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Spring 2003
A newsletter from the Llbrarles 10 the faculty ofThe Claremont Colleges Volume 13/ Numbc: r 2
DIRECTOR'S
COLUMN
The Claremont Library of the Future- Virtual Place or Physical Space?
LibQUAL+ TM: AService Qualitv Review From aUser Perspective
How docs a library evaluate the services and resources it provides? Do we look inward' Outward?\ Ve must do
botll.
The !{ JrIner is already underway. A team of library staff
members arccollectingdata aboutourcurrentservices
and rexourccx as part of a comprehensive self study in
preparation for a \ X'i\ SC external review team visit this
fall. Prior to the external review. Claremont, along with
other me- mbers of the Oberlin Group consortium, will
join the growing number of institutions benefiting from
the implementation of LihQ AL+/\ I. Students, fucuhy,
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and perceptions about our services and reso urces via the LihQUAL+'" survey. · · It lrhe survey] provides a new method lor listening to and understand ing
our customers' expectations." said Alberta Walker. Associate Director of Libraries.
LihQUAL+'" is ~! se rvice qua lity ~ I. ssess men t tool, devcl0IX'd
by the Associatio n of Research Libraries ( ARL) in conjunction with Texas A 8.: ,\-! University, which is helping
academic libraric-; lx- ttcr unck- rxt. md and measure how their users think about and evaluate libraries. ' 111c survey's priorityisto findoutwhether libraries meet users' expcct . ufons for servi ce. It is foun<! c · d on the prem ise that, if we want to improve libraries, we need to bui ld upon ~ I fram ewo rk of II. ScrS' perspectives. LibQlJAL+'" will lx- administered by sending entails to a rando m ly selected list of students, faculty. and staff, invitingthem
to takethesurveyonline. Respondents will al'l'ess the survey through the l. ihmri cs' website. The data colkcted willthen be compared with findings from
LihQ LAl.+' \ I continued p. 3
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Seeley G. Mudd Sprague
J often ask my self, " What will academic libraries lo ok like in the next half- century?" No one seems to know for certain, but passionate arguments can be fo und for preserving the traditional library with its paper collections and user spaces as well as for moving as quickly :: IS possible to providing all resources and services
electronically. Cognizant of the validity of both views, we in the Libraries proceed with the cautious optimism that any decisions
we make wil l result in a library that meets the needs of our users now and in the future.
This positive approach can be seen in the planning documents
that have guided our work over the past several years. Among the earliest and most important of these was " Establishing a Library for the Year 2000." Viewed as extremely ambitious w hen deve loped by members of Library Council and Libraries Staff in 1995, this p lan was substantially comple ted ahead of schedule be cause of the commitment by The Colleges to a Capital Campaign for the Libraries. Lo oking back, one can see that great strides were made in all a reas with particulare mphasis on providing
the structural fram ework and resources for what was referred to as " the electronic library"- a virtual place-: md on resolving issues with our buildings and facilities- s- our physical space.
Even so, we have much m ore to accomplish. Building on the successes of " Establishing a Library for the Year 2000" is an
ongoing priority: and this is reflected in the current Libraries Stra tegic Plan, 2002/ 03- 200' 1/ 05, and the Annual Operating Plan for _ 002/ 03. The'S," documents Ia, out > l goals for moving toward a Claremont Digital Library as well as solving the problem
of having library buildings that will be at capacity within four years. Consistent with our Plans, developing this digital library and examining how we usc the space in our bui ld ing » are also focal points for the Fall 200.') External Review of the Libra ries .
The latter focus, space, will occupy much of my time this semester while w e determine how to deal with an immediate issue, i. e., how to manage with less space. A decision to ret urn
one flo or of Sprague Library to Harvey Mudd College for their use means a reduction in space for library collections and users. Conseq uently, we must reevaluate locations for our science collccLions,
and any decisions will inevitably affect our other collections and spaces as w ell, To begin this process, we are co nsulting sc ience
faculties from across The Colleges. At the sa me time, we are keeping in mind the information we gathered last spring from focus groups comprised of users across all d iscip lines.
\ Vhile our users are enthusiastic a bout our moving delib-
DIRECTOR'S COLUMN cont inued p. 2
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erately toward delivering more resources and services electronically, they are also emphatic that our buildings must be more than repositories
for hooks, journals, and archives. Our library buildings must also be spaces that are inviting and comfortable and that provide for a variety of study preferences both for individuals and groups.
As I reflect on what I hear from our users, it seems eviden t that for the immediate future the academi c library will be both a virtu a I pla ce and a physicalspace. We will not be ab le to ch oose one or the other. Rather, our challenge
will be to maintain a balance between the two by making thoughtful decisions based on the nee.. ds and desires of our users. We will need your assistance to do tha t.
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Library pa trons have become accustomec to finding information online, be it through the online catalog, full text databases.
electronic books and journals, or web sites. In Special Collections, however, seeking information proves to be much more complex, and many of our unique resources are not available online. In Iact. for most of our manuscript collections, pa tro ns mu st use the ca rd cata log or speak with the Special Collections Librarian to discover what treasures can be found. This is true at most aca demic institutions, but change is on the horizon. In the same way that online cata logs have replaced the card catalog, archives and special co llections have been developing new methods to provide access to primary resources .
Finding aids for archival collections arc now lx- ing created in EAD ( Encoded Archiva l Description), which produces a searchable record, detailing folder by folder what is held in each box of the collection. The first example of this at The Claremont Colleges is the finding aid for the Ellen Browninu Scripi » , paper, . This. as \\ 1.: 11 as all finding aids that are developed. will he hosted on the Online Archive of California ( http:// www. oac. cdlih. org1, a core component of the California Digital Library, which brings together primary resources from libraries. museums. archives, and other institutions from across the state.
Digitization projects are another exciting new development in the Libraries' Special Collections. The first completed project was the Matrimonial Investi gation Records of the San Gabriel Mission ( hupv/ voxlil) ris. claremom. ed u/ s'/('( llb.: tions/ marrinvest/ rnntinvcst. htm , a series of investigations that took place from I7HH1H61,
consisting of notarized interviews with couples requesting marriage in the Roman Catholic Church. Another digital collection to he launched later this semester
are the Wheeler Scrapbooks
( http. z/ voxlibris. claremoru. edu/ sc/ . ollccnons/ lim/ wheel . r. hunl), which consist of newspaper
clippings, photographs, and other Claremont ephemera from the IHHOs to the 1940s. Over the years this collection has received heavy use by students for research projects, as well as by historians and scholars interested in Southern California history. Both of these collections
in digital form allow the user to browse page by page, as if examining the
original. By prov id ing online access to the materials, many individuals can use the collections at once and the typically fragile originals are being spared any harm that occurs through handling.
With online access to finding aids and digital
collections, primary resources are now easier than ever to incorporate into the curriculum. SpecialCollections welcomes input and ideas for future digitiz. uion proj ects
that faculty feel would benefit students
and scholars. Please contact Special Collections at 909- 607- 3977 or spmll@ Iibraries. clurc mcm]. ed u.
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DISCOURSE
SPRInG ZOOJ
Alecture Series Sponsored bv the libraries of The Claremont Colleges
illednesdav. Februarv 19. L: 15 pm
Gail Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education, Claremont Graduate University Improving America's Public Schools: What African American Parents and African American High School Students Want
The education of our young people means nothing less than the shape of our future. Unfortunately, education policy and theory is often driven hy politics and prejudice as much as by ex perience and research. Interestingly, those who hold the most at stake - parents and students
- are rarely consulted in any meaningful way. Such consultation is much needed to give a well- rounded picture. To find out what goes on in the classroom - and how everything from curriculum [ 0 classroom condition affects confidence and expectations of young African Ame rican s - Gail Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education at CGU, decided [ 0 go directly to a source not traditionally tapped for opinions: African- American Students. The result of her study - based on a survey and interviews - is Professor Thompson's hook, ArHIC""" A\ IEHIC\;'\ TI'I;;' 1SI) lSc; W; STIIl'mSUIC) OI. l;\ C, publishedhyBergin andGarvey in2002. WithProfessorThompson'snew hook\,' II,\' r ArHIU N A ~ IEHl c.\ N I'.\ HE:-'' l :; \ VA:'\ T EI JI : UTOHS TO 1';\' 0\\, due out in May 2003 from I' raeger, she has collected and analyzed the concerns of another under heard group of constituents. What she has been finding out provides a new perspective to a field overburdened hy assumptio
ns.
illednesdav. march 5.1.: 15 pm
Cindy Forster, Associate Professor of History, Scripps College
Campesino Organizers and the Forging of Guatemala's National Revolution, 1944- 1954
For various rea sons, there arc those whc: make the historical record and those who do not. Some are pushed under tile carpet. some arc forgotten,
and some arc oversha dowed. A case in point of tlu- ovcrshadowc « ! can IlL' provided hy the rural poor of Guatemala. whose role as ch id catalysts of rcvo lurionary cha nge Iu s been genera lly ignored in favor of focus on urban intellectual leadership. \ Vith the publication of her hook, Ti u: T I ~ IE o j' FHI ': J-: I ) O~ I : C\~ I I'ES J:-- O \\ lOHKFHS J:-- G liAII'.\ L\ I.. · \\ OC : TC ) llEH HI'XUI.\ JTIO,,\ ( 2001. University of Pittsburuh Press), Scripps AssociateProfessorofHistoryCindyForsterhassupplied corrective totltispartial view. Not onlydid rural workers helpgivethe revoluiun
' l;,_ : ig i. n ; l] 1llUll" I lilt. they 11l.' lpc: ci s\ lsl; lin its pr:\ uit:: J1 goak 1- 111111' ' iSing oral hixiorv with (' 01111 rccord' and :. J. Hrari: m l1l in~ a rchives, Professor Forster - who herself has worked as a union org: mizer and for human and immigrant rights in Latin America and the United States - shows how, in spite of more conservative forces. the gr: lss roots can hring about political change.
Wednesdav. April 2.1.: 15 pm
NicoleWeekes, AssistantProfessorofPsychology, PomonaCollege
Stress: What You Don't Know May Just Kill You
It's an old story, going hack to early roots of evolution - a hear, the woods, the fight- flight stress response. ! lut here's the il1leresting thing. As imp ortant as ti ll' stress response is to survival- and as much as it is hard- wired into our make- up - it can also give rise to a number of negative ncuropsvrholouirul and health issues. And in a stress- driven society like our own, we ignore the physiological cffccrs of stress at
our own peril NicoleWeekes, AssistantProfessorofPsychologyatPomonaCollege, who- « . spvciultv is neuropsychology, has recently turned her attention to how the brain processes stress. p. miculurlv effects of stress hormone leve- ls on memory functioning and health. De veloping on her eurlv research, which focused on lateral diflerences and hormonal d fcus in brain functions. she will discuss stress and itsdiscontents, focusingonher work intwo differentareas: ( i) sexdifferencesinstress- relatedhealth outco mes,( ii) stress andthedeathof brain cells and memory functioning, If time permits, she will also discuss the proposed role of stress in (; ulf War Syndrome. She would also like to tell you that she has advice about stress- reduction techniques, hut hey, who has time Ior that'
Wednesdav. April 16. 1.: 15 ~ m
Alexandra Juhasz, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Pitzer College
Victim Stories: Documenting Pain, Punishment and Power in and out of Prison
ln physics. thl' act of observation determines th « n. uur « of sub- atomic particles, Does the act of representing a true story similarly help determine itsfuturecourSL" As : 1 scholar, maker, and producerofalternative documentary films and videos, AlexandraJuhasz, Associate ProfessorofMediaStudiesatPitzerCollege, iscOI1l'erned, in particular, withhowcertainmodesof rcprcscnt. uion- such as those utilized
in popular culture - might lock in the popular idea of victimhood. This was her overriding con cern when she organized the activist video project. " HELEASED: ' 5 Short Videos about W<> I11L'n and Prison" - a collection of five works hI' scpararc documentarians and artists. The alternatives to the standard views that both the women and artists involved in the project offer are examples of how video might he used to fuciliuuc social change, as a teaching tool ami motivator of activism, In IIL'r lecture, Professor juhas> will aduress the challcngc « of portraying wom en'svictimization inprison inwaysthatarccritical ofthe harmdone tothe incarceratedwithout addingtothL'self- perpetuatingideaof
victi mhood.
If you have any questions, please contact Adam Rosenkranz, ext. 73986, ( adam, rosenkranz@ libraries. c1aremont. edu).
All lectures will be held in Honnold/ mudd Librarv. Refreshments will be prOVided. --- - - - - --- - - ---
All about
Interlibrary Loan
The Interlibrary Loan ( ILL) unit of the Libraries of The Claremont Colleges processes request'; for loans of books or microforms, or copies of articles from journals not owned or accessible by our libraries, for our faculty, students and staff. This article seeks to explain the various procedures by which these loans can be requested, as well as some funtastic new developments in the w ays we may deliver materials to you.
As you conduct your research, w hen considering
Interlibrary Loan, the first step is always to check Blais, our online catalog, for materials we own. For journal articles, you will also wa nt to search the Electronic Journals list at http:// voxlihris. d: m: mont. cd u/ rcscarch/ ejournuls. hunl. Or, from the Libraries' homepage, you may click on Research, then Electronic Journals.
If you have determined that you need a book tha t is not available here, you have two options. First, search the I. Ii'\ K+ caralog
. LIN\(+ is a coo perative system of many libraries throughout the state of California. You make requests online and the hooks an: delivered, usually within 2 or : 1 days, to the Honnold/ Mudd Librnrv Circulation Desk. If you search for a b~ ok in Blais and find that either we do not own it, or that our copy is checked out or otherwise unavailable ( e. g., on Reserve, in \ 1 . nding, etc.). you 111: 11" click the " LlNI<+" button at the top of the screen and connect
directly to LINK + to sea rch for that rule and make your request. You may also
connect directly to LIN\(+ at http://- 1.20. 101239/ or, from the Libraries' homepagc. click o n Research, then Library Catalogs and then select LINK+.
Ifa hookyouneed isnotavailable
through UKK+, the next option to usc is Interlibrary Loan. At the Libraries' homepage.
click on Research, then
Interlibrary Loan. You w ill be led to the online book request form, where you will enter the pertinent information for the requ est. Requests are processed daily hy the ILL staff. and you will be notified when your books arrive; average time for a hook's arrival
is 10 clays, depending on availability and the lending library ' s processes. Cancellation of a request depends on the number of available suppliers and/ or the date hy which the book is needed: the general policy is that the ILL staff will keep trying to obtain a needed book until either all potential suppliers have been unable to fill the request, or until the borrower
no longer needs the hook. \ Ve have cooperative arrangements with many institutions
and have a good success rate for filling our users' requests. ILL books may be picked up at the Circulation Desk in Honno ld/ Mudd .
The process for getting an article includes some different options. Again, first check Blais to see if we have a subscription to the journal. In Blais you will sec records for paper subscriptions, microforms, and electronic links to journals. You will also need to check the list of Electronic Journals from the hornepage ( Research/ ElectronicJo urnals), or go directly to hltp :/ / voxlilx is. clar e ll1( ) nt, edu/ research / eiournnls. hunl If the article is not available
to us in paper, microform, or electronically,
you may choose to request it yourself through ingenta, a self- service request system ( much like LINK+ fo r books, in that the user makes the request). The ingenta system consists of a searchable database of more than 11 millio
n cita tions from over 20,000 journals, There arc a few things to reme mber about ingcnta: 1) if we o wn the journal title in any way and to r any time period, we cannot
request an article through ingenra: 2) the cost of the article must be no more tha n $ tjO: and 3) it is necessary to provide a fax num ber when you set lip your personal
ingcnia account. In many cases, anid
es arc available electro nically throuuh ingcnra , but some are faxed . If you d~ not have a fax number, you may always usc the Copy Center fax number ( OO7- 7( J:)')) and pick up your arriclcrs) there. Delivery of articles from ingcnta is usually within fiR ho urs.
You may also request articles through ILL. From the Lib raries' hornepage, select Research. then click on Interlibrary Loan and make your article request. As with hook requests, The Claremont Co lleges pa rt icipa te in m: Il1Y ne tworks for sa usfying patrons' requests for journal articles. In the last few months, particularly, a great deal
of w ork has been done by the ILL staff and the staff of Information Technology to provide electronic delivery of articles to your desktop, resulting in approximately 90%, of the article requests now coming'to you online, often attached to an email message. In the caSL'S where the providing library still sends us a paper ( photo- M copied) article. we can send it to you through campus mail. or you may pick up the article at the Honnol d/ Mudd Circulation Desk . Article req uests arc usu ally
received within 5- 7 days, agai n de pending on the number of available suppliers a nd the supplier's work p roc esses .
Please let us know if you have questions
or concerns abou t ILL. \ X'e are continually working to make both the request mechanisms
and the delivery processes smo other, faster, and more efficient.
Linda ( 711I1lc'l: Ilonuotdrstndd Ii uda -,~ 111111',,,. li! Jm ries. cian - m ont. cd n
Welcome Our New Stan!
Mike Emery sta rted as the Digital Projects Spec ialist in Special Collections in Decembe r, and he is currently pursu ing
an M. Ll. S. from San Jose State University. Mike will be digitizing Special Collect ions materials to provide online access to collections and create online exhibits. Mike has a wielerange ofexperi ence, including teaching English in the Peace Corps in Morocco, teaching computers at New Horizons Co mputer Learning Centers in Co lorado, and teaching computer classes as part of a \'(/ elfareto-
Work program for teen parents. Mike holds a B. A. in cultural studies anel an M. A. in Engl ish literatu re .
Joel Lopez
jo ined Informatio n Technology as the User Sup port Specialist in December. Prior
to coming to the Libraries, he was Advisor to the Digital Media Graduate Program at the An Center College of Design in Pasad ena.
Julianna Rees recently joined the su fI' at Demsun Library as the new Library Assistant. Her responsibilities include a wide variety of secretarial, administrative, and library support activities . Jul i moved to \\; 1(, SI Covina this fall 10 be cloxc r to Sout hwestern La\ V School. where her husband attends sc hool. She rece ived her bachelor's
degree in Human ities from I3righa m Yo u ng University. After graduating. she worked for a few years as the Standing Order Supervisor at the BYU library, Before coming to Claremont, she hac! been working at the University of Redl ands as a library assistant.
I. ihQ l1AI.+ TM contd. from pg. 1
other academic lihra rics, and may give us ideas for services and (' CSOUIU ' S that arl' more closely aligned with user e- xpectations, " The data [ hal we collect from our users and [ he knowledge [ hat We acquire from othe r paniclpaung institutions will provide us withdirection forimproving existing services or adding new services," concluded Walke r.
Information on the I. iI> QlIAI.+ T\ I project is
available at www. libquul. oru ,
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CONNECTIONS ' Prinr v~ ?( evrrfPniv/ prosand Consı
Evelyone is screaming for electronic resources these days: the conven ience
of having information at your desktop is irresistible, indeed, Libraries arc adding electronic jo urnals,
d. uabasc « , and indexing tools at incredible rates to their collections, Some libraries an: even considering d iscontinuiru; their print subscri ptio ns in favor of full text access. However, we must ask ourselves if this logic is sound . Libraries must consider the pros and cons of both print and electronic
resources when deciding how to develop their collections.
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Internarional Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, now available online, provides scholarly articles covering topics in anthropology, economics, p olitical science, psychology, sociology, archaeology, demography, educalion,
geography, history, law, linguistics,
and philosophy. It also includes selectee! art icles in the areas of evolution, genetics, neuroscience,
psychiatry. he alth, gender, religion, technology, and area studies.
5,842 scholars from 51 countries contributed over 4,500 signed articles.
Each entry includes a hibli ography
that - i C$! ()" S. ; i'tH e, and website » , with the emphasis o n sources from the last 25 years. Linked " sec also" references lead researchers to related arti cles and provide context and breadth to the research process.
The Claremont Colleges , as a purchaser
of the $ 9,000 print edition, received one year of free access to the online version. T ak e a moment
to review this valuable res ource and if you have any comments please let me know.
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Today p rint resources are not as heavily used as they once were. Library users prefer the electronic
indexing tools and fuJI text databases. Electronic tools are convenient and easy to search. Library users can retrieve specific information
far more efficiently in electronic indexes. Electronic resources take up very little slxlce, and multiple individuals can often usc an clectronic
tool simultaneously. However, having the print copy of a journal m akes for easy browsing. I3rowsing journals in electronic databases is d ifficult,
if not impossible, and the results of searches in electronic index - s will retrieve results not always held by th e library .
Once the decision is made to add electronic resources to the library's collection, certain needs must be met. The library must provide enough co mp urcrs to en sure th at the electro nic resources arc useable. Proxy servers may he needed for rem ote use. In addition, technically skilled library staff must m aintain access to the electronic
resources.
There are other probl ems with electronic tools, as well. Art ides in the da tabases often aren't purchased outright by the library; the information
is leased. Access to the materials may be guaranteed only as long as the b ill is pa iel and the informati on offered by the vend or is of " commercial" im portance. [ I'the library ceases subs cribing to an elect ronic resou rce, or if the vendor ceases pro viding the information. the information contained in that resource may he lost to the library and its users. If there is no print counterpart held in the library's collection, the library could face a serious blow to the value
of the collection for research pur poses, as well as ri sing interlibrary loan costs and fru strated users.
Print and electronic each have pros and COIl'. and the most important issue regarding both in
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dor or serious budget cuts. Many users see elecıtronic
access to full text databases as an exc elılent
supplement to library collections, hut theyı believe p rint materials need to be the foundaıtion
of the collection in order to ensure pennaınent
access to major research areas. ı
So qu esti ons remain. Can libraricx function as anı archive for print materials and as a gat eway toı the vast netw ork of electronic information availıable?
Should they? The decisions are not L'asy . ı and th eir ramifications arc seldom d ear inı today' » rapidly evolving wo rld of informationı
Further Reading: ı Hawbaker. A. Craig and Wagner, Cynthia K.. ı 1996. PI'RIOI> ICAI. OWl'I'HSII U' VI'IN ' S Fl; U. TE..'\" rı 0 :-- 1.1 :" 10 A,:<: l'ss: A C() sT- B r~\; E FlT A :'<' ilI. YSls. j ournalı
of Academic l. ibrarianship 22: 105- 109
White, C; ary \ Xi. an d Crawford, C rL'go Iy A" 1998. Cc), sT- lll'\; I': FITA :-:,\ I. YSIS( JI' EU'CTHO:\ IC [ 1':['( ) H~ IAT1< J.'<: i\ C\ SI': SIIII) Y. College &: Research Libraries ' i9 « ( » : 505-' i1O
Miller, Ruth II., 2000. EI. I,: nl{ Ol'- IC I{ LS() 1 H( b ," I) AC\ llf.\ lI<: LllIlt-\ HlI'S, 19HO- 2000: i\ HISTOHt<:..\ 1. PLHSI'ECTIVL. Library Trends ItH(' i ): 61' i-( l70
, V/ etz, Paul, 2000. PHI:\ C1I'I. I'S OF SFI. lTTIO\ FOH FI. FlTH, J\ I<: Rl'sut: H,: I'S. Library Trends · iH(' 1): 7 1172H
jaguszewski, j anice , VI.. and Probst, Laura K.. 2000 . ' 1' 111, 1.\ 11'< 1< :' 1' OF FIH , ' HU\ IC I{ I;:>, Wlll, I'. S ON SEHI.\ 1. CA\ CFI. I. AI' 1()\ S .\\ 1J HI'.\ I( m' ST{) H :\ l ~ 1' Dl'uslu ;-,: sII'- 1\(:,\ 1JI:.\ lICIh:.' I: AH<:! I1.1Im..\ IWS, Library Trends , j8( 1): 7<)<) - H20
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Title	Connections Volume 13, Number 2, Spring 2003
Event or activity	Publications - Connections
Contributors	Burrow, Gale (editor); Shen, Julie (editor); Rosenkranz, Adam (author); Clemens, Bonnie (author); Wolfe, Kelley (author); Gunter; Linda (author); Reynoso, Pedro (author); Amergin, Jezmynne (author)
Subjects	Library publications Academic libraries
Coverage - Spatial	Claremont (Calif.)
Description	Featured articles: Director's Column: The Claremont Library of the Future-Virtual Place or Physical Space?; LibQUAL+: A Service Quality Review From a User Perspective; Special Collections Go Digital: The Wheeler Scrapbooks; Claremont Discourse; All about Interlibrary Loan; Point vs Electronic / Pros and Cons; New Staff; Exhibits
Date	2003-04
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Transcription	C- Pt ILCONNECTI0NS Spring 2003 A newsletter from the Llbrarles 10 the faculty ofThe Claremont Colleges Volume 13/ Numbc: r 2 DIRECTOR'S COLUMN The Claremont Library of the Future- Virtual Place or Physical Space? LibQUAL+ TM: AService Qualitv Review From aUser Perspective How docs a library evaluate the services and resources it provides? Do we look inward' Outward?\ Ve must do botll. The !{ JrIner is already underway. A team of library staff members arccollectingdata aboutourcurrentservices and rexourccx as part of a comprehensive self study in preparation for a \ X'i\ SC external review team visit this fall. Prior to the external review. Claremont, along with other me- mbers of the Oberlin Group consortium, will join the growing number of institutions benefiting from the implementation of LihQ AL+/\ I. Students, fucuhy, ---- I--,. u" T.' ITn · ~ f'r: r\" tl \..' Op pultun'ty tu cxpn.: ~ j~; their!' m1~,~ expectations and perceptions about our services and reso urces via the LihQUAL+'" survey. · · It lrhe survey] provides a new method lor listening to and understand ing our customers' expectations." said Alberta Walker. Associate Director of Libraries. LihQUAL+'" is ~! se rvice qua lity ~ I. ssess men t tool, devcl0IX'd by the Associatio n of Research Libraries ( ARL) in conjunction with Texas A 8.: ,\-! University, which is helping academic libraric-; lx- ttcr unck- rxt. md and measure how their users think about and evaluate libraries. ' 111c survey's priorityisto findoutwhether libraries meet users' expcct . ufons for servi ce. It is foun l goals for moving toward a Claremont Digital Library as well as solving the problem of having library buildings that will be at capacity within four years. Consistent with our Plans, developing this digital library and examining how we usc the space in our bui ld ing » are also focal points for the Fall 200.') External Review of the Libra ries . The latter focus, space, will occupy much of my time this semester while w e determine how to deal with an immediate issue, i. e., how to manage with less space. A decision to ret urn one flo or of Sprague Library to Harvey Mudd College for their use means a reduction in space for library collections and users. Conseq uently, we must reevaluate locations for our science collccLions, and any decisions will inevitably affect our other collections and spaces as w ell, To begin this process, we are co nsulting sc ience faculties from across The Colleges. At the sa me time, we are keeping in mind the information we gathered last spring from focus groups comprised of users across all d iscip lines. \ Vhile our users are enthusiastic a bout our moving delib- DIRECTOR'S COLUMN cont inued p. 2 77.> e Libraries of The Clarcnumt Cu!! e, l: es 1" 00 ' orth Daruuouth Avenue Claremont, CA 91711-.'\ 9') 1 CAMPUS MAIL Director's Column contd . erately toward delivering more resources and services electronically, they are also emphatic that our buildings must be more than repositories for hooks, journals, and archives. Our library buildings must also be spaces that are inviting and comfortable and that provide for a variety of study preferences both for individuals and groups. As I reflect on what I hear from our users, it seems eviden t that for the immediate future the academi c library will be both a virtu a I pla ce and a physicalspace. We will not be ab le to ch oose one or the other. Rather, our challenge will be to maintain a balance between the two by making thoughtful decisions based on the nee.. ds and desires of our users. We will need your assistance to do tha t. Bouut « Clemens Iu rector rf Lilrraries hrJIIl 1it'. clelll(! lls@ Ii hraries. Cl llFi.! I1HJ11t . cd u r. 3b! COl\ ~ ECT10NS ~ ecidl Collections Go Digitdl - rAe WAeelep c; vP() f6&& k4 Library pa trons have become accustomec to finding information online, be it through the online catalog, full text databases. electronic books and journals, or web sites. In Special Collections, however, seeking information proves to be much more complex, and many of our unique resources are not available online. In Iact. for most of our manuscript collections, pa tro ns mu st use the ca rd cata log or speak with the Special Collections Librarian to discover what treasures can be found. This is true at most aca demic institutions, but change is on the horizon. In the same way that online cata logs have replaced the card catalog, archives and special co llections have been developing new methods to provide access to primary resources . Finding aids for archival collections arc now lx- ing created in EAD ( Encoded Archiva l Description), which produces a searchable record, detailing folder by folder what is held in each box of the collection. The first example of this at The Claremont Colleges is the finding aid for the Ellen Browninu Scripi » , paper, . This. as \\ 1.: 11 as all finding aids that are developed. will he hosted on the Online Archive of California ( http:// www. oac. cdlih. org1, a core component of the California Digital Library, which brings together primary resources from libraries. museums. archives, and other institutions from across the state. Digitization projects are another exciting new development in the Libraries' Special Collections. The first completed project was the Matrimonial Investi gation Records of the San Gabriel Mission ( hupv/ voxlil) ris. claremom. ed u/ s'/('( llb.: tions/ marrinvest/ rnntinvcst. htm , a series of investigations that took place from I7HH1H61, consisting of notarized interviews with couples requesting marriage in the Roman Catholic Church. Another digital collection to he launched later this semester are the Wheeler Scrapbooks ( http. z/ voxlibris. claremoru. edu/ sc/ . ollccnons/ lim/ wheel . r. hunl), which consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, and other Claremont ephemera from the IHHOs to the 1940s. Over the years this collection has received heavy use by students for research projects, as well as by historians and scholars interested in Southern California history. Both of these collections in digital form allow the user to browse page by page, as if examining the original. By prov id ing online access to the materials, many individuals can use the collections at once and the typically fragile originals are being spared any harm that occurs through handling. With online access to finding aids and digital collections, primary resources are now easier than ever to incorporate into the curriculum. SpecialCollections welcomes input and ideas for future digitiz. uion proj ects that faculty feel would benefit students and scholars. Please contact Special Collections at 909- 607- 3977 or spmll@ Iibraries. clurc mcm]. ed u. A." dl,,)' ' Wult". Dcuison Librarv kel"~) , . II ' O/ fr~ Iilmlri< · s . c!(/ l · eJI /( Jl II . edl l Claremont DISCOURSE SPRInG ZOOJ Alecture Series Sponsored bv the libraries of The Claremont Colleges illednesdav. Februarv 19. L: 15 pm Gail Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education, Claremont Graduate University Improving America's Public Schools: What African American Parents and African American High School Students Want The education of our young people means nothing less than the shape of our future. Unfortunately, education policy and theory is often driven hy politics and prejudice as much as by ex perience and research. Interestingly, those who hold the most at stake - parents and students - are rarely consulted in any meaningful way. Such consultation is much needed to give a well- rounded picture. To find out what goes on in the classroom - and how everything from curriculum [ 0 classroom condition affects confidence and expectations of young African Ame rican s - Gail Thompson, Assistant Professor of Education at CGU, decided [ 0 go directly to a source not traditionally tapped for opinions: African- American Students. The result of her study - based on a survey and interviews - is Professor Thompson's hook, ArHIC""" A\ IEHIC\;'\ TI'I;;' 1SI) lSc; W; STIIl'mSUIC) OI. l;\ C, publishedhyBergin andGarvey in2002. WithProfessorThompson'snew hook\,' II,\' r ArHIU N A ~ IEHl c.\ N I'.\ HE:-'' l :; \ VA:'\ T EI JI : UTOHS TO 1';\' 0\\, due out in May 2003 from I' raeger, she has collected and analyzed the concerns of another under heard group of constituents. What she has been finding out provides a new perspective to a field overburdened hy assumptio ns. illednesdav. march 5.1.: 15 pm Cindy Forster, Associate Professor of History, Scripps College Campesino Organizers and the Forging of Guatemala's National Revolution, 1944- 1954 For various rea sons, there arc those whc: make the historical record and those who do not. Some are pushed under tile carpet. some arc forgotten, and some arc oversha dowed. A case in point of tlu- ovcrshadowc « ! can IlL' provided hy the rural poor of Guatemala. whose role as ch id catalysts of rcvo lurionary cha nge Iu s been genera lly ignored in favor of focus on urban intellectual leadership. \ Vith the publication of her hook, Ti u: T I ~ IE o j' FHI ': J-: I ) O~ I : C\~ I I'ES J:-- O \\ lOHKFHS J:-- G liAII'.\ L\ I.. · \\ OC : TC ) llEH HI'XUI.\ JTIO,,\ ( 2001. University of Pittsburuh Press), Scripps AssociateProfessorofHistoryCindyForsterhassupplied corrective totltispartial view. Not onlydid rural workers helpgivethe revoluiun ' l;,_ : ig i. n ; l] 1llUll" I lilt. they 11l.' lpc: ci s\ lsl; lin its pr:\ uit:: J1 goak 1- 111111' ' iSing oral hixiorv with (' 01111 rccord' and :. J. Hrari: m l1l in~ a rchives, Professor Forster - who herself has worked as a union org: mizer and for human and immigrant rights in Latin America and the United States - shows how, in spite of more conservative forces. the gr: lss roots can hring about political change. Wednesdav. April 2.1.: 15 pm NicoleWeekes, AssistantProfessorofPsychology, PomonaCollege Stress: What You Don't Know May Just Kill You It's an old story, going hack to early roots of evolution - a hear, the woods, the fight- flight stress response. ! lut here's the il1leresting thing. As imp ortant as ti ll' stress response is to survival- and as much as it is hard- wired into our make- up - it can also give rise to a number of negative ncuropsvrholouirul and health issues. And in a stress- driven society like our own, we ignore the physiological cffccrs of stress at our own peril NicoleWeekes, AssistantProfessorofPsychologyatPomonaCollege, who- « . spvciultv is neuropsychology, has recently turned her attention to how the brain processes stress. p. miculurlv effects of stress hormone leve- ls on memory functioning and health. De veloping on her eurlv research, which focused on lateral diflerences and hormonal d fcus in brain functions. she will discuss stress and itsdiscontents, focusingonher work intwo differentareas: ( i) sexdifferencesinstress- relatedhealth outco mes,( ii) stress andthedeathof brain cells and memory functioning, If time permits, she will also discuss the proposed role of stress in (; ulf War Syndrome. She would also like to tell you that she has advice about stress- reduction techniques, hut hey, who has time Ior that' Wednesdav. April 16. 1.: 15 ~ m Alexandra Juhasz, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Pitzer College Victim Stories: Documenting Pain, Punishment and Power in and out of Prison ln physics. thl' act of observation determines th « n. uur « of sub- atomic particles, Does the act of representing a true story similarly help determine itsfuturecourSL" As : 1 scholar, maker, and producerofalternative documentary films and videos, AlexandraJuhasz, Associate ProfessorofMediaStudiesatPitzerCollege, iscOI1l'erned, in particular, withhowcertainmodesof rcprcscnt. uion- such as those utilized in popular culture - might lock in the popular idea of victimhood. This was her overriding con cern when she organized the activist video project. " HELEASED: ' 5 Short Videos about W<> I11L'n and Prison" - a collection of five works hI' scpararc documentarians and artists. The alternatives to the standard views that both the women and artists involved in the project offer are examples of how video might he used to fuciliuuc social change, as a teaching tool ami motivator of activism, In IIL'r lecture, Professor juhas> will aduress the challcngc « of portraying wom en'svictimization inprison inwaysthatarccritical ofthe harmdone tothe incarceratedwithout addingtothL'self- perpetuatingideaof victi mhood. If you have any questions, please contact Adam Rosenkranz, ext. 73986, ( adam, rosenkranz@ libraries. c1aremont. edu). All lectures will be held in Honnold/ mudd Librarv. Refreshments will be prOVided. --- - - - - --- - - --- All about Interlibrary Loan The Interlibrary Loan ( ILL) unit of the Libraries of The Claremont Colleges processes request'; for loans of books or microforms, or copies of articles from journals not owned or accessible by our libraries, for our faculty, students and staff. This article seeks to explain the various procedures by which these loans can be requested, as well as some funtastic new developments in the w ays we may deliver materials to you. As you conduct your research, w hen considering Interlibrary Loan, the first step is always to check Blais, our online catalog, for materials we own. For journal articles, you will also wa nt to search the Electronic Journals list at http:// voxlihris. d: m: mont. cd u/ rcscarch/ ejournuls. hunl. Or, from the Libraries' homepage, you may click on Research, then Electronic Journals. If you have determined that you need a book tha t is not available here, you have two options. First, search the I. Ii'\ K+ caralog . LIN\(+ is a coo perative system of many libraries throughout the state of California. You make requests online and the hooks an: delivered, usually within 2 or : 1 days, to the Honnold/ Mudd Librnrv Circulation Desk. If you search for a b~ ok in Blais and find that either we do not own it, or that our copy is checked out or otherwise unavailable ( e. g., on Reserve, in \ 1 . nding, etc.). you 111: 11" click the " LlNI<+" button at the top of the screen and connect directly to LINK + to sea rch for that rule and make your request. You may also connect directly to LIN\(+ at http://- 1.20. 101239/ or, from the Libraries' homepagc. click o n Research, then Library Catalogs and then select LINK+. Ifa hookyouneed isnotavailable through UKK+, the next option to usc is Interlibrary Loan. At the Libraries' homepage. click on Research, then Interlibrary Loan. You w ill be led to the online book request form, where you will enter the pertinent information for the requ est. Requests are processed daily hy the ILL staff. and you will be notified when your books arrive; average time for a hook's arrival is 10 clays, depending on availability and the lending library ' s processes. Cancellation of a request depends on the number of available suppliers and/ or the date hy which the book is needed: the general policy is that the ILL staff will keep trying to obtain a needed book until either all potential suppliers have been unable to fill the request, or until the borrower no longer needs the hook. \ Ve have cooperative arrangements with many institutions and have a good success rate for filling our users' requests. ILL books may be picked up at the Circulation Desk in Honno ld/ Mudd . The process for getting an article includes some different options. Again, first check Blais to see if we have a subscription to the journal. In Blais you will sec records for paper subscriptions, microforms, and electronic links to journals. You will also need to check the list of Electronic Journals from the hornepage ( Research/ ElectronicJo urnals), or go directly to hltp :/ / voxlilx is. clar e ll1( ) nt, edu/ research / eiournnls. hunl If the article is not available to us in paper, microform, or electronically, you may choose to request it yourself through ingenta, a self- service request system ( much like LINK+ fo r books, in that the user makes the request). The ingenta system consists of a searchable database of more than 11 millio n cita tions from over 20,000 journals, There arc a few things to reme mber about ingcnta: 1) if we o wn the journal title in any way and to r any time period, we cannot request an article through ingenra: 2) the cost of the article must be no more tha n $ tjO: and 3) it is necessary to provide a fax num ber when you set lip your personal ingcnia account. In many cases, anid es arc available electro nically throuuh ingcnra , but some are faxed . If you d~ not have a fax number, you may always usc the Copy Center fax number ( OO7- 7( J:)')) and pick up your arriclcrs) there. Delivery of articles from ingcnta is usually within fiR ho urs. You may also request articles through ILL. From the Lib raries' hornepage, select Research. then click on Interlibrary Loan and make your article request. As with hook requests, The Claremont Co lleges pa rt icipa te in m: Il1Y ne tworks for sa usfying patrons' requests for journal articles. In the last few months, particularly, a great deal of w ork has been done by the ILL staff and the staff of Information Technology to provide electronic delivery of articles to your desktop, resulting in approximately 90%, of the article requests now coming'to you online, often attached to an email message. In the caSL'S where the providing library still sends us a paper ( photo- M copied) article. we can send it to you through campus mail. or you may pick up the article at the Honnol d/ Mudd Circulation Desk . Article req uests arc usu ally received within 5- 7 days, agai n de pending on the number of available suppliers a nd the supplier's work p roc esses . Please let us know if you have questions or concerns abou t ILL. \ X'e are continually working to make both the request mechanisms and the delivery processes smo other, faster, and more efficient. Linda ( 711I1lc'l: Ilonuotdrstndd Ii uda -,~ 111111',,,. li! Jm ries. cian - m ont. cd n Welcome Our New Stan! Mike Emery sta rted as the Digital Projects Spec ialist in Special Collections in Decembe r, and he is currently pursu ing an M. Ll. S. from San Jose State University. Mike will be digitizing Special Collect ions materials to provide online access to collections and create online exhibits. Mike has a wielerange ofexperi ence, including teaching English in the Peace Corps in Morocco, teaching computers at New Horizons Co mputer Learning Centers in Co lorado, and teaching computer classes as part of a \'(/ elfareto- Work program for teen parents. Mike holds a B. A. in cultural studies anel an M. A. in Engl ish literatu re . Joel Lopez jo ined Informatio n Technology as the User Sup port Specialist in December. Prior to coming to the Libraries, he was Advisor to the Digital Media Graduate Program at the An Center College of Design in Pasad ena. Julianna Rees recently joined the su fI' at Demsun Library as the new Library Assistant. Her responsibilities include a wide variety of secretarial, administrative, and library support activities . Jul i moved to \\; 1(, SI Covina this fall 10 be cloxc r to Sout hwestern La\ V School. where her husband attends sc hool. She rece ived her bachelor's degree in Human ities from I3righa m Yo u ng University. After graduating. she worked for a few years as the Standing Order Supervisor at the BYU library, Before coming to Claremont, she hac! been working at the University of Redl ands as a library assistant. I. ihQ l1AI.+ TM contd. from pg. 1 other academic lihra rics, and may give us ideas for services and (' CSOUIU ' S that arl' more closely aligned with user e- xpectations, " The data [ hal we collect from our users and [ he knowledge [ hat We acquire from othe r paniclpaung institutions will provide us withdirection forimproving existing services or adding new services," concluded Walke r. Information on the I. iI> QlIAI.+ T\ I project is available at www. libquul. oru , Ped ro RC:. I'lI oso. IIonuold/ Mn dd / w( lnJ. r" ) · / U) S,/ lUiLJr(/ ril's. c!( I/"{"/ IlJ/ II. I', lu r: 5h' CONNECTIONS ' Prinr v~ ?( evrrfPniv/ prosand Consı Evelyone is screaming for electronic resources these days: the conven ience of having information at your desktop is irresistible, indeed, Libraries arc adding electronic jo urnals, d. uabasc « , and indexing tools at incredible rates to their collections, Some libraries an: even considering d iscontinuiru; their print subscri ptio ns in favor of full text access. However, we must ask ourselves if this logic is sound . Libraries must consider the pros and cons of both print and electronic resources when deciding how to develop their collections. International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences The Internarional Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, now available online, provides scholarly articles covering topics in anthropology, economics, p olitical science, psychology, sociology, archaeology, demography, educalion, geography, history, law, linguistics, and philosophy. It also includes selectee! art icles in the areas of evolution, genetics, neuroscience, psychiatry. he alth, gender, religion, technology, and area studies. 5,842 scholars from 51 countries contributed over 4,500 signed articles. Each entry includes a hibli ography that - i C$! ()" S. ; i'tH e, and website » , with the emphasis o n sources from the last 25 years. Linked " sec also" references lead researchers to related arti cles and provide context and breadth to the research process. The Claremont Colleges , as a purchaser of the $ 9,000 print edition, received one year of free access to the online version. T ak e a moment to review this valuable res ource and if you have any comments please let me know. Ciudv Suvdcr, Iiol/ I/ oid/ Mlidd cind v..' ll\ · { IC'/' lPlilJnlri<' S. c!{ I/'(' IIl( JIII.(' dll Today p rint resources are not as heavily used as they once were. Library users prefer the electronic indexing tools and fuJI text databases. Electronic tools are convenient and easy to search. Library users can retrieve specific information far more efficiently in electronic indexes. Electronic resources take up very little slxlce, and multiple individuals can often usc an clectronic tool simultaneously. However, having the print copy of a journal m akes for easy browsing. I3rowsing journals in electronic databases is d ifficult, if not impossible, and the results of searches in electronic index - s will retrieve results not always held by th e library . Once the decision is made to add electronic resources to the library's collection, certain needs must be met. The library must provide enough co mp urcrs to en sure th at the electro nic resources arc useable. Proxy servers may he needed for rem ote use. In addition, technically skilled library staff must m aintain access to the electronic resources. There are other probl ems with electronic tools, as well. Art ides in the da tabases often aren't purchased outright by the library; the information is leased. Access to the materials may be guaranteed only as long as the b ill is pa iel and the informati on offered by the vend or is of " commercial" im portance. [ I'the library ceases subs cribing to an elect ronic resou rce, or if the vendor ceases pro viding the information. the information contained in that resource may he lost to the library and its users. If there is no print counterpart held in the library's collection, the library could face a serious blow to the value of the collection for research pur poses, as well as ri sing interlibrary loan costs and fru strated users. Print and electronic each have pros and COIl'. and the most important issue regarding both in ..... I111111...• .. 1 · IJ iTl k dor or serious budget cuts. Many users see elecıtronic access to full text databases as an exc elılent supplement to library collections, hut theyı believe p rint materials need to be the foundaıtion of the collection in order to ensure pennaınent access to major research areas. ı So qu esti ons remain. Can libraricx function as anı archive for print materials and as a gat eway toı the vast netw ork of electronic information availıable? Should they? The decisions are not L'asy . ı and th eir ramifications arc seldom d ear inı today' » rapidly evolving wo rld of informationı Further Reading: ı Hawbaker. A. Craig and Wagner, Cynthia K.. ı 1996. PI'RIOI> ICAI. OWl'I'HSII U' VI'IN ' S Fl; U. TE..'\" rı 0 :-- 1.1 :" 10 A,:<: l'ss: A C() sT- B r~\; E FlT A :'<' ilI. YSls. j ournalı of Academic l. ibrarianship 22: 105- 109 White, C; ary \ Xi. an d Crawford, C rL'go Iy A" 1998. Cc), sT- lll'\; I': FITA :-:,\ I. YSIS( JI' EU'CTHO:\ IC [ 1':['( ) H~ IAT1< J.'<: i\ C\ SI': SIIII) Y. College &: Research Libraries ' i9 « ( » : 505-' i1O Miller, Ruth II., 2000. EI. I,: nl{ Ol'- IC I{ LS() 1 H( b ," I) AC\ llf.\ lI<: LllIlt-\ HlI'S, 19HO- 2000: i\ HISTOHt<:..\ 1. PLHSI'ECTIVL. Library Trends ItH(' i ): 61' i-( l70 , V/ etz, Paul, 2000. PHI:\ C1I'I. I'S OF SFI. lTTIO\ FOH FI. FlTH, J\ I<: Rl'sut: H,: I'S. Library Trends · iH(' 1): 7 1172H jaguszewski, j anice , VI.. and Probst, Laura K.. 2000 . ' 1' 111, 1.\ 11'< 1< :' 1' OF FIH , ' HU\ IC I{ I;:>, Wlll, I'. S ON SEHI.\ 1. CA\ CFI. I. AI' 1()\ S .\\ 1J HI'.\ I( m' ST{) H :\ l ~ 1' Dl'uslu ;-,: sII'- 1\(:,\ 1JI:.\ lICIh:.' I: AH<:! I1.1Im..\ IWS, Library Trends , j8( 1): 7<)<) - H20 / I'ZlIIy ll ll<' A II /<' I:~ il/, tIou nold / sluddı .! CZI11Y J1JJ£'.(/ nU'l ;${ iJl@/ ihra ric's. c/ o J"(, JJI()/ II. cdllı - 1UH H III HI · ' ( llOI~ I (" · 1I - II,', I) IJI T . 1 · I J~ i JK Iibrarics is the access vs ˇ THE COPY CENTER at Honnold/ Mudd Libraryoffersa ownership issue. Do we ••• 1111 variety of servicesto meet your copying and printing pay to have access? Or : : :::~ needs. Saddle stitching, velobinding, folding, laminating ~ andcolorcopyingarejustafewofthe special processes do wepayto haveownweusetoaddtheprofessionalfinishyouexpectfor ership' Ideally a library ˇ yourannouncements, meetinghandouts, f lyers, posters, brochures, andreports. Wealsohavetransparenciesfor can incorporate access both blackand white and color presentations. vi a electronic resou rces Youhavea choice ofbringinginyour onqi-., ~' M" %.:\ '" with the ownership of nalsInhardcopyorondisketteoryoumay if/ Z/( / .....' 7 :;,-" print library materials. sendusyourcopythrough email. Inadd1- r-~ ....._. 1,.. Library users gen er ally ˇ tron, our staff ISreadyto assist you In send-'.::::---....~ Ing and receiving domestic and overseas ~ feel that owning a print ˇ r faxes. copy, especially in tbc For further Information visit our web site. .-----) \'-- 1 areas most heavily stud httpJlvoxlibris. claremont. edulgeninfoi serv-, \ l ied and research ed. is iceslc< Jindex. html( fromtheLibraries'home \ vital. This ensures th at page, go to Genera/ Information and click on Services), or call us at ( 909) 607- 3969 ( on campus th e library will not suffer dial ext. 73969). ~ information loss at the < hands of a database vcn-......... · ,'.. f1R... - IU( II'_ II rtfj • tnl t )~ C ( l 111l . 11.1. IJllll • I't l' T . .... ,. AI Denison Ubrarv. Scripps Colleg Campus " Recently Arrived at the Denison Library" ı January 21- March 21, 2003ı " Ik cenrly Arrived at tit" De nison Library" reeltures books, man uscripts, ı w '" ; 111< 1 other newly acquuud r<.: SOUIT<.: Srelnging from artists' hooksand \.: J w ... J lIihlc.' to letrer » and photogra phs. ... J o U " The Slocum Award for Senior Book Collections" IZ March 24 - May 18, 2003 o Scripps Seniors' personal hook « ollert ion « w ill he 0 11 view. l'ast col: 2 w lections have addressed such topics as figure skating, architecture. a: < l: Spanish liter. uure. and cookbooks, The Slocum Award i.' a cash prize ... J U given each Yl' ar to the se nior who li: ISbuilt the best personal library w during her y"; lI's in colleg'" J: lLL. Co l/(} li7-. 11. J1 1j( 1I' additio nal information , ~~ iii: < l: I Special C lIeclions a: aJ :::: i Honnold odd Ubrarv. Second floor w J: " 2002 Western Books Exhibit" I- February 10- March 7, 2003 III Ihi ~ ! lIst Annual Exhihilion hy th<.: [( ounce and Collin Club are showclsed \\\' enty-' i. · ofthe Illostheaulirully designed booksin slales west or tltl' [( ockies. " Selections from the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau ofı American Ethnology Reports" ı March 10- May 18, 2003ı The Irib: d cultures. history, and hel'it: lge or I\ alive .\ llln i' · elns ell'" orı , weal interest rod: IY Yet prim. uv sources I'll" exploring the, S(' topicsı have been nleager and Widely " C: IlIl'red, This ' l'ries or reports. begunı in 1ii77, includes elhnological p: qwrs and ckxumc- utx covering all phasıe., orNative Amcricau lireplus numerous arcltacologicdsurvey". urı slweial interesl arethe illu- ar. uions or peopleandplaCl'S th. u we- n ıpublished with rhcse reports, rnuny or which are engr: lvings based onı original artwork and arc hand- colored. ı " Grace Rowley, American Missionary in China" ı March 10- May 18, 2003ı From the mid 1911 c" IHury to the early 1941b, American college grucluı: Ile, s traveled to China to serve on Christian missionary posts. Mo~ t ofı the womenmixxionaricx. likeGract' Rowley. \\ ere 1 l'~ ILh l.' r..... in pn> Villı ci: ll sl'i100! s I1ln by tile various P ro te~ ra l1I and Catholic org: lIliz; ltinns. wllileolliel".' servedllieYMC:\ iY\ VCAinCliina. .\ IissI( O\ v! l'y. lik,' man)' of li <: r contemporaries, kepi : J di: II')' wliiil' in China: sill' a!. so gaillcr" d tugetli<.: r ; 1ricli archive:- phutographs. Icll cl".', llleJ!", rahilia such: lS C11inc.' c paperdoll.<, : mcl mllerdOCllllll'IIIs- thal rm\' idcs; In intilllale gliI11[> s(, illiOher lire: in Cliina : lnd serVeS as \\, ilnl'S.' to an e;\ traordinary period in Chines" anelAmcril': 11Iliisrory. Call 607- 39 77lo r additio/ lal ; llj ; J1' III{ l/ iol1.
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