harvey the deadliest American their Harvey stories. about the project and requests for hurricane in terms of direct deaths more information can be sent to since Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and Meetings about the project — [email protected]. the deadliest hurricane overall to dubbed the Harvey Memories Project hit Texas since 1919. A January (HMP) — began in September Scott Carlson 2018 report by NOAA estimated the 2017. By December, the HMP team Metadata Coordinator damage from Harvey at $125 billion, was awarded a grant through the Lisa Spiro with over 300,000 structures and up Rice Houston Engagement and Executive Director, Digital Scholarship to 500,000 cars reported flooded in Recovery Effort (HERE), a project to Services southeastern Texas. In addition, more strengthen the sustainability of the than 300,000 customers lost power city of Houston and its surrounding Photo: Members of South Carolina’s Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) perform rescue operations in Port Arthur, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017 (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel J. Martinez) NEWS from FONDREN • Spring 2018 3 COLLABORATION Creating an Undergraduate Journal at Rice: Rice Historical Review In spring 2015, Mary Charlotte Carroll agreed. In addition, this collaboration that it is freely available and that its ’16 floated an idea to her friend seemed like a great opportunity content can be reused, provided that and fellow history major Rachel to advance the library’s goal of it is properly cited. They published Landsman ’16: what if they started supporting new approaches to the first issue in April 2016, releasing an undergraduate history journal at scholarly publishing. With the it at a launch party attended by Rice? They had received a number of support of the history calls for papers from undergraduate department, I decided history journals at other universities to offer a course to and wondered why Rice didn’t have help students learn a similar journal. Both were excited about core concepts by the opportunity to showcase the such as peer review work of their peers, demonstrate the and publishing ethics, excellence of the humanities at Rice give them a structure (particularly the history department) for developing the and take on a compelling challenge. journal and make them As Landsman recalled, “What drew us accountable. to the idea of Rice’s own journal was an interest in the editorial process: Beginning in fall creating a vision for an entire issue, 2015, I taught (and selecting papers for publication and continue to teach) a working with our peers to make it two-hour, credit/no happen …” credit history course focused on academic While Carroll and Landsman publishing. So that shared a strong vision and students understand commitment, they were a bit daunted best practices in by the challenge of creating a new publishing and get journal, especially since they wanted connected to the rich to release the first issue before they publishing community graduated in spring 2016. As Carroll at Rice, the class hosts noted, “Without any real blueprint guests such as journal after which to pattern ourselves, editors and marketing we would need to find funding experts. Students learn sources, design the journal’s layout, by doing — they decide on a name, create a website, create and circulate a solicit submissions,
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