Library

Present: Andi, Rachel, Ryan, John, Jane, Lindy, Germano, Rebecca.

Jane gathered reports from everyone about the status of lost books and their replacements.

Lindy brought a request to purchase the Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and the group agreed to purchase the print edition.

Andi & Germano led a spirited discussion of research modules and topics for the Paideia I research paper.

Jane informed the group that the staffing plan is in transition and will be discussed further at a future meeting.

A new painting by Fridtjof Schroder (1917-1990), LC alumnus of 1943, has been donated by a family member. Many of Schroder’s colorful, abstract paintings can be seen around campus but a comprehensive collection is installed in Hovde. He also drew the wonderful pencil and charcoal drawing of the shell of Old Main as viewed the morning after it burned. That drawing hangs in the display case on the main floor of Main. The new painting, entitled “Opus 325: The Mystery,” is a self-portrait of the artist created while he was contemplating retirement.

A new significant artists’ book by Christine Kermaire of Belgium has been cataloged for Special Collections in Preus Library. It consists of a textile panel (42 × 62 cm.) with 2 grommets at the top for hanging and velcro strips at the bottom. It includes four 22 × 31 cm. laminated cards (description of cemetery, layout of cemetery, two pictures of shadow of monuments on grass in cemetery) with velcro tabs at the top so that they may be hung from the bottom of the textile panel.

I also attended the ILA conference. As is often the case many of the most interesting moments occurred in conversations with colleagues during the breaks and meals.

LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEETING

October 26, 2009, 9:15 a.m., Hovde

Present: Chris, Andi, Ryan, John, Jane, Lindy, Germano, Rebecca.

Andi spoke on the HEDS Research Practices Survey explaining the background and how we can and do use in connection with Paideia. Reviewed the survey for fall 2008 and spring 2009. She will be doing further meetings and bringing information back to the group.

Chris gave a follow-up on Scottie Cochrane’s visit. Has posted some information online. In connection with this, staffing plans were discussed.

There is a correction to a previous blog posting, regarding content in Naxos Music Library. Naxos will not be adding the catalog of Smithsonian Folkways recordings to its online service. The previous posting (10/22) has been removed.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, Serials Solutions will be performing routine maintenance on their servers from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This may result in some downtime for the Full Text E-Journals link on the Library Research page. During this time, an alternative will be to search Encore for the title you seek, looking for results with “[Electronic Resource]” in their titles.

The Encore library resource discovery tool will be upgraded Tuesday, Oct. 20. The upgrade procedure will require about 30 minutes of downtime at some point of the day. If you need to search the library collection while Encore is unavailable, please try the “Magnus” tab on the Library Research page, or visit Magnus directly at http://books.luther.edu.

The 20 drawings and 15 pieces of pottery by Marguerite Wildenhain which were exhibited at the Gera Art Museum in Gera, Germany, this past summer were returned to campus this past week. The crates were successfully scrutinized by Homeland Security and returned with all pieces unscathed. Nine paintings by Norwegian-American artists in the Fine Arts Collection are being prepared for shipment to the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norway. The new U.S. ambassador to Norway, Barry White, and the curator for the Art in Embassies Program from the U.S.

LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEETING

October 12, 2009, 9:15 a.m., Hovde

The agenda for Scottie Cochrane’s visit, October 13th and 14th, is posted on the blog.

Chris reported on a meeting regarding the new faculty offices in the former Help Desk area. He will report later as more information is obtained and plans move forward.

All reported on visits they had had with department heads regarding senior paper/projects.

John gave out a handout titled “Annual Reviews 2010 Institutional Pricing”. Reviewed the usage of all for the past 2 years.