January 2003       The Newsletter of the   Employees of the Libraries   at UC Santa Barbara

	Personnel Announcements		News From Our Colleagues
	Employee Arrivals, Moves and Departures		Newsletters and Links
	Current Job Openings
	Library Announcements & Reports		Endnotes
	Book Sale Scheduled for February 19th		Garden Community Honors Peter Shapiro
	Slugs, Shockers and Stereotypes		Old Library Annex Demolished
	Orange Counter Turned White		Wormy Oak Tree Fully Recovered

Personnel Announcements

Welcome! Ryan Gratzer, who worked as a student assistant with Special Collections while working on his degree in Sociology, has joined the Arts Library staff. Also part of the Arts Library, Yvette Howze previously worked at Parking Services.  She is pursuing a degree in Spanish. Liza Posas is our new Library Fellow.  She received her MLIS from the University California, Los Angeles.  Some of her previous experiences has been with the UCSL Special Collections Department, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library and California Center for the Book. Back to the top

Goodbye!  Michael Edwards left the Serials Department to be part of the Serial Record Division of the Library of Congress.

Current academic and staff recruitments can be found at the Library Personnel Office's Website: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/depts/lpo/ Back to the top

The Friends of the UCSB Library hold several book sales throughout the academic year, offering books that have been donated by Friends, UCSB faculty and departments, and people in the community. Sales are usually once a quarter on the third or fourth Wednesday morning of the month.  This quarter, the sale will be held on Wednesday, February 19th. Book sale hours will be 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM and will take place on the eighth floor of the Davidson Library, Room 8503. Students, faculty, staff, and the public are welcome.

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The new Library Exhibits Committee launched their first exhibit in January.  This committee is tasked with creating exhibits for the cases in the first-floor hallway. 

Their first exhibit is entitled Slugs, Shockers, and Stereotypes:  a Look at College Mascots.  Five cases introduce the viewer to the mascot phenomenon.  Topics covered include the mascots of the University of California campuses, different looks of the UCSB Gaucho over time, unusual mascots, and issues facing some colleges and universities about their mascots.  Three issues are examined - trademarks, live mascots, and the controversy about the use of Native American mascots.

The Committee has developed a schedule of exhibit topics that will change every two months.  Members include Anna DeVore, Cristina Clarke, Gary Colmenar, Jane Faulkner, Kristen LaBonte, and Annie Platoff.  Questions and comments can be addressed to Annie, the Committee Chair. 
 

Be sure to spend some time looking at the exhibit on the First Floor, Central. Click on this photo to see the committee as they developed and assembled the exhibit.

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While we are in the planning stage of a new library building, the Davidson Library's dated decor continues to undergo continuous makeovers.  A new counter top has been installed outside the door to the Information Services offices. Little by little, the remaining "Sixties orange" decorating details are being replaced with elements that are bringing us into the Twenty-first Century. 
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• ARL News

The most recent information on the Association of Research Libraries server can be found at http://www.arl.org.

• CDLINFO Newsletter

A bi-weekly electronic newsletter which provides specific updates on California Digital Library projects and initiatives.

• Connection

The online newsletter for the California State Library and the Library of California.  This is a forum for library issues and library news statewide.

• *SPARC e-news*  

The monthly update on SPARC (Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition) activities and a look at key publishing industry developments that have an impact on journal publishing.

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Gardeners Honor Peter Shapiro         Since Peter Shapiro was an integral part of the Greenhouse and Garden Project at UCSB, a fruit tree planting and plot dedication in celebration of his life was held on Sunday, January 19th.  (There will be a separate ceremonial tree planting on the main campus at a later date.)  More photos can be viewed by clicking on the one here.  More can be learned about the Greenhouse and Garden Project through this link: http://orgs.sa.ucsb.edu/ghgp/ Back to the top

Old Library Annex Razed   You are looking at the demolition of the old Marine barracks near the Biology buildings.  Before the 4th addition of the library, large runs of periodicals were stored in Building 478, right next to parking Lot 7 (under the rows of eucalyptus trees).  Now a new bio-science building is being constructed and the old Marine buildings are coming down.  Click on the photo to see more. Back to the top

Oak Tree Recovers from Worm Infestation What a difference a season makes! Our cork oak (Quercus Suber), planted by Paul Lopez, is now back to vibrant green health.  The effect of those pesky caterpillars and their webs are no longer evident.  The oak is sporting new growth and seems quite content. The Cork Oak was not disturbed when the 4th addition to the library was constructed.  Perhaps that is one of the reasons the building has an octagonal shape.

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