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Library Main Page | Friends Main Page | Spring 2008 issue
BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT UPDATE
The
$6.2 million renovation and repair project at the McNeese
Library is scheduled to begin during Spring, 2008.
Library
Instruction
Classroom A has been equipped with 25 new
computers. These PCs were purchased with Community Enhancement
funds.
A new
landscaping project in front of the library is near completion.
Friends
of McNeese University Library
Serials:
Government Documents:
Gov Docs on the
Bayou, the Documents Department’s new blog,
provides the latest updates, news, and research tips.
Some
government documents (monographs) can now be
checked-out using your Friends membership card.
For further information on resources and services, contact Rebecca Blakeley, Documents Librarian, at (337) 475-5736 or e-mail: reblakeley@mcneese.edu.
Interlibrary Loan:
Paul
Drake, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, was the opening keynote speaker at
the Wisconsin Interlibrary Loan annual meeting in
Paul
also co-presented at the
New
England Library Association Conference in
For
more information on Interlibrary Loan services, call (337) 475-5726 or e-mail:
illdept@mcneese.edu. EDUCATOR
AND HISTORIAN BENOIT DIES
The McNeese Archives and the
Robert Benoit (center), with Truman Stacey (left) and
Local
history was a passion for Robert, which is how he came to be such a good
friend and supporter of the McNeese Archives.
He was the editor of
Images of America: Imperial Calcasieu, a picture
history of Allen, Beauregard,
He
worked with the Archives Department and the Historical Association on
many projects, including the
Levingston/Franks Historic
Newspaper Collection; the Borealis Rex marker dedication;
Gulf Biologic
Station/Calcasieu River Lighthouse and
Gerstner
Field Historical Markers; and the 1998 Nostalgia calendar.
Robert was a past president of the Southwest Louisiana Historical
Association, which honored him in 2001 with the President’s Award. HISTORIC
The
LOUISiana Digital Library (LDL) serves as an
online digital repository for over 65,000 digital materials about
The
purpose of the LDL is to make unique historical treasures from
Contact
Pati Threatt,
Assistant Archivist, at (337) 475-5731, or click
here
for further details. Questions can also be sent via e-mail to:
archivesdept@mcneese.edu. LOCAL
HISTORY ACCESSIBLE ONLINE
The McNeese archives developed a project last year to
post local history publications online. The project was funded by the
Community Support Fund (2007). In this initial phase, 15 titles were
placed online:
These
online publications are full-text books that are accessible through the
library’s
online catalog as well as through the Archives
web site. The text of each book is keyword searchable
– a very useful feature since none of these books are indexed.
The
public response to this project indicates that it has been a great
success. It has also proved to be very useful to the Archives
Department in its efforts to aid researchers. In 2008, it is
anticipated that additional titles will be added.
For
more information, contact Kathie Bordelon,
Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, at (337) 475-5734 or e-mail:
archivesdept@mcneese.edu. McNeese faculty members who have been promoted or received tenure during the past year were recognized for their achievement at the Library’s annual faculty honorees reception on Thursday, Nov. 1 (photo~below).
Promoted or tenured faculty honored were:
Dr. Johannes Bulhof –
Social Sciences The McNeese Library Exhibits Committee has also created a display of works published by university faculty during 2006—07. Items include books, articles, art works, electronic resources, and more. The exhibit is scheduled to run through Dec. 15.
The McNeese Archives Department was pleased to be able to
contribute to the grand rebirth of Muller’s Department Store.
Muller’s, a When
the building was opened to the public for tours on Friday, Aug. 24, the
first thing the crowds saw when entering the lobby was the famous
escalator, the first in
Tammie
Pettis, Archives Assistant (photo~below),
joined the McNeese Library staff in August
2007. She will spend the next year assisting the Archives with special
collections. Tammie served as Director of
Admissions
at McNeese from May 2000-July, 2007.
Tammie is presently working toward a Master of Arts in teaching degree at
McNeese. She hopes to begin teaching in
the
Tammie
graduated from
St.
Louis Catholic High School in May 1989. She received a Bachelor of
Arts degree in English from
Southern
University in May 1993 and a Master of Science degree in English from
Texas A&M
University-Kingsville in May 1997. Tammie resides in Moss Bluff and
has been married to Antwan Pettis for 14 years.
They are the parents of three children.
Information
on Archives Department services and collections are available by calling
(337) 475-5734, or click
here.
Questions can also be sent via e-mail to:
archivesdept@mcneese.edu.
Walt Fontane (photo~left)
graduated with a Master in Library Science (MLS) from the
University of
Missouri–Columbia in December 2006. Previously he earned a Master in
Arts degree (MA) in History from SUNY -
Josh Finnell (photo~right)
was born and raised in
In
addition to providing on-site and remote assistance, Reference Librarians
perform a wide variety of duties. These include conducting library
instruction sessions, compiling and developing instructional materials,
directing library tours, creating and editing web pages, serving on
university committees, and participating in professional
associations. Information on Reference Department services can be
obtained by calling (337) 475-5725, or clicking
here.
Questions can also be sent via e-mail to:
refdept@mcneese.edu
or by
instant messaging.
Debbie
Johnson-Houston, former Reference Librarian, is now Serials Librarian and
Head of the
Serials Department.
Ollie
Spellman, Library Specialist 2, has moved from Interlibrary Loan to the
Government
Documents Department.
Ellen
Crawford, former Administrative Coordinator 2 in Collection Management,
is now working in the
Cataloging
Department as a Library Specialist 2.
Brian
Sherman has been selected as new
Collection
Management Librarian. Brian previously worked at
LSU-Shreveport,
and is expected to begin his duties in December.
Kevin
Merriman, former Collection Management Librarian, has left McNeese to accept a similar position at the
Karen
Barczak, Library Specialist 2 in the
Cataloging
Department, retired on 8/23/07 after 23 years of service.
Christine
Thomason, formerly Library Specialist 2 in Government Documents, recently
accepted a new position in
Lola
LeBlanc, who worked in the Film Library and
Collection
Management Department for 16 years before retiring in 2004, passed
away on July 7, 2007.
The McNeese Archives has created a new online resource to
promote
The
bulk of the information included in the calendar came from a joint
project between the
McNeese Archives Department and the
Southwest Louisiana
Historical Association. Researchers used the McNeese Archives’ extensive holdings of records,
vertical files, photographs, and published resources to compile the
entries.
For
further information, contact the McNeese
Archives Department at (337) 475-5734 or e-mail:
archivesdept@mcneese.edu.
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