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NEWS FROM ARCHIVES
NEWS FROM SERIALS McNeese
State University's "College Portrait" can be viewed by clicking
here. Click
here
for information on the McNeese Write to Excellence Center. McNeese Professor, Dr. Mark Wygoda, retraces his father's heroic footsteps in World War II in this article from Acadiana Profile. Former McNeese Political Science Professor, Dr. Judith Haydel, passed away on 11/9/07. Dr. Haydel was working as a Research Librarian at UL-Lafayette prior to her death. Director Serves on Parish Planning Team Nancy Khoury, McNeese Library Director, is serving on the Calcasieu Parish Public Library's Community Planning Committee. This important group will assist the public library in creating a plan to be adopted by the Calcasieu Parish Public Library Board to set the direction of the library for years to come. In 2008, the Library Administration wrote a grant application to the Southeastern Library Network, Inc. (SOLINET), for funding through the Gulf Coast Library Recovery Project and the Gates Library Foundation. Awarded in November, 2007, this grant is funding the Library's "master plan." The services of Sandra Nelson and June Garcia, two of the top public library consultants in the U.S., have been obtained.
McNeese
State University's Frazar Memorial Library has created a new resource for
scholars interested in Hurricane Rita resources. The
Hurricane Rita Bibliography is a web page listing print and
electronic documents pertinent to studying the issues surrounding the
catastrophic hurricane and ensuing recovery efforts. The
Bibliography covers a wide range of subjects, from environmental
science to artistic endeavors.
•Books and other print resources
Because Hurricane Rita is a rapidly developing field
of interest, the Bibliography is a preliminary compilation.
As the scholarly community creates more resources, the Library will
continue to update the Bibliography.
For
further information, please contact
Paul Drake,
Interlibrary Loan Librarian, at (337) 475-5726.
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Information Resources Librarian
Jerome Marcantel has been hired as Information Resources Librarian.
This newly-created position requires a variety of technology-related
skills to enhance library electronic resources and services. Jerome
comes to McNeese from
Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio).
Breanna Weston has been hired as Information Resources Librarian
(7/15/08). The landscaping
project in front of the Library has been completed (~photo
below, or click here for
alternative view). This is part of a campus-wide project to enhance the appearance of
campus buildings and facilities.
Library Receives Generous Donation Our
thanks to the late
Truman Stacey, former editor-in-chief of the Lake Charles
American Press and chief information officer for the Catholic Diocese
of Lake Charles, for his generous donation of books, journals, and CDs. Mr.
Stacey passed away on May 11, 2008, at the age of 91.
News from the Archives Department The
appointment of
Tammie Pettis, Assistant Archivist, has been extended for one more
year. Tammie will be with the Library through June 30, 2009! The
LOUISiana Digital Library has added a new
timeline feature to find materials by decade or era. The
McNeese Archives recently cataloged its
2,000th image for the LOUISiana Digital LIbrary. The Archives
began digitizing its photographs in 2003 as an on-going project to make
the department's photograph collections available via the Internet.
News from the Cataloging Department
Textbooks recently donated by the
Calcasieu Parish School
System have been cataloged for the
Materials Center collection. Full bibliographic records are
being created for Theatre Collection materials from the
Performing Arts Library. Approximately 1,200 music CDs from the Truman
Stacey donation will be cataloged for the Performing Arts Library.
News from the Collection Management Department
Brian Sherman
joined the McNeese Library faculty in December 2007 as Collection
Management Librarian
(~photo below).
His prior service includes 8 years of
experience at
at LSU-Shreveport's
Noel Memorial Library
in access, research, and technical services. Brian also served in
the children’s and genealogy departments at
Shreve Memorial Library. He holds master’s degrees in library
science and history, as well as a bachelor’s of education and is a
certified
Tonisha Fortune,
Administrative Coordinator 2 in the Collection Management Department,
began work on 3/31/08.
Brian Sherman,
Collection Management Librarian, has been elected Chair of the
Unicorn
Users Group International (UUGI).
News from the
Documents Department
GPO and Depository
Libraries have
partnered to offer live,
online reference assistance. Check the McNeese Library's
Documents Department blog,
Gov Docs on the Bayou, for more services and features.
Rebecca Blakeley,
Documents Librarian, presented a program entitled,
Government
Documents 2.0: Web 2.0 Initiatives for Depository Library Websites, at
the
Louisiana Library Association's (LLA) 2008 Conference.
The
Library of Congress has
launched My Library of
Congress (LOC). It is a portal into their collections, where you
can take virtual tours, browse parts of the Gutenberg Bible, flip through
the pages of Thomas Jefferson's books, investigate Mayan artifacts, and
more! You can create an account so that you can save certain
exhibitions into your own "library" for easy access later.
News from the Interlibrary Loan Department
Carolyn Durapeaux
(~photo below), Library Specialist 2, joined the
Interlibrary Loan Department on 1/11/08. Carolyn is a graduate
of
Westlake High School (1990) and the ABC Training Center (1998).
She volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), and is a
notary public. She has worked in the construction field, at the
Louisiana State Police, and for Allstate Insurance. Carolyn is
the mother of two boys, ages four years and three months.
Paul Drake,
Interlibrary Loan Librarian, was keynote speaker for the
State Library's Interlibrary Loan workshop for
parish libraries on 12/12/07.
Paul
presented a program
entitled,
Setting an
Interlibrary Loan Benchmark: One Library’s Progress, at the 2008 Louisiana
Library Association
(LLA) Conference. He also participated in another LLA Conference
session entitled, Interlibrary Loan Lagniappe: Where Are We and Where
Do We Want to Go?
News from the Reference Department
Meebo, an
instant messaging service by which patrons can direct questions to
Reference Department personnel, has been added to the Library's
web page.
Meebo does not require patrons to have a personal instant messaging
account with AIM, Yahoo, or MSN, and is a more secure, safe method of two-way
communication.
Reference Department faculty have completed video
tutorials to help users learn more about frequently-used library
resources.
Josh Finnell,
Reference Librarian, has launched the McNeese Philosophy Club's first
blog.
Brian
Ireland, a McNeese University student, was the winner of the Library
Survey drawing and the lucky recipient of a $100 check.
6 new computers and network printer have been installed in the
Reference Department
(~photo below). These PCs provide Internet access and have Microsoft Office 2007.
News from the
Serials Department
The Serials Reading Room
(2nd floor) has recently been refurbished
(~photo below). In addition to new
furnishings, 2 computers and a high-speed printer are available in this
area. The room was officially dedicated on April 23, 2008, as the
Donald J. Millet Serials Reading Room, in honor of the former history
professor at McNeese University.
Debbie
Johnson-Houston, Serials Librarian, has been selected by the U.S.
Department of Education to serve as a Peer Reviewer for the 2008
Improving Literacy Through School Libraries grant applications.
She will be serving with a team of only 90 peer reviewers from across the
U.S. The program is in support of the Department's No Child Left
Behind initiative.
Debbie
Johnson-Houston, Serials Librarian, participated in a panel
discussion entitled, The Future is Here: How Louisiana Academic
Libraries are Designing Distance Education, at the Louisiana Library
Association (LLA) 2008 Annual Conference.
Click
here for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) web site on the
upcoming conversion (2/17/09) from analog to digital television.
Try
Google Sites, a new offering from
Google Apps, to centralize all types of information -- from videos to
presentations -- and share with others.
Housecall, from Trend Micro, is a free online virus and spyware
scan.
Ad-Aware,
SpyBot, and
CCleaner are free
programs to protect and rid your PC of spyware.
AVG 8.0 is a free anti-virus
and
anti-spyware program. PC Tools provides a free
anti-virus program for download.
Advanced Windows Personal Care, from IObit, is freeware designed
to keep your computer running safely and efficiently. IObit also
offers a complimentary
SmartDefrag program.
Safari is Apple's new Windows-compatible
web browser. Thanks to all who
participated or made donations for last fall's Friends
Book Sale. Your efforts made this one of our most successful
sales to date!
Lake Charles 24/7
offers
news, sports, local
entertainment, real estate, travel and visitor information. A business
directory provides a resource for supporting local businesses. The website
also features interactive forums.
Check the IRS web site
for details on the economic stimulus rebate and
payment schedules.
Click
here to
sign-up for CalcaShout, the Calcasieu Parish Emergency Notification
system.
Vision Calcasieu
is a joint venture of the
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and
Planning Works,
a land-use planning consulting firm, to draft the parish's first
comprehensive plan for downtown and riverfront
renewal.
Click
here for National Do Not Call Registry.
Keep up-to-date with
national political news with CNN's
Political Ticker.
Where to write for vital
records (e.g. birth, death, marriage)? Click
here to find details.
Ryan Semmes, former McNeese Library Assistant Archivist, has helped
develop Mississippi State University's
Congressional and Political Research Center.
History News Network features
articles
and excerpts by
historians.
The
TerraServer-USA site allows you to enter an address and see that
geographic area as it appears in aerial photographs and maps supplied by
the U.S. Geological Survey |
