This Thursday, October 16, 2008, Dr. David Keeling, Head of Geography and Geology, talked about Cambodia in our Faraway Places series at Barnes and Noble.
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Faraway Places Presented Dr. David Keeling
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Lincoln Presentation at KY Library & Msueum
| Kentucky Chautauqua presents Jim Sayre as Abraham Lincoln “I, too, am a Kentuckian.†Saturday, October 18, 2008 |
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Davis Named Kentucky’s Outstanding Academic Librarian
Bowling Green, Ky. – Rose Davis, coordinator for Bibliographic Access and Training for the Department of Librarydavis Technical Services at Western Kentucky University, received the Outstanding Academic Librarian Award from the Kentucky Library Association last week at the annual KLA conference.
Davis has held several leadership positions regionally as well as statewide including chair positions for Kentucky Library Association-Academic Section, Ohio Valley Users Group of Technical Services Librarians, Kentucky Southeastern Library Network Users Group, and Kentucky Virtual Library and Voyager Users Groups.
“Rose Davis exemplifies faculty dedication through her leadership which has spanned decades,†said Connie Foster, head of WKU’s Library Technical Services. “Her willingness to serve and her leadership in key state positions highlights her contributions to Kentucky academic librarians and reflects well on WKU’s reach beyond the community.â€
Davis is responsible for cataloging and training within the University Library System. She follows a legacy of WKU librarians who have received this honor: Cynthia Etkin (1995), Connie Foster (1999), Elaine Moore (2001) and Rosemary Meszaros (2006).
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For information, contact Jennifer Wilson at (270) 745-6977.
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Exhibit of Activism in Helm Library
The poster exhibit, sponsored by University Libraries and the WKU Political Engagement Project celebrates those activists and ideas that have made changes in the areas of civil rights and world peace. Dr. Saundra Ardrey was interviewed by Amy Bingham DeCesare, Coordinator/Broadcast Services, WKU Office of Media Relations on the poster exhibit and the events surrounding “Debate Watch.” for WBKO’s “View From The Hill” program which will air on Thursday October 9th.
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Nashville Artists Performing at Java City
Seventeen year old, Nashville singing sensation, Avery Hovey accompanied by Nashville veteran musician and producer Jerry Webb performed country and rock standards as well as their original songs in Java City. Ms Hovey was warmly received by the crowd in Java City and will certainly be asked back for a repeat performance.
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Political Activism Exhibit from the KY Museum
To add to Saundra’s e-mail about “Get on the Bus,” I would like to especially bring your attention to the new permanent online exhibit, “Get on the Bus: Forty Years of Political Activism, 1968-2008.”
Suellyn Lathrop, University Archivist and Records Manager of WKU, aided by many others from the Kentucky Library & Museum, worked many hours to create this unique product that reveals a glimpse of forty years of political activism at WKU emphasizing the political activism of our students, faculty, staff and administration on campus and beyond.
In this extraordinary online exhibit, major categories of the university’s political engagement are noted, including:
- Civil Rights/Busing/Racial Equality
- Gay Rights/AIDS
- Politics
- Women’s Rights/Abortion
- War/Peace
- Timeline – 1968-1987
- Timeline – 1988-2008 (up to tonights’ debate, John McCain v. Barack Obama)
Check it out at http://www.wku.edu/Library/dlsc/ua/bus.htm.
Michael B. Binder, Dean of Libraries
Western Kentucky University
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Yuan Led U.S. Delegation to China
Haiwang Yuan of WKU Libraries led a Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) delegation to China as a member of the Association’s Board of Directors. The delegation included James Rettig, President of the American Library Association; Robert Fernekes from the Zach S. Henderson Library of Georgia Southern University; Liana Hong Zhou, Director of the Kinsey Institute Library, Indiana University; Xueming Bao from the Seton Hall University Library; and Hong Miao from the Marywood University Library. James Rettig’s wife Monica Rettig was also among the delegates.
The event, named “The 2008 Sino-U.S. Forum on Library Practices,†was part of CALA’s 21st Century Librarian Seminar Series started in 2006. From July 11-13, this year’s forum took place at the Yunnan Dianchi Lake and Hot Spring Hotel in Kunming. The Forum was co-sponsored by CALA and the Yunnan Province Library Work Commission and was organized by the Yunnan University of Science and Technology Library.
About 200 librarians from over 50 institutions in China attended the Forum, including Beijing University, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Tongji University, East China University of Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan Normal University, and Yunnan University.
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Museum Education Booth at BG International Festival
For the seventh year, the Education Unit of the Kentucky Museum set up a booth promoting its programs and activities and did a free activity for children and adults. This year’s photographic community map was a huge success with festival participants. Christy and Lynne were assisted by WKU students.
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Aby Laby Land Performed at Java City
On September 30, 2008, alt-rock folk band Aby Laby Land shared their unique music with the lunch crowd on the patio of Java City outside the Helm Library.
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Retirement Party for Debra Day
University Libraries celebrated the retirement of Interlibrary Loan Specialist Debra Day Friday, September 26, 2008. Debra began working at Western in 1984 and joined University Libraries in 1996. Department head Brian Coutts spoke, and Debra and her colleagues shared cake and other refreshments. We wish her well in this new chapter of her life.
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