Library Office Notes


University of Illinois Library
at Urbana-Champaign

No. 13, April 10, 1998
Edited by: Dixie Trinkle
The deadline for submitting items for publication is Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.
Send items to L.O.N., 230 Library, MC-522, E-mail:
trinkle@uiuc.edu
FAX: 217-244-4358
Research and Publication Committee Announcement

The RPC invites you to a Brown Bag featuring two presentations on April 22, 1998, in the Undergraduate Library, Room 291, 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Professor James Warfield, School of Architecture, will speak about his service on the campus-wide promotion and tenure committee.

Professor Aaron Trehub, Director of the Illinois Research Information Service (IRIS), will explain and demonstrate the usefulness of IRIS.

See you on the 22nd!

(Jane Block)

Farewell Party

Please mark your calendars with a farewell party for Merri Beth:

Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2:00-4:00 p.m. Place: 210 Illini Union

(Paula Watson)

  Welcome New Library Faculty/Staff

The Library Social Events Committee is please to extend an invitation to all library faculty and staff for a library reception honoring new library faculty and staff on Thursday, April 16, 1998, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Illinois Street Residence Hall, 1010 West Illinois Street, Urbana.

(Marcy Joncich)

News from the Research and Publication Committee

The Research and Publication Committee is pleased to announce the funding of Daniel Burgard's proposal dealing with "Psychology Journal Cost and Cost Effectiveness at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 1990's." Please join us in wishing Dan every success with his research.

(Jane Block)

APRIL LIBRARY EXHIBITS

"Division of Rehabilitation Education Services: 50th Anniversary Jubilee Celebration"

Main Corridor

"Women in White: Prose, Poetry and Song in the Sousa Collection 1859-1932"

University Archives

"A Celebration of Identity: Latino/A Month"

Latin American Library, Third Floor

"The Documents Library: A Campus and Community Resource for Information About Native Americans"

Documents Library, First Floor Corridor, South End

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The Library Colloquium Committee Presents:

"Further Adventures Among the Gently Mad"

a talk by

Nicholas Basbanes

Mr. Basbanes will speak about his research on the general subject of book people, book places, and book culture, with particular attention given to libraries through history and libraries of the future

Thursday, April 16, 1998, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Krannert Art Museum, Room 62, Lower Level

Mr. Basbanes has been a professional writer for more than 30 years. He is the author of "A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books"

His book is on reserve in the Rare Book Room

Sponsored by the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign and The University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science, the ALA Student Chapter

For more information, call 333-3085, or e-mail: schnuer@uiuc.edu