ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries C&RL News ■ A p ril 2004 / 191 N e w s f r o m t h e F i e l d Stephanie Orphan N a t io n a l L i b r a r y W e e k t o f e a t u r e N a t io n a l L i b r a r y W o r k e r s D a y T h e A llied P ro fe s s io n a l A s s o c ia tio n o f ALA (ALA-APA) is s p o n s o r in g th e firs t-e v e r N a­ tio n a l Library W o rk ers D a y d u ring N ational Library W e e k (April 1 8 - 2 4 ) . T h e p u rp o se o f N ational Library W ork ers Day, design ated as T u esd a y , April 20, is to re c o g n iz e all library workers, including librarians, support staff, and others w h o m ake library service possible every day. Its m e s sa g e is “Libraries W o rk B e c a u s e W e D o ,” an d lib raries are also invited to use th e slo g a n , “W e w o rk @ y o u r lib ra ry ,” to tie into ALA’s C am paign for A m erica’s Libraries. N ational Library W orkers D ay w as e s ta b ­ lished b y a resolu tion p assed b y the ALA-APA C ou ncil during the 2 0 0 3 ALA A nnual C on fer­ en ce in Toronto. S im m o n s / H a r v a r d t e a m t o a s s i s t I r a q i li b r a r i e s In resp o n se to the devastating effects o f w ar o n Iraq i lib ra ries, th e S im m on s G rad u ate S ch o o l o f Library and In form ation S cien ce (G SLIS) and the Harvard University library system are lau n ch in g a joint program to p ro ­ vide training for Iraqi librarians and archi­ vists to h elp m od ernize Iraqi libraries and address the cou n try ’s seriou s shortage o f li­ brarians. T h e p rog ram w ill b e g in in May, w h en a team o f Sim m ons faculty and H arvard librarians m eet with Iraqi librarians in Amman, Jo rd an , for a curriculum -planning retrea t. T h e Ira q is w ill id en tify their n e e d s fo r training to rebuild collections and m odernize their li­ b r a r y s y s te m s . S u b s e q u e n t ly , Sim m ons faculty will tea ch gradu­ ate library cou rses for Iraqi librar­ ia n s an d , in c o lla b o r a tio n w ith H arvard librarians, w ill o v ersee a series o f special projects and serve as lo n g -te r m m e n to r s v ia th e In ternet. Sim m ons and Harvard have re­ ceived $ 1 00,000 from th e National E n d o w m e n t fo r th e H u m an ities, th ro u g h its “R e c o v e r in g I r a q ’s P a s t” p ro g ra m , fo r th e tw o -y e a r p ro je c t. S im m ons GSLIS d irected a sim ilar library-re­ building program in Vietnam, and the ongoing B osnia Library Project, b ased at and supported by Harvard, has assisted in rebuilding damaged library collection s in B o sn ia sin ce 1996. L e x i s N e x is o f f e r s c a m p a ig n c o v e r a g e L exis N exis has created a o n e-sto p resou rce for U.S. e lec tio n cov erag e, w ith inform ation available fo r su b scrib ers an d n o n su b sc rib ­ ers. Current flat-rate subscribers to new s c o n ­ tent c a n ac ce s s th e n ew C am paign 2 004 file o n the le x is.co m and n e x is .c o m services at n o additional charg e. T h e file con tain s in­ form ation from top new s sou rces, including ABC N ews, CNN, Gallup Poll N ew s Service, National Public Radio, NBC News, the N ew York Times, and the W ashington Post. Coverage begins w ith stories from O cto b er 1, 2003, and is updated daily. N onsubscribers c an view som e o f the coverage, including can­ didate inform ation, cam paign new s, and c an ­ d id ates’ p o sitio n s o n m ajor issu es b y visiting w w w .lexis.n ex is. com /cam ρaign2004. C o lu m b ia U. n a m e d d e p o s it o r y in s t it u t io n f o r H u m a n R ig h t s W a tc h A r c h iv e Colum bia University Libraries has b e e n desig­ n a te d th e d e p o sito ry in stitu tio n fo r th e H u­ m an Rights W a tc h (H R W ) A rchive, a c o lle c ­ 192 / C&RL News ■ A p ril 2004 tion o f d ocu m en ts sp anning 25 years o f the organization’s investigations into human rights abuses around the world. The archive offers a unique, com prehensive view o f human rights conditions in more than 70 nations around the world during the last tw o-and-a-half decades and provides a com plete picture o f the inves­ tigative, pu blic edu cation, and lo b b y in g a c ­ tivities o f HRW. In s ele c tin g C olu m bia to ad m inister the archive, HRW ackn ow ledg ed the sco p e and strength o f Colum bia’s existing hum an rights program s, m any o f w h ich w ill draw on the new resources for teaching and research. UCF o p e n s h o s p it a lit y m a n a g e m e n t lib ra ry The University o f Central Florida (UCF) opened the Rosen School o f Hospitality M anagem ent Library in Ja n u a ry 2 0 0 4 . T h e 9 ,0 0 0 -s q u a r e - fo o t b ran ch is an integral co m p o n en t o f the sch o o l’s new $28 million campus. T he library will serve the research need s and interests o f the R osen S ch o o l’s 9 00 students and faculty and the greater UCF com m u nity, as w ell as provide an inform ation resource for the hos­ pitality industry in Central Florida. T h e lib r a ry o ffe r s s e a tin g fo r 1 5 0 , 24 public access com puters, wireless laptops for ch eck ou t, an instruction room , m edia w ork­ stations, and an o p en in g c o lle ctio n o f 4,000 volum es. Staffing con sists o f tw o librarians, th r e e s u p p o rt staff, an d s ix stu d en t a s s is ­ tants. U C L A la u n c h e s o n lin e in fo lit tu to ria l T he UCLA Library has launched “Bruin Suc­ cess With Less Stress,” a student-centered, interactive, online tutorial designed to guide undergraduate students through information literacy topics, including intellectual prop­ erty, file sharing, citing and d ocum enting sources, project m anagem ent, and academ ic dishonesty. U sers are guided throu gh the tutorial by ch aracters Carlos and Eddie, w h o rep resen t typical UCLA students. T h e tutorial w as c re ­ ated by the Inform ation Literacy Program , a UCLA Library program designed to en h an ce s tu d en ts’ ab ility to lo c a te in fo rm atio n effi­ cien tly, evalu ate it, and use it effectively. It c an b e a c c e s s e d at w w w .library.u cla.ed u / bruinsuccess. W a yn e S ta te s e le c ts M ille n n iu m T he Wayne State University Library System has c h o se n the M illennium system from Innova­ tive Interfaces as its new integrated library sys­ tem to replace the Horizon system. The prod­ u ct offers integrated functionality that assists libraries w ith the m an agem en t o f their e-re- sources, a critical area o f need within the Wayne State system . W ay n e State o ffers m ore than 35 0 acad em ic program s to m ore than 3 3,000 students in m etropolitan Detroit. T e x a s T e c h o f f e r s V ir t u a l V ie t n a m A r c h iv e Nearly on e m illion pages o f Vietnam War- related research materials are now accessible through the Virtual Vietnam Archive, a free, online resource that is part o f the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University. T h e virtual arch iv e in clu d es th e full text o f m o re th a n 8 0 ,0 0 0 d o c u m e n ts , 6 0 ,0 0 0 p h o to s an d slid es, h u n d red s o f in terv iew s w ith v e te r a n s an d o th e r p a rtic ip a n ts , and stea m in g au d io and v id e o re c o rd in g s. Ap­ p ro x im a te ly 2 0 ,0 0 0 p a g e s o f n e w m aterial is ad d ed e a c h m o n th . T h e a rc h iv e is avail­ ab le at w w w .vietnam .ttu.edu (s e le c t Virtual V ietn am A rchive). C S U - B a k e r s f ie ld o f f e r s p re -M L S in t e r n s h ip s f o r m i n o r it ie s California State University-Bakersfleld (CSUB) has developed a new internship program aimed at encouraging broader representation by m inori­ ties in the inform ation professions. T h e p ro ­ gram provides professional training from fa c ­ ulty librarian s to u n iversity un derg rad uates planning to pursue careers in library s c ie n c e . T he interns are paid to w ork an average o f ten to fifteen hours per w eek performing their in ­ tern sh ip duties. Currently, three interns are working through a series o f training sessions that require read­ ing background literature, participating in dis­ cussions, attending and assisting with research courses, and observing on the reference desk. Over the course o f the year, they will take part in a variety o f projects and w ork with librar­ ians in nearly all aspects o f the library, includ­ ing c o lle c tio n d ev e lo p m e n t, cata lo g in g , ar­ ch ives, public relations, reference, and class­ room teach in g . The students were chosen for this year’s po­ sitions based on their grades, abilities, in ter­ http://www.library.ucla.edu/ http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu C&RL News ■ A p ril 2004 / 193 Southern Oregon Digital Archives: Preserving a unique bioregion and its ethnohistory Southern O reg on University (SO U ) Library’s Sou th ern O reg o n D igital A rchives (SO D A) p ro v id es a w ea lth o f re s e a rc h m aterials o n th e reg io n al e co lo g y an d ind ig enous p eop les o f southw estern O regon and north ­ western California. Funded by a congression- ally directed grant from the Institute o f Mu­ s eu m a n d L ibrary S e rv ic e s (IM L S), this W e b -b a s e d d ig ital lib rary c o n ta in s fu lly searchable documents, books, and articles in th e p u b lic d o m ain , o r fo r w h ic h SO U has received author/publisher permission. P u b lic a c c e s s to th e SO D A d atab ase b e g a n in O cto b e r 2002; as o f Sep tem b er 1, 2 003, this grow in g digital library c o n ­ tain ed o v er 1 ,0 0 0 item s, ran ging in size fro m a fe w p a g e s to s e v e r a l h u n d re d p ag es. T h e item s that m ak e up SODA form tw o related c o lle ctio n s, the B io re g io n C ol­ le ctio n and th e First N ations T ribal C o llec ­ tion. This month’s cover image of a wokus plant is from the SODA collection. T h e B io r e g io n C o lle c t io n The Siskiyou /K lam ath/C ascad e b io re g io n o f s o u th e rn O re g o n and n o rth ern C alifor­ n ia is re c o g n iz e d b y s cie n tists aro u n d the w o rld as a n a r e a th a t is u n iq u e ly r ic h in p la n t a n d a n im a l s p e c ie s an d is h o m e to th e r e c e n tly e s ta b lis h e d ( 2 0 0 0 ) C a s c a d e - S is k iy o u N a tio n a l M o n u m e n t. O v e r th e p a s t 3 0 y e a r s , S O U L ib ra ry h a s a c tiv e ly c o l l e c t e d f e d e r a l a n d s ta te g o v e r n m e n t p u b l i c a t i o n s r e l a t i n g t o t h i s u n iq u e b io reg io n . T h e SODA B io reg io n C ollection c o n s is ts o f m o r e th a n 7 0 0 d o c u m e n ts r e ­ lated to th e b io re g io n , in c lu d in g e n v iro n ­ m en tal im p act statem ents, s p e cie s studies, tim ber m an ag em en t plans, stream surveys, and w atersh ed assessm en ts. A u n iq u e a s p e c t o f SO D A is th a t SO U L ib ra ry is e s t a b l is h in g c o ll a b o r a t iv e a r­ ran g em en ts w ith lo c a l a g e n cie s to b o rro w o ld er d o cu m e n ts fo r s ca n n in g and to c a p ­ tu re e -v e r s io n s o f n e w ly p ro d u c e d d o c u ­ m e n ts . S o m e o f th e m a te r ia ls p r e s e r v e d a n d m ad e p u b licly a c c e s s ib le in SODA in­ c lu d e e n v ir o n m e n ta l im p a c t s ta te m e n ts , s p ecies studies and reco very plans, stream s surveys, and w atersh ed assessm en ts. F ir s t N a t io n s T r ib a l C o lle c t io n T h e First N ations T ribal C o llection features nearly 4 00 documents, books, and articles re­ latin g to th e in d ig e n o u s p e o p le s o f the Siskiyou /K lam ath/C ascad e b io r e g io n and adjacent areas. Som e o f these groups include th e A lsea, C o o s, H upa, K lam ath , M o d o c, Shasta, Siuslaw, Takelma, Tolowa, Wintu, and Y ahu sk in nations. Materials include treaties, native language dictionaries, pre-1923 books and articles, B ureau o f A m erican Ethnology publications, and over 50 years o f annual re­ ports o f th e Indian agen ts fro m O reg o n In ­ dian agencies. T h e F irst N atio n s C o lle c tio n b rin g s to ­ g e th e r d ifficu lt-to-fin d e th n o h is to rica l and fed eral d o cu m en ts a b o u t th e p e o p le s w h o w ere, and con tin u e to b e , caretakers o f this unique bioregion. T h e library consulted with tribal representatives to determ ine sco p e and approp riaten ess o f m aterial for this com p re­ hensive database o f texts o n the ethnohistory, g o v ern m en t relatio n s, and culture o f th e se nations. S e a r c h in g S O D A All d o c u m e n ts in th e d ig ita l a r c h iv e s are fu lly s e a r c h a b le b y k e y w o rd a n d p h ra se . T h e SO D A d atab ase is b e s t a c c e s s e d using M o zilla 1 .0 o r la ter, In te r n e t E x p lo re r 5 .0 o r la te r , o r N e ts c a p e 6 .0 o r la te r . M an y d o c u m e n ts a re q u ite le n g th y , a n d a h ig h ­ s p e e d c o n n e c tio n is re c o m m e n d e d . Links to h e lp s c re e n s p rov id e s ea rch tips an d an o n lin e u s e r ’s m a n u a l. E x te n s iv e in fo rm a ­ tion ab o u t th e SODA p ro ject, inclu ding the IMLS g ra n t a p p lic a tio n , p ro g re s s re p o rts , metadata creation guidelines, and copyright, is a v a ila b le fro m th e SO D A W e b s ite , so d a .so u .e d u . A rev iew o f th e SO D A W e b site is in clu d ed in this m o n th ’s In tern et R e­ views column.—M ary J a n e C ed a rF ace, South­ ern Oregon University, cedarface@ sou.edu mailto:cedarface@sou.edu 194 / C&RL News ■ A p ril 2004 ests, an d p re p a ra tio n , fo llo w in g an in ter­ v iew b y a lib rary p an el. O b e rlin G r o u p lib r a r ie s e n d o rs e lic e n s in g g u id e lin e s a n d p r in c ip le s T h e O berlin G roup o f Liberal Arts C olleg e Li­ braries has approved a resolution endorsing the N orth east R eg io n al Libraries (NERL) L icen s­ ing G u idelines and Principles for review o f li­ cen ses for electronic products. T h e resolution was approved at the group’s fall 2003 meeting. Prior to this, a survey w as con d u cted to iden­ tify h o w m an y O b e rlin m em b er lib raries r e ­ viewed and amended licenses for electronic prod­ u cts to e n s u re th a t th e lic e n s e in c lu d e d authorized use for interlibrary loan, use by walk- in patrons, and use in e-reserves. An exam ple o f a generic license along with the guidelines, can b e found at: www.library.yale.edu/NERLpublic/ licensingprinciples.html. . . . a n d s u p p o r t o p e n a cc e ss t h r o u g h P L o S m e m b e rs h ip Fifty-one m em bers o f the O berlin Group have b e c o m e in stitu tio n a l m em b ers o f th e P u b ­ lic Library o f Science (PLoS), a nonprofit advo­ c a cy organization and publisher o f open-access journals, which are available for free online and subsidized largely by author-side charges for publication. Scientists affiliated with m em ber institutions are entitled to substantially reduced fees for publishing in PLoS journals. T h e O berlin G roup is an association o f the libraries o f 75 leading liberal arts colleges from across the United States. C o m m u n it y c o lle g e s t o h o s t P u t it in W r it in g @ y o u r lib r a r y w o r k s h o p s For the first tim e, com m unity colleges will b e hosting Put it in W riting @ your library w ork­ shops for aspiring writers, led by writers from W om an's D ay m agazine. T h e w orksh op s are part o f the third year o f the Put it in Writing program , w h ich previously w as h o sted by public libraries only; five o f this year’s host libraries serve com m unity colleges. During the tw o-hour w orkshop s, W om an ’s D ay writers will offer tips o n h o w to get published, draw­ ing from their ow n exp erien ces and sp ecial­ ties. W orkshops, w hich will b e held during National Library W eek (April 1 8 -2 4 ), are free and o p e n to the public. ■ Registration is open for ACRL preconferences ACRL w ill offer three p reco n feren ces in O r­ lando, Florida, on Friday, Ju n e 25, 2004. Keep up to date with the latest developm ents in in­ fom ration com m ons planning, information lit­ eracy, and scholarly communication. • In form ation C om m ons: Nuts & Bolts Planning During this full-day p recon feren ce, Infor­ m ation C om m ons (IC ) lead ers will provide nuts and b o lts instru ction fo r early-state IC planners. In crease your understanding o f IC planning, implementation, and assessm ent is­ sues. Return to your institution with increased clarity o f IC problem s and possible solutions, as well as practical guidelines and preliminary planning and implementation. • Inform ation literacy: Time for a Com­ prehensive Plan U s in g a w o r k b o o k c r e a t e d b y th e p rec o n feren c e presenters, atten d ees will b e g u id e d th ro u g h th e p r o c e s s o f c re a tin g a c o m p r e h e n s iv e p la n fo r in fo r m a tio n lit­ eracy . L earn h o w to id en tify e ss e n tia l e le ­ ments in constructing a com prehen sive plan and d isco v e r h o w to ap p ly th o s e elem en ts to bu ild a su ccessfu l long-term inform ation lite r a c y p la n . L e a v e th e s e s s io n w ith an o u tlin e and draft p lan fo r y o u r h o m e in sti­ tu tio n . • Scholarly Communication 101 Receive an introduction to the scholarly com munication landscape from ACRL mem­ bers w ho are experts on scholarly com muni­ cation issues. B eco m e fluent with scholarly com m unication issues and trends and posi­ tion yourself to participate in campus com ­ munications programs and other advocacy ef­ forts. T he deadline to register is May 21, 2004. Complete details, including registration mate­ rials, are online at www.ala.org/acrl/events. http://www.library.yale.edu/NERLpublic/ http://www.ala.org/acrl/events