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Kerri Goergen-Doll, Associate Dean of Libraries, was selected as one of twenty UCLA Senior Fellows for 2024. This is a highly competitive leadership development program for librarians, bringing theory and practice together to examine management challenges and strategic thinking.
The 2nd edition of Hannah Gascho Rempel, College of Agricultural Sciences Librarian and Research & Learning Department Head, co-authored book, Creating Online Tutorials: A Practical Guide for Librarians, is now available from publisher Rowman & Littlefield!
Kathy Varbel will retire after 38 years of service at OSU Libraries. An event will be organized later this summer to celebrate Kathy and her many years of service. In the meantime, please feel free to send Kathy congratulatory wishes.
In Kathy’s time with OSU Libraries, she’s seen many changes: moving from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor, seeing the completion of the new library addition in 1999, the implementation of the GEAC Oasis ILS in 1989, the implementation of Millennium in 1999, and the implementation of Alma/Primo in 2014/2015 to name a few. In her time here, she’s worked with many patrons and institutions through Circulation and Interlibrary Loan services. Since joining the ILL team in 2003, Kathy’s processed over 639,266 lending requests through ILL and Rapid, all of which have passed her desk and ILL lending queues. Kathy has also been key in supporting Resource Sharing’s Scan & Deliver service, along with training students on paging requested materials, scanning, e-resource delivery, and more recently, Course Reserve scanning processes. Kathy has always been a supporter of trying new workflows and technologies and has always been diligent in documenting her workflows into the wiki (thank you Kathy!). Kathy has left a lasting impact on Resource Sharing processes here at OSU Libraries and will be greatly missed.
Congratulations Kathy on your retirement – it is well deserved!
Ian Scofield, Electronic Resources Technician at OSULP, has been awarded a Lundeen Library Faculty Development Award of $2,250 to attend and co-present at the ELUNA conference in Minneapolis!
Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) is a nonprofit group for folks using Ex Libris software. Read more about ELUNA at their website.
The Robert Lundeen Library Faculty Development Award is an important gift to OSULP that has supported innovative and exemplary library faculty project work for many years. The Lundeen Award was established in 2003 by Bob Lundeen, former member of the Libraries’ Advisory Council, and it supports meaningful faculty development through the pursuit of scholarship or through professional capacity building. A committed supporter of his alma mater, Bob Lundeen was employed most of his career at Dow Chemical where he eventually became the chairman of the board. He also was the CEO and board chair of Tektronix. In addition to this award, Bob and his wife Betty established a number of scholarships to benefit Oregon State University students. When Mr. Lundeen passed away in late 2017, OSULP received an additional boost to the existing endowment which means we are able to extend the number and/or amounts of awards as appropriate.
OSULP faculty interested in applying for Lundeen funding may submit their proposals at any time (and this is your reminder!). Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Oregon State University Pennant Collection, ca. 1920-2020 ~ This collection is made up of six pennants promoting Oregon State University as well as its earlier incarnations: Oregon Agricultural College and Oregon State College. Two of the pennants specifically commemorate Oregon State College’s participation in the 1942 and 1957 Rose Bowl games.
Kathleen A. Kerr Papers, 1935-1990 ~ This collection documents the instructional career of Oregon State University dance professor Kathleen A. Kerr. This collection is primarily made up of guides to various folk dance styles assembled and written by Kerr for use in her folk dancing classes. These guides include a few generated in the 1930s and 1940s that Kerr collected for reference. Kerr taught dance coursework in the Physical Education Department from 1975 to 1989.
Panhellenic Council Records, 1922-2015 ~ These records document the origins, administration, and activities of sororities at Oregon State University. The Panhellenic Council, established in 1917 at OSU, is the governing body for a portion of the sororities at OSU, responsible for creating rules and oversight that is outside of the institution’s range.
There's so much to enjoy at Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center!
David Irvin has joined OSULP as the Director of the Guin Library in Newport. David comes to us from New Mexico State University where he was the department head for Reference and Research Services. He also brings specialized experience with government documents and information and intellectual property services. Welcome to Oregon State University Libraries and Press!
David brings a wealth of experience to OSULP. As the department head for Reference and Research Services at New Mexico State he grappled with many administrative challenges while at the same time providing research and instructional support to students, researchers and community members. He also brings specialized experience with government documents and information, and intellectual property services. He generated a lot of interest at Hatfield (and across the Zoom lines in Corvallis and Bend) with his commitment to “engaging new ideas, partners and strategies to deploy information services and research support.”
David Irvin has joined OSULP as the Director of the Guin Library in Newport. David comes to us from New Mexico State University where he was the department head for Reference and Research Services. He also brings specialized experience with government documents and information and intellectual property services. Welcome to Oregon State University Libraries and Press!
David brings a wealth of experience to OSULP. As the department head for Reference and Research Services at New Mexico State he grappled with many administrative challenges while at the same time providing research and instructional support to students, researchers and community members. He also brings specialized experience with government documents and information, and intellectual property services. He generated a lot of interest at Hatfield (and across the Zoom lines in Corvallis and Bend) with his commitment to “engaging new ideas, partners and strategies to deploy information services and research support.”
Please join us for our second spring event in our Classified Staff Association (CSA) and Library Faculty Association (LFA) Seminar Series!
This installment features two efforts to increase information accessibility across languages and cultures:
Thursday, May 2nd from 2 to 3pm in the Willamette East Classroom
Light snacks and beverages will be available!
Join us on Zoom at:
https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92502804954?pwd=WWFYWlpRN2JYdGI3QlNnSE0vQXJSdz09
This event will be recorded.
See you there!
Please join us for our second spring event in our Classified Staff Association (CSA) and Library Faculty Association (LFA) Seminar Series!
This installment features two efforts to increase information accessibility across languages and cultures:
Thursday, May 2nd from 2 to 3pm in the Willamette East Classroom
Light snacks and beverages will be available!
Join us on Zoom at:
https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92502804954?pwd=WWFYWlpRN2JYdGI3QlNnSE0vQXJSdz09
This event will be recorded.
See you there!
Please join us for our second spring event in our Classified Staff Association (CSA) and Library Faculty Association (LFA) Seminar Series!
This installment features two efforts to increase information accessibility across languages and cultures:
Thursday, May 2nd from 2 to 3pm in the Willamette East Classroom
Light snacks and beverages will be available!
Join us on Zoom at:
https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92502804954?pwd=WWFYWlpRN2JYdGI3QlNnSE0vQXJSdz09
This event will be recorded.
See you there!
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