Pace University DigitalCommons@Pace University Library Newsletter Pace University Library System 11-1-2005 The nforI mation Edge - Library Newsletter - Fall 2005 Issue Karen DeSantis ed. Pace University Libraries Janell Carter ed. Pace University Libraries Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lib_bulletin Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation DeSantis, Karen ed. and Carter, Janell ed., "The nforI mation Edge - Library Newsletter - Fall 2005 Issue" (2005). University Library Newsletter. Paper 2. http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lib_bulletin/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Pace University Library System at DigitalCommons@Pace. It has been accepted for inclusion in University Library Newsletter by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Pace. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Fall 2005:Volume 10, Issue 1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: L EAR NING C OMMONS U PDATE Learning Commons 1 D A V I D T.S. L EI GH TO N , A SSOCIATE U NIVERSITY L IBRARIAN — Updage W ESTCHESTER 1 Friends of The Li- In February 2005, the Senior production capabilities to Learning Commons as a brary Events Library Management Team create a compelling one stop capital funding priority. 2 met with the President and destination and immediate What’s Coming - Provost to present a referral for students and ConnectNY In April 2005, a Core comprehensive overview of faculty. Management Team was st the Pace Library's 21 century formed to develop a shared Frye Leadership 3 projects and initiatives as we Institute Both the President and vision for creating, continue to build the digital Provost embraced the implementing, staffing, and library. The session included a New UNV 101 4 Learning Commons concept operating a physical and presentation and ensuing due to its clear alignment with virtual Learning Commons in Library Sessions discussion on the Learning the main precepts of the both the Westchester and Commons, an innovative Library Systems 5 University's Strategic Plan and New York City libraries. The paradigm for integrative the vital impact that its group consists of the primary Update service delivery, which is development and stakeholder departments, becoming an increasingly 6 implementation on the namely: the Pace Library, Homer St. Clair Pace prominent feature of modern Westchester and NYC Center for Teaching, Learning academic libraries. The campuses would have on & Technology, Dyson Writing Commons offers an amalgam student persistence and Center, Center for Academic of tightly coordinated retention. In his State of the Excellence, and the Division academic support services, University Address delivered of Information Technology. technology-enhanced on March 14, 2005, the The group has engaged in teaching and learning spaces, President identified the lively deliberations, achieved and advanced multi-media Library's proposal for the (continued on Page 2) F RIENDS O F T H E L I B R A RY E VENTS S T E V E N F E Y L , H E A D O F R ES E ARC H & I NFORMATION S ERVICES As Pace University enters its through this enlightened and welcome to come and read centennial year, the Friends interesting discussion. The (or just listen) from a favorite of the Pace University Library event was well attended. For work of literature. are excited to be planning more information, please several events to help the contact Harriet Huang at Please keep an eye out for university celebrate. [email protected] . more information on other events such as the Excellence On Tuesday, October 11 at On Wednesday October 12 in Research Award for noon in the Mortola Library, from 11-2 in front of the projects demonstrating Dr. Roy Girasa, Lubin School Mortola Library a “Fall into distinction in research, a of Business, spoke on the Reading” event was planned, celebration of Caribbean current topic of cyberlaw. Dr. however the weather did not music and heritage, and a Girasa, author of the recent cooperate. We will be hosting November talk on “career book, Cyberlaw: national and other reading programs vacations.” international perspectives , during the year and members brought this topic to life of the Pace Community will be Page 2 Volume 10, Issue 1 W H AT ’ S C O M I N G T O T H E L I B R A RY - C ONNECT NY I N S P R I N G 2006 ConnectNY, a New York State have access to the over 5 Canisius College, Colgate Library Consortium, will be million items within all of University, Rensselaer coming to the Pace University these library catalogs using Polytechnic Institute, Library in 2006. one search. You will also be Rochester Institute of able to request books from Technology, St. Lawrence these other libraries in the University, Siena College, This consortium of ten other same way you can request Union College, United States New York State Academic books from a Pace Library on Military Academy, and Vassar Libraries has accepted Pace another campus. The books College. There are a few other University Library as the should arrive at your Pace libraries that will be joining eleventh member and will Library within two to three ConnectNY in the upcoming continue to grow in business days. year. membership. The founding members of See their website at: What does this mean for Pace ConnectNY include the http://www.connectny.info for University? The Pace libraries of Bard College, University community will further information. L EAR NI NG C OMMONS U P DA T E ( C ONTINUED ) a consensus on a mission- 2006 efforts will focus on Commons. Please keep an eye out vision statement, and planning and developing a reviewed the contents of a similar facility in the Please keep an eye out for for Learning Commons draft Request for Proposal Birnbaum Library on the NYC Learning Commons (RFP) which will be used to campus, with implementation Information tables in the Information tables in the recruit an experienced again staggered on a multi- Kessel Campus Center architect. year timetable. Kessel Campus Center throughout the Fall Semester. in Pleasantville On September 1, an approved Steve Feyl, Head of Research Members of the Pace RFP document was sent out & Information Community are also throughout the Fall to a list of architectural firms, Services/Westchester is encouraged to visit the new considered viable candidates spearheading the LC initiative Learning Commons Web blog, Semester. for this important assignment. in Westchester and his developed by Steve Feyl and Members of the Core counterpart at the Birnbaum Carlos Serrano, which Management Team will Library in NYC will be Eileen contains an ongoing participate in the interviewing Gatti, Reference Librarian. chronology of the Learning Watch for information and selection process and This Fall the Pace Library will Commons' project, future work closely with the architect schedule information updates, the minutes of the about sessions in the in developing concept models sessions and engage in other Core Management Team Birnbaum Library in and design specifications, outreach efforts to explain the Meetings, planning cost projections, construction Learning Commons concept documents, and other related priorities and prospective and rationale and engender materials. the upcoming months. timeframes. The University an open dialogue and has adopted an aggressive exchange of ideas on how the program timetable for this Learning Commons could The web address is as multi-year project with site manifest itself as an integral follows: construction tentatively part of the educational scheduled to begin in experience. Please watch for http:// Westchester during Spring of future dates for "Commons libtech.typepad.com/ 2006. It is anticipated that Information Sessions." You commons/ the Mortola Library building may also complete one of the renovations will be surveys available in the library substantially completed by to give us your ideas on what late summer 2006. During you see as part of a Learning Information Edge Page 3 F RYE L EADERSHIP I NSTITUTE M EDALINE P HILBERT , A SSISTANT U NIVERSITY L IBRARIAN F O R D ISTRIBUTIVE L E A RN ING The Frye Leadership Institute and questions raised during patient because it may take is a two-week intensive the Institute, is a critical years for a vision to be residential program held at requirement of the selection realized. Importance of Emory University; 2005 process. It was strongly leadership at all levels marked the 6 th year of Frye. stated by Brian Hawkins that involves collaboration and The purpose is to mold and an applicant can submit a consensus (can collaborate shape managers (young fantastic project but if it lacks but may not have consensus). leaders) from every collaboration across department of an institution departments and the whole into the best leaders that they institution, or if the focus is Billy Frye (emeritus Emory can be. I encourage you to primarily about the University, University submit an application to Frye. implementation of a project in Chancellor, Provost) in his You'll discover that we all the applicant’s own little welcoming address stated the share the same issues world, the application gets importance of reflecting “...we all share the same regardless of institution, and tossed. COLLABORATION is before acting, the importance of communicating fully no that your department as well the key! issues regardless of matter how difficult the as your institution is on the right track, addressing issues decision, and that the role of institution…” that some institutions are still Throughout the course of the education is to serve faculty struggling with. During some two-week residency, we had and students. Some of the discussions I was twenty-nine (29) presenters challenges of leadership are happy to share Mr. Murdock's each sharing their providing the information support for professional experiences and providing a needs of the institution, the development, his open door wealth of information.