4 Meet the Dean
6 Empowering the User Contents 8 Archives & Special Collections 10 Celebrations 12 Meet the Author 14 Resources & Digital Management 16 Research & Instruction 18 Scholarly Communication 20 Funding Priorities & Opportunities 24 Leaving a Legacy 26 Thank You, Library Supporters 28 Staff Recognition There are some important questions in the University’s distance education immediate value to them, in enhancing we have been asking the Northeastern programs. As Northeastern’s new pro- their productivity. But the long-term University community and ourselves grams come on-stream in Charlotte value, of protecting and caring for those this year: How do you estimate and ar- and Seattle, the Library will now be data for years and decades to come, ticulate the value of a library? How do well-placed to deliver strong services to will extend well beyond the bounds of we ensure the greatest value to all the those students and their instructors. And Northeastern and represent our own different members of that community? above all, planning for the future has led contribution to the prestige of the Uni- How does the library of the future need to our growing focus on an anticipated versity and the growth of knowledge. to develop for that value to increase? new technology-rich media commons within Snell Library – something that, I am proud of the Library and its dedi- Northeastern has a Library it can be with the help of our supporters, we are cated staff, of all the achievements laid proud of, as the contents of this review confident will place us in the forefront out in these pages, and of the special will surely demonstrate to you. Once of research libraries in the country. value that the Library is bringing in the again, the Library’s staff have worked rise of Northeastern to greatness. But I wonders to provide for the present We all know that there are many ways am no less proud of the wonderful sup- needs of an ever-increasing number of to measure value and to support its port the Library has enjoyed over the customers. The sizable increases in both growth. For some of our users, the real last year and, we trust, for the future. the number of visitors to our building value of the Library is now, in providing Donor generosity has helped make 55 and the volume of use of our online re- an environment designed for learning, everything listed here possible. We owe sources are powerful testament to that. and in supporting their education needs a debt of gratitude to our supporters, with the information for a term paper and we look forward to your continued But we have also devoted time to plan- or the space for collaboration. For oth- interest as Snell Library moves onward ning for the future, to redefining what ers, the real value will be in ten years, and upward. Meet the Dean the Library needs to be in order to de- when the skills learned here in gather- liver in both its virtual and its brick-and- ing and sifting information sources help Best regards, mortar forms. This means continued them in their working lives. The role work and investment to increase the of the Library may be different for a range and richness of our collections Boston student than for one based in and to accelerate their transformation Charlotte, or Spain, or Australia, but Will Wakeling from mainly-print to mainly-digital. the value remains. Dean, University Libraries It has meant librarians working with striking success to convert information For researchers and faculty members, literacy training from a traditional class- the new services we have planned and room model to an online model that can rolled out to support the long-term serve the many students now enrolled preservation of their research data have Empowering the User To meet the changing needs of users, working on the whiteboard or preparing media-based assignments as the driving Northeastern University Libraries have their presentation. force behind this and other equipment undertaken bold new initiatives, re- purchases as well as the upgrade and 2.37 million New scanners were installed to re- evaluating how to provide what users expansion of DMDS workstations. page views on need and how services are delivered. place an aging photocopy system, a Library website There have also been lower-profile sustainable alternative that enables users Last summer, the Library responded to improvements, such as installing to scan a document or image, single- or students’ wishes by offering 24/7 power outlets and making sure that multi-page. They can save the digital access, allowing the doors to stay open vending machines are available to stu- copy to a flash drive or email it to them- all night. This new service has been a “In a project to assist our online users, dents who need a snack in the middle selves, to be printed as needed using smashing success: 122,000 after-dark the Research and Instruction depart- of an all-nighter. Brian Greene, the Li- the Library’s new wireless printing visits were recorded last year. These stu- ment has begun creating short, need- system. dents accessed the collections and used brary’s new head of the Access Services specific video clips with lecture capture 7 department, explains: study space, computer work stations, software. These clips are archived and The Library’s website and online cata- and printers. can be sent to online users at the point “What we’re doing is empowering log are now mobile-browser compatible. of inquiry. The future of the Library’s the user, giving each user the tools Standing in the stacks while search- The building is quiet in the middle of research support will be increasingly needed to create their own unique expe- ing the catalog on a handheld device the night, but the diehards who are here online. The library is incorporating the rience, whether online or in person.” unplugs the user from a desk. Once like it that way. As the only university best new technologies to meet our online they’ve found what they need, they can library in the Boston area to offer full- users’ expectations and needs.” One way to approach this goal is devel- use an efficient newself-checkout scale 24/7 access, the Library has been oping self-service opportunities for machine, which was used to check out dubbed “Club Snell” by the students, Jamie Dendy, Head, Research and users to access materials and services as 8,800 items since its introduction last after the many late nights they spend Instruction Department they need them, when and where they year. here, their home away from home. need them. Study room reservations can be made online, so that a student The Library’s Digital Media Design group can book one of thirteen rooms Studio (DMDS) purchased several in advance – a service that was used portable digital audio recorders over 10,000 times last year. When the that students can borrow for podcast- ing and other media projects. DMDS 1.78 million 324,958 group members arrive at Snell Library, they can jump right into their project, head Debra Mandel cited an increase in visitors to Snell Library items circulated The following are highlights from this The collection consists of records from “In teaching the capstone course for students concentrating on music history and analysis, year’s additions to collections in the about 1978 to 2002 documenting the I chose “Writing the History of Music at Northeastern” as the topic for the seminar. Northeastern University Archives. work of two attorneys: the Commit- The core of the course was archival research. I held several classes in the Archives of- tee’s Alan J. Rom, and Roger Rice of fices as my students pored over old course catalogues and institutional histories, piecing Travelers Aid Family Services Multicultural Education, Training and together a timeline and accounts of the development of the performing arts at Northeast- Established in Boston in 1866, this Advocacy, Inc. ern from the late nineteenth century to the present. They learned to value primary source organization provided employment documents. Archival research renewed their respect for first-hand testimony and the beauty and housing services to migrating and Triangle Theater Company of documentation and the elusive ideals of precision and fact.” displaced families and individuals. Later Open from 1979 through 1996, the it developed shelters and programs to Company provided a supportive Judith Tick, Matthews Distinguished University Professor of Music assist the homeless. environment for gay men and women to work in theater in Boston. The col- The collection dates from 1891 to lection, donated by founder David M. 2002 and includes internal documents, Hough, documents the theatrical and newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photo- administrative activities of the Compa- graphs, and memorabilia. ny and includes photographs, programs, Farewell to Joan Krizack and scripts from productions. 9 Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Joan Krizack (left), University Archivist and Head of Special Collections, left North- Rights under the Law Older Women’s League eastern University in July after 17 years of service. As the founding archivist at Five years after a 1963 meeting of Greater Boston Northeastern, Joan leaves a legacy of several hundred historical collections that between President John F. Kennedy Founded in 1980 as a national grass- document the struggles and triumphs of Boston’s African American, Chinese, La- and attorneys across the United States roots organization, the Older Women’s tino, and GLBTQ communities. In 2005, Joan was named a Fellow of the Society to discuss how lawyers could fight for League educated and advocated for of American Archivists and awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the New civil rights, the Boston Bar Association economic security, health policy reform, England Archivists for contributions to the archival profession. She also received established a local Lawyers’ Committee improved quality of life, and mental numerous awards during her time at Northeastern, including the most recent, the for Civil Rights under the Law. The lo- health care for midlife and older Champions of Freedom Award from Boston’s Freedom House, for her work man- cal organization provides pro bono legal women. This collection, dating from aging their collection of historical records and digitizing the Freedom House photo- graph collection. Archives & Special Collections representation to victims of civil rights 1983 to 2007, documents the Greater discrimination. Boston Chapter’s events, programs, and advocacy efforts. “Corinne and Gene [Reppucci] are engraved in every facet of this university. You On October 12, 2010, at the open- will always see them around campus; you will always see them at events. And what ing of the Library’s Anna & Eugene they have been able to do through their generosity today is – yet again – be a shining M. Reppucci Alumni Reading Room, example of what we want all of our Huskies to be.” Paul Harding (below) enlightened guests with a reading from his Jack Moynihan, Vice President for Alumni Relations Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Tinkers. Eugene Reppucci, Jr., spoke about his support of the Library over the “A few of you were with me in the 1980s when we raised money for the Snell Li- years, and how the dedication of the brary, and you know that we poured our hearts and souls into the campaign because reading room to his loving parents we believed that the Library would be, and we now know it is, the heart and soul came about beginning with a visit of Northeastern University. I’ve met thousands of alumni – and I’m still meet- to the space with his father after his ing alumni as a retiree – who give generously to the University because they believe mother’s death in 1990. Northeastern helped them achieve a better life.”
Eugene Reppucci, Jr., E’60, MEd’65, Hon. ’95
Celebrations
The Library had the honor of cele- “In the late 1980s when Snell was being built, it was perfectly clear that some quite brating two milestones last year in radical transformation was going to be affecting the ways scholars and students were the presence of alumni and friends. going to work. Provision had to be made to accommodate those transformations, so On April 25th, 2011, to mark the 20th many of which could only be guessed at then. Over the past twenty years, nothing 11 anniversary of the construction and much has stood still. So many of the good decisions made then have stood the test of dedication of the Snell Library time, and yet we have a really exciting and complex future with which to grapple.” building, library staff, alumni, and friends came together to reflect on Will Wakeling, Dean, University Libraries the accomplishments of the past 20 years and to announce future plans for Snell Library. Above, right to left: “As well as provide individual study space, quiet study space, inspirational space, President Joseph E. Aoun; Dean our task as a library is to create a literate society – to help our clientele recognize of Libraries Will Wakeling; Archivist when they need information and then impart to them the skills to find, evaluate, and of the United States David Ferriero; use that information.” Provost Stephen Director; and David David S. Ferriero, LA’72, MA’76, Archivist of the United States Ferriero’s former co-op advisor Nan- cy Caruso, BA’52, MEd’56, Hon.’00. Patrick Rothfuss, liberation, breaking down boundaries Thank You, Co-Sponsors The Wise Man’s Fear and giving a voice to under-represented men and women, particularly in the gay We would like to extend a special Wednesday, March 16th community. Her presentation showed thank you to the NU Bookstore and Over four hundred fans gathered to that music can inspire more than just our other Northeastern University co- hear Patrick Rothfuss’ compelling talk funky dance moves, it can incite social sponsors for making the 2010-2011 featuring the second book in his King- change. Meet the Author series possible: killer Chronicles series. In one of our most Department of African American Studies successful events to date, Rothfuss de- Gerald Peary, • Asian American Center • Bouvé College clined to reveal details of the book out For the Love of Movies: The Story of American of Health Sciences • Department of Cin- Meet the Author of respect for fans who had not finished ema Studies • Disability Resource Center it. Instead, he thoroughly engaged the Film Criticism • Department of Economics • Humani- Thursday, March 31st Northeastern University Libraries Deborah Fallows, view of the motives behind the standing-room-only audience (below) ties Center • Humanities Center’s Artists encourage dialogue on significant movement. Through hundreds of with personal anecdotes and a rollicking and Practitioners in Residence Program Dreaming in Chinese World-class film critic Gerald Peary contemporary questions through the interviews with individual activists that question-and-answer session. • John D. O’Bryant African-American In- Thursday, October 7th shared with us his first film as a direc- Meet the Author series. The wide illuminated the movement’s philosophi- stitute • School of Journalism • Latino/a tor, chronicling the cultural history of Student Cultural Center • School of Law range of talks and discussions en- cal and cultural foundation, Zernike ex- Alice Echols, Having spent most of her life traveling the last fifty years of American film • School of Law Library • Department of riches the intellectual and cultural plored the impact of Tea Party politics Hot Stuff: Disco and and learning different languages, criticism. The documentary featured Music • Phi Alpha Delta • Department of fabric of the University. on the future of American elections. the Remaking of Deborah Fallows expected her stay interviews with well-known review- Political Science • Women’s, Gender, and in China to be no different. But none American Culture In this section we feature a number ers and discussed readers’ affinity for Sexuality Studies Program of her past experiences could have Matt Taibbi, Wednesday, March 30th of our talks from the past academic Griftopia: Bubble certain critics. Peary lamented how the prepared her for the surprises of liv- profession is now forced to compete year. Additional programs included: Machines, Vampire Squids, Alice Echols (opposite, left) transported ing in Shanghai and Beijing and her with the vast open forum of reviews on and the Long Con That Is our audience back to the beginning of Roger Abrams: Sports Justice • Leonard struggles trying to learn Mandarin. As the internet, and he argued that critics her language skills increased, she was Breaking America the 1970s disco decade, delving into the Brown: John Coltrane and Black Ameri- societal changes that occurred during are crucial to the audience’s experience ca’s Quest for Freedom • Shelley Carson: given passage to understanding ro- Wednesday, November 17th the rise of this new genre of music. of films. Your Creative Brain • Artist Deborah mance, humor, relationships, and social She explained how the ideals of disco Davidson • Gary Dell’Abate: They Call protocol in China. Her talk inspired the Controversial Rolling Stone journalist culture sparked a revolution of social 13 Me Baba Booey • Silvia Dominguez: Get- audience to travel internationally and Matt Taibbi “spoke truth to power” ting Ahead • Wendy Chapin Ford: To Get immerse themselves in the richness of about the cozy relationship between Back Home • Paul Harding: Tinkers other cultures. Wall Street and the federal government • Dr. Joseph Heyman: People of the in the 2008 financial crisis and bank World • John Hollway: Killing Time Kate Zernike, bailout. Taibbi brought his dry wit and • Robert & Ellen Kaplan: Hidden Harmo- Boiling Mad: Inside Tea sharp observations to provide a thought- nies • Actor Stephen Lang • Marianne provoking counter-narrative for this low Leone: Knowing Jesse • Micah Nathan: Party America point in our nation’s economic history. Losing Graceland • Dr. Lissa Rankin: Wednesday, October 20th What’s Up Down There? • R.A. Salvatore: Gauntlgrym • John Siegfried: Better Liv- Unpacking the story of the enigmatic ing Through Economics • Peter Smith: Tea Party, New York Times reporter Kate Harnessing America’s Wasted Talent Zernike offered the first ground-level • Rebecca Traister: Big Girls Don’t Cry Resources & Digital Management Behind the Scenes evaluating, and developing new tech- Thousands of E-books Expanded E-Journal Reference Management nologies to make Library collections Subscriptions Software The Northeastern University and resources more readily available To accommodate increasing numbers Libraries’ department of Metadata and easier to use. They are respon- of distance users who take online cours- Every year, the Library makes an effort Faculty and students, while doing Management works hard to ensure sible for building the digital infrastruc- es and are unable to visit campus, the to provide more online access to valu- research, collect hundreds of references: that the Library’s resources are find- ture that supports all of the Library’s Library purchased access to the able journals for the Library’s global citations of books and articles that have able by using the online catalog and online offerings, and their efforts are Academic Complete collection of audience. Some major journal collec- contributed to their scholarship. Keep- other search tools. This year they crucial to the high level of service for e-books from ebrary. This collection tions were added this year, including ing track of all of those citations can cataloged the Library’s art collec- which the Library strives. is available 24/7 and consists of more packages from important publishers be a challenge. To assist, the Library tion donated by Arthur Goldberg, than 50,000 e-books across all disci- such as Elsevier, Sage, and Springer. purchased software called RefWorks, making the artworks searchable in plines that can be read using any web Several of these included backfiles – the which allows users to store citations on NuCat and including thumbnail im- browser. The books are from leading now-digitized older issues of the jour- the RefWorks website, organize them ages. They also participated as a na- academic and university presses and nals. This means Northeastern research- with keywords and folders, and use a tional test partner in a project run by 64,361 can be located just like print books by ers now have online access to historical Microsoft Word plugin to automatically new e-books added the Library of Congress to test and searching in the Library’s online catalog. content as well as the most current generate bibliographies in a variety of evaluate a new set of guidelines for research. styles. Northeastern researchers have cataloging and describing library ma- The Library also acquired a resource expressed delight in the amount of time terials, including online resources. [Harvard Business called STAT!Ref, which includes the Additional historical content was pur- and effort that RefWorks saves them. full text of many health and medi- Review] chased with the support of the Office of The department of Resource Man- HBR cal reference books and journals, a the Provost. The American Periodi- agement handles ordering of materi- most used key resource for Northeastern’s large cals Series Online contains digitized “I use the online library a lot especially, 15 als, subscriptions to print and electronic journal population of students in the health sci- images of the pages of 1000 American because a big thing for me is having a electronic journals, and licenses for ences. In addition, the Library added magazines and journals published way of sharing research material with online databases, making sure library the full collection of 2010 e-books from between 1741 and 1900. Titles include other grad students. Some of the text- users get access to the resources Springer, a major academic publisher Benjamin Franklin’s General Magazine, books recommended for my classes are and collections they need. 187,028 with heavy focus in the sciences and the first American professional journals, on reserve here too.” engineering. and several consumer magazines still in The members of the Library Tech- articles downloaded from publication, such as Vanity Fair, Harper’s John Watson, Graduate Student nology Services department have JSTOR database Magazine, and Ladies’ Home Journal. spent much time this year testing, Research & Instruction For students and faculty conducting graduate students in the College of Roxanne and Jamie presented on Your Librarian library research, lack of available in- Professional Studies (CPS), after con- data research. In partnership with the formation is rarely the problem. More sulting with CPS administrators. The CPS education doctoral program, R&I librarians have been promoting often it’s the opposite: so many sources tutorial promotes and illustrates use of Donna Kennedy presented a dozen the idea of “Your Librarian” across and research tools exist, but sifting such resources as data sets, government summer workshops on using special- campus and online, emphasizing through them for “the good stuff ” can research documents, and multimedia ized resources for education research, their specialties in various subject be overwhelming. This is where the materials. Julie is also coordinating a and Amanda Rust, Kathy Herrlich, areas. The goal is to increase aware- Northeastern University Libraries’ project to build a library of short and Rebecca Bailey presented a series ness among students and faculty Research & Instruction (R&I) librarians video demonstrations showing how of workshops on EndNote and that there is a Northeastern librarian excel – helping library users make to use various research tools. RefWorks, two citation manage- for everyone: someone familiar with sense of their options and zero in on ment software programs. Christine the resources of their field and whom exactly the information they need. R&I librarians also do a great deal of and Jamie participated in Earth Day, they can contact for assistance, no teaching. In addition to all the usual promoting Library resources to sup- matter where they may be located The department has recently launched sessions delivered to classes on campus port research in sustainability. around the globe. Responses librar- a number of new online initiatives to by faculty request, this year the depart- Rebecca and Amanda participated in ians have received, such as “You are better serve those users who cannot or ment organized over 40 library ori- the planning for the NU Humanities the BEST!!! You have made me the do not visit the physical library. Several entation sessions to reach more Center’s Artists and Practitioners happiest graduate student!”, or a of these online tools were developed in than 1,000 international students, in Residence Program with Deborah faculty member’s “Thank you ever so conjunction with campus partners. Julie doubling the number from the previous Davidson, “Considering Books.” Sandy much for your amazing help. I truly Jersyk, Christine Oka, and Roxanne year. This expansion directly reflects the Dunphy and Jamie led book discussions don’t know what I would do without Palmatier worked with a group of in- increased participation in Northeast- for classes of entering honors students you!” show how meaningful these 17 structors from the English department ern’s international student programs as a part of the annual First Pages event connections are for Northeastern to design and implement an online such as Global Pathways, American in the fall. researchers. version of library instruction for Classroom, and the International Stu- the First Year Writing Program, giv- dent and Scholar Institute. ing these new students an orientation to the Library and its resources. Jamie As a part of the NU EdTech Center’s 18,739 2,447 Dendy and Roxanne designed an online Second Monday series for faculty, Julie research questions in-person consultation Advanced Research tutorial for distance and Jamie presented on e-books, and answered sessions held “Without the support of the Library and the repository, I simply could not have done this work. The art catalog would be outrageously expensive to publish, and even if it were, few people would ever see it. The IRis process allows me to share my work, quickly, with a world-wide audience. Poets can read the work of other poets who share their interests, artists can see new art by artists from other countries. Teachers Scholarly Communication get a free source of teaching ideas that In its second year, the Library’s Schol- Northeastern faculty, students, and ad- The first open access e-book published they can use immediately. The success arly Communication program made ministrators to promote the program’s in IRis was a bilingual collection of Jew- of these projects in terms of quality and significant advances in its mission to services and explore new opportunities ish Latin American poetry titled Una number of downloads has prompted me support research and publishing activ- for collaboration. For example, subject Voz Entre las Multitudes / A Voice Among the to begin work on another IRis project ity at Northeastern University. Deposits librarians arranged for health sciences Multitudes by Stephen Sadow, Professor that will contain Jewish Latin Ameri- to IRis, Northeastern’s digital archive, graduate student orientations to include of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. can fiction in Spanish, Portuguese, and have increased by 50% since January presentations on scholarly communica- He subsequently deposited Identidad y perhaps even Yiddish and Ladino.” 2010, aided in part by subject librarians’ tion and open access. New relationships Diversidad / Identity and Diversity, the cata- Stephen Sadow, Professor of Languag- efforts to market IRis to faculty. Usage with the Office of Research Adminis- log of an exhibition of artist’s books dis- es, Literatures, and Cultures (right) of materials in IRis also saw a dramatic tration and Finance and the Office of played in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Each increase: downloads of dissertations Marketing and Communications have of the fourteen books features a poem and master’s theses more than tripled in resulted in partnerships that support the by a Jewish Latin American author, the first six months of 2011 compared promotion and analysis of research con- presented in Spanish and English, and to the same period in 2010. IRis is also ducted at Northeastern. The Library an accompanying artistic interpretation. home to a growing collection of open has also been developing a new Digital High-resolution images (screenshot, op- access books and journals. Furthering Repository Service, which will expand posite) of each book’s artwork are avail- support for open access to research, on IRis to support storage, access, and able for on-screen viewing and down- in March 2011 the Northeastern Uni- discovery of the widest possible range load, adding a dimension to the viewer’s versity Libraries became a supporting of digital materials created and used at experience not possible in print. View member of BioMedCentral, a respected the University. this work at: iris.lib.neu.edu/books/2/ publisher of 221 peer-reviewed open ac- 19 cess journals. This membership provides The growing stature of the Scholarly NU-affiliated authors with a discount on Communication program reflects sever- BMC journals’ article processing fees. al years of outreach and efforts to build partnerships, and the Library is excited Hillary Corbett, Scholarly Communica- about the prospects for continued ex- 19,123 tion Librarian, met with many pansion of this initiative. page views of NU theses & dissertations in IRis Library Supporters Constructing a World-Class Modern workspaces and other modi- Chris L. Kleinke Library Fund Research Library fications will remove the traditional This year hundreds of Northeastern boundaries of collegiate academic disci- This fund was created by Library University alumni, faculty, staff, and To support a world-class research insti- plines, by providing a creative and con- Supporter Katharine M. Kleinke, friends recognized the impact of an tution like Northeastern University, a figurable meeting place for all fields of MEd’69, in memory of her late broth- exemplary research library on an premier research library is a necessity. study. Planning for the project envisages er, Dr. Chris L. Kleinke. A well-known academic community. Each year, With the University’s focus on research close partnerships among the Library, Anchorage psychology professor, the Northeastern University Libraries that addresses global imperatives such Information Services, and the academic Dr. Kleinke received his doctorate in add to our printed and electronic re- as health, security, and sustainability, the Colleges, as well as with industry and psychology from Claremont College sources, including rare and historical Library supports faculty and scholars commercial partners. This physical and went on to teach clinical psy- pieces of art, music, and film, to keep who are forming partnerships and con- space will transcend aspects of the core chology at Wellesley, Wheaton, and up with the growing needs of the Uni- ducting highly interdisciplinary work to of Northeastern’s mission and will serve Boston Colleges. Dr. Kleinke taught versity and local community groups. produce breakthroughs in these areas. as a framework for future models of at the University of Alaska Anchorage In order to make these collections The Library must be a resource that teaching at the University. Northeast- from 1985 until he retired in 1998. He accessible, the Library depends on provides the tools necessary to innovate ern University seeks donations toward passed away on February 22, 1999. the support of those who recognize and achieve within these initiatives. By workstations, equipment, construction, Many of Dr. Kleinke’s published psy- the importance of a present, rich, continuing to augment the breadth and and software to help us realize this vi- chology textbooks have been trans- University Library to build on the edu- quality of our services and collections, sion. Total project costs are estimated at lated into several foreign languages cation of our students and to encour- Snell Library has the opportunity to be $6+ million. A naming opportunity of and are now used by students across age the research of our faculty. counted among the top-tier research $5 million will leave a lasting impact on the globe. This endowment will sup- libraries in the nation. With your sup- campus and other naming opportunities port the purchase of collections Library Supporters receive compli- port of a gift or an endowment, Snell within the Digital Media Commons are within the field of psychology. mentary copies of our annual Sup- Library can achieve this vision of excel- being developed. porters newsletter and invitations to lence and continue to grow with the programs and special events at the University. Library Digital Bookplates Library, and are eligible for member- ship in the University’s recognition Launching a State-of-the- The Digital Bookplate program allows donors to make a long-lasting contribu- services. For more information or to Art Media Commons make a gift, contact Nina Shah at tion to the University. Library Digital Bookplates recognize endowments (617) 373-5452, or visit our website University partners are working to- and honor the interests, achievements, at: www.lib.neu.edu/giving gether to transform the Library environ- and memories of the donors, their col- ment into a state-of-the-art space that leagues, their mentors, or their loved encourages growth and development in ones. Bookplates have evolved over time the areas of interdisciplinary scholar- to be viewed as true works of art. By ship, translational research, and innova- participating in our bookplate program, tive educational methods. It will serve as you can help support the purchase of all a collaborative and innovative learning future Library collections while honor- environment to unite faculty, scholars, 21 ing and commemorating the milestones researchers, alumni, and students across in your life and the lives of your loved disciplines through technology-integrat- ones. ed curricula and research. Funding Priorities & Opportunities enable users to apply different multi- professional work environment. Coop- media tools to create digital, academic erative education inspires students to content. Your investment toward work- grow both intellectually and personally stations and equipment in this space will and to challenge themselves to pursue empower the creator to use the latest and achieve greater academic and pro- technologies to construct inspiring fessional goals. Currently we offer six- media projects, presentations, and month positions in Marketing & Events, working portfolios to carry with them Graphic Design, Archives and Special through their professional careers. Collections, and Digital Media & De- sign that are each formatted to inspire Sponsoring the Meet the the student to gain perspective, build Funding Priorities & Opportunities Author Series confidence, and advance their portfo- worldwide networks multiply, which in lios. An investment of $30,000 would Preserving the History of Expanding Our Collections The Meet the Author series brings turn increases the number of remote fund one co-op position per year at the Boston’s Social Justice together the Northeastern community patrons using the Library’s digital Northeastern University Libraries. Communities The Library’s collections are the cor- to explore and discuss current issues. resources. The Library continues to nerstone to teaching and learning across The program has featured best-selling expand our virtual presence by convert- The Archives and Special Collections campus and now, with the advent of luminaries such as Pulitzer Prize– ing journal subscriptions to electronic Farewell to Maria Carpenter Department plays an important role in e-books, electronic databases, and winning author Paul Harding and New e-journals, they reach the Northeastern form in our digital library and adding preserving Northeastern’s rich past and York Times Magazine columnist Dr. Lisa Maria Carpenter (lower right), Direc- community anywhere in the world. to our digital repository to create a vir- the history of Boston’s under-represent- Sanders. $100,000+ to endow and tor of Advancement, Marketing, & Establishing a collection endowment or tual space that preserves the academic ed African American, Asian American, name the series would provide the Communications, left Northeastern collection fund in a broad subject area and creative work of the Northeastern Latino, and GLBTQ communities. Library with the resources to execute University after 10 years at Snell Li- is a meaningful way to honor a loved community. Images, scholarly articles, Collections include the records of Stull high quality programs for the North- brary. After beginning her career as a one. The revenue generated from a theses, and e-resources are all saved and and Lee, Inc., an African American eastern community and our supporters, Research and Instruction Librarian in collection endowment will fund future shared within this platform. Our digital Boston-based architectural and urban and ensure our ability to bring well- 2001, Maria expanded her role to en- collection purchases, whether physical library is an ongoing area of develop- planning firm, and Northeastern’s Oral known speakers to campus. compass the Library’s advancement, or digital, and ensure that the foremost ment, so there is no cap in cost associ- History Office records, a diverse collec- marketing, and communications. She purpose of the fund is preserved. In the ated with maintaining it. However, a tion of oral histories documenting the “This talk highlighted the exciting worked to promote Library services, case of establishing a fund, the entire $200,000+ digital library endowment American China Mission, Cambridge intellectual scholarship going on in the create and develop the Library’s Meet donation is spent on purchases for col- will help offset recurring annual costs to School Crisis, Immigrant Voyages, New humanities and addressed connections to the Author series, launch the Library’s lections. A gift of $10,000-$25,000 for support the platform. England Fishermen, Town Histories, University themes of globalization and fundraising program, and establish a named collection fund or a gift of Vietnam War, World War I, and World culture.” the Library’s donor base. Maria is ac- $50,000+ for a named endowment will Enhancing the Digital Media War II. Donations of organizational tive with the American Library Asso- help the Library to continue to build an Design Studio Meet the Author attendee records and papers are always welcome. ciation, having participated in a num- outstanding academic collection. Additionally, a $100,000+ endowment The Digital Media Design Studio at Funding Cooperative ber of initiatives to improve the status will help us to safeguard our important Enriching the Digital Library Snell Library is an environment for Education of ethnic and cultural minorities in the collections in this area and will go to- users to produce course-related multi- library profession, and she is a pub- 23 ward digitization projects to make these As the University invests in global edu- media projects and presentations. The The Library’s cooperative education lished author in the field of leader- records publicly accessible to the online cation and international partnerships studio provides workshops, programs, program allows Northeastern students ship. Maria is now the Director of the community. and collaborations, Northeastern’s software, and instructional support that to gain a richer understanding of their Somerville (Mass.) Public Library. course studies or career interest in a Leaving a Legacy Naming Opportunities Library Endowments Nicola J. Barletta Book Fund F. Andre Favat Memorial Fund William T. and Helen Schafer For Civil Engineering collections For Children’s Literature collections Book Fund Snell Library offers many naming A permanent library endowment is the and curriculum resources For collections opportunities, some of which include: most important guarantee of the F. Gregg Bemis Fund Farnham W. and Susan W. Smith Northeastern University Libraries’ For acquisition of books in the William H. Garvey Library Fund Endowed Book Fund Collection Endowments, $50,000+ long-term excellence. An endowed gift Humanities For collections in the physical, medical, For the purchase of Engineering books for a named endowment or $25,000+ cements a donor’s life-long relation- and biological sciences Bowditch Endowment Fund for a named collection fund in a ship with the University and with the For Canadiana collections Morris Goodman Book Fund Janet M. Smith Endowment Fund subject area of choice Library by giving students, faculty For Business and Economics collections For the Library’s collections in and alumni access to the resources to Digital Media Commons, 34,138 ft2 Class of 1937 Book Fund Language and Literature achieve success. Gift endowments can For collections Haney Family Endowed InfoCommons, 4,056 ft2 be named after the donor or in honor Book Fund Thompson Endowment Fund of a loved one, and are often fulfilled Class of 1992 Snell For collections For Pharmacy collections For more information about gift through a multi-year commitment. Periodicals Fund planning or naming opportunities Endowments can support the purchase For periodicals Hawley Endowment Fund D. Thomas and please contact: and preservation of Library collections, For the purchase of books in the Marie F. Trigg Fund a lecture series, research programs, or Paul E. Crocker Fund Humanities For International Business Nina Shah other purposes. For collections collections (617) 373-5452 NU Memorial Endowment Fund [email protected] The following Library gift endowments Calvin S. Cronan Library For books and other materials generated $89,642 in 2010-2011. Endowment Fund www.lib.neu.edu/giving For Chemical Engineering collections John and Esther Perkins Book Fund Davis Educational Endowment For Chemistry and Chemical Library Fund Engineering collections For collections 25 Amy and John Robbins Loren Downs Endowment Memorial Fund Book Fund For acquisitions, emphasis in the For collections Humanities Thank You, Library Supporters Donations Individuals John A. Keeney ’77 Foundations & Alumni Library Benefits Katharine M. Kleinke ’69 Organizations Gifts to the Library are an important Carlton C. Anderson ’50 Mary M. Leno Northeastern alumni can register to source of funds that create opportuni- Betul Balkan Rhonda J. Linde Anna Reppucci Memorial Trust enjoy a variety of library privileges in- ties for implementing building improve- Judith A. Beatrice ’89 Paul J. Merluzzi, Jr. ’66 Barnes & Noble College cluding access to the Alumni Reading ments, procuring new library services, Marie L. Berry ’86 Peter S. Miller ’67 Booksellers Inc. Room, an exclusive benefit, where and acquiring library books, electronic David D. Blair, Jr. ’54 Robert M. O’Brien Chinese Progressive Association laptops and iPads are available to resources, and other materials. Francis C. Blessington ’66 & Patrick F. O’Donnell ’83 ConocoPhillips Company borrow for use in the space. Alumni Dr. Ann M. Taylor ’64 George ’60 & Elaine Patsourakos Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund visiting Snell Library can also connect The Northeastern University Libraries Philip M. Budashewitz ’78 Stuart S. Peterfreund Millipore Corporation to our free internet access, borrow received a total of $260,824 in dona- Father John F. Carmichael ’92 Eugene M. Reppucci, Jr. E’60, MEd’65, Oracle America Inc. items, use our public access com- tions during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, Elizabeth C. Cromley Hon’95 & Corinne C. Reppucci Snell Construction Corporation puters, and access online research which includes $96,559 worth of gift- Karla Damus LA’64, MEd’71 Travelers Aid Family Services databases and e-journals. Register in-kind donations such as gift books, Richard & Carol Daynard Alan J. Rom YMCA online or read more about alumni manuscripts, and archival materials. Douglas R. & Michelle J. De Filippi Roberto A. Rosa & Maria Iriti benefits at: Dr. & Mrs. William J. Deangelis William M. Scheerer ’87 Special Note www.lib.neu.edu/services/for_alumni The honor roll recognizes gifts to the Marjorie B. Dephtereos ’76 Raymond Schmidt & Stephen Skuce We have made every effort to ensure the Library between July 1, 2010 and June Virginia DiFranza ’66 Peter & Agnes Serenyi accuracy of the honor roll list. If there 30, 2011 that exceeded $250. Vincent S. Djuhadi ’86 Douglas B. Tomb ’92 is an error in the way we listed your gift Ruth S. Felton ’71 Robert M. Turosz ’77 or if you wish to make a change to the Joseph M. Galvin ’59 Lynda Vickers-Smith & Lorraine Snell way your name is listed, please notify William H. Garvey ’80 William M. Wakeling Nina Shah, Advancement and Market- George P. ’65 & Mary Geuras ’66 Irvine W. Wei ing, Northeastern University Libraries, Michael Ginsberg ’61 William S. Willer ’91 (617) 373-5452, [email protected]. We Gerald R. Griffin ’60 Susan L. Woodard ’84 apologize for any errors. Amir R. Hamdoun Ruth M. Zwirner G. Derrick Hodge David M. Hough Marc Jampole 27 Amira Aaron, Associate Dean, Schol- also published several book reviews for Future of Acquisitions: Planning for arly Resources, was elected and served Library Journal, including a review of Change in an Ever-changing as president of the New England Tech- Meir Shalev’s Beginnings in the March 1, Environment.” nical Services Librarians (NETSL) for 2011 issue. 2010-2011. Amanda Rust, Research & Instruc- Amy Lewontin, Collection Develop- tion Librarian, was elected Secretary Hillary Corbett, Scholarly Commu- ment Librarian, chaired the Professional of the Literatures in English Section of nication Librarian, presented a poster Development Committee of ACRL ACRL. session at two conferences: SPARC New England, which conducted a sur- Institutional Repositories Meeting vey of New England librarians’ profes- Jeaniter Thompson, Accounts Super- and the Association of College and sional development interests for future visor, was honored with an Outstanding Research Libraries (ACRL) National conference planning. Service Award from Northeastern Uni- Conference. The title of the poster was versity in December. The Outstanding “Marketing Your Repository with the Debra Mandel, (opposite, below) Service Award recognizes an individual Power of Google Analytics.” Hillary Head, Digital Media Design Studio, who has established a history of excep- was active in the ACRL New England presented the paper “Leading Success- tional performance in advancing the Chapter’s Scholarly Communication ful Student Media Production Services” student, staff, or faculty experience. Special Interest Group and the Boston at the Consortium of College and Uni- Will Wakeling, Dean, University Li- Library Consortium’s (BLC) Scholarly versity Media Centers’ fall conference. braries, was voted President-Elect of the Communication task force. She helped plan the Northeast Regional Computing Program (NERCOMP) BLC Board of Directors. He was also Web Redesign Team members meeting “Stepping into the Digital elected to the Board of Directors of the Annie DeVane, Amanda Rust, Media Paradigm” and moderated a Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Diann Smothers, and Karen panel for one of the sessions. Debra also and gave a presentation at their annual Merguerian (above, left to right) con- began serving as co-chair of the BLC conference in June entitled “Usage Sta- ducted a survey of libraries that use Video Streaming Task Force. tistics for Wiser Business Decisions.” Drupal software to manage their web- Patrick Yott (lower right) was ap- sites. They designed a poster entitled, Lesley Milner, Associate Dean, User pointed Director of a new department, “Citizens of Drupal: An Informal Sur- Services, participated in a group that Library Technology Services, formed by vey,” that Annie and Amanda presented planned discussion topics for the Uni- the merger of the Systems Office and at the American Library Association’s versity Libraries section of ACRL. the department of Digital Library Man- (ALA) 2011 Annual Conference. Staff Recognition Janet Belanger Morrow, (upper agement. Patrick taught a workshop at Judy Forgione, Resource Sharing right) Head, Resource Management, the 2010 ALA Annual Conference on Assistant, retired in June 2011 after received the 2011 NETSL Award for XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language 27 years of dedicated service to the Excellence in Technical Services. Janet Transformations). He also taught a Library, first at the Burlington campus was invited to serve on the Shared Elec- weeklong workshop for the Association and then at Snell Library. tronic Resource Understanding (SERU) of Research Libraries on XML (Exten- Committee of the National Information sible Markup Language), and presented Brian Greene was promoted to Head, Standards Organization. She was also at meetings of the Digital Library Fed- Access Services in January 2011. He Program Chair for a presentation at the eration, NERCOMP, and NETSL. serves on the BLC Resource Sharing ALA Annual Conference entitled “The Strategic Planning Committee. Brian 29 “I work pretty much exclusively in the library, meeting students to Managing Editors help them with their writing. It’s a very convenient location because Rebecca Bailey I can meet students throughout all hours of the day, in the midst Nina Shah of all their classes. Plus we’re in the library, so if there’s a specific topic they’re working on I can easily send them upstairs to meet Designer with a research librarian about the information.” William Macowski ’12
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Committee “If I get any work done, it’s here. Plus it’s open 24/7 – and I’m Rebecca Bailey a night person. I can come here whenever.” Kathy Herrlich William Macowski ’12 Matt Springer, Middler Nina Shah Kelsey Strout ’13 Thomas Urell
“I like that we can eat – I know it’s silly. I love that the staff Contributors is so helpful, I love that we have the two floors that have noise Hillary Corbett and the two that don’t, I love the remote printing; I just love this Emily Huizenga ’16 place.” Michelle Romero
Ashley Harmon, Graduate student Photography Christopher Huang, Tom Kates, Mary Knox Merrill, Thomas Urell, NU Historical Photographs “As a commuter, I use this place as a sort of pseudo-home base in between classes. I mean I live 52 miles away – not that I’m counting.” Northeastern University Libraries Jennifer Nicholson, Graduate student @ClubSnell
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