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Body Image & Eating Disorders Through Someone Else's Eyes
Posted February 15, 2006

Explore body image and disordered eating through art at the second annual Body Acceptance Month Art Show and Fashion Exhibit, featuring work by CU students and staff. There will be an opening reception for the show and fashion exhibit (featuring styles for all people) on Tuesday, February 28, 5-6:30 in the Norlin Hotspot (near Underground Café), with free food. Show runs February 28-March 22. Sponsored by the Student Wellness Program and FAB.

More Information: 303-735-6433 or CUhealth@colorado.edu or http://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/wellnes

February Department Of The Month: Where In The Libraries Can You View Artists' Books, Photobooks And Original Photographs By Renowned Photographers?
Posted February 15, 2006

The Special Collections Department on the third floor northwest corner of Norlin Library houses rare materials for use in teaching and research. Specialties include an artists' book collection, a significant 20th century photobook collection and original photographic prints. Papers of Colorado authors include Franklin and Mary Elting Folsom (son of Coach Folsom) and noted western author David Lavender. Materials related to the history of books and printing are available as well.

http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/specialcollections/index.htm

Who Needs Books When Everything's Online?
Posted February 15, 2006

The whole world isn't electronic yet; it just seems that way! If you need access to any of the more than 10 million physical items held at Norlin, PASCAL, or one of the Prospector libraries, Circulation is the place to check them out. If your research leads you even further afield, Interlibrary Loan gives you access to additional information resources around the world.

Visit us at:

Circulation: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/circulation/index.htm

Interlibrary Loan: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/ill/index.htm

Contact: brice.austin@colorado.edu

What Department of the Month is Promoting Free Candy?
Candy is Handy in the Dean's Office
Posted January 27, 2006

The administrative center of the University Libraries is also Department of the Month for January. Feeling the stress of the beginning of the semester? Need to raise your blood sugar a little? Want a change of scenery? Take a few minutes to stop by Norlin N210C and say, "Hi," to Jim, Mary Jane, Sandy, Liz and Barbara to find out just what goes on down here. Our candy dish is always full. For more information go to: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/dean.

Chocolate is cheaper than therapy and you don't need an appointment. -
Anonymous.

What Lurks in the Basement and Subbasements of Norlin Library?
Posted January 19, 2006

Beneath the floors where millions of books, government publications and periodicals reside, more than 30,000 linear feet of documents and correspondence, 300,000 photographs, and aisles of files populate the basement and subtiers of Norlin, home of the Archives, the institutional memory of CU and one of the largest repositories of primary sources in the Front Range.

The Archives is the institutional memory of the University of Colorado and one of the largest repositories of primary sources in the Front Range. The department holds one of the largest regional collections on the labor movement, extensive resources on Colorado Western Americans, a number of large Congressional collections, many important women's collections, and a developing array of Rocky Flats Collections; and staff are working on the US Navy Japanese/Oriental Language School Archival Project.

The Archives is offering a general tour as a January Department of the Month on Wednesday, January 25, 2006, from 9:00-9:30 am. We will take you through the two subtiers and show you where we put our more than 30,000 linear feet of documents and correspondence, 300,000 photographs, and aisles of files. For information contact: arv@colorado.edu.

Learn about the holdings on labor, the west, women's organizations, congressional papers, and Rocky Flats at:

http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/archives/

We're Not Just Books!

Posted October 20, 2005

Did you know that the Media Library, located opposite the west entrance of Norlin, contains a variety of media formats, including microforms, audio and videocassettes, DVDs, laserdiscs, compact disks, computer disks, and slides for both educational and recreational use? Media staff can make you a DVD or CD containing just the clips or tracks you need for class assignments or instruction, convert PAL videos, and reformat old tapes to a digital format.

Contact: maureen.vancamp@colorado.edu

http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/media/

Is That Trash or Art or Math Outside the Norlin Hotspot?!

Posted October 20, 2005

SAVING ZERO is an advanced special topics art class wall installation in conjunction with CU’s Special Year of Art and Math. Made primarily of recyclable trash, the project relates math and physics to indigenous knowing. Installation on view through November 16th.

Contact: kay.miller@colorado.edu

Which Norlin Department Has More Than 5 Miles of Stacks?

Posted October 20, 2005

Did you know that on the 3rd floor southwest of Norlin, the Government Publications Library houses more than five miles of stacks containing over five million items? Gov Pubs collects publications from the United States government, Colorado and other state governments, foreign governments, and international governmental organizations like the UN, World Bank, and OECD. There are almost no subjects that are not addressed in some fashion in this amazing resource. Visit soon!

Contact: timothy.byrne@colorado.edu

http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/index.htm

Consider Wide Open Spaces in the Earth Sciences and Map Library

Posted October 20, 2005

Visit the second exhibit in the Earth Sciences and Map Library series about Literature and Geography. The current exhibit focuses on wide open spaces: plains, moors, and prairies and includes a selection of beautiful prose and poetry by Emily Brontë, Willa Cather, Rómulo Gallegos, Sylvia Plath, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Emily Dickinson and interesting items from the Earth Sciences and Map Library collection.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted September 30, 2005

The kickoff event for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month at CU is Friday, September 30, 2005, in the British and Irish Studies Room from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. It will feature mammography information presented by Boulder Community Hospital, a health fair and a rally hosted by CU-Boulder Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano, who will be introduced by Dean Williams at 4:30 p.m.

The kickoff includes the opening of the "Common Threads" art exhibit on display in Norlin Library's third floor gallery throughout October. The exhibit is comprised of photographic quilts documenting the lives of Colorado women (including one of the Libraries own) living with breast cancer. CU-Boulder alumna Cynthia O'Dell created the quilts.

There will also be a drawing for new pink Crocs, and UMC Catering is providing pink ribbon cookies and pink lemonade.

The west portico of Norlin Library will be illuminated in pink starting tonight and continuing for the month of OCt to raise awareness, understanding and promote the early detection of breast cancer. The lighting is part of a worldwide commemoration that also involves the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building and Sydney Opera House.

The events are sponsored by CU-Boulder Community Relations, CU Women's Resource Center, Friends of the Libraries, HealthLinks Clinic, CU Libraries, Luna Bar, University Memorial Center Catering and the Wardenburg Health Center.

Elves in the Basement of Norlin Library?
Posted September 7, 2005

Are there elves in the basement of Norlin who repair damaged books, make covers for small publications, preserve fragile books for the future, prepare material for binding, assess the general condition of the collections and conduct emergency planning?! Even better than elves is the hardworking staff of the Libraries Preservation Department. Learn about the Seven Deadly Sins of Book Care and more about Preservation by scrolling to the bottom at http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/preservation/.

FY05/06 Journal Cancellation Project - Update
Posted August 18, 2005

TO: Boulder Campus Teaching & Research Faculty, Deans, Directors,
Dept Chairs, System Administration

FROM: University Libraries

SENDER: James F. Williams, II, Dean of Libraries

DATE: August 12, 2005

SUBJECT: FY05/06 Journal Cancellation Project - Update

As announced last spring, due to continuing inflationary budget constraints beyond our control, the University Libraries will have to cancel approximately $600,000 in current journal titles in order to re-balance expenditures and remain within budget for FY05/06. Despite previous journal cancellation projects and some increases to our information resources budget from the Provost, those actions have not been sufficient to keep pace with spiraling publishing prices; thus, the need for yet another journal cancellation project. Over the past several months, the Bibliographers have worked with school/college/departmental faculty liaisons to select journals for cancellation, with the key objective to support/protect core instructional and research programs on campus. The decision factors applied during this process included general use, whether a title serves multiple disciplines, the title's impact factor, its cost-per-use, and annual cost. The list of titles recommended for cancellation is now available for broad review by the faculty at the following web site:

http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/collectiondevelopment/serialsreview2005.htm

Comments on the recommended titles should be sent to your discipline's
Bibliographer by September 1, 2005 (see the above web site for the list of
Bibliographers).

Many thanks in advance to the faculty for their invaluable assistance as we
face these difficult yet necessary decisions.

My Reading History
Posted July 20, 2005

My Reading History maintains a list of materials that you check out, even after the materials have been returned. This is an "opt in" feature, meaning that Chinook will only keep a Reading History if you have elected to participate in the service.

Once the feature has been activated, a link to My Reading History will appear in each patron's My Chinook account. Clicking on that link will reveal a button to "Opt to View Your Reading History".

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University Libraries Take Steps to Cope with Budget Reductions
Posted June 8, 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries is taking a number of fiscal management actions in order to offset the continuing and cumulative effect of budget reductions. Measures include the ongoing cancellations of journal subscriptions, sustained reduction of book purchases, introduction of fees for public patrons, and restructuring of overdue fines. In addition, staffing levels, which have chronically been low, have been reduced even further.

According to Libraries Dean and Director James F. Williams, “In the last decade, inflation has continuously outstripped budget increases, resulting in a significant loss of purchasing power. Thus far, we have managed to trim and reallocate to minimize the impact on our users. Now we are compelled to make difficult and painful choices in order to maintain services and resources critical to our primary campus learning, teaching and research audience.”

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Norlin Underground Summer Closing
Posted May 25, 2005

Norlin Underground will be closed for the summer. We've enjoyed serving you this past year, and look forward to seeing you again starting August 22nd
when the school year begins.

In the meantime, stop by Baby Doe's in the UMC for the same coffee, coffee
specialty drinks, and bottled beverages. Grab a bagel or pastry while
you're there to round out your morning or afternoon snack. Baby Doe's
summer hours are 7:00am-5:00pm. Have a great summer and thanks for the
business!

For more information, please contact Bhadra.Mitchell@colorado.edu, UMC Food Service.

The University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries Faculty/Staff Development Committee presents

Tom Sebok, Director of the Ombuds Office: "Conflict Without Bloodshed"
posted 15 April 2005

In response to overwhelming interest in our recent survey, the Faculty Staff Development Committee is hosting a new workshop "Conflict Without Bloodshed."

Participants in this workshop will examine what we all do that makes conflict more difficult to resolve, what we can do differently, five specific sources of conflict, and at least six specific skills for managing conflict in the workplace. The session format will include brief lecture, small group activities, case study, and video.

NOTE: The same session is being held on two different dates, so please plan to come to ONE of the sessions if you're interested in the workshop. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Monday, April 18, 2005 at 10:00 AM - Noon, in Norlin N410 and a repeat session on Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 10:00 AM - Noon, in the Engineering Conference Room

For other Faculty/Staff Development upcoming events, please take a look at the calendar at http://libnet.colorado.edu/fsdc/ (be sure to click on the sideways triangle on the right side of the page for full-text information about each presentation).

Norlin Library: Scheduled Elevator Outage Notice

posted 17 March 2005

During Spring Break, sprinkler alarms will be installated in the East & West elevators of Norlin Library. This will result in the closure of one elevator per day. The expected duration of the outage: 11 hours for each elevator.

Tuesday, March 22, 2005: West elevator: 6am.-5pm.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005: East elevator north side: 6am.-5pm.

Thursday, March 24, 2005: East elevator south side: 6am.-5pm.

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact: Jim Wollum of Facilities Management at 303-905-2299.

Spring Break Hours and Norlin Book Stacks Access Reduced
posted 11 March 2005

The Libraries will close at 5pm on Friday March 18 and reopen Mon-Thurs March 21-24 from 8am-5pm daily. Limited service will be available Fri Mar 25 and the Libraries will be closed Sat Mar 26 (details at http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/hours/). The Norlin 3rd floor book stacks will be recarpeted during this time and access will be limited. You will be able to page materials from the circulation desk. Consider checking out needed materials now!

Contact: Brice.Austin@colorado.edu

University Libraries To Implement New Interlibrary Loan System
posted 17 February 2005

In March, the University Libraries will implement a new electronic Interlibrary Loan system. The new system, called ILLiad, will replace ZAP, the current electronic request method. Highlights of ILLiad:

Authenticate with your IdentiKey. ILLiad will use your IdentiKey for authentication purposes, rather than name and Buff One card number.

Create a personal profile. The first time you use ILLiad, you will need to create your personal profile, but for every subsequent request you place your personal information will be automatically supplied.

View your current ILL requests on-line. You will be able to view your current requests through ILLiad and track the progress of those requests. You will also have the ability to request a renewal, and to cancel your requests on-line.

Once implemented, ILLiad will be accessible through all Interlibrary Loan links in Chinook, the University Libraries’ on-line catalog.

Evolution Before Darwin
SPECIAL EVENT: Monday, February 21, 2005
posted10 February 2005

Join us at 7 p.m. in the Center for British and Irish Studies (Norlin 5th floor) for an evening with Ned Friedman, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Professor Friedman will speak about the amazing early history of the discipline of evolution and the events that led up to one of the most important paradigm shifts in understanding the natural world around us, the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. Related materials from Special Collections will be available for viewing. This event is free and open to the public.

Youth Around the World Photo Exhibit by Marilyn Wertheimer
posted 26 January 2005

The University Libraries presents Youth Around the World, a photo exhibit by Marilyn Wertheimer in the Norlin Library 3rd floor NW gallery. 29 countries represented in 50 photos of youth of all ages. Experience the shared openness and lightheartedness of diverse children across time and around the world.

It’s Our Treat on Friday February 11 from 4:30-6 pm when you can meet the photographer while enjoying refreshments in the Norlin Library fifth floor Center for British and Irish Studies. Exhibit available though March 31 during Norlin Library building hours. For information, contact Deborah Fink at 303-492-8302.

CU-Boulder, Denver Center Theatre Company To Host Symposia On "Oedipus Rex"
posted 19 January 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder will host a free public symposium Jan. 31 in connection with the Denver Center Theatre Company's production of Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex."

Associate Professor John Gibert, chair of the classics department at CU-Boulder, will lead a discussion by a panel of theater and classics scholars in Norlin Library's Center for British and Irish Studies from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Gibert also will lead a symposium on Jan. 30 in the Denver Center's Stage Theatre from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Gibert will be joined at both sessions by Professor Mary-Kay Gamel of the University of California-Santa Cruz, noted writer and critic Daniel Mendelsohn, "Oedipus Rex" director Anthony Powell and Professor Craig Turner of the University of North Carolina. Symposium attendees will have a chance to meet with the panelists after the program.

For more information on symposia events, visit the CU-Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts' website.

The public is invited to attend any of the sessions, but reservations are requested for the Denver symposium. To RSVP for the Denver symposium, visit http://www.denvercenter.org or contact Dane Witherspoon at 303-893-6034.

The Denver Center Theatre Company's production of "Oedipus Rex" runs from Jan. 27 to Feb. 26 in the Stage Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. To purchase tickets call 303-893-4100 or visit http://www.denvercenter.org.

Norlin Underground
posted 11 January 2005

Norlin Underground will be back in the New Year with some additional offerings to help get you through the day. We’ll still be serving up coffee, coffee specialty drinks, and bottled beverages of all kinds, and now you will be able to get fruit and an energy/protein/breakfast bar to round things out.

We’ll also be changing our hours to better accommodate our patrons. Instead of opening 10am-10pm, we’ll be opening January 10th -14th at 8:30am-4pm and then after January 18th from 8:30am-7pm. So come on down, we’re waiting to serve you!

Norlin Underground 303-735-2305

Libraries Migrate from Using Social Security Numbers to Buff One Numbers
posted 5 January 2005

Today is the Libraries migrate from using Social Security Numbers for faculty, staff, and students to Buff One numbers only. More information on this may be found at:

http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/about/ssn.htm

The important points are:

(1) The official ID number for faculty, staff, and students wishing to check out materials is now the Buff One Number.

(2) In order to use Prospector, you must use the Buff One number. SSN will only work if you do not yet have a Buff One.

(3) For the moment ZAP still uses SSN, but that should also change to Buff One in the next day or so.

(4) Other library services use identikey for authentication and are unaffected. In the very near future ILL Borrowing will be moving to ILLiad at which time ZAP will go away and identikey will also be used for placing ILL requests. Authentication for Prospector will remain ID-driven (Buff One).

(5) For now, public patrons and other non-university patron types will still use SSN for an ID number, though I hope that will also change in the near future.

CJK e-Resources Available via East Asian Library Website
posted 12 November 2004

The East Asian Library (EAL) provides free access to some major full-text databases in the Chinese language, including bibliographies, classic texts, and historical archives. Please go to the “CJK e-Resources” on the sidebar of the EAL webpages to view these materials.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1908 - 2004: A Celebration
posted 19 October 2004

Renowned photographer and founding member of the Magnum Photo Cooperative Henri Cartier-Bresson died in August. CU Boulder faculty are coming together to celebrate the photographic work of Cartier-Bresson and discuss his impact on photography in the twentieth century.

Join Dan Boord, Frances Charteris, Suranjan Ganguly, Rolf Kjolseth, Alex Sweetman, and Luis Valdovino. Thursday, November 11, 2004 from 4 pm to 6 pm in the Center for British and Irish Studies, Norlin Library, Room M549, 1157 18th Street, Boulder, CO. Free and open to the public.

Sponsored by the Special Collections Department, University of Colorado Libraries. Contact 303-492-6144 for further information.

Women Romantics and Cosmopolitanism: An Exhibit of Rare Books & Images
posted 16 September 2004

A Special Collections exhibit from September 15 - December 17, 2004. This exhibit explores relations and communications of late 18th - early 19th century women writers who stepped outside the sphere of socially accepted feminine activity to express their views and ideas. The exhibit questions to what extent were women writers aware of civilization and culture (geographic and aesthetic), the spiritual and the cosmic? The goal of this exhibit is to provide a forum for these women to engage in conversation with you about this topic.

Quick Guide Available
posted 18 August 2004

The Quick Guide to the University Libraries (pdf) -- designed to help students, faculty and staff navigate the University Libraries online and onsite -- can be downloaded and/or printed for the users' convenience. Look to the Quick Guide for updates and easy directions.

CJK Searching via Chinook!
posted 17 August 2004

Good news! Thanks to the hard work of the Libraries' Systems Department, you can now search and display in the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean vernacular characters on Chinook from any computer in the Libraries that has the Microsoft Asian language pack installed on it. Instructions on how to configure your computer for the CJK language input is available on the front page of Chinook under "Viewing Chinese, Japanese, Korean in Chinook."

The implementation of CJK on Chinook has significantly enhanced our access to the Asian language holdings of the University Libraries, making Chinook one of the leading catalogs that handles CJK scripts in the country.

If you had any questions using the Chinook CJK, please contact us at the East Asian Library. We would be happy to assist you.

Libraries Website Redesigned
posted 1 July 2004

Redesigned to be more user-friendly.

You will find details about it in the Web Site Redsign FAQ.

Please let us know what you think. Thank you.

The American Libraries Association and Working Assets have teamed to create an online voter registration page. The page is accessible at the following web address and may be used to register to vote as well as to update a voter's address or change party affiliation.

http://www.workingforchange.com/vote/vote_center.cfm
?itemid=16498&ms=ALA001

The site is easy to use and also provides tips for using your library to
gather information to help voters make informed decisions this election
season. In addition, there is a link to help users inform their friends about
the service.

Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend: 25 June - 6 August, 2004
posted 9 April 2004

The CU Boulder Libraries is proud to have been selected by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of 40 libraries to host the national tour of Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend. This traveling exhibit, organized by the Newberry Library and ALA's Public Programs Office with major support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, commemorates the 400th anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth I of England.

The website has information on everything surrounding the exhibit, including the opening gala and keynote speaker, speaker series, concurrent exhibits and programming, a calendar of events, and even parking information for anyone not familiar with campus.

Coffee Shop to Open in Norlin Library on April 12
posted 5 April 2004

A new Coffee Shop in Norlin Library, is making its debut on April 12. It is located one flight below the west entrance on the first floor west, up the hall from the circulation desk.

The Coffee Shop is a cooperative effort between the University Libraries and UMC Food Service. Scott Seaman, Libraries Associate Director for Administrative Services and Robin Margolin, Associate Food Service Director for Retail and Production began communications last summer regarding a Coffee Shop in Norlin. “This Coffee Shop is in response to repeated requests from students for a study space with coffee service available to it,” said Seaman. The old map library location has been recreated into a more relaxed area that will permit talking and coffee drinking. Funds from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute were used to renovate the study room. The space features a wireless network and will also be used as an art gallery and a venue for talks and other events.

The Coffee Shop will feature Silver Canyon coffee blends, specialty coffee drinks, bottled sodas, juices and water.

“The hours for the Coffee Shop have not yet been defined, beyond being open during the busiest hours of the library,” said Margolin. She further noted that the Coffee Shop will be open just in time for students to reap the benefits of its offering as the school year draws to a close and finals approach. The Coffee Shop is an experiment. Its continued operation will be contingent upon its patrons’ abilities to accept and adhere to governing rules, which state that all liquids must be contained in mugs with secure lids. At present there are no plans for food to be offered at the Coffee Shop.

For additional information regarding the Coffee Shop, contact Robin Margolin, 303-492-8452.

Looking for Books: Bookfinder Volunteers' Numbers Are Dwindling
posted 25 March 2004

Boulder Daily Camera newspaper article by Susan Glairon, Camera Staff Writer.

Glenn Miller's Music and the Swing Era: February 25, 2004
posted 13 February 2004

A talk on "Glenn Miller's Music and the Swing Era" by one of the foremost authorities on music of the swing era will be presented by CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Center for British and Irish Studies on the fifth floor of Norlin Library on the University of Colorado at
Boulder campus. The program is free and open to the public and a reception will follow. Entrance to the library will be through the west door.

Anne Ellis, Colorado Pioneer : February 5 through March 19, 2004
posted 6 February 2004

Special Collections Department, Norlin N345
Hours: 10:00 a.m. - noon and 2:00 - 5:00 pm Thursdays and Fridays.

The words of Anne Ellis give a singular picture of a woman who approached her life with vivacity, wit, and resoluteness. Ellis describes her life as a pioneer, "a miner's child and a miner's widow," in The Life of an Ordinary Woman, Plain Anne Ellis and Sunshine Preferred.

Although she had little formal schooling, Ellis is a splendid storyteller. In her unpolished, unflinching prose, she relates her eventful life in Bonanza, Cripple Creek, Goldfield (Nevada), Denver, and other Colorado towns and camps.

George Norlin awarded the degree Master of Letters to Anne Ellis in 1938 at the University of Colorado at Boulder, remarking, "You have brought us courage, fortitude, and the determination never to lie down." This exhibit contains photographs, original letters, published and unpublished manuscripts and memorabilia from the University Libraries' Anne Ellis Collection, MS 24.

Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories
posted 22 January 2004

Library of Congress: American Memory: "Provides the opportunity to listen to former slaves describe their lives. These interviews, conducted between 1932 and 1975, capture the recollections of twenty-three identifiable people born between 1823 and the early 1860s and known to have been former slaves."

Self-Service Checkout Machines Are Introduced at Business and Norlin Libraries
posted 15 January 2004

Patrons can now serve themselves at Circulation in the Business Library with 3M Radio Frequency Identification tags and the new checkout machine. RFID tags in Business Library books carry all the information needed to identify, locate (within the library) and checkout an item. All the patron needs is their CU Buff One card. In Norlin, books have barcodes to aid in scanning information for self-checkout.

For more information, contact: Joseph Yue 303-492-8628.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 19th: Libraries Closed
posted 15 January 2004

Martin Luther King, Jr. Addresses the March on Washington: I have a dream ...

Real Audio file: The History Channel

text: Teaching American History

historical context: The Guardian (UK)

More information:

The King Center

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: 19 January 2004

Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University

Creativity Unbound: Artists Books from the Special Collections Department
posted 4 December 2003

Special Collections Department, Room N345. On display: Fridays between 2-4:30 pm or by appointment through 12/19.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Book Care
posted 4 December 2003

Norlin's East lobby: an exhibit of damaged books. This exhibit, which will conclude this month, features seven illustrated panels provided by Pat Morris, Preservation Librarian.

Important notice: Regarding ILL book requests 12/8/2003-1/5/2004
posted 2 December 2003

Changes to Instructional Video Library Operation (Stadium 343)
posted 19 November 2003

As a result of discussions held between ITS and the University Libraries throughout the summer and early fall, I'm pleased to announce that the University Libraries recently assumed administrative responsibility and custodianship for the campus Instructional Video Library, currently housed in Stadium 343.

This administrative change will significantly increase the number of video titles available from the University Libraries, will provide faculty with a unified campus home for video and DVD resources, and will ultimately result in expanded hours of access to the instructional video collection. While the University Libraries has assumed responsibility for the instructional video collection and accompanying services, ITS will continue to provide campus-wide support to faculty who require assistance with media equipment in the classroom. I know that instructional video materials receive heavy use during the academic year, so I want to alert you to some upcoming operational changes that may temporarily impact your use of the collection.

For the duration of the fall semester, the Video Library service desk and viewing rooms will remain in Stadium 343. Day-to-day activities of the unit, such as reservation requests, circulation, and delivery of materials, are being overseen by Cris Johnson <cris.johnson@colorado.edu> and Maureen Van Camp <maureen.vancamp@colorado.edu>.

Beginning spring semester, access and circulation of instructional videos will move from Stadium 343 to the Media Library in Norlin. Faculty, staff, and graduate students will be able to check out instructional videos from the Media Library for up to 7 days, and undergraduates will be able to view the items in-house. In keeping with current Media Library policy, please note that the delivery of instructional videos to campus departments and offices will no longer be supported at the start of the new calendar year.

Integrating the instructional video collection into the University Libraries collections requires that CHINOOK catalog records be created for 4000+ instructional video titles. While we have recently begun such a project, we anticipate this work will continue throughout all of next year. Due to workflow logistics of this major cataloging project, beginning this semester certain items in the instructional video collection may be unavailable for classroom use without 5-7 days advance notice and reservation. While we will make every effort to minimize the amount of time that items are unavailable, please plan ahead with your reservation requests to ensure availability of needed video titles for your courses.

For more information about current and future access and use of the instructional media collection, please visit the Video Library web site at its new address: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/video/.

Brakhage Films to be Screened
posted 4 November 2003

The CU-Boulder Friends of the Libraries will present five films and discuss the life and work of internationally known avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage in "Movshovitz 'Illuminates' Brakhage" on Friday, Nov. 14. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in room 1B50 of the Eaton Humanities Building on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus. A reception will follow the presentation. Pay parking will be available in the Euclid Avenue Autopark.

Brakhage, who died in March of this year, was a CU-Boulder professor, author and lecturer who made almost 400 films ranging in length from a few seconds to a few hours during his 50-year career. Attendees will view and discuss Brakhage's unique and complex visual art and see five of his films: "Hymn to Her," "Eyemyth," "I, Dreaming," "Co-mingled Containers" and "Occam's Thread."

Howie Movshovitz, the presenter, is director of the StarzFilmCenter at CU-Denver. He was an instructor of film studies and journalism at CU-Boulder and an assistant professor of English and film studies at CU-Denver. Movshovitz has been a critic at Colorado Public Radio since 1974 and a contributor to National Public Radio for 16 years. He was the Denver Post film critic for nine years and won the Colorado Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in 1998. Movshovitz earned a doctorate in English literature from CU-Boulder and has served as a critic on film festival juries.Brakhage, regarded as the world's foremost poetic filmmaker, was on the faculty of the CU-Boulder film studies department for more than two decades and held the title of distinguished professor. Prior to coming to CU-Boulder, he taught film history and aesthetics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1969 to 1981.

Brakhage was the recipient of numerous honors and awards for his contributions to the arts including an honorary doctorate from the San Francisco Art Institute, a Brandeis Citation, a Telluride Festival Medallion, a University of Colorado Medal, Rockefeller and Guggenheim Foundation fellowships, recognition from the Library of Congress and the American Film Institute, the Denver International Film Festival Award for Outstanding Film and Video Artists and the prestigious MacDonnell Medal whose previous recipients include Robert Frost, Georgia O'Keefe and Aaron Copeland.Brakhage's work has been sent to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for preservation. Larry Kardish of the museum says of Brakhage, "His work must be considered no less than towering." CU-Boulder Libraries has purchased new prints of most of his 380 titles.

The event is sponsored by the Daily Camera.

Contemporary Mexican Visions: 4 November - 15 December 2003
posted 4 November 2003

Curated by George Rivera of the Art & Art History Department and on display in the Norlin Library third floor gallery. Artists Arturo Fuentes and Alan Romero are professors at Mexico's and Latin America's premier school of fine arts: Academia de San Carlos, the first school of fine arts in the Americas. A reception and gallery talk is scheduled Thursday, 13 November, in the Norlin Library 5th floor Center for British Studies from 5-7 pm. Contact: Deborah Fink 303-492-8302. Additional information: http://www.artesvisuales.unam.mx/.

Our Story, The Palestinians
posted 31 October 2003

An internationally touring photo exhibit will be on display in the east lobby of Norlin Library from the end of October through November 2003. Made possible by The Coalition for Justice in Palestine, Sabeel, and the University Libraries. For more information please contact: cjp@colorado.edu or 303-492-8567. Or contact Melissa Gray, University Libraries Campus Relations.

Printing is now available for wireless users!
posted 24 October 2003

In order to print from a computer connected to the campus wireless network, users first need to install some free software available on the CPI website. Complete information and installation instructions are available on the CPI website. Users with installation questions should contact 5-HELP.

Note that wireless users in Norlin should send print jobs to the release stations in the Mac Lab (N310) and the Stats Lab (M350). These printers are listed under "ITS Printers" on the website. Branch library release stations are listed under "Library Printers."

New Newsletter
posted 24 October 2003

e-Resources Newsletter

CU-Boulder to host parade honoring Martin Luther King: August 28th
12 August 2003
Contact: Rebecca Flintoft, 303-492-6853 or Mike Liguori, 303-492-3117

Area residents are invited to observe the 40th anniversary of the civil rights march on Washington and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech by attending a parade and commemorative events August 28 at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The "Honoring the Dream" celebration will begin with a parade-march, or "marade," gathering at 9:30 a.m. outside the Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St. At 10 a.m., parade participants will walk to the Norlin Quadrangle on the CU-Boulder campus. Loretta J. Ross, executive director of the National Center for Human Rights Education, will address the crowd in front of Norlin Library at 11 a.m.

Attendees will have the opportunity to visit an information fair comprised of organizations working to end social injustice.

"Part of the vision of this event is to instill a sense of purpose, urgency and self-efficacy inparticipants so that they may continue to serve the goal of ending social injustice, thereby honoring the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," said Rebecca Flintoft, an event organizer.

"The vision of the observance is to help bridge the gap in the struggle between marginalized peoples - race, gender, sexual orientation, class or socioeconomic status, age, religion, ability - with a strong focus on coalition building, education and 'walking the talk,' " said Trent Norman, an event organizer.

The celebration is a collaborative effort between the CU-Boulder community and the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Addresses the March on Washington: I have a dream ...

Real Audio file: The History Channel

text: Teaching American History

historical context: The Guardian (UK)

More information:

The King Center

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service: 19 January 2004

Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project at Stanford University

Online access to ERIC documents in pdf format from 1996 onward
5 August 2003

The Libraries now has online access to ERIC documents in pdf format from 1996 onward via the ERIC database in FirstSearch. ERIC documents are those items represented in the ERIC database by unique ED numbers and include teaching guides, research reports, bibliographies, issue papers, instructional materials, and test and evaluation instruments. Prior to online access, we provided these materials to patrons via the ERIC microfiche set in Media (which we will continue to receive for now). As is the case with the ERIC microfiche set, journal articles are not included in the online subscription.

To access a document online, patrons should look toward the bottom of a document citation in FirstSearch ERIC for a link that says:

Access EDRS: E*Subscribe

Once in the EDRS E*Subscribe system, patrons should simply select the pdf icon at the top of the citation to open the document or select the e-mail icon to send the pdf file to themselves.

Libraries feeling effects of University budget cuts
24 July 2003
By Marianne Goodland, Silver & Gold

The cumulative effect of three years of budget cuts is taking its toll on library services at all four CU campuses, and patrons will begin noticing more limited hours, fewer staff and increased fees for some services.

The cuts have already prompted Denison Memorial Library at the Health Sciences Center to start charging for overdue books, and the Auraria Library is now charging patrons to print from the library's computers.

The main libraries at CU-Boulder, the HSC and Auraria also are reducing the number of hours they are open each week. Hours at Denison are being reduced by more than 20 percent, from 110 hours per week to 87 hours per week. The Auraria Library now closes an hour earlier during the week and is closed all day Sunday.

Library budgets have been cut at all four campuses, ranging from a low of around $150,000 at CU-Colorado Springs to more than $1 million, both at Auraria and CU-Boulder.

Debra Silva, assistant to the director at Denison, said that library's budget was reduced by $469,500 over the past two years. Denison staff will cover the most recent cut by purchasing fewer library materials. The library also has lost six FTE positions, moves that included laying off staff and not replacing retiring employees.

The 2003-04 budget for the UCB libraries has not yet been finalized, according to spokesperson Deborah Fink, but she said the libraries will have to reduce their hours during this fiscal year. The libraries took a $374,000 permanent cut to their 2002-03 budget, and the cut for 2003-04 is much worse: $1.21 million. "We'll be buying fewer materials," Fink said. The libraries also will increase the cost of interlibrary loans to out-of-state borrowers, end subscriptions to print versions of materials that are already received electronically, reduce purchases of large microfilm collections and work with faculty in each department on reducing their expenditures on monographs and books, she said.

The effects will also be seen in the number of hours put in by student workers. "It's student workers who keep the library open evenings and weekends," Fink noted, adding that student hours will likely be reduced by one-third, the result of budget cuts. "People can expect to see impacts everywhere," she said.

Until recently, the Auraria Library was able to handle the budget reductions without significant impacts on services, but the 2003-04 budget cut means a reduction in operating hours and new charges for some services, according to campus memos sent by library officials. The library began charging 15 cents per page for printing from its computer workstations, a service that in the past the library subsidized to the tune of $100,000 annually. The reduced hours and increase in fees comes after decisions in 2002-03 to close the library's faculty reading room, limit use of its computers and reduce its budget for buying books and computer databases by $150,000.

The only CU library that has managed to avoid reducing hours or increasing fees for faculty, staff and students is the Kraemer Family Library at CU-Colorado Springs. Christina Martinez of the UCCS library said its 2003-04 budget has not yet been determined, but to date the only cut that she is aware of is the elimination of a $150,000 Total Learning Environment grant, which had been used for journal subscriptions and electronic databases. The library does not charge for interlibrary loans, nor does it plan to start doing so, she said, and printing is free for faculty, staff and students. The UCCS library even anticipates a modest increase in its materials budget for 2003-04, although it will be less than what it has had in the past. "Our campus enrollment keeps increasing, so we've been a little more protected," Martinez said. An anticipated cut in the Kraemer Family Library's general operating budget will mean fewer hours for student workers, she noted, but there have not been any staff layoffs or reductions in positions.

UCB's Fink acknowledged that the UCB libraries are in the same position as every other department at the campus in facing budget cuts, but "libraries affect everyone," she said.

LibQUAL+ @ University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
21 July 2003

LibQUAL+ is a research and development project undertaken by the Association of Research Libraries in collaboration with Texas A&M University. The project is defining and measuring library service quality across institutions and creating useful quality assessment tools for libraries.

Summer Session 2003 Website & Catalog

Destinies: A Portfolio of Digital Art Pieces: 11 April - 27 June 2003
An Exhibition by Luz del Carmen Vilchis Esquivel

Luz del Carmen Vilchis Esquivel is one of the few artists who specialize in creating digital art in Mexico. Esquivel was born in Mexico City in 1957 and is an art historian. She has written several books on the topic of visual arts in Mexico and is the first woman to occupy the position of director of the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, a position that previously was held by Diego Rivera.

Norlin Library is open to the public Monday to Thursday 8 am - midnight, Friday 8 am - 11 pm, Saturday 10 am - 11 pm and Sunday noon - midnight.

The exhibit is curated by Professor George Rivera of the UCB Fine Arts Department and sponsored in part by the University Libraries and by theUniversity's Office of Community Affairs. For more information contact Deborah Fink at 303-492-8302.

Conference on World Affairs: 7-11 April 2003

Daniel Ellsberg @ Macky Auditorium > 10 April 2003

Snow Storm Closes Campus
18 March 2003

Norlin Library > East Entrance > 18 March 2003
The Univeristy Libraries, and the entire UCB Campus, closed early Tuesday, 18 March, at 4pm due to heavy snow conditions. The blizzard continued throughout the night.

The University was closed, along with seemingly most everything else in Colorado, on Wednesday as everyone dug out from under the snowfall -- the heaviest since December 1-6, 1913. Snow accumulated 22 inches in Boulder, 29 inches in Denver, 30 inches in Louisville. The National Weather Service reported the state record snowfall is Fritz Peak / Rollinsville -- 87.5 inches at 9000 feet.

The Boulder campus and the Libraries reopened Thursday morning.

See live views of the weather on the UCB campus webcam.

Please visit the UCB Campus Website for campus closure information or call the campus info line at 303-492-5500.

Keep Up With What's New @ Your Libraries

Licensing e-Resources FAQ
Discover the connection between users and vendors. 2nd in a series appearing in the Silver & Gold Record.

Snow on Campus
27 February 2003

Norlin Library > West Entrance > 27 Februray 2003

Norlin Library > East Entrance > 27 Februray 2003

Special Collections

Our Special Collections Department regulary mounts exhibits that are free and open to the public.

Keep Up With What's New @ Your Libraries
23 January 2003

The first of an ongoing series of collaborative 4-campus libraries columns in the Silver and Gold Record appeared 23 January 2003, and is included below. The next installment, expected the first week of March, will address questions and answers re: electronic databases licensing agreements - look for it!

Welcome to the first installment of a new collaborative effort from the Auraria Higher Education Center Library, CU-Boulder Law Library, CU-Boulder University Libraries system, Health Sciences Center Denison Memorial Library, and UCCS Kramer Family Library. Our libraries represent a tradition of cross-campus and inter-campus cooperation and collaboration. Both that long-standing relationship and the very nature of libraries themselves position us to serve as a foundation in President Hoffman's Vision 2010 theme of a "University Without Walls."

As libraries individually and collectively serving the four-campus system, we have often worked together to maximize our resources. As democratic institutions we support diversity, inclusion, intellectual freedom, and full access to all information.

For the past two years, the five CU Libraries have aggressively pursued licensing options that provide cross-campus access to electronic resources, including the ScienceDirect agreement, which provides access to over 900 full-text journals. As funding and the electronic market allow, we will provide ever-greater access at a lower cost per campus. In a "university without walls" research and scholarship transcend boundaries. The CU libraries collect materials that support unique disciplinary requirements and provide access to all of them, with subject specialists guiding researchers to resources in unfamiliar disciplines. We look forward to writing about issues relevant to all five libraries.

In our next installment, we will offer answers to your questions concerning the licensing agreements that affect your use of electronic journals and databases. In subsequent installments, we will address access to the specialized materials required within many disciplines and explore scholarly publishing. Some columns will be devoted to topics relevant to a particular library. Most importantly, we would like to respond to those questions and subjects that most interest YOU. We strongly encourage you to contact the column representative for your campus to let us know your concerns @ Your CU Libraries.

Auraria: eveline.yang@cudenver.edu
Boulder Law: joanne.dugan@colorado.edu
Boulder University Libraries: deborah.fink@colorado.edu
Health Sciences Center: rick.forsman@uchsc.edu
UCCS: rhug@uccs.edu

Wireless Access in the University Libraries

The Libraries have partnered with ITS to provide wireless networking in Norlin Library and the Business Library. A portion of the funding for this project came from the Student Computing Initiative fees. This solution uses the 802.11b wireless protocol, making it possible to connect to the campus network using a compatible WLAN card. The wireless network is designed to augment the existing wired network by offering mobile connectivity and network accessibility from varied locations.

Report: UCB libraries need $2 million in continuing funds
December 20, 2002
By Jefferson Dodge, Siler & Gold

The CU-Boulder libraries need an infusion of about $2 million in continuing funds to overcome looming financial challenges, according to a recent report by a blue-ribbon panel.
In addition to recommending an array of options for raising that money, the panel suggested that the libraries could be improved by strengthening ties and communication with faculty.

UCB music center helps out filmmaker Martin Scorsese
December 19, 2002

When the producers of Gangs of New York, the new Martin Scorsese movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio, needed to figure out what music was appropriate for the movie's setting in 1800s New York City, they called the American Music Research Center (AMRC) at CU-Boulder. And when the movie opens Friday, UCB College of Music Professor Tom Riis, who provided the answers, will be in a theater listening closely and watching for a line in the end credits thanking the University of Colorado Libraries.

UCB music library to be dedicated to the late Howard Waltz
September 5, 2002

The CU-Boulder College of Music will dedicate its music library to the memory of the late Professor Emeritus Howard B. Waltz on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Grusin Music Hall. The program, which is free and open to the public, will include remarks by music Dean Daniel Sher, libraries Dean James Williams, Provost Philip DiStefano and Professor Emeritus William Kearns of music. It will also feature a performance of Debussy's "Petite Suite" by Andrew Cooperstock and David Korevaar, keyboard professors. The unveiling of a plaque in Waltz's memory will take place at the Music Library entrance, and a reception will be held after the dedication in the student lounge.

Waltz, who died on April 2, 2000, was appointed to the CU faculty in 1943 and retired in 1975 after 32 years of teaching piano, pedagogy and music literature. He was one of the most highly respected and beloved members of the Colorado State Music Teachers Association, and was active as a clinician, adjudicator and performer. Waltz studied with Rudolph Reuter, Rosina Lhevine and Robert Casadesus. His degrees were from DePauw University and the University of Wisconsin.

Black History

Celebrating Black History on the Web
a permanent feature of our Government Publications Library.
Word search in Chinook
Black History
Black History Database
Black History Hotlist
Black Studies: Fighting for Respect
CNN Black History Month 1999
Education First: Black History Activities
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
Malcolm X
Remember the Dream

Historical Maps on the Web

A compilation of valuable web sites from the Libraries' History Subject Specialist

Science Direct Launched at the University Libraries
Thursday, March 14th, 2002

Dean James Williams, II and President Elizabeth Hoffman -- represented by Chancellor Byyny and Jack Burns -- welcomed this venture into the University Without Walls at a gathering in Norlin Library's Center for British Studies. Science Direct was officially launched during this gathering.

The University Libraries leads the CU system in utilizing Elsevier Science's database of full text online journals. CU Boulder is the first to elect to subscribe to more than 800 Elsevier journals only in electronic format. All the electronic journals are available to every member of the University Community systemwide.



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