As many of you know, on May 11, 2011, Faye Chadwell was appointed the Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian at Oregon State University, following Karyle Butcher, who retired from OSU in September 2010. Chadwell served as OSU’s Interim University Librarian from October 2010 – May 2011, stepping up from her position as Associate University […]
Mark your calendars! When: October 27 & 28, 2011 Where: Pack Forest (Washington) Theme: Live long and prosper: Sustainable solutions for today’s academic libraries Keynote speaker: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, ACRL President
From Tony Greiner: The NEH offers seminars for community college faculty, as well as others for all academic faculty. These are great continuing education opportunities and I will be attending one in August, hosted by the Newberry Library, which will focus on the Pullman Company, its town, and the famous Pullman strike. It will also […]
We’ll focus on each of OLA Vision 2020′s four statements in hopes of generating a discussion on what the visions mean for academic librarians. All feedback is welcome – brainstorming new roles/services, critical analyses of the vision, services ACRL Oregon should be providing, etc! We’ll forward all comments to the OLA Vision 2020 Committee so our communities’ voices are heard. […]
Northwest Christian University library director Steve Silver has begun a sabbatical that will extend over the summer. Silver is researching the history of NCU’s rare Bible collection. NCU’s founding president Eugene Sanderson went to England 100 years ago this summer to purchase Bibles, which became the foundation for the current collection. Silver hopes to recreate and […]
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