LIBQAQY HOQIZON~ A Newsletter of the University of Alabama Libraries VOL. 14, NO. 2 SPRING 2001 University Libraries Offer Electronic Journal Access

In January of this year, University Libraries or night,and they will not be confronted with pr ovided access to the full text of nearly 1,000 the problem of a volume being checked out journals in electronic format via its website at or missing. The initial offering of circa 1,000 www.lib.ua.edu. In doing so, the libraries titles is only a beginning. The titles presented e m b a rked on a new era in providing an are a selection of those that are free with paid enhanced level of convenience of access for su b s c ri p t i o n s . It should be emphasized,at this its community. Scholars may now access arti- point, that not all currently subscribed titles cles from these publications at any time, day are on the website. The libraries continue to make additions to the collection. Publishers determine the extent of volume Dr. Louis Pitschmann Named Dean of Libraries In This Issue n University Libraries Offer Electronic Journal Access ...... 1 It is a pleasure to announce that Dr.Louis A. n Pitschmann, associate director for collec- Dr. Louis Pitschmann Named Dean of Libraries ...... 1 tion development and management at the n U n i ve rsity of Wi s c o n s i n - M a d i s o n , h a s Electronic Book Collection Available to University Community ...... 2 accepted the position of dean of libraries. n Dr. Nancy Barrett, provost and vice presi- Faculty Profile: Betty Bryce,Reference Librarian ...... 3 dent for academic affa i rs , made the n announcement on March 20. D r. Me m b e r s of the Rotunda Li b ra r y Society ...... 5 Pitschmann’s appointment comes follow- n Ne w Databases SupportAr t Research . . . .6 ing a national search to replace Dr. Charles n Osburn who is stepping down as dean of Electronic Edition of The Collected libraries in August. Works of John Dewey Added to Education Library ...... 6 Dr. Pitschmann holds a Ph.D. in German n and M.A. in library science from the Uni- Gorgas Library Acquires Microfilm versity of Chicago. He also holds an M.A. Collection of the Papers of Heinrich degree in German from Pennsylvania State Schenker ...... 7 University and a B.A.from Gannon College n Rich Collections of Poet/Statesman in Pennsylvania. He brings a wealth of Housed in Hoole Library ...... 7 library and teaching experience including n Piano Lessons Exhibit Opens ...... 9 positions at Cornell University, the Bundes- n Boosting Univer sity Librar ies at gy m n a s i u m , H o l l ab ru n n , Au s t ri a , t h e Bama Bound ...... 10 University of Chicago,and the University of n Center Named Curator of Special Notre Dame. Collections ...... 11 2 Library Horizons holdings for the electronic edition of each a site where the content is stored . Please note ti t l e . Not all volumes that are avai l a ble in prin t that titles offered only at the publishers’ web- are also available in electronic format. The sites will vary in presentation. Those that are U n i ve rsity Libra ries community will have offered by the third party service provider, access to those volumes that are made avail- such as EBSCO Online, will present a consis- able by the publisher and to which we have tent interface regardless of origin of content. subscribed. In addition, previous issues may Debra Hill, systems librarian be available through JSTOR, a database collec- tion of core scholarly journals that have been digitized. That collection serves as an archive of journal backfiles while protecting publish- Electronic Book Collection ers from loss of revenue by not providing Available to University access to recent issues. Access to JSTOR is Community also available on University Libraries website. When viewing a search results screen, it is apparent that some titles are offered twice. That is because some, in addition to being One of the newest web resources available at offered on the publishers’ servers, are also U n i ve rsity Libra ri e s , n e t L i b ra ry, p rov i d e s ava i l able via a third party journal gateway access to a customized collection of ove r interface (EBSCO Online) to which University 30,000 electronic full-text books from over Libraries subscribes. 200 publishers. The netLibrary e-books col- Due to licensing restrictions, some of the lection includes refe r ence books, s ch o l a r ly titles are available only on campus. These and professional titles,technical and scientific titles may be accessed in the libraries,offices, titles, and public domain titles from Project and dorms on campus at any computer with a G u t e n b e rg and the Unive rsity of Vi rgi n i a University of Alabama Internet connection. library. Many of the titles are also available remotely University of Alabama faculty, staff, and stu- to authorized persons, meaning current Uni- dents may use the e-book collection fro m versity of Alabama faculty, staff, or students netLibrary by visiting www.netLibrary.com may access the titles from off-campus sites via and setting up an account with a password. commercial Internet providers. When doing User accounts must be set up on a computer so, the user will be prompted for name and from within The University of Alabama cam- Un i ve r sity id. These journals may also be pus netwo rk . After re gi s t ra t i o n , u s e rs are accessed through a dial-up connection to a immediately eligible to search and check out Bama account. books from The University of Alabama e-book To locate the electronic journals at collection from any wor kstation with Interne t www.lib.ua.edu, click on “Databases/ EJour- access. Each new user receives an official nals,” then click on “EJournals.” From that email from netLibra ry explaining search point, search by title, subject, or alphabetical strategies,help screens, loan periods,and the l i s t i n g . The results screen will indicate rights and privileges of users. whether the title is accessible only on campus E-book collections instantly increase user or remotely. Click on the desired title to go to access to additional libra ry materi a l s . T h ey Library Horizons 3

su c h ven d o r s as netLibrar y means fewer prob - lems with storage , d i s c a rd i n g , re p a i ri n g , ...... ·-- shelving,and even processing of books. Does their arrival signal the end of printed books? Probably not. Electronic editions simply are another method to deliver info rmation to ., ,. _.,______... .. ____ _ those users whose attention has been cap- .. - ·-····­ tured by new technology. ----··-·----·_.,,.· - , ---__ .. ___ .... Further Reading: ---- O’Gorman, Jack. “netLibrary.” Booklist, 97/11 (2001): 1066-67. netLibrary search screen displays various resources. Lisa Yuro, reference librarian provide users with an alternative format to print resources that may be lost or overdue from the library collection or to resources Faculty Profile: Betty Bryce, that may not have arrived by traditional acqui- Reference Librarian sitions methods. E l e c t ronic editions fro m ne t L i b ra r y a re ava i l able around the cl o ck , thus allowing users to set their own “library hours.” Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library’s Humanities, Although The University of Alabama e-book Social Sciences,and Government Information collection includes access to over 4,000 titles S e rvices Department is fo rtunate to have from the public domain, its primary focus is Betty Bryce as a reference librarian. This area on commercial titles. A sample search of Uni- of the library provides reference services to versity of Alabama Press resulted in the full students and faculty in all subjects in the Col- text of 264 titles with publication dates rang- l e ge of A rts and Sciences, as well as the ing from 1964 through 1999. A similar search College of Communication and Information of the publisher John Wiley and Sons yielded Sciences and the College of Human Environ- 112 titles with publication dates of 1999 mental Sciences. B ry c e ’s educational through 2000. background, superior communication skills, netLibrary offers users an impressive array and flexibility in handling work assignments of search methods including keyword, pub- have been invaluable to the library’s presence lisher, subject,title, and author. For each title on campus. there is an image of the book cover and a Bryce holds a B.A. degree in English from shortened citation with Library of Congress Hollins College in Roanoke, Vir gin i a , an M.A.in subject headings. The text of the book art history from New York University, and the appears in a frame on the right,and the table M.L.S. from The University of Alabama. In of contents appears on the left. There are 1988,she began working part-time in Univer- links from the book’s index to the appro p ri a t e sity Libra ri e s ’ Catalog Department in a pages within the text and several options for temporary position and later that year moved downloading and displaying text. into a permanent position as reference librar- For libraries, the arrival of e-books through i a n . In addition to providing re fe re n c e 4 Library Horizons

Libraries she has served as editor-in-chief of library publications. She served on the edito- rial board of the libra ri e s ’ i n - h o u s e publication,Rotunda, from 1990 to 1996,and is a past editor of both Rotunda and this pub- lication. As a member of the Alabama Library Association,she served as editor of the Alaba- ma Librarian, the official publication of the state’s library association,from 1986 to 1988. As a member of the American Library Associa- t i o n , she has served as editor of the Association of College and Research Libraries ( ACRL) Division A RTS Section New s l e t t e r from 1991 to 1994. Bryce has served on several committees of ACRL dealing with publications and art histo- ry throughout the 1990s to the present. She has also published several articles in national library publications. During the fall 1998 term, Bryce used her sabbatical leave to prepare a manuscript for p u bl i c a t i o n , A m e rican Pri n t m a ke rs , 1 9 4 6 - 1 9 9 6 : an Index to Rep roductions and Biocritical Information. Published by Scare- Betty Bryce, reference librarian crow Press in 1999, this work is part of the reference collection in Gorgas Library. service,Bryce is the selector of library materi- Bryce has served as a faculty senate repre- als for the areas of art history, communicative s e n t a t i ve for the last four ye a rs . In this disorders, and humanities and social science capacity she serves on the executive commit- refe re n c e . She provides bibl i o graphic instru c- tee of the Libra ry Faculty Org a n i z a t i o n , tion for art,interior design,and other courses. University Libraries’ governance group. She She has recently added the duties of distance has also served as co-chair of the senate’s education coordinator to her roster. In this Research and Service Committee in 1998-99 capacity, she is responsible for informing the and has been a member of other University library of the needs of distance education stu- committees during the past decade, m o s t dents, informing students in the College of re c e n t ly the Dean of Continuing Studies C o n t i nuing Studies of the re s o u rces the Search Committee. l i b ra ry has ava i l abl e , and helping students When asked what she enjoys about her job, with these resources. Bryce replied that she enjoys reference work. Br yce has used her writing and editing skills She likes working with people -- helping both to benefit her professional community locally, students and faculty find information. Her re gi o n a l ly, and nationally. At Unive rs i t y skills in mentoring students and supervising

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Members of the Rotunda Library Society (as of March 15, 2001)

AmSouth Bank Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McInnes The Rucker and Margaret Agee Fund Mr. Richardson B. McKenzie,Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Baker Mrs. Elizabeth Melton Dr. Eric Baklanoff Mr. and Mrs. James C. Moore Ms. Renee Ballard Mr.Warren Murphy Mrs. Kenneth Barton Mrs. Marilynne Myson The Honorable and Mrs.Tom Bevill Mrs.Sue Newton Mrs.Leon Boatner Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Brooke Mrs.Beulah Ormond Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Brown Dr. Charles B. Osburn Ms. Betty Bryce Mr. Charles R. Paler Mr. and Mrs. John P. Case Mr. John C. Paler Dr. Barbara Chotiner Miss Elizabeth Patton Mr. and Mrs.William Cleverdon Mr. and Mrs.Wray Pearce Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cowart Mrs.Gloria Terry Pennington Ms. Karen Croneis Mrs. Patricia Pettus Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Culpepper J. Reese Phifer, Jr. Memorial Foundation Mrs.Lola B. Curry Mr. Lee Pike Mrs.Ella R. Davis Ms. Kate W. Ragsdale Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Davis,Jr. Mrs.Sarah Reeves Mrs.Harriet Deason Mr. H. Mark Reynolds Mrs. Shi Deng Mr. Luther Richardson III EBSCO Industries, Inc. Mr. John V. Rucker Ms.Anne Edwards Ms. Jane Faulkner Mr. and Mrs. R.Timothy Russell Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Fowler Mr. Leon Sadler IV Ms. Jessica Lacher-Feldman Mr. Robert H.Shaw, Jr. Mrs.Carol Gillerman Ms. Janice M. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Ginsburg Dr. Jane B.Smith Dr.Wade Hall Mrs.Donna Sorensen Dr. Ralph C.Hammond Mrs.Kathryn Starbuck Mr. F. Russell Harwell Mrs.Eleanor Streit Dr. Gail S.Hasson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stull Ms. Patricia Henderson Mr. Russell Stutts,Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Herring Mrs. Frances Summersell Ms. Beth Holley Mr. and Mrs.Arthur R.Taylor, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.William A.Hughes Mr. Howard Tepper Ms. Janice E. Innes Dr. Christine Thompson Mrs.Tonja Johnson Dr. Lakey Tolbert Dr. Doug Jones Mr. Rex Jones Dr. Richard A.Turpin Mr. and Mrs. John Josey Mr. and Mrs.Andrew Wade Mrs.Margaret Livingston Mr.William W.Walker, Jr. Mr. Ralph Loveless Dr. and Mrs.Charles Watson Mrs. Charlotte Marshall Mrs.Margaret Wilson Mr. and Mrs. George McCrary Mrs.Voni Wyatt Mrs.Charlotte McEachin Mr. John W.Wyker III Mr. and Mrs. James McHugh Mr. Phillip B.Young 6 Library Horizons continued from page 4 student assistants keep her busy. The libraries h ave proved to be avid users of libra ry as a whole have also benefited from her shar- resources, and the libraries are pleased to be ing her writing skills with the greater library able to offer this increased access to art infor- community. mation. Helga Visscher, reference librarian, Betty Bryce, reference librarian McLure Education Library

Electronic Edition of The New Databases Support Art Collected Works of John Research Dewey Added to Education Library Un i ve rsity Libra ries has re c e n t ly acquire d tw o new databases to support the Univers i t y ’ s art programs—Art Full Text and Art Index University Libraries has purchased the elec- Retrospective. These new databases will sup- tronic edition of The Collected Works of John p o rt both the pro gram in art history and Dewey, 1882-1953. The libraries own many the program in studio art. They cover such editions of Dewey ’s wo rk s , i n cluding the subjects as antiques,ar cha e o l o g y,ar chi t e c t u re , d e fi n i t i ve collected wo rks published by art history, fashion, interior design, and pho- Southern Illinois University Press. This elec- tography. t ronic re s o u rce has been purchased to In Art Full Text researchers can find cita- enhance res e a r ch and study of Am e ri c a ’ s grea t tions and often the text of arti c les in some 300 philosopher. While there are many editions of of the world’s leading art journals published Dewey’s works, this database provides full- between 1984 and the present. Journal cov- t ext access to all thirt y - s even volumes of erage includes English-language periodicals, D ewey ’s E a rly Wo rk s , Middle Wo rk s , a n d yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as Later Works, which are still held in copyright. art periodicals published in most major west- This recently acquired database is primarily er n languages plus Jap a n e s e . Ar t Full Text al s o a critical reading text that offe rs unpre c e- indexes reproductions of works of art that dented access to Dewey’s work. The superior appear in indexed periodicals. Boolean search capability, pop-up links, and A rt Index Retro s p e c t i ve p rovides bibl i o- object links are not available in the print edi- graphic citations from 1929 to 1984 – a tions. In order to maintain the integrity of the cu m ulation of Wilson Ar t Index fr om vol u m e s text,user defined “shadow files”that allow the 1 through 32. Over 400 leading art publica- reader to create and maintain highlights,mar- tions are covered. ginal notes, and bookmarks can be added. These two databases offer students and fac- Complete instructions re g a rding the con- ulty a quick way of searching the many years struction and use of these files are contained of Art Index in one source rather than exam- in the on-screen help fil e s , as well as in a prin t - ining each annual print vo l u m e . T h e ed guide available at the reserve desk of the Department of Art faculty and student body McLure Education Library. The University of Library Horizons 7

A l ab a m a ’s license agreement for this electro n- lished analyses and writings on music,partic- ic collection is limited to two computers in u l a r ly on the wo rks of Bach , B e e t h ove n , McLure Library. Brahms, and Chopin.The collection also con- There is a renaissance in considering the tains published music scores annotated by works of America’s contribution to the world Schenker, clippings, and miscellaneous mate- of philosophy. Dewey was a pioneer in the rials,as well as writings on non-musical topics field of psychology and child development, and correspondence with students, acquain- and his name is synonymous with the pro- tances, and his publishers. gre s s i ve education move m e n t . His cl a s s i c B o rn in Poland in 1868,Sch e n k er lived most work, Democracy and Education, shows the of his life in Vienna. There he gained promi- pragmatic side of Dewey’s philosophic work. nence as a performer, critic, and editor and, Other works show his keen insights into the over a lifetime of study, developed radically basic learning process and philosophy of life. innovative ideas concerning the theory and The electronic edition of his works allows the analysis of musical structure, counterpoint, researcher to examine the juxtaposition of and harmony. He contended that true master- many subjects within his writings, touching wo rks of music contain elements of areas of education,history, philosophy, ethics, la r ge-scale struc t u r e and organic devel o p m e n t and religion. John Dewey,America’s philoso- which define them as masterworks, distinc- p h e r, is still re l evant in the twe n t y - fi rs t tive from other compositions of the period, century. and through which authentic music history Helga B.Visscher, reference librarian, can be traced. Analysis of these elements,he McLure Education Library thought, was basic not only to music theory and music history but also to music criticism and music instruction. Gorgas Library Acquires At his death in 1935, Schenker had only begun to explore application of his theories Microfilm Collection of the to the total body of available music. Access to Papers of Heinrich Schenker this collection of prim a r y sources will provi d e a rich resource for further scholarly research. Mary Alice Fields, music librarian Thanks to a grant from the College of Ar ts and S c i e n c e s ’ p ro gram to support new fa c u l t y research,the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library will Rich Collections of become a rep o s i t o r y for a microf ilm edition of The Oster Collection: Pa p e rs of Heinri c h Poet/Statesman Housed in Schenker. The Oster Collection, bequeathed Hoole Library to the New Yor k Public Librar y by Ernst Oster, represents the major portion of the literary estate of theViennese music theorist Heinric h He has always written. Beginning with a Schenker. diary kept when he was a boy,he went on to Preserved on forty-seven reels of microfilm, write a column for his local paper while in the papers contain published and unpub- high scho o l . Du r ing World War II,he served in 8 Library Horizons

Europe as a war correspondent where he had the opportunity to meet both Ernest Heming- way and Pablo Picasso. Postwar, he attended The University of Alabama on the G.I. Bill, majoring in public administration. He served as press secretary to Governor James E.“Big Jim” Folsom, 1946-1950, and as his executive se c re t a r y in Fol s o m ’ s second term ,1 9 5 5 - 1 9 5 9 . He was also mayor of A rab , A l abama fro m 1963 to 1969. And he has always written. Ralph Hammond’s love is poetry,and he has wr itten thousands of poems ran g ing from son- nets to free verse. When asked how many poems he has written, this former Alabama Poet Laureate replies,“The number is insignif- icant, it’s the writing that counts.” He has Photographs and books from the Hammond Collection p u blished fo u rteen volumes of his ow n poems. He also wrote and delivered a poem, Aware of the importance of images as his- “To Reach Beyond Themselves,”to commemo- t o rical art i fa c t s , Hammond has gi ven the rate Unive rsity Libra ri e s ’ t wo - m i l l i o n t h libraries a series of portrait studies of Gover- volume in 1995. He has authored a number of nor Folsom,taken during his administration,a other works,including two books on Alabama wash portr ait of Gover norWilliam Wyatt Bibb, state government, one of them for children, and a special set of prints of the 110 photo- and a compilation of other’s works,Alabama graphs which illustrated his A n t e - b e l l u m Poets:A Contemporary Anthology, published Mansions of Alabama. Another of his gifts is by Livingston University Press in 1990. a 16mm film copy of “The Roots of Jazz,” an His gifts to University Libraries have been episode of the CBS prog ram Od y s s e y fr om the varied. Over the years he has donated a siz- 1955-1956 season. Almost half a century able group of books on architecture and a before Ken Burns’ Jazz, this wonderful pro- number of autographed works by Southern gram looks at the early development of jazz in authors such as William Faulkner and Eudora the field calls of black sharecroppers and the Welty. He has also given parts of his personal worksongs of railroad section gangs, the pro- papers, including his research materials, pho- l i fe ration of brass bands in the late tographs, clippings, pamphlets, and notes on nineteenth-century rural South,and the devel- Alabama antebellum houses, many of which opment of this special music in several urban were featured in his 1951 book, Ante-bellum centers. Mansions of Alabama. In addition,there are Ralph Hammond continues to be a friend the originals of poems which have appeared of University Libraries.And he continues to in his fourteen volumes of poetry, as well as write. the manuscript and other papers related to Clark E. Center, Jr., curator of special the production of his Alabama Poets:A Con- collections, William Stanley Hoole temporary Anthology. Special Collections Library Library Horizons 9

Piano Lessons Exhibit Opens

On November 28, 2000, the William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Libra ry held an exhibit opening for Piano Lessons and Other Recollections. The opening, hosted by Uni- ver sity Libra ri e s ,was held in honor of Kathryn Tucker Windham. President and Mrs.Andrew Sorensen were in attendance, along with many other sup- porters of the Hoole Library. Provost Nancy B a rre t t , D r. Doug Jo n e s , D r. Je rry Oldshue, Joyce Lamont, Glenn House, Kathleen and Edna Fetters,and many others,including Mrs. Windham hers e l f, along with her son Ben Windham, enjoyed the festivities. Shown at a reception in their honor are (left to right): Suzanne Gray, Kathryn Tucker Windham, The exhibit,organized and curated by Jessi- and Jessica Lacher-Feldman. ca Lach e r - Fe l d m a n , p u blic and outre a ch s e rvices coordinator at the Hoole Libra ry, Suzanne Gray, a recent recipient of the master b rought together the dynamic wo rk of of fine arts, created a fine press printing of Suzanne Gray of the School of Library and four of Mrs . Wi n d h a m ’s neve r - b e fo re - Information Studies’book arts program,along published stories as her thesis project. These with the beloved works of Alabama’s favorite tales were originally part of Kathryn Tucker s t o ry t e l l e r, M rs . K a t h ryn Tu cker Wi n d h a m . Windham’s commentary on Alabama Public Radio. The exhibit consisted of three components. An archive of the making of the book Piano Lessons and Other Recollections was dis- played. This included transcriptions of the stories,proof sheets,sketches,and correspon- d e n c e , as well as the finished book, a n d al l o wed visitors a glimpse at the making of the project as a whole. The exhibit also featured all of the books by Kathryn Tucker Windham. These works are part of Hoole’s Alabama Col- l e c t i o n , a compre h e n s i ve and continu a l ly growing collection of published materi a l s written byAlabamians,written about Alabama Dr.Andrew Sorensen and Mrs.Kathryn Tucker or aspects of Alabama, or published in Alaba- Windham enjoying a moment at reception in Hoole ma. The third component was a retrospective Library. of Suzanne Gray’s body of work as an M.F.A. 10 Library Horizons student in the book arts,including Memorial spring,committee members Helga Visscher of Objects: (A Pop-Up Cemetery), Today’s Spe- the McLure Education Libra ry and Bre t t cial, and several broadsides created for the Spencer of the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library, Bankhead Visiting Writers Series at The Uni- contacted David Johnson,assistant director of ve rsity of A l ab a m a . Both Gray ’s and admissions for orientation and special events Windham’s works show a wonderful sense of in Undergraduate Admissions. The librarians humor and a touch of the macabre, making found out about the Bama Bound Information for a natural partnership. Fair where display booths are set up in the M s . G ray created a ke e p s a ke bro a d s i d e , Ferguson Student Center during the summer which featured the title story Piano Lessons orientation sessions for incoming freshmen with a limited printing of 100 copies. She also and their parents. At the fair inquisitive fresh- graciously donated several copies of Piano man and their parents pick up informative Lessons and Other Recollections to Alabama pamphlets and chat with booth organizers Public Radio,to be given away during the fall from various University departments. pledge drive. A deluxe and a standard edition Spurred by this prospect, the Instruction of Piano Lessons and Other Recollections, Committee organized a booth for University which feature a foreword by Alabama First Libraries.The libraries’ booth sported a back- Lady Lori Siegelman, will be housed perma- b o a rd decked with book cove rs , a banner nently at the Hoole Library as part of their with the slogan “The Libraries Cover It All,” book arts collection. and even two ceramic elephant pots filled Jessica Lacher-Feldman, public and with free candy! In an inspiring fashion,peo- outreach services coordinator, ple from almost eve ry libra ry depart m e n t William Stanley Hoole Special contributed to Bama Bound by designing dis- Collections Library plays or distributing items such as Library 1 0 1 n ew s l e t t e rs , p o s t e rs , pencils with the libraries’ web address, and maps of the cam- Boosting University pus libraries. Curious visitors learned about University Libraries’convenient facilities, vast Libraries at Bama Bound resources,and,most of all,the welcoming and capable staff. In addition, students and par- ents we re info rmed about the array of During the summer of 2000, the Instruction additional re s o u rces ava i l able through the Committee of University Libraries enhanced Alabama Virtual Library. the visibility of University Libraries through- Participation in Bama Bound sparked over out Alabama and the United States through fifteen hundred contacts with library users participation in the Bama Bound student ori- and put a human face on the libraries. Aside entations. Karen Croneis, associate dean for f rom helping to orient the new fre s h m a n collections and information services, formed cl a s s , l i b ra rians eage r ly seized upon this the Instruction Committee in April 2000. The opportunity to highlight the libraries’ vitality committee is charged with seeking out new to the students’ parents—who were taxpay- opportunities to market the libraries’services ers, tuition payers, and alumni. Parents and to users. Responding to Croneis’ charge last students created a promising rapport with Library Horizons 11

Center Named Curator of Special Collections

Clark Center has been appointed curator of special collections effective March 1, 2001. Center previously served as archival access coordinator in the William Stanley Hoole Spe- cial Collections Libra ry since 1991, a s reference archivist from 1988-1990,as techni- cal archivist from 1982-85, and as a library assistant from 1977-82. He has an M.L.S.from The Unive rsity of A l abama and an M.A. i n Brett Spencer discusses plans for 2001 Bama Bound A m e rican history from Samfo rd Unive rs i t y. with student assistants De’Meco Bell and Robby Newman. Center is certi f ied by theAc a d e m y of Certi fi e d Archivists and has been active in the Society librarians; some of the parents even went so of American Archivists for several years. Cen- ter teaches a graduate course in archives in far as to jot down librarians’names and phone the School of Library and Information Studies nu m b e rs so their son or daughter wo u l d and is a frequent speaker and presenter at pro- k n ow whom to contact when confro n t e d fessional meetings nationally, regionally, and with re s e a rch papers . Bama Bound also statewide. prompted librarians to invest in a new back- Voni Wyatt, personnel specialist b o a rd display and wo rk on a pro m o t i o n a l pamphlet that will like ly reap rewa rds fo r other publicity campaigns. In addition to saluting all of the libra ri e s ’vol - u n t e e rs for their incre d i ble diligence and initiative, the Instruction Committee wishes to thank David Johnson. We would also like Library Horizons:A Newsletter of the University of Alabama Libraries is an official newsletter of the to thank Todd Borst,assistant director for stu- University community. Comments and suggestions are invited. Direct comments to Pat Henderson (phen- dent development,and others in the Office of d e rs @ b a m a . u a . e d u ) , e d i t o r, L i b ra ry Hori zo n s, T h e the Dean of Students and Office of Under- U n i ve rsity of A l ab a m a , U n i ve rsity Libra ri e s , B ox 870266,Tuscaloosa,Alabama 35487-0266. graduate Admissions who sponsored the Library Horizons is published twice during the academic Bama Bound Information Fair. Readers who year. Editor-in-Chief h ave other innova t i ve marketing ideas or of Library Publications ...... Kate Ragsdale Editor ...... Pat Henderson know of opportunities for further increasing Associate Editor ...... Marcia Barrett awareness of University Libraries are encour- Editorial Board Mary Alice Fields,Helga Visscher, Margaret Wilson aged to call Brett Spencer at 348-1200. Photography in this issue is by the Office of University Brett Spencer, reference librarian Relations. THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA University Libraries Box 870266 Tuscaloosa,Alabama 35487-0266