Paula Hickner Elected to MLA Board of Directors:
Paula Hicker has been elected as a Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors for the Music Library Association. Her two year term begins at the close of MLA's annual meeting next February. Each board member has a special assignment and Paula’s will be as the organization's Fiscal Officer.
Paula received master’s degrees in Library Science and Musicology from Indiana University and has been music librarian at UK Libraries since 1993. She also teaches in the UK School of Library and Information Science.
Personnel:
Robert Holland, Server Administrator/Programmer I, started his position in Digital Library Services, Library Technologies Division, on December 8, 2011. He earned his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from UK and has previous work experience as a web developer, IT Director, database analyst, and firmware test engineer. Robert is located in the Margaret I. King Building. Welcome, Robert!
Abbye Tackett has accepted the position of Library Technician Senior in Special Formats, Collections and Technical Services Division. Abbye earned a Masters of Music Performance in addition to a master’s degree in Library and Information Science, both from UK. She is very familiar with the Lucille Little Fine Arts Library, having previously worked there as a student assistant and temporary staff member. Abbye's start date will be January 9, 2012. We look forward to her return to UK Libraries!
SACS Update:
UK Libraries learned this week that we are 100% compliant in both Student Learning Outcomes and Strategic Planning and Annual Programs. This is an important milestone for UK Libraries as we prepare for next year’s Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaccreditation visit.
Meg Shaw Selected to Lead Lucille Little Fine Arts Library:
Additionally, Meg will be responsible for other Little Library activities including developing special programming and assisting with donor relations. Meg will continue her liaison activities, contribute to an active instruction program focused on subject-related information literacy instruction, and contribute to the reference services in the Little Library.
With 32 years of professional experience, Meg is well-prepared to lead the Fine Arts Library. She holds an undergraduate degree in Art History and served as Head of the Art Library from 1982 until it merged with the Music Library into the Little Fine Arts Library in 2000. Her research interest includes Kentucky artist Harlan Hubbard and she has developed a notable collection of artists' books for the Fine Arts Library.
Meg replaces Gail Kennedy, who will relocate to Special Collections on February 1 and then begin a half-time phased retirement assignment in Special collections on July 1, 2012.
UK Libraries National Advisory Board:
Greg Casey, Director of Development for UK Libraries, and I had the opportunity this week to visit with three UK Libraries National Advisory Board members in Washington, D.C.; Bess Clements Abell, Anne Ritchie, and Martha-Ann Alito.
Bess Clements Abell is a UK graduate and served as Lady Bird Johnson’s White House Social Secretary. Later, she served as Executive Assistant to Joan Mondale. She and her husband Tyler Abell developed Merry-Go-Round Farm, a unique residential community near Potomac, Maryland. Bess and Tyler established the Earle C. Clements Endowment in honor of Bess’s father, a former Kentucky Governor and Unites States Senator. The endowment supports a graduate assistantship in UK Libraries.
Anne G. Ritchie received Master of Arts degrees in History and Library & Information Science from the University of Kentucky. While working at the University of Kentucky Libraries from 1977 to 1988, she began the Appalachian Collection in Special Collections and directed oral history projects on a variety of topics including the Frontier Nursing Service, John Jacob Niles and the Christian Appalachian Project. Since 1990, she has been the oral historian at the National Gallery of Art and is a past president of the National Oral History Association.
Martha-Ann Alito completed a B.A. in comparative literature in the UK College of Arts and Sciences, and an M.A. in library science in the School of Library and Information Science. She worked as a reference librarian at Neptune Public Library in Neptune, New Jersey; a librarian at the United States Attorney's Office in Newark, New Jersey; Head of Reference at the U.S. Department of Justice; and Library Director at Congressional Quarterly. In addition to her service on the UK Libraries National Advisory Board, Martha-Ann is active in volunteer activities including the Wounded Warriors program with Walter Reed Hospital, participating as a judge in the Ethics Bowl at Marymount College, and serving on the Board of the Children’s Inn at NIH.
Thanks to our Advisory Board for their support of UK Libraries.
Terry Birdwhistell
Dean of Libraries
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