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Library Page | Friends Page | Fall 2007 issue | Updated 4/25/08
CAMPUS NEWS & NOTES
EXHIBITS
NEWS FROM ARCHIVES
NEWS FROM SERIALS McNeese
State University's "College Portrait" can be viewed by clicking
here. Click
here
for information on the recently-opened 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. Nancy Melton and Friends art works are on display through May 22, 2008.
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.
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. 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). 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 Mr. 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, magazines, and CDs. 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, is now Chair-Elect for 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 are 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. MyBookmarks is a free Internet service that allows you to keep your browser bookmarks and favorites online so you can access them from anywhere. 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 offers free anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. 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!
Click
here for quick links to state and federal tax forms.
Non-Louisiana state tax forms are available
here (courtesy LSU Libraries ~ be sure to scroll down). Click here for National Do Not Call Registry. Keep up-to-date with the 2008 Presidential campaign from CNN's Political Ticker and Fox News' Blog Spot. Where to write for vital records (e.g. birth, death, marriage)? Click here to find details.
Click
here for
Inside McNeese, a blog from the 30-minute news show airing on the
Calcasieu Parish Government Channel. 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 |
