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no·ta be·ne News from the Yale Library volume xxv, number 1, spring/summer 2010 “Voices of American Music” puts OHAM in the Spotlight Perlis Awarded Sanford Medal A unique multi-media concert, Zwilich, whose work “Voices of American Music: A was performed during Tribute to OHAM,” was presented the concert, as well as by the Yale School of Music on other luminaries from the April 6 and 8 in celebration of the composition world and fortieth anniversary of Oral History many young composers, of American Music. At the April all eager to honor the 6 performance in Sprague Hall, legacy of those who have Dean Robert Blocker of the School shaped and defined modern of Music awarded the Sanford American music. Medal, the School’s highest honor, The New York concert to OHAM’s Founder and Director was favorably reviewed by Vivian Perlis for her four decades Anthony Tomasini of the of pioneering work in collecting, New York Times, as well as archiving, and sharing oral OHAM Founder and Director Vivian Perlis (center) with composers Steve Reich by blogger and critic George histories of American composers. and Ellen Taaffe Zwilich at the “Voices of American Music: A Tribute to OHAM” Grella, who, on his blog An audience of Chamber Music concert at Carnegie Hall on April 8. The Big City, called the Society series subscribers, performance “part concert, members of the Yale community, and OHAM interviewees, part celebration … a great program of music and memories.” “Voices friends, and supporters warmly honored Perlis with a standing of American Music” also garnered the attention of National Public ovation. Previous recipients of the Sanford Medal include Radio; on April 12 NPR aired a feature story by Lara Pellegrinelli, com-poser Aaron Copland, whose biography Perlis co-authored, who visited OHAM days before the concerts, interviewing Perlis, and clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, who was featured in the and touring the collection. Sedgwick Clark of www.musicalamerica. evening’s performance. com noted that, while the concerts were a tribute to OHAM, “we Two nights later, as part of the Yale in New York series, the all know who is most deserving of our tribute.” Referring to Perlis, same program was performed in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall. Sedgwick wrote, “She has been, and remains, simply, the American The audience included composers Steve Reich and Ellen Taaffe composer’s best friend.” –ar Nota Bene Goes Digital After 24 printed issues, Nota Bene has transitioned to an online To receive an automatic update when new issues are published, publication and will be available to readers via its new web site: visit the web site and register for the RSS feed. –gl www.library.yale.edu/notabene. 2 Frank Turner Appointed Interim 4 Library Helps Yale Mark 40 Years 6 Mobile Technologies at the Beinecke University Librarian of Celebration 7 New York Times Sports Editor 2 Yale University Library Celebrates 5 Records of Bloodroot Collective Visits Manuscripts and Archives table of contents 150 Years as a Government Donated to Manuscripts and Archives 7 Preservation Department in Documents Depository 5 Chopin, Schumann Honored Newly Renovated Spaces 3 Cataloguing Project Successfully at Gilmore Music Library 7 Library Implements Skills Inventory Completed 6 Divinity Library Acquisitions 8 Exhibit Showcases Medieval 3 Sue Roberts: An Appreciation Document Christianity in Tibet Fragments Found in Law Book 4 Yale Acquires Photographer and Nepal 8 Trustee’s Corner Lee Friedlander’s Archive and 6 New Group Study Space Opens 9 Arts Library Receives Hand Master Prints in Medical Library Bookbinding Collection spring 2010 no·ta be·ne News from the Yale Library Frank Turner Appointed Interim University Librarian Frank M. Turner, the John Hay Whitney noted that Turner has been an “effective Professor of History and Director of the leader of the Beinecke, building collections Beneicke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and launching numerous initiatives.” A search since 2003, has been appointed Interim for a new University Librarian is underway University Librarian. Turner, a former Provost and a committee, chaired by Professor Pericles of the University, took up this acting role in Lewis of the Departments of English and January 2010. In announcing the appointment Comparative Literature, has been formed to in October 2009, President Richard C. Levin advise the President. –gl Yale University Library Celebrates 150 Years as a Government Documents Nota Bene is published during Depository the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others Yale University Library is celebrating its interested with the resources of 150th anniversary as a depository for United the Yale libraries. Please direct comments and questions to States federal government documents. John Geoffrey Little, Editor Woodruff (1826–1868), U.S. Representative Sterling Memorial Library, from Connecticut, designated Yale College a (phone: 203-432-8061, e-mail: repository for public documents in 1859 and [email protected]) the records of the second session of the 35th Congress of the United States were sent to Copyright ©2010 Yale University Library New Haven in July, 1860. issn 0894-1351 Over the succeeding fifteen decades, Yale has continued to build its collection of federal How to Make a Penny at the Denver Mint government documents by participating in the (Washington, DC: GPO, 1971) from the collection of the GDIC. Contributors to this issue include Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), Dorie Baker (db) which is administered by the U.S. Government Richard Boursy (rb) Printing Office. FDLP provides government Mary Caldera (mc) documents at no cost to designated depository project to catalog the entire collection has Katherine Haskins (kh) libraries across the country and in American made many thousands of items available to Rebekah Irwin (ri) territories, as well as to selected libraries over- researchers and will greatly enhance access Geoffrey Little (gl) and benefit scholarship.” Julie Linden (jl) seas. In turn, these libraries provide free public All items in the depository collection, which Christine McCarthy (cm) access to their depository collections. number nearly a half-million volumes, can now Amanda Patrick (ap) The Library is marking this anniversary Kimberly Peach (kp) year with a major accomplishment: the be found in the online catalog and requested for delivery to libraries across the campus. Yale Anne Rhodes (ar) cataloging of the entire federal depository will also share these online records with other Jae Rossman (jr) collection in Orbis, the Library’s online Richard Sarcia (rs) libraries so that they can identify and catalog catalog. Until now, only documents from Ernie Scriviani (es) items in their own collections. Senior essays 1976 onwards were cataloged, meaning that Lynn Sette (ls) based on research done in the federal depository much of the collection was accessible only Martha Smalley (ms) collection are also eligible for consideration for through complicated print indexes. “Yale’s Alan Solomon (as) the Harvey M. Applebaum ’59 Award, which U.S. federal depository collection is used by Mike Widener (mw) has been given since 2008. students and faculty studying a wide range of editorial information: subjects including history, political science, For more information about the U.S. federal Frank Turner, art and architecture, science, and medicine,” documents depository collection at Yale, con- Interim University Librarian said Frank M. Turner, the John Hay Whitney tact Julie Linden, Government Information Librarian, at [email protected] or Geoffrey Little, Professor of History and Interim University (203) 432-3310. –jl Editor Librarian. “The completion of an ambitious ChenDesign Publication Design Cataloguing Project Successfully Completed In December 2009 the Donohue Group, problems, making invaluable contributions in Orbis, the Library’s online catalog. Inc. (DGI) of Windsor, Connecticut, a in helping to facilitate the project. Though the collection is comprised provider of contract services to libraries, While the majority of the materials in primarily of United States documents dis- museums, and archives, completed a the GDIC were accessible through seminated through the Federal Depository project started in October 2008 to catalog preliminary catalog records and various Library Program, it also includes material and barcode the government documents finding aids, the completeness of the issued from the depository programs of collection in the Government Documents records needed to be upgraded to meet the Canadian federal government, the & Information Center (GDIC) at the the requirements for eventual transfer European Union, and the United Nations. Seeley G. Mudd Library, processing a out of the Mudd Library building. More In addition, collections issued by the total of 633,175 items. importantly, enhanced records improve U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and the To facilitate the project, the GDIC access and open up the resources in this International Atomic Energy Agency were reading room was refitted to accommodate rich collection to researchers at Yale also cataloged. Much of this material had thirty computer workstations for DGI staff and beyond. These enhancements were never been adequately represented in Orbis to process the material. Catalog records illustrated by the increased number of or in the Online Computer Library Center were either created or upgraded for all titles requests for government documents which database (OCLC), the central storehouse