ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


C&RL News ■ D ecem ber 2000 / 993

NCSU Fe llo w s P ro gram  liv e s up to  its p ro m ise

The NCSU Libraries Fellows Program be­
gan its second year with the appointment of 
another stellar group of new librarians: Anne 
E. Pemberton, James Jackson Sanborn, and 
Lisa A. Sheets. The pro­
gram identifies talented 
new graduates with MLS 
degrees and introduces 
them to career-enhanc- 
ing opportunities in aca­
demic libraríanship in a 
research library with 
strengths in scie n ce , 
technology, and digital 
library activities.

The Fellows Program 
is also intended to help 
the profession in gen­ The 2000 NCSU Lib
eral—during a time of rig h t): Lisa She
declining numbers o f Sanborn, and Ann
MLS graduates coupled with rising competi­
tion for librarians from the private sector—  
by developing a pool of highly qualified pro­
fessionals who wish to pursue careers in li­
braries.

Each fellow is appointed for a two-year 
term as a full member of the library faculty, 
based half-time in a home department and

assigned to a special project for the other 20 
hours per week. The library strives to en­
sure that the fellows help to meet library 
goals, as well as offering substantive work in 

areas o f each  candi­
date’s personal interest 
and skills.

The success of this 
arrangement for both 
the library and the fel­
lows is evident in the 
fact that every member 
of the first group o f fel­
lows has already ac­
cepted a permanent fac­
ulty position on the li­
brary staff in a variety 
o f positions, including ies Fellows (left to 

, Jam es Jackson digital projects, visual 
emberton. resources, and media 

resources,.
For more information about the NCSU Li­

braries Fellows Program, send e-mail to 
Wendy Scott, assistant director for Organiza­
tional Design and Learning (wendy_scott@ 
ncsu.edu).—-Jinnie K Daυis, North C arolina 
State University Libraries, finnie_davis@ncsu. 
edu

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and a 134-seat auditorium with data ports in 
every chair. The Gateway Commons, a fully 
electronic library, has staff ready to help stu­
dents start their research in any subject. A 
cafe with indoor and outdoor seating pro­
vides space for a study break.

The Paterno family has long supported 
the libraries and they led the Campaign 
for the Library, which raised $13-75 mil­
lion in private funds to build a new library.

The final $34.4 million project included a 
com bination o f private, state, and univer­
sity funds. ■

More ACRL Frien d s
ACRL would like to thank the follow­

ing members for becom ing Friends of 
ACRL.

Century Club: Cary Sowell 
Friends: Lawrence McCrank 
These members were inadvertently left 

off the list of Friends in the November 
issue.