RSVP: Tour of the Melosira Research Vessel

The Libraries' Faculty and Staff Development Committee invites you to a tour of UVM's*Melosira Research Vessel* of the Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources.

Erin DeVries, Outreach Professional and the Coordinator of the
Watershed Alliance Program, will provide us with a tour of the docked boat. She plans to review the equipment, run through an abbreviated lab, and talk about current research happening on the lake. The tour will last about one hour and, of course, we will have to allow time to get there and back.

*DATE*: Thursday, June 9th

* TIME*: 10:30-11:30 (on the boat)

* LOCATION*: Melosira Research Vessel docked adjacent to the Leahy
Center at the Burlington Waterfront

***Please RSVP to Elinor Avery as we have a maximum of 20 attendees.***

Let's hope the sun shines that day!

Thank You, Linda Brew

Linda Brew’s dedication, hard work and good company have been a staple at the Bailey/Howe Library since her arrival here in 1983. The lives she’s touched through her first-rate work in the classroom and service at the reference desk are too numerous to count and yet each and every person she has worked with—students, faculty and colleagues alike—are all the better for having encountered her. Linda helped answer questions, satisfy curiosity, build new knowledge and ultimately, help students follow their academic dreams to fruition.

Upon her retirement, Linda reflects on her experience:

As library liaison to the College of Education and Social Services and the Psychology Department, I have enjoyed working with faculty to develop outstanding information resource collections in education, human development, counseling, social work and related areas.

It has been rewarding to be a bridge between the teaching faculty and my talented colleagues who acquire, organize, and maintain the variety of materials offered through the University Libraries.

The core of my work has always been helping people find information, primarily through teaching classes and providing individual assistance in person or via email, telephone or chat. My research interests have focused on teaching with various forms of technology, so I have been able to apply my findings to my own practice, as well as sharing them with other educators through publications and presentations. I value the synergy created by teaching, scholarship, and service, as these activities give the academic life its special character.

London Calling

by Laurie and Alison

LILAC is the Librarians Information Literacy Annual Conference held in the UK. This year's conference was held in London at both the British Library (photo) and at the London School of Economics. There were about 400 attendees (delegates as they are known in the UK) and about 1/4 of us came from abroad -- from over 25 countries. We attended an international delegates reception near the London bridge.

In our presentation, we discussed how our role as academic librarians may be changing with regard to what it means to focus on information literacy in a global world. In this context, we reflected upon the strengths and weaknesses of existing higher education information literacy standards. The implications of considering a shift away from what is largely, in our experience, a skills-based teaching paradigm can have profound implications for our daily work.

We discovered that our colleagues are grappling with many of the same issues we are as regards to challenges librarians face as teachers, the strengths and weaknesses of information literacy standards, mobile technology and collaborating with campus colleagues.

You can visit the conference website at: http://lilacconference.com/WP/

Eat the Cake Exhibit: A Feast for Your Eyes, Mind and Stomach

There were lots of winners, but Jeff's "Metasmore" took the cake for "best visual presentation." Wendy Gunther took the cake for "best in show!"

Eat the Books

EDIBLE BOOK FESTIVAL–Friday, April 8, 2011–WID Seminar Room, Bailey/Howe Library (3rd floor)

The International Edible Book Festival began in 1999. Edible book festivals are held around the world on or about April 1. This year, Special Collections is sponsoring the first festival at UVM.

Rules

The rules are simple! Create an edible book or an edible object that is in some way related to books.
Visit these sites for inspiration:

• Books2Eat
• The International Edible Book Festival Gallery Tasty Samples

Schedule

• 10:30-11:30 Bring entries to the WID seminar room, 3rd floor of Bailey/Howe Library.
• 12:00-12:30 View entries and vote for best of show.
• 12:30-1:30 Award prizes. Eat our words and play with our food!

Registration and Information

To register in advance and for more information, email uvmsc@uvm.edu. Please mention the name of your book

Everyone is invited to view and eat.

Friday Fun: The Final Four + One Librarian

Check out this story: librarian correctly books improbable Final Four

Scenes from an Exhibition

Last Thursday, March 3, the Friends of Special Collections enjoyed a wonderful reception in celebration of the new "Beyond the Text" exhibit of artist's books in Bailey/Howe.

At the podium is Claire Van Vliet near Robert Ruben. If you'd like to read more about Claire's work and history, check her out on Wikipedia.

Others, including Connell and Nancy Gallagher, William Lipke, Chris Burns, also enjoyed the show as well as commentary by Jeff Marshall.