Faculty Publications

Many of the Stevenson University Faculty will recall sending me faculty publications for inclusion in the first published bibliography. And I am sure you've already perused the most recent edition of Faculty Matters, which lists new works. I read an article this morning that the library at James Madison University has begun publicizing faculty scholarship on its web site. These events have conspired to encourage me to begin actively collecting citations for the next edition of the Stevenson University Faculty Bibliography. And I have decided to hotlink to the fulltext of the articles to make it convenient for you to read them. Enjoy and have a great holiday!

Erin M Steffes, and Lawrence E Burgee. 2009. Social ties and online word of mouth. Internet Research 19, no. 1, (January 1): 42-59.

Alex Hooke. The Sun (1837-1985). Baltimore, Md.: October 8, 2010 Friday  FINAL EDITION. IN HIS LIFE, AND OURS: LENNON AT 70. SECTION: EDITORIAL; Pg. 17A

Library Annual Report and Revised Collection Development Policy

The semester is underway, and we are seeing lots of students at both library locations. At Greenspring, where my office is located, we have been continuing to "spruce up" in preparation for the Founders Day Archives Dedication. We finally got our newly wired (fast) eight-carrel workstation up and running, thanks to Pat Scott of OIT and the terrific Facilities Team (thanks, Walt, Tom, Mike, Jon, and Rick). Tomorrow will see the completion of Phase Two of the Archives Reading Room furnishing installation, with additional workstations areas, an Archivist work area, and display cabinets.

More information about what we've been up to in the past year can be viewed in our 2010 Library Annual Report, which I hope to make available as a link on this blog. Along with the Annual Report, now available is an updated Collection Development Policy ably prepared by Steve Rouzer. If you want to view either of these new documents, contact me at mbeck@stevenson.edu

Thanks for reading this and I do hope you'll make it a regular read.

A Library for a New University!

The title was coined by our Dean, and I love it! While we don't yet have a new facility (hope springs eternal), we have bright new paint, and some new furniture, and some fabulous new staff members! You'll be hearing more details over the course of the semester. If you are a faculty member, there will be an article in the new issue of Faculty Matters detailing all of the wonderful projects on which we will embark in Fall 2010, as well as our new databases.

We said goodbye to our Evening Supervisor, Martin Cleaver, who is off to Library School. We will miss Martin, especially his dry sense of humor. However, we say hello to Amanda Cameron, who will be a familiar face to those who frequent the SOBL Library: Amanda has worked there since Spring, and will take over for part of Martin's evening hours here at Greenspring. I am going to post a picture of most of the library staff on the day of Martin's departure, so look for that on this blog.

Last but not least, hello to Glenn Johnston, Stevenson's first official Archivist.
Glenn assumed his role in June, and has accomplished a lot in his two months here. We look forward to the upcoming Archives Reading Room dedication, slated for October 1, 2010, at which Glenn will have a chance to share some of the stories he has unearthed while digging through masses of Archival material and talking to folks.

Best of luck this semester, and don't hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance.