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Volume 16, No. 5 A Weekly Newspaper for the Library Staff February 4, 2005 New Online Collection: Global Gateway Library Buildings Opens to Sir Francis Drake Materials Wired for Cellular he Library has released a digital collection of pri- Phone Service T mary-source materials Wireless cell phone signals can now be that document the 16th-cen- sent to or received from most areas in the tury explorations of Sir Fran- Library’s three Capitol Hill buildings. cis Drake. The presentation, The recent completion of Phases I “The Kraus Collection of Sir and II of the In-Building-Wireless project Francis Drake,” is available on means that cellular signals can be dis- the Global Gateway Web site tributed to all public areas, hallways, and at http://international.loc.gov/ certain office spaces. With the expected intldl/drakehtml/. completion of Phase III in March, signals An English explorer and will be available in more than 95 percent naval strategist, Sir Francis of the space in the Jefferson, Adams and Drake circumnavigated the Madison buildings. globe from 1577 to 1580. Vis- The Library’s system is intended first iting the Caribbean and the and foremost, as an aid to essential com- Pacific, he claimed a portion munication in an emergency. In the future, of California for Queen Eliza- it may be possible to restrict availability in beth and waged battles on the a crisis, providing the Library’s Emergency Spanish. His voyages revealed Management Team and first responders significant new geographical access to commercial cellular service. data about the New World, and The In-Building-Wireless project was his raids of Spanish trading initiated in response to many requests over ships added wealth to Queen a number of years to address the inability Elizabeth’s treasury. to operate cellular-based equipment inside

Consisting of rare materials Kraus Collection the buildings. Funding was allocated for about Drake’s voyages to the This image of Sir Francis Drake, circa 1583, was the project in the aftermath of Sept. 11, Americas, the Kraus Collection attributed to Flemish cartographer Jodocus Hondius. 2001, in order to provide more reliable comprises 60 items — 16 manu- British engraver George Vertue later obtained the communications service during a time scripts, 29 books, eight maps original copper plate, shaded the background and of emergency. House of Representatives reproduced the image shown here. and views, and seven medals and Senate Continuity of Government and portraits. The materials strategies rely on ready access to cellular date from a period of 1579 to 1765. trip was given directly to Queen Elizabeth signals during a crisis. Included in the 1980 gift of Drake and never seen again. The system is also an aid to the con- materials to the Library from Hans Peter Because England and Spain were duct of normal business. Congressional Kraus, an Austrian bookseller, and his officially at peace during the period of members and staff can now stay con- wife, Hanni, is a first edition of Richard Drake’s armed intrusions into Spanish nected while in the Library. Visitors and Hakluyt’s “The Principall Navigations, territories, the British government at the researchers can also take advantage of Voiages and Discoveries of the English time could not acknowledge his explora- the system to initiate and receive normal Nation” (1589), containing the first writ- tions and plundering of Spanish ships. calls as well. ten account of Drake’s 1577-1580 voyage The only discussion of Drake’s voyage The Library’s wireless distribution around the world on the Golden Hind. during Elizabethan times appeared in a system, housed in the ITS data center, According to explanatory text on the small book written by Nicholas Breton allows any cellular carrier to bring its Gateway Web site, Drake’s journal of the DRAKE, Continues on page 6 CELLULAR, Continues on page 4 2 THE GAZETTE FEBRUARY 4, 2005

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Kluge Center’s Digital Discussions Continue he Library lecture series “Managing purpose of the series sponsored by the and author (with Anns S. Rubin) of “The Knowledge and Creativity in a Digi- Kluge Center is to stimulate discussions Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities Ttal Context” continues with a Feb. between scholars and librarians about in the American Civil War--The Eve of 14 lecture by David M. Levy, professor, the effect of the Internet on research War” (2000), CD-ROM, will discuss impli- Information School of the University of institutions and the way librarians do cations for the creation and distribution Washington, who will discuss the effect their work and what changes they should of knowledge in a digital environment. on language of viewing moveable elec- expect in the future. A world expert on academic publishing trons on a screen as opposed to reading The series opened in November with online, Ayers was recognized as the U.S. fixed print on a page. a discussion of blogging by expert David teacher-of-the-year for his online version The title of his talk is “Scrolling For- Weinberger. In December Brewster Kahle, of “The Valley of the Shadows.” ward: Making Sense of Documents in director and cofounder of the Internet March 28 — Neil Gershenfeld, direc- the Digital Age.” Archive, discussed the importance of tor of the Center for Bits and Atoms at the Levy will speak at 6:30 p.m. on capturing and selecting Web content. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Monday, Feb. 14, in the Mumford Room, In January quantum physicist Juan Pablo is the author of “When Things Start To LM 649. Paz discussed how quantum computing Think” (1999). His new concept, Internet The series allows time for discus- will eventually change the way informa- Zero (0) proposed a new Internet infra- sion of questions from members of the tion is collected, stored and distributed, structure that would allow the assignment audience as well as from those who and Brian Cantwell Smith, dean of the of an IP address to all electronic devices e-mail queries on the lecture topic to Faculty of Information Studies at the from light bulbs to Internet addresses and [email protected]. University of Toronto, addressed how URLs and interconnect them without C-SPAN is airing these lectures live a university redefines itself in a digital necessarily going through intermediate at www.c-span.org/congress/digitalfu- context. servers or hand-shaking programs, thus ture.asp. The first lecture in the series Three more lectures are scheduled eliminating much intermediating code is available as a webcast from a link on for March: and technology. His topic will be “From the Library’s Web site, at www.loc.gov/ March 3 — Lawrence Lessig, a pro- the Library of Information to the Library kluge/. fessor of law at Stanford University Law of Things.” The moderators and coordinators of School and founder of the Stanford Center Marcum’s numerous publications this series are Deanna Marcum, associate for Internet and Society, is an expert on about digital information include “Devel- librarian for library services, and Der- the issues of copyright and “copyleft.” opment of Digital Libraries: An American rick de Kerckhove, holder of the Haris- He invented Creative Commons, a new Perspective” (as editor and contribut- sios Papamarkou Chair in Education strategy that affirms the right to use copy- ing author), “Online Acquisitions for and Technology at the Library’s John W. righted material under specific condi- Libraries,” “Technology’s Payload” for Kluge Center. Marcum has said that the tions, which would invite people to give EDUCAUSE Review, “Defining ‘Common and take digital content in new ways. Good’ in the Digital World” for Proceed- March 14 — Edward L. Ayers, dean ings for the American Philosophical Donated Leave of the College and Graduate School of Society, and “Access: Does it Matter?” The following Library employees have sat- Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia, for iMP. isfied the eligibility requirements of Library De Kerckhove is director of the McLu- of Congress Regulation (LCR) 2015-13 to receive leave donations from other staff han Program in Culture and Technol- members. IT Security Brown Bag seminar ogy and professor in the department of Participants in the voluntary leave transfer “Spyware: Prevention French at the University of Toronto. He program have exhausted other sources of worked with Marshall McLuhan for more leave during their medical emergencies and and Removal” greatly appreciate leave donations. Noon - 1 p.m., Thursday, than 10 years as a translator, assistant Individuals wishing to receive leave or Feb. 24, LM-G45. and co-author. His most recent book, donate leave through this program should Spyware — software that secretly “McLuhan for Managers: New Tools for contact Runako Balondemu at 7-1545. installs on your PC and steals your data, New Thinking,” was published in 2003. tracks your Web-surfing habits, or bom- Ernest Brown Jr. Allan McConnell Jr. bards you with advertisements — will Among the other books he has edited James Childress Laura Monagle be the focus of a presentation by Bob or written are “Understanding 1984” Monique Dawson Virginia Parks Ralls of APLO. For additional informa- (1984), “The Alphabet and the Brain” Vera Fenwick Lynn Pedigo tion on the program, contact Mary Ann (1988), “Brainframes: Technology, Mind Strawn, 7-7092. Keisha Green Bonnie Roberts and Business” (1991), “Connected Intel- Sandra Johnson Habte Teclemariam Sponsored by the Computer Security ligence” (1997) and “The Architecture of Robin Lancaster Coordination Group Intelligence” (2002). ■ 4 THE GAZETTE FEBRUARY 4, 2005

Longtime Safety Committee Members Honored The Library of Congress Safety and scheduling inspections. Health Committee on Dec. 8 celebrated Loretta Tutson, Collections Access, the service of three of its longstanding Loan and Management Division, was members who retired from the commit- appointed to the committee in 1997 as tee in December. an AFSCME Local 2477 representative. Wayne Gray, Children’s Literature During her seven years of service, Tutson Team in the History and Literature Cata- was active on the inspection teams that loging Division, representing AFSCME identified safety problems and hazards Local 2477, was a founding member of requiring removal or abatement. the committee in 1979. Except for a few Congratulating these three on their short breaks, he served the committee committee service were Donald L. Scott, for 25 years. He held every office, includ- deputy librarian; Elizabeth Pugh, general ing that of chairman and secretary, and counsel; Robert Browne, safety services headed subcommittees on training, He Saul Schniderman officer; Saul Schniderman, president of organized and participated in the off-site Retiring Safety and Health Committee AFSCME Local 2910; Rosemary Brawner, inspections of Library facilities in Lando- members, shown here with Deputy Librar- chief steward of AFSCME Local 2477; and ver and Fort Meade, Md., as well as the ian Donald L. Scott, are, from left, Wayne Joanna Roussis, acting chief, Copyright Gray, Susan Kuest and Loretta Tutson. Motion Picture Conservation Center at Cataloging Division. the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Visit the Safety Committee’s Web site Dayton, Ohio. 1995. She served as committee chair- for more information at http://www.loc. Susan Kuest, Copyright Catalog- man, conducted safety inspections, and gov/staff/iss/safecomm.html. ■ ing Division, has been a management assisted on numerous subcommittees, — By Kimberly Black, Office of Safety representative on the committee since most recently the subcommittee for Services

CELLULAR, Continued from page 1 merger of AT&T Wireless and Cingular should be addressed to cellphone@loc. signal into the Madison Building, from and does not extend to subscribers of gov. In the initial stages of operation, it which the data center distributes the other networks. is expected that a number of questions signals to all three buildings. The Library planned two years ago will arise. As the system builds up to The system only supports cellular for a completed neutral host system in final size and complexity, these ques- wireless communications, such as cell December 2004. Library staff and the tions will be addressed by project staff phones and Blackberries. contract staff led by prime contractor with the support of EMS and the carri- All carriers are welcome to link their EMS Inc., of Atlanta, worked hard and ers. Once a regular, routine operation is cell systems to the Library’s system. The overcame many obstacles to bring this achieved, questions and problem reports Library plays the role of a “neutral host,” system online, on time. Timely comple- will be directed to the ITS Hotline, which providing the internal distribution facili- tion of this project would not have been handles other telephone and computer ties to any and all cellular service pro- possible without the committed and problems. ■ viders. At this point, AT&T Wireless has accommodating support of the office of — By Mike Handy, ITS joined the system, and five other major the Architect of the Capitol. cell providers have indicated their inten- Questions regarding the system tion to join; they are Verizon Wireless, Carpools D.C. Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile and Nextel. Carpool wanted from southwest D.C. Women’s History Waterfront area. Contact [email protected]. At this time AT&T Wireless has Discussion Group installed its equipment and lines. AT&T Join LC staff and patrons for a Carpools Maryland Wireless subscribers should have a sat- brown-bag discussion of research in Rider space available in carpool originating isfactorily strong signal in all the Phase women’s history and culture. Come in Dunkirk, Md. Call K. Schaaf at 7-4506. I and II areas to make and receive calls. and meet other researchers, learn who at LC works in this field, and share Carpools Virginia Similarly, Cingular subscribers should information about collections and Established carpool that meets on Fillmore see their devices work in these areas as access tools. Bring your own lunch. Avenue in Alexandria seeks a rider/driver to well. This is based on a business agree- 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Wednesnday, Feb. 9, join our carpool. Call Rich at 7-9517. Room LJ G-07. ment called “in-market,” which is similar Established carpool at Falls Church seeks Contact: [email protected] or rider/driver. Call Bill at 7-3083. to but distinct from roaming. This ser- Sheridan Harvey, 7-2273 vice is available as a result of the recent FEBRUARY 4, 2005 THE GAZETTE 5

AFC Added to Series of Collection Guides The Library of Congress has recently film footage of Balinese dancers. Mate- published “Library of Congress American rials from across the globe, such as the Folklife Center: An Illustrated Guide”— music and pageantry of China and tradi- another in LC’s series of collection tional expressions from Central America, guides, Papua New Guinea and Africa, also figure “As the Library of Congress is the prominently in the collection. repository for the world’s collective knowl- In recent years, the American Folklife edge and achievement, so the American Center has been recording the personal Folklife Center is the repository for the stories of America’s living war veterans world’s folkore, traditional wisdom and through the Veterans History Project, cultural heritage,” said Peggy Bulger, man-on-the-street reactions to the tragic AFC director. “This illustrated guide to events of September 11, 2001, and the the American Folklife Center allows us to voices of the civil rights movement understand and embrace our American through a cooperative oral history proj- heritage, just as it offers the opportunity ect with the AARP and the Leadership for us to study and better understand Conference on Civil Rights. the many cultures of our globally linked, Jesse Walter Fewkes first used Thomas Made possible by support from the multicultural world.” Edison’s wax cylinder recording machine James Madison Council, a national, pri- Written by American Folklife Center to capture the songs and stories of the vate-sector advisory group dedicated to (AFC) editor James Hardin, the guide Passamaquoddy Indians of Maine, the helping the Library of Congress share its traces the growth of the Library’s folklife collection contains these cylinders and unique resources with the nation and collection from its roots in the Archive of a succession of newer formats such as the world, the illustrated guides to the American Folk-Song, which was founded 78- and 33-rpm albums, tapes and discs Library’s collections feature materials in at the Library in 1928 as a repository for used to capture and store field recordings. various formats. They include guides to American folk music, to a collection of The Library continues to make use of the the Library’s collections of manuscripts; oral histories of Americans at the turn of latest technologies to record the world’s prints and photographs; rare books; car- the 21st century. The Archive of Ameri- oral traditions while preserving the older tographic materials; music, theater and can Folk-Song was incorporated into recording formats for posterity. dance; motion pictures, broadcasting and the AFC when the center was created From the music of Cajun fiddlers and recorded sound; and Asian, African and by Congress in 1976 “to preserve and Omaha-Sioux drummers to accounts of Middle Eastern, Hispanic and Portuguese, present American folklife.” Today, the the daily life and work of Alaskan sled- and European materials. collection encompasses all aspects of dog mushers and Maine boatbuilders, “Library of Congress American folk culture from the United States and the collection encompasses and defines Folklife Center: An Illustrated Guide,” an around the world. the grassroots traditions of American 84-page softcover book with 46 illustra- The collection of nearly 3 million life. Researchers come to the American tions and accompanying compact disc items contains one-of-a-kind documen- Folklife Center to hear music, ancient with audio recordings, is available for tation of traditional cultural expressions myths and urban legends from around $18 from the Library of Congress Sales from the end of the 19th century through the world. They come to read narrative Shop, Washington, DC 20540-4985. Credit the dawn of the 21st. Dating back to accounts of everyday life along the Blue card orders are taken at (888) 682-3557. 1890, when Harvard anthropologist Ridge Parkway in Virginia and to view Online orders may be placed at www. loc.gov/shop. The guide is also available from the Superintendent of Documents, P. Center for the Book’s “Books & Beyond” Series O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954; Ned Crouch will discuss and sign his new book, “”Mexicans & Americans: Cracking fax 303-512-2250. ■ the Cultural Code.” Noon, Monday, Feb. 14, Dining Room A, LM 620. Richard Layman will present a talk, “The Maltese Falcon at 75,” marking the 75th anniversary of Dashiell Hammett’s novel. 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 15, Montpelier Forum for Study of Room, LM 619. Comparative Religion The forum meets at noon Susan Ware will discuss and sign her new book, “It’s One O’Clock and Here is Mary in LM-527 on the following dates: Margaret McBride: A Radio Biography.” 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22, Montpelier Room, LM 619. Feb. 8, 22; Mar. 8, 22; Apr. 12, 26; May 10, 24; June 14, 28; July 12, 26; Aug. 9, Nick Kotz will discuss and sign his new book, “Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines 23; Sept. 13, 27; Oct. 11, 25; Nov. 8, 29; Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Laws That Changed America.” Noon, Dec. 13 Tuesday, March 1,West Dining Room, LM 621. Sponsored by the LCPA 6 THE GAZETTE FEBRUARY 4, 2005

scripts relating to the history and culture way Web site at http://international.loc. DRAKE, Continued from page 1 of Spanish America in the colonial period gov/intldl/intldlhome.html. The Web site and titled “A discourse in commendation (1492-1819). This earlier collection con- features the international collections of of the valiant as vertuous minded gentle- tains a wide range of information both the Library as well as those of its partners man, Maister Frauncis Drake, with a reioy- about Spanish colonial history and the from libraries in Brazil, Spain, the Neth- sing of his happy aduentures” (January territories included in the present-day erlands and Russia. This site also makes 1581). The Krauses gave the only known United States. These materials are avail- available such rare items as “The Lewis copy of this book to the Library. able for use by scholars in the Library’s Carroll Scrapbook” and “Selections from The Kraus Collection includes one Manuscript Division. the Naxi Manuscript Collection,” which of the greatest cartographic treasures of This online presentation of “The Kraus documents ceremonial writings of the the Elizabethan era, Nicola van Sype’s Collection of Sir Francis Drake” joins Naxi people of China, who write using engraved map of the circumnavigation, other world history collections available the only living pictographic language in titled “La Herdike Enterprinse Fact par le on the Library of Congress’ Global Gate- the world. ■ Signeur Draeck D’Avoir cirquite toute la Terre.” Believed to date from 1581, this map is derived from a wall-size world map that once hung in Whitehall Palace; the The John W. Kluge Center presents wall map, since lost, is believed to have “Managing Knowledge and Creativity in a Digital Context” been given to the queen by Drake. a series of evening lectures. The 90-minute programs will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Mumford Room, LM 649. One of the crowning pieces of the Kraus Collection is a letter written by Monday, Feb. 14 — David M. Levy is a professor at the Information School of the Gerard Mercator to Abraham Ortelius in University of Washington. Author of “Scrolling Forward: Making Sense of Documents in the Digital Age,” he will discuss the shift of the experience of reading from the fixed page 1580, in which he speculates on the route to movable electrons and the effect that has had on language. that Drake took around the world. The letter reveals how little was known then Thursday, March 3 — Lawrence Lessig is a professor at Stanford Law School and about the earth, even by the two greatest founder of the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. An expert on the issues of copyright and “copyleft,” Lessig is the author of “Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace.” He also is mapmakers of the time. the inventor of the concept and application known as Creative Commons, which invites Manuscript materials include corre- the right to use material under specific conditions. His presentation is titled “Taming the spondence between the Duke of Medina Regulation of Culture.” Sidonia and Philip II, King of Spain, Monday, March 14 — Edward L. Ayers is dean of the College and Graduate School regarding Drake’s attacks on Cadiz Bay. of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia and author (with Anne S. Rubin) of “The One holograph letter is dated 1586 and Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War” on CD-ROM. Among the other 1587. the questions Ayers will address are the implications for the creation and distribution of The finest contemporary portrait of Sir knowledge in today’s digital environment. Francis Drake also is a part of the Kraus Monday, March 28 — Neil Gershenfeld is director of the Center for Bits and Atoms at Collection. The original image is attrib- the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of “When Things Start to Think.” His uted to Flemish cartographer Jodocus concept, Internet Zero (0), proposes a new infrastructure for the existing Internet that Hondius, whose unfinished copper etch- would give an IP address to all electronic devices - thereby eliminating much intermediat- ing later was finished by British engraver ing code and server technology. His topic is “From the Library of Information to the and antiquary George Vertue. Library of Things.” Austrian born Hans Peter Kraus fled Austria for the United States in 1939. He and his wife, whom he met in New York, Health Forums established their antiquarian bookselling 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m., Feb. 7, “Transmission of SARS and Influenza,” with Dr. firm, H.P. Kraus Inc., in the early 1940s. Marc Lipsitch. Lipsitch is an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health and a researcher with expertise in two fields - SARS Fascinated by the profits reaped by and pneumonia. Dining Room A, LM 620. Sponsored by the Science, Technology and Sir Francis Drake during his voyage into Business and Health Services Office. Spanish territories, Kraus began a study 1 p.m. -2 p.m., Feb. 8, “Nutrition,” Speaker - Elizabeth Bloomberg, RD, LN, CPT, of the explorer’s life and began his collec- LM 139 tion of rare Drake materials. The Krauses Bloodmobile donated their collection to the Rare Book Feb. 23, 24, Mumford Room, LM 649 and Special Collections Division of the CPR Training Library of Congress in 1980. 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Feb. 2, Classroom 654 A and B This was the second major gift that 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Feb. 16, LM 654, Classroom A and B Hans and Hanni Kraus made to the 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Feb. 23, LM 654, Classroom E Library. In 1970 they donated 162 manu- FEBRUARY 4, 2005 THE GAZETTE 7

MOVING ON PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS: Thomas F. Blake, supervisory library library technician, GT-06, PHOTO, LS; Kevin S. Fuchs, motor vehicle opera- technician, GS-11, Collections Access, and Popsy Kanagaratnam, monitor, tor, WG-06, Office Systems Service (OSS), Loan and Management Division (CALM), AD-00, MDD, NLSBPH. Integrated Support Services (ISS); and LS; and Keri L. Price, librarian (acquisi- COMPILED FROM NFC DATA Oliver P. Metzger, attorney adviser, tion), GS-13, Anglo-American Acquisitions FOR PAY PERIOD 25 GS-14, Copyright Office (COP). Division (ANAD), LS. CORRECTION from Retirements, Pay Period 24: TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS: TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS: Dorothy A. La Valle Hagag, secre- Fouad I. Alkisswani, fiscal clerk, Frank E. McCray, warehouse worker tary (office automation), GS-07, Office of GS-05, Budget Office (BO), Office of the leader, WL-07, Office of Contracts and Communications (OC), LIBN. Chief Financial Officer (OCFO); Michelle Grants Management (OCGM), Office of J. Chin, interior designer, GS-12, Facility the Librarian (LIBN). Lecture: Božo Biškupic, minister Services (FACS), ISS; Don L. Hagen, of culture of Croatia, will present a narrator, AD-00, Materials Development REASSIGNMENTS: lecture, “The Role of Culture and Division (MDD), National Library Ser- Paul R. Boyd, supervisory informa- Cultural Policy in the Transition Process in Croatia,” 3 – 4 p.m., vices for the Blind and Physically Handi- tion technology specialist, GS-15, Office Monday, Feb. 7, in the Woodrow capped (NLSBPH); Sharon D. Harris, of Legislative Information (LIN), CRS. Wilson Collection Room, LJ 113, of the office automation assistant, GS-06, ISS; Thomas Jefferson Building. Tiffany M. Johns, public affairs spe- RESIGNATIONS: The Library’s European Division and cialist, GS-07, Office of Congressional Sonja C. Britt, library technician, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia Affairs and Counselor to the Director GS-06, Cataloging In Publication (CIP), are sponsoring the event. (CAC), Congressional Research Service LS; Katarina M. David, technical (CRS); Shannon Lucas, clerk, GS-01, information specialist, GS-11, Federal Toastmaster Meetings Regional and Cooperative Cataloging Research Division (FRD), LS; Katherine Noon - 1 p.m. in the Mary Pickford Division (RCCD), Library Services (LS); W. Delap, staff assistant, GS-05, Office of Theater, LM 301, on Feb. 9, 22, and Barbara D. Moore, clerical assistant, GT- the Inspector General (OIG), LIBN; Monic March 9 and 22. 07, Photoduplication Service (PHOTO), Fletcher, clerk typing, GS-03, Office of LS; Tasha Owens, clerk, GS-03, Office of Workforce Diversity (OWD), Office of Worklife Services Center (WLSC), Human the Deputy Librarian/Chief Operating “OPACs and Our Changing Environment” Resources Services (HRS); and Jason D. Officer (DLC/COO); Ruth M. Gross, A Lecture by Dale Flecker, associate Ruvinsky, clerk, GS-02, Financial Reports director for planning and systems, Asian Division Friends Society Harvard University Libraries Office (FRO), OCFO. The Library of Congress presents 10 a.m., Tuesday Feb. 22, PERMANENT PROMOTIONS: “The Life and Work of Kodojin” raises the Coolidge Auditorium Rosafelina Anzures, administrative question, how much are we a product of the This is the first in the 2005 Lecture Series on Access times in which we live? to Digital Content, sponsored by the LC Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate. officer, GS-11, Office of Workforce Devel- A lecture by professor Jonathan Chaves opment (WRK), CRS; Derrick E. Barnes, 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 12, LJ-119 supervisory general supply specialist, Contact Kathryn Anderson, 7-8910 or [email protected] GS-12, Network Division (ND), NLSBPH; Wheel Chairs Missing The Visitor Services Office is missing five of its six wheel chairs. These wheel Metrochek Distribution chairs are needed for visiting seniors and disabled visitors. If anyone spots them Makeup Feb. 9 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - LM 139 anywhere in the Library buildings, please Makeup March 9 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Dining Room A, LM 620 call Teri Sierra (7-5277) to arrange for pick-up.

U.S. Ambassador to Report on Armenia John Evans, U.S. ambassador to Armenia, will deliver one in a series of the Library’s LC Caregiving Near East Section’s reports on Armenia from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Discussion Group Meetings are held from noon to 1 p.m. the West Dining Room, LM 620, during his next visit to Washington. on Wednesdays in LM 623. Accompanied by USAID director Robin Philips, Ambassador Evans will discuss Feb. 9, 23 April 6, 20 June 15 the situation in Armenia since he became the U.S. representative in 2004. This March 9, 23 May 11, 25 July 13 presentation will be followed by an opportunity for staff to engage in an extended question -and-answer session. Contact: Meg McAleer, 7-7976, [email protected] 8 THE GAZETTE FEBRUARY 4, 2005

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Friday, Feb. 4 Aerobic Class: High-Low. Gallery Talk: Barbara Bair Sciences Division of the 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., LC Geography and Map Division. Aerobic Class: Beginner’s with the Manuscript Division Wellness Center, LA B-36. Contact Emily Howie at 7-5771 step. 11:45 a.m., LC Wellness discusses the political Contact JoAnn Thomas at 7- or Diane Schug-O’Neill at 7- Center, LA B-36. shift signaled by Andrew 8637. Jackson’s election in 1829 2886. Ballroom Dance Club: 12:30- African American History in “I Do Solemnly Swear,” Film: Set in DC: “Advise 1:30 p.m., LM 620, and 1-2 Month: Event TBA. Noon, LM the presidential inauguration and Consent” (Alpha-Alpha/ p.m., LC Wellness Center, LA 620. installment in the “American Columbia, 1962). 6:30 p.m., B-36. Contact Clay Wilson at Forum: Study of Comparative Treasures” exhibition. Noon, Mary Pickford Theater, LM 301. 7-8748. Southwest Gallery of the Religion. Noon, LM 527. Concert: Aviv String Quartet. Film: Set in DC: “Gabriel Jefferson Building. Contact Sponsored by the Library 8 p.m., Coolidge Auditorium. Over the White House” 707-9203. of Congress Professional Presented in cooperation with (Cosmopolitan/MGM, 1933). Association. Contact Michael Bloomsday Camerata: the Embassy of Israel. Tickets 7 p.m., Mary Pickford Theater, Womack at 7-7914. Readings from “Finnegans have all been distributed, but LM 301. Poetry: Karen Benke, David Wake.” Noon, Dewey interested staff should come Concert: Danilo Perez Trio. Dalton and Moira Egan read Conference Room, LM 507. early and request no-show 8 p.m., Coolidge Auditorium. love poems. Noon, Mary Contact Joe Bartl at 7-0013. seats. Tickets have all been Pickford Theater, LM 301. Caregiving Discussion distributed, but interested staff Group: Friday, Feb. 11 Lecture: Elizabeth Bloomberg Noon - 1 p.m., LM 623. may come early and request Aerobic Class: Beginner’s gives a talk about good Contact Meg McAleer at 7- no-show seats. step. 11:45 a.m., LC Wellness nutrition. 1 p.m., LM 139. 7976 or [email protected]. Center, LA B-36. Monday, Feb. 7 Sponsored by Health Services. Forum: Bible study. Open Film: Modern Revivals of Library Research Film: Other Worlds …: “Portrait to all. Noon - 1 p.m., LM Classical-era Detectives: Orientation: Obtain a reader of Jennie” (Vanguard/Selznick, 642. Sponsored by the Bible “Deadlier Than the Male” identification card in LM 140 1949). 7 p.m., Mary Pickford Study Group, LCRA. Contact (Universal, 1967) and prior to attending. 10:30 a.m. Theater, LM 301. [email protected]. “Adventures of the Falcon: – Noon and 6:30 – 8 p.m., Toastmaster Meeting: Noon - Tangier’s Finale” (Federal LJ-G07. Register by phone, Wednesday, Feb. 9 1 p.m., Mary Pickford Theater, Telefilms, 1954). 7 p.m., Mary online at www.loc.gov/rr/main/ CPR/AED Class: LM 301. 8:30 a.m. Pickford Theater, LM 301. inforeas/signup.php or at the – 12:30 p.m. Contact Health Aerobic Class: High-Low. Computer Catalog Center, Services at 7-8035. 12:30 p.m., LC Wellness Concert: Bill Frisell, guitar, with Jenny Sheiman and Eyvind first floor of Jefferson Bldg. FLICC//FEDLINK: Center, LA B-36. (Feb. 8- Kang, violins; Ava King, viola; Sponsored by the Humanities 9) Basic Serials Cataloging Women’s History Discussion and Social Sciences Division. and Hank Roberts, cello. 8 Workshop. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Group: 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Contact 7-3370. p.m., Coolidge Auditorium. LM 621. Cost is $250 and LJ G-07. For staff and Tickets have all been Tai Chi Class: Beginning level advanced registration is researchers. Brown bag lunch. distributed, but interested staff 1. 11:30 a.m., LC Wellness required. Contact 7-4800. Contact womenshistory@loc. should come early and sign up Center, LA B-36. Contact S.W. Emergency Preparedness gov or Sheridan Harvey at 7- for no-show seats. Chen at 7-3284. Training: Quick Mask. 10 2273. Lecture: Dr. Marc Lipsitch, – 11:30 a.m., LM 654e. Harvard Medical School Sponsored by the Office of Thursday, Feb. 10 Office of Scholarly Programs of Public Health, presents Security and Emergency Aerobic Class: High-Low. Presents the Poetry at Noon Reading “Transmission of SARS and Preparedness in coordination 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., LC Influenza: Lessons learned with the LCIU. Wellness Center, LA B-36. “Love Poems” form the past and how we Genealogy Orientation: Contact JoAnn Thomas at 7- should be preparing for the 8637. Noon - 1 p.m., Learn about resources for Tuesday, Feb. 8, Mary Pickford future.” 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 genealogical research. 10 Lecture: Patrick L. O’Neill, Theater, LM 301 p.m., LM 620. Presented by –11:30 a.m., LJ G-07. Sign professional historian and Featuring: Karen Benke, the Science, Technology and up from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. archaeologist, discusses his David Dalton, Moira Egan Business Division. in LJ G42. Presented by the book “Images of America: Contact: Patricia Gray, 7-1308 FLICC Meeting: Briefing on Local History and Genealogy Mount Vernon.” He will sign RFQs for serials procurement. Reading Room. Contact 7- copies after his talk. Noon, 1 – 3:30 p.m., LM 649. This 5537 for more information or to LM 301. Sponsored by The Humanities and Social Sciences meeting is free but registration register by phone. the Humanities and Social Division and the Geography and Map Division present is required. Contact 7-4800. Transit Fare Subsidy author, historian, and Program (Metrochek Tuesday, Feb. 8 LCPA BOOK CLUB archaeologist Patrick L. Quarterly Distribution): LCPA Book Club will meet O’Neill discussing his book, FLICC//FEDLINK: (Feb. 8- Makeup. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., LM from 1 to 2 p.m., Thursday, “Images of America, Mount 9) Basic Serials Cataloging 139. Workshop. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Feb. 17, in LM 507. The book Vernon” LM 621. Cost is $250 and Tai Chi Class: Beginning level selection for Feb. is “Secret Noon, Thursday, Feb. 10, Mary advanced registration is 2. 11:30 a.m., LC Wellness Life of Bees,” Pickford Theater, LM 301 Center, LA B-36. Contact S.W. Contact: Emily C. Howie, 7-5771, required. Contact 7-4800. by Sue Monk Kidd. [email protected] Chen at 7-3284.

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