Information Update - Fall 2009
- William Bernhardt to Receive Distinguished Author Award
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talents and skills of the 2009 Recipient of the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award, William Bernhardt, reflect many aspects of the contemporary library. William Bernhardt is an author, a teacher, a mentor, a researcher, a composer, and communicator. As an author, Mr. Bernhardt had sold more than 10 million books in various countries. Library Journal has called him the "master of the courtroom drama." The Vancouver Sun dubbed him "the American equivalent of P.G. Wodehouse and John Mortimer." > Full story
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Electronic Masters and Honors Theses
- Alumni: did you write a masters or honors thesis to cap off your University studies? If so, we want to hear from you! The Weinberg Memorial Library is currently building a digital collection of Electronic Masters and Honors Theses. > Full story
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From Our Archives to You, Digitally
The Weinberg Memorial Library continues to digitize the University Archives' rich collection of photographs. Plans are underway to make the digital images available to the public online in the near future. > Full story - Shifting Roles in the Weinberg Memorial Library
- It has been an exciting year of transitions in the Weinberg Memorial Library. Last summer we wished a fond farewell to Katie Duke, our Information Literacy Coordinator. In September 2008 we welcomed Part-time Public Services Librarian George Aulisio to our team; his primary job role was to serve students and faculty at the Reference Desk during the day, while we conducted a thorough search for a new Information Literacy Coordinator. This summer we are pleased and excited to announce that our search for a new Information Literacy Coordinator was successful, and the librarian who will be following in Katie Duke's footsteps is our own Bonnie Oldham. > Full Story
- Joining the Twitterverse
- This February, the Weinberg Memorial Library became one of the estimated 6 million users of Twitter, the microblogging service that is currently taking the internet by storm. > Full story
- From the Library Dean
- Special Collection News
- Weinberg Library hosted a very successful run of the American Library Association traveling exhibit Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation. School groups and community groups visited the exhibit during its February 9-March 22 visit to the Heritage Room.
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- Open Source Software: Why Libraries Are Jumping
- Most people probably don't think much about whether the software they are using is open source or proprietary. So, what's the difference? > Full story
- Report from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
- The summer months may be down time to some, but not to the folks at the CTLE. In fact, June, July, and the early part of August are some of our busiest times. In a flurry of activities, we are updating our brochures and designing new ones, we are offering ANGEL workshops, we are assisting a lot of faculty on a one-on-one basis to ensure that they get the effects in their online courses they wish to achieve. > Full story
- PaLA Academy of Leadership Studies
- This year the Pennsylvania Library Association announced it would begin providing a workshop for new librarians who were interested in developing leadership skills. > Full story
- Credo Reference
- The summer months may be down time to some, but not to the folks at the CTLE. In fact, June, July, and the early part of August are some of our busiest times. In a flurry of activities, we are updating our brochures and designing new ones, we are offering ANGEL workshops, we are assisting a lot of faculty on a one-on-one basis to ensure that they get the effects in their online courses they wish to achieve. > Full story
- The Patriot Act - Still an Issue
- Despite the change in presidential administrations, the USA Patriot Act, a law rushed through Congress shortly after the 9/11 attacks, remains a hotly contested issue. > Full story
- Staff Changes
- The Newest Friends of the Library
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- Librarians Have Departmental Retreat
- The librarians of the Weinberg Memorial Library participated in their first departmental retreat on Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Bonnie Oldham, Coordinator of Information Literacy and Kristin Yarmey-Tylutki, Digital Services Librarian initiated the retreat to help the various departments in the library integrate their individual activities and projects with the overall strategic plan of the library and the University. > Full story
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- Leaves of Class Winners
- Library Help Available 24/7
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- The Weinberg Memorial Library 2009 Book and Plant Sale
