More Friday Fun: From the Architecture of Knowledge

Thanks, Susan Mower, for finding and sharing this ever-so-true graphic. http://kristensquire.tumblr.com/post/19267824637/ignaciogallego-a-university-is-just-a-group-of

Friday Fun: Check this out!

Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic presents, in graphic-novel format, a fantastical public health emergency to convey the actions and tools necessary for citizens to protect themselves. Readers follow Todd, Julie, and their dog Max as a strange new disease begins to spread and turn ordinary people into zombies. Includes a preparedness checklist for readers to assemble an All-Hazards Emergency Kit.http://voyager.uvm.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2445726

Winners!

Just a reminder that our book cart drill team rocks.

Award Time Again! Sumbit Nominations

It's that time of year when we begin the process of honoring our fine staff and faculty.

Please take a moment to nominate one or more of your colleagues for:

The Delmar Janes Staff Excellence Award (two are given this award)
The Milton H. Crouch Faculty Excellence in Research Award
The Faculty Excellence in Educational Mission Award

The nomination forms, along with the criteria, can be found at the password-protected Libstaff site:
https://library.uvm.edu/libstaff/committees/awards/index.html

The review committee this year includes the following people:

Dan DeSanto, Roger Wiberg (last year's winners) and Sue Bishop for the Staff Awards
Laura Haines (last year's winner) and Amber Billey for the Faculty Awards

We ask that the nominations be in by June 21 in an effort to have the committee's decision and celebration by mid-August. 

Although it's a compressed timeframe, we do believe it will work better for everyone to have the nominations and party before the Fall semester is upon us.

Please submit nominations, and supporting materials to any member of the committee.    Questions can be directed to Nancy Bercaw.

Fare thee well, Karl!

 

"Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.”—Leo F. Buscaglia

 We feted Karl Bridges on Tuesday afternoon in the Dean's Conference Room, complete with excellent cake. Karl is heading out to Idaho for a new adventure, and opportunity, in university libraries. We wish him well and thank him for his contributions to UVM as well as academic scholarship. Keep in touch, Karl!

The Missing Link Lecture Today: Cancelled

Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. 

You are cordially invited to attend Sarah Cohen's presentation, "The Missing Link: Librarians and the Teaching Identity" on Wednesday, May 9 from 2:30 - 3:45 in the Library Classroom (BH 123).

Sarah is currently the Assistant Director at Champlain College and soon to be Associate University Librarian at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo.  Sarah recently gave this presentation at LILAC (Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference) in Glasgow Scotland and Alison has asked her to reprise for us.

USAIN 2014 Conference at UVM

Wanted to share the video we created for Elizabeth to take with her to the most recent United States Agricultural Information Network Conference. She utilized the video to announce that the 2014 Conference will be held in Burlington, Vermont, right here at UVM.

The announcement was met with a standing ovation!  

USAIN is an organization for information professionals that provides a forum for discussion of agricultural issues, takes a leadership role in the formation of a national information policy as related to agriculture, makes recommendations to the National Agricultural Library on agricultural information matters, and promotes cooperation and communication among its members.

FRIDAY FUN: What's the Story?

Tell me the real story behind Albert's flora and fauna and you could win an extra Libraries tote bag!

N.B. Albert is not eligible.