Yale University Library: SCOPA Forums, Past Programs

Representative activities include the development of a Web 2.0 strategy for a high-impact publisher, the review and critique of a strategic master plan for an ARL-member library, the creation of a business development plan for a high-tech startup seeking to enter the academic space, and the refinement of a service plan for one of the largest academic libraries systems in the world.

Greg Tananbaum is a consultant focusing on activities at the intersection of technology, content, and academia. He has served as the President of the Berkeley Electronic Press, as well as Director of Product Marketing for EndNote. Greg writes a regular column in Against the Grain covering emerging developments in the field of scholarly communication. He has served as an invited speaker at dozens of conferences, including the American Library Association, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, the Association of Professional and Learned Society Publishers, and Online Information UK. He holds a Master's Degree from the London School of Economics and a B.A. from Yale University.

February

2/20: Race on the Stand: African American History in the Law Library's American Trials Collection

Among Yale’s many rich special collections is the American Trials Collection of the Lillian Goldman Law Library, an important repository of historical legal material. This collection contains some particularly significant holdings related to African American history, including records of the Amistad trials (1839-1840). Mike Widener, Rare Book Librarian for the Lillian Goldman Law Library, will discuss the depth of these collections and their significance for scholars of African American history.

3/3: Promotion Review for Library Management and Professional (non-Librarian) & Their Supervisors

3/4: Promotion Review for Library Management and Professional (non-Librarian) & Their Supervisors

Although the deadline for submission of promotion requests by Library M&Ps (non-Librarian) is still over a month away, now is the time to begin assembling your dossier.

At this forum University Librarian Alice Prochaska, Associate University Librarian for Human Resources Diane Turner, and outgoing Chair of the Managerial Promotion Review Committee Marybeth Bean will review the application process, go over important deadlines, and offer advice on assembling promotion dossiers.

Significant time will be allowed for a question-and-answer session. Promotion candidates and their supervisors are strongly encouraged to attend.

Monday, March 3, 2008, 3:00-4:00 p.m.,
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 1:00-2:00 p.m.,
Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall

3/24: Why We Collect What We Collect: Collection Development of Photography in the Yale University Libraries
(Co-Sponsored with the Photography Interest Group at the Yale University Libraries)

Forum about photographs recently acquired by the libraries at Yale University, as well as learn why and how selectors for various collections develop these rich and varied photographic collections.

Libraries and collections presenting materials in this enlightening forum include:

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, consisting of curators from the General Collection (Modern), Collection of American Literature, and Collection of Western Americana

Divinity School Library, Special Collections

Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Medical Historical Library

Sterling Memorial Library, consisting of selectors for the African Collection and Manuscripts and Archives

Ian McDermott, Visual Literacy Instruction Fellow
Barbara Rockenbach, Director of Undergraduate and Library Research Education
Danuta A. Nitecki, Associate University Librarian for Public Services and Literacy Teaching and Learning

Visual literacy remains an elusive topic for librarians, despite its prominence in museum literature and other academic disciplines. A team of Yale librarians is collaborating with experts across the campus to create a toolset to support student and faculty development of visual literacy skills as part of the newly established Collaborative Learning Center in the Bass Library. These colleagues work in the libraries, Center for Language Study, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Instructional Technology Group.

The panel will present a summary of current literature, propose a working definition of visual literacy, describe the center and their collaborative development of an instructional toolset, as well as highlight three of the instructional settings used to design and assess the toolset.

5/15: ArcPad Mobile Mapping Application Development and Instructional Support Project
A presentation by Stacey Maples, GIS Assistant (see the final report)

The Professional Development Grants Program supports innovative research and investigative projects undertaken by members of the Managerial and Professional staff of the Yale University Library. The grants are intended to provide incentive and financial assistance for projects that contribute to the Yale library community through such avenues as scholarly research, creative program applications, or feasibility/ pilot studies. The program is administered by the Library's Standing Committee on Professional Awareness (SCOPA).

Stacey Maples was awarded a SCOPA Grant in 2006 to explore mobile mapping technology and during this forum he will discuss his project.

This project provided Map Collection instructional staff the opportunity to experiment with mobile mapping technology for creating and using spatial data, specify supported hardware/software systems and create instructional materials for the further support of the Yale research community. Using equipment acquired through the requested SCOPA grant and software already licensed by the Yale Map Collection, a field mapping system was developed and field tested.

First, the project allowed the development and evaluation of a set of hardware specifications for an affordable and rugged mobile mapping system that can be effectively supported by the Yale Map Collection’s GIS Services. These specifications are provided as a starting point to Yale Community researchers who are concerned with using mobile mapping equipment that they can be confident are supported by the Yale Map Collection GIS Services.

Second, the field-testing activities produced a geodatabase (including examples of the three generic spatial entities used to model geographic objects: points, lines and polygons) that provided the base data for a set of instructional materials to assist Yale researchers in the development of mobile mapping applications for the collection of their own spatially organized data. The project will culminated in the development and delivery of the “Out of the Office and Into the Field: Introduction to ArcPad and ArcPad Application Builder” workshop, as part of the Yale Map Collection GIS Workshop Series.

5/19: Mentoring for Library Professional.
by Karen L. Kirchner, M.S., Learning Consultant, Career Management Consulting

Mentoring can benefit library professionals at different stages in their careers, whether they are librarians, archivists, mangers, conservators, or students of library and information science. Mentoring helps individuals when they enter the profession, move to a new institution, prepare for promotion review, or assume more active and visible roles in professional organizations. Studies show that professionals with mentors, or those whohave acted as mentors, feel happier about their career progress and their work in general.

Individuals interested in being a mentor or a mentee should attend this forum to learn more about the Mentoring Program sponsored by SCOPA. In this forum you will learn how to connect with a mentor or mentee, discover the necessary commitments, and define goals for a successful mentoring relationship.

This forum represents a shorter version of the Mentoring Workshop offered by Karen Kirchner at the Learning Center. She has designed it specifically for the Yale University Library community.

Karen Kirchener is a learning consultant specializing in mentoring, coaching and team building, who has worked with professionals in a wide range of fields and industries. She recently developed a successful mentoring program for the New York Public Library.

This is a time for new librarians, managers, and professionals to learn about SCOPA and its programs, and receive a general overview of Yale University Library committees and organizational structure.

Alice Prochaska, University Librarian and Diane Turner, Associate University Librarian for Human Resources, Staff Training and Security, will join us to speak about library governance, the promotion process for professional library staff, and opportunities for professional activities, growth and advancement.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
11:30 am to 1:00 pm, Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall

6/16: Building on Experience:
Library Architecture and the LIBER Architecture Group Conference

The LIBER Architecture Group, a division of the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche/Association of European Research Libraries, “furthers the exchange of experience between librarians and architects throughout Europe” and “attempts to raise the level of awareness of new projects and trends” in library building. Its most recent conference, “Building on Experience: Learning from the Past to Plan for the Future,” was held in Budapest and Debrecen and explored some of the exciting new directions in European library construction. Hannah Bennett, Interim Assistant Director of Yale’s Art and Architecture Library, attended the conference and will report on its highlights, particularly as they relate to some of the recent major library construction projects at Yale.

A group of Yale University Library archivists will discuss the Family and Community Archives Project, a program designed to introduce area high school students to the archival profession. These archivists will review the development and execution of the project; what worked and what didn't work; and lessons for other archivists considering a similar undertaking.

The forum is scheduled to take place on September 4th, from 2:00 to 3:00 at the SML Lecture Hall. Please note the time change from previous posting.

If you have good project ideas but have been reluctant to apply for a grant because you are not familiar with writing grant proposals, we invite you to join us. Three successful SCOPA Grant winners volunteered to share their experience and knowledge with those of you who would like to apply for a SCOPA grant this Fall or in the future. Elizabeth Beaudin, Manager, International Digital Special Projects, Julie Linden, Government Information Librarian, and Karen Kupiec, Manager, Web, Workstation, and Digital Consulting Services, will provide you with basic guidelines on how to write a grant proposal. There will be ample opportunity for questions and answers.

9/10: Yufind: The “Next Generation” Interface to Orbis
-Current State and Future Prospects of Yufind (see the presentation)

The Library has launched a beta version of Yufind (http://yufind.library.yale.edu/), an experimental alternative interface to our catalog. Yufind is not a replacement for Orbis, but rather provides a new kind of discovery experience for users, one that better fits current search expectations and incorporates a variety of Web 2.0 tools.

Additional background:
Orbis transaction logs show that searches have often failed because of spelling errors, use of natural language (versus librarians' controlled vocabularies), or terms entered in inappropriate indexes (e.g., title words in the author search box). Many users have come to expect a Google-like search interface that is more forgiving of initial query terms and that employs sophisticated relevancy ranking and faceted navigation to help users display and narrow their results. We are now in a position to provide this kind of interface through Yufind.

Yufind helps make catalog data "work harder" by transforming bibliographic data elements (e.g., a resource's "language" or "format") into navigable facets. For example, a large result set on the key word "finance" can be filtered by language, geographic area, time period, or format, down to the most relevant set of titles. Previously, these data elements were largely hidden and unused deep within the catalog record.

Yufind currently offers a powerful keyword relevance ranking algorithm, RSS feeds, formatted export of bibliographic citations, integration of cover art, book reviews, sample book chapters, tables of contents, and real-time circulation status.

Near term enhancements will include the ability to bookmark and annotate records and to send them to one's email address, cell phone, or PDA.

Longer-term goals include integration of EAD finding aids and visual image records, an authority file, and new facets that will allow results to be narrowed by item availability and location.

As the project adds these enhancements and make subtle changes to the search algorithm you may notice changes. The team will be tracking these on the Yufind updates site, linked from the bottom of each Yufind page.

Yufind holds great promise, but of course it is not perfect and there are still some issues to be worked on to improve its functionality for users. The Yufind team sincerely invites your participation and feedback to make this application as useful as possible. The team will soon activate a dedicated feedback address at yufind.feedback@yale.edu. In the mean time concerns and questions about Yufind can be sent to daniel.lovins@yale.edu (project manager), kathleen.bauer@yale.edu (usability librarian), and scott.matheson@yale.edu (library web master).

The promotion process at Yale University Library can seem somewhat intimidating, especially to newly-hired Librarians, but it in fact follows a standard set of rules and expectations that every Librarian can begin to prepare for even from her/his first day of employment. Presented by Joan Swanekamp, Chief Catalog Librarian and outgoing Chair of the Librarian Promotion Review Committee, this forum will provide a general overview of the promotion process for Librarians and their supervisors, with advice on how to prepare for promotion regardless of where one is in one’s career at Yale.

(Please note that this forum will not address details pertaining solely to the 2009 promotion review process, such as specific deadlines for submission of dossiers, etc. A separate Promotion Review for Librarians (2009) forum is scheduled for Oct. 8, 3:30-4:30, and Oct. 28, 1:00-2:00, at which these details will be discussed.)

Susan Burdick, Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Manager for the Divinity Library;

will give a panel presentation for Library M&Ps (non-Librarian) and their supervisors, outlining the promotion review process and suggesting strategies that all M&Ps can follow in preparing for promotion, whether in the 2009 round or in later years. From knowing where to find useful documentation to understanding expectations of professional performance to assembling a dossier, the forum will help prepare Library M&Ps to navigate the promotion review process with greater confidence and dexterity. This forum is open to all library staff, with supervisory permission. Additional information on the promotion process can be found at: http://www.library.yale.edu/lhr/pp/promotion.html.

10/08, 10/13/, 10/21/: University Librarian's Report to the Staff Presented by Alice Prochaska, University Librarian

SCOPA, the Standing Committee on Professional Awareness, is pleased to present: University Librarian's Report to the Staff Presented by Alice Prochaska, University Librarian Three sessions will take place at the following dates and locations:

Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 3:30-4:30 pm in the Lecture Hall, Sterling Memorial Library University Librarian's Tea to follow at the Memorabilia Room

Monday, October 13, 2008, 10:00-11:00 am in the Beaumont Room (second floor of the L wing), Medical School Library

Monday, October 21, 2008, 10:00-11:00 am in Latourette Hall (S223), Yale Divinity School All members of the Yale University Library staff are welcome to attend this forum, pending approval from their supervisors.

The Standing Committee on Professional Awareness (SCOPA) is pleased to present a forum: Promotion Planning for Librarians Thursday, September 18, 1:00-2:00 p.m. SML Lecture Hall Joan Swanekamp, Chief Catalog Librarian and outgoing Chair of the Librarian Promotion Review Committee, will give an overview of how Librarians and their supervisors can prepare for the promotion process at any point in their career at Yale. This forum addresses general promotion issues; it will not review details specific to the 2009 promotion year (those details will be covered in the Promotion Review for Librarians (2009) forums on Oct. 28, 1:00-2:00 p.m., SML Lecture Hall and Oct. 30 Thursday, October 30, 9:30-10:30 a.m. SML Lecture Hall) This forum is open to all library staff, with supervisory permission. Additional information on the promotion process can be found at http://www.library.yale.edu/lhr/pp/promotion.html. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. For SCOPA, Tom Bolze Catalog Librarian Rare Book Team Yale University Library P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520-8240 203-432-8302 thomas.bolze@yale.edu

SCOPA, the Standing Committee on Professional Awareness is pleased to present a forum on Innovative Digital MEDIA at Yale Thursday, October 30 2:00-3:00 pm SML Lecture Hall Chris Amelung, with the Yale Center for Media and Instructional Innovation (CMI2), in cooperation with the Yale�s Secretary�s Office, will showcase a selection of digital media related projects including various CMI2 special projects, Yale YouTube and Yale on iTunes U. During this presentation, you will learn how to participate in, or take advantage of, these projects to meet your own interests and needs. Lucas Swineford, Director of Digital Content at Yale, will present specific procedures in place for creating/placing Library content on various Yale sites, as well as a description of what is and is not appropriate for iTunes and YouTube. Please take a few minutes to review these projects at http://cmi2.yale.edu/instructional_solutions/index.html and http://itunes.yale.edu and bring your questions and ideas. All Yale library staff are invited to attend, pending supervisor approval.

11/18: 'Mistah Carnegie? He Dead...' or 'Is Talking & Writing About Google Making Us Stupid'

Michael Schrage, A researcher with MIT's Sloan School and visiting fellow at London's Imperial College

Michael Schrage, a researcher with MIT's Sloan School and visiting fellow at London's Imperial College, is invited by SCOPA as a forum guest speaker to come to Yale to talk about redefining the value of libraries and librarianship in an era of cost-effective, connected & computational competition. The purpose of this talk is to offer librarians actionable insights into constructively defining and designing their institutional missions in an uncaring environment.

Michael Schrage writes, researches and advises on the behavioral economics of innovation. A researcher with MIT's Sloan School and visiting fellow at London's Imperial College, he explores the role of models, prototypes and simulations in managing innovation and risk. Michael has worked with IBM, Microsoft, Procter&Gamble, Google, BP, the MIT Press, BT, Mars, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, among others, on innovation strategies and implementations. He serves on MIT's Lincoln Labs technical advisory committee and has performed non-classified work on technology management themes for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Office of Net Assessment and the State Department. He has published in the Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Financial Times, IEEE Software, strategy+business, Technology Review and other venues on innovation issues. His book 'Serious Play' [2000] has been a best-seller for the Harvard Business School Press, and adopted as a text by several MBA and undergraduate programs. 'Shared Minds: The New Technologies of Collaboration' [Random House 1990] was the first book published exploring technology's central role as 'shared space' for creative collaboration in business, science and the arts.

11/11: a conversation with ArtsLink Fellow Maia Simonishvili, National Parliamentary Library of Georgia and SEEC Library Fellow Vilma Karvelyte, Vilnius University Library

Presented by The Library International Programs and SCOPA, the Standing Committee on Professional Awareness

Maia Simonishvili, a Leading Specialist in the PR & Cultural Program Department at the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia in Tbilisi, comes to Yale with a fellowship from CEC ArtsLink a New York-based international arts service organization created to encourage and support exchange of artists and cultural managers between the United States and Eastern and Central Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus. A graduate of Tbilisi State University, where she studied Georgian Philology and Cultural Resource Management, Maia Simonishvili worked for almost ten years as newspaper and radio journalist, both in her native Georgia and in Germany (where she was a fellow at the Foundation of Lower Saxony and an intern at the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung).

Vilma Karvelyte, Information Manager at the Scientific Information Data Center, Vilnius University Library, is the ninth visiting librarian to come to Yale under the auspices of the Dr. Kristaps Keggi Baltic Internship Program, and the seventeenth intern hosted by the Slavic Reading Room. A graduate of Vilnius University, where she received a B.A. in Information and Communication Science and a M.A. in Public Relations, Vilma worked as information manager for the Lithuanian Dance Information Center, and system supervision consultant for the Lithuanian IT company Sintagma, before joining the Vilnius University in February 2008. Since February 2007, she also works as a project manager for Digital Preservation Europe (DPE).

Maia and Vilma will talk about their home institutions and the role they play as both repositories and promoters of cultural heritage in their respective countries.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
11:30 am to 1:00 pm, Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall

For many library professionals a bibliography of publications is an important part of a successful promotion dossier. Some write because they have done research that contributes something new to the practice or science of librarianship, some feel they have something important and interesting to say. Others write because they have a passion for a particular topic. Whatever the motivation, come and hear a panel of library staff who have published and edited in a wide range of fields. This panel is intended for all library staff who have an interest in writing and publishing. Emphasis will be on how to get your first publication or how to move to the next level of publishing (from the occasional book review to a peer reviewed article, for example). We will also discuss some of the new opportunities in electronic publishing.

Katie Bauer, Usability and Assessment Librarian
Ann Okerson, Associate University Librarian for Collections and International Programs
Kathleen Burns, Archivist (Beinecke Library) & Penny Welbourne, Catalog Librarian
Lisa Bier, Social Sciences Reference Librarian, Buley Library, SCSU and author of
several publications on interactions between Native American and African American peoples.
To view Recent Publications of Yale Library Staff:

12/10: Contribution, Dedication and Inspiration – Student Workers at Yale By Anthony Riccio

"Contribution, Dedication and Inspiration - Student Workers at Yale" is a presentation that highlights the many contributions of our students over the course of 12 years in the stacks operation and how students are interviewed, trained, managed and sometimes promoted for their contributions to the library. This talk discusses the critical role of our full time local 34 work force and how they became a “can-do” team with students in the stacks operation.

Antony Riccio is Stack Manager at the Sterling Memorial Library. He gave this presentation at the New England Library Association in October 2008.

SCOPA invites 2009 promotion candidates (Librarian) to join Diane Turner and Joan Swanekamp for an informal discussion of your promotion review dossiers. Please feel free to bring any questions/concerns that have arisen as you have been assembling your documentation.

2007 Forums

January

February

2/1: From Light to Heat: Searching for Truth in an Age of Truthiness, presented by Professor Jessica C. McWade

2/26: History and Highlights of the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts and Letters from the Beinecke Library, presented by Nancy Kuhl, Associate Curator of American Literature

March

SML Lecture Hall, March 1 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
SML Lecture Hall, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m

3/19: Social Tagging and the PennTags Experience
Social tagging is one of the most promising innovations in interactive, user-centered information management, and the University of Pennsylvania’s PennTags tool has made Penn a leader in this area. SCOPA is pleased to sponsor a forum with Laurie Allen, Social Sciences Data Services Librarian at Penn’s Van Pelt Library, who oversees operation of the PennTags service. With PennTags, members of the Penn community can collect, annotate, and share resources, including those from the public web as well as the library’s collections. During her talk Ms. Allen will discuss how PennTags works, how it is being used on campus, and some of the technical issues surrounding the tool’s development and implementation.

3/28: Attending Library School While Employed as a Clerical and Technical Staff Member at the Yale University Libraries
This forum will address the real world experiences of individuals who completed their degrees or are currently attending library school while employed as clerical and technical staff members at the Yale University Libraries.

The primary goal of this forum is to inform and elicit questions from clerical and technical staff members of the Yale University Libraries who have an interest in attending library school.

May

5/1: 2006 SCOPA Grant Recipients Forum.

The Professional Development Grants Program supports innovative research and investigative projects undertaken by members of the Managerial and Professional staff of the Yale University Library. The grants are intended to provide incentive and financial assistance for projects that contribute to the Yale library community through such avenues as scholarly research, creative program applications, or feasibility/ pilot studies. The program is administered by the Library's Standing Committee on Professional Awareness (SCOPA).

At this forum, members from each of the three groups awarded a 2006 SCOPA Grant will introduce and discuss their project, discuss the outcomes, the project progress, and the project experience on the whole.

In May 2006 Patricia Thurston, Assistant Department Head for Catalog and Metadata Services, spoke at a SCOPA forum about her experiences helping to train Nigerian librarians in automated cataloging techniques. Since then Patricia’s ongoing activities have evolved into a broader partnership with libraries and catalogers in Nigeria and Ghana, a relationship that has significantly expanded access to African academic library collections both in Africa itself and throughout the world. Patricia will discuss the challenges faced by African librarians and how collaborative efforts with Yale and other institutions are helping to surmount the technical obstacles that sometimes threaten the goal of improved access.

The Standing Committee on Professional Awareness (SCOPA) will host Martin Jacobson the Head of Technology and Development at the Swedish National Archive of Recorded Sound and Moving Images. The presentation will be at 2:00 in the SML Lecture Hall.

Mr. Jacobson will speak about his experiences working with the SLBA to migrate substantial parts (1.5 million hours worth) of the Archive's analogue audio and video collections to digital files, which will be made available online. He will discuss many of the "unconventional methods" used to complete this task such as high-speed transfer, automation using robotics, and a suite of custom scripts that automatically process the digitized files. All are invited to attend, pending supervisor approval.

For more information about Martin Jacobson's work, please see:
http://www.slba.se/slba/PSUser/servlet/com.ausys.ps.web.user.servlet.AuthorizedPageServlet?nodeid=101&pageversion=2

Guest speaker, Nancy Goff (see presentation in .ppt ), Grant & Contract Manager from the Yale University Grants & Contract Administration, will demystify grants and grant writing in general, and our other guest speaker, Melissa Wisner, Manager of Production Systems at Yale University Library (and a two-time IMLS Grant recipient and one-time SCOPA Grant recipient) will discuss her various grant funded projects and share her winning grant writing secrets and strategies.

9/25: Authenticity, Intentionality, and Original Order: Lessons Learned from the New Textual Scholarship, Heather MacNeil, Associate Professor and the Chair of Archival Studies School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia.

10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., with a coffee reception to follow on the mezzanine Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Rooms 38/39

10/3: Promotion Review for Librarians (2008)
Alice Prochaska, Diane Turner, Joanne Rudof, and Joan Swanekamp will review details of the 2008 promotion review process for Librarians and their supervisors, with particular attention to deadlines and required documentation.

SML Lecture Hall 12:00-1:00,

(this forum will be repeated on Oct. 19, 12:00-1:00, SML Lecture Hall)

10/3: Promotion Planning for Librarians
Joan Swanekamp will give a general overview of the promotion process for Librarians and their supervisors, with advice on how to prepare for promotion from the beginning of one’s career at Yale but without addressing details pertaining solely to the 2008 review process.
(this forum will not be repeated)

With Alice Prochaska, Allison Sutton, Psychology and Social Work Subject Specialist Assistant Professor of Library Administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Jerome Offord, Director of Diversity Initiatives at the Association of Research Libraries, co-sponsored with Library Diversity CouncilWednesday

Library school program representatives will be attending to discuss their programs of study, and additional literature and/or alumni representatives will be available for programs from other spots in the US and Canada. Information about Yale employee tuition assistance and learning plan information will also be available. Brief remarks will be made by Alice Prochaska and Diane Turner, as well as Edward Harris, Dean of the School of Communication, Information and Library Science at Southern Connecticut State University. Light refreshments will be served.

10/23: University Librarian's Report to the Staff, presented by Alice Prochaska, University Librarian

SML Lecture Hall Oct. 23, 2:00-3:00pm
with a tea to follow in the Sterling Spoon

10/30: University Librarian's Report to the Staff, presented by Alice Prochaska, University Librarian

Yale Divinity School Lecture Hall Oct. 30, 1:30-2:30 pm
with a reception to follow

11/5: Digital Partnerships with Native American Communities: Encoding Traditional Knowledge in New Forms for the Future

Tim Powell from the University of Pennsylvania will discuss his work translating Native American oral traditions into a digital environment.

SML Lecture Hall, Monday, November 5, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
All Yale Library staff are invited to attend, pending supervisor approval.

At 12:00 the Native American Cultural Center will host a lunch with Dr. Powell at its facility at 297 Crown Street, open to all members of the Yale community. For additional details, please see the poster at http://www.vincent.oneppo.com/07.11.05_digital_poster4.pdf.

11/9:: University Librarian's Report to the Staff, presented by Alice Prochaska, University Librarian

Yale Medical School Beaumont Room, Nov. 9, 9:00-10:00
with a reception to follow

11:29: Libraries and International Higher Education Strategies: Sharing an Australian Perspective

In this presentation, based on her experience at the University of Queensland Library, Dr. Grace Saw will explore and address the issues involved in promoting library services to international customers, and the strategies implemented by her home institution in this regard.

Grace is the latest international librarian to visit Yale under the auspices of the International Associates Program. As part of her month-long fellowship, she is currently exploring many aspects of Yale University's international goals and ambitions, while familiarizing herself with the Library's international activities.

Dr. Grace Saw joined the University of Queensland Library's senior management team in 2002 as the Executive Manager of the Dorothy Hill Physical Sciences and Engineering Library. Apart from the administrative and managerial role in this position, Grace has sole responsibility for all the Library's international activities; these include all engagements with international visitors to the University and the Library, liaising with the University's International Education Directorate Office, establishing and identifying the information needs of international students, and co-coordinating and planning the Library's training programs for overseas information professionals. Grace has published and presented papers extensively in library professional conferences over the last fifteen years.

Grace was previously the University Librarian at the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. Prior to this, Grace held the position of Business Librarian at the University of Western Australia for three and half years, and before that she was the Campus Library Manager at the Queensland University of Technology. She also worked at the Northern Territory University Library.

Grace has a Doctorate in political history specializing in contemporary Southeast Asian political history, a Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science, as well as an MBA from the University of Queensland.

SML Lecture Hall, November 29, 10:00-11:00
All Yale University Library staff are welcome to attend this forum, pending supervisor approval.

12/12: OAI Data Harvesting and the CERL Manuscript Portal (see presentation in .ppt )

SML Lecture Hall, Wednesday, December 12, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

All Yale Library staff are invited to attend, pending supervisor approval.

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