For the past academic year the International Working Group has been
actively engaged in “Reimagining Russia’s Realms” with programming and
exhibits. The Spring Semester began with
a lecture by Dr. Gregory Frolenkov who spoke about audiology and
rehabilitation services in Russia. Dr.
Frolenkov, an engaging speaker, has worked under three government agencies, the
Soviet Union, the Russian Republic, and the US.
He offered interesting insights into the various approaches to funding
research. UK Libraries partnered with UK Healthcare in sponsoring Dr.
Frolenkov’s lecture.
Also in
January, a new exhibit opened on the video walls of The Hub. Postcards from Pre-Soviet Russia provide a
glimpse of life in imperial Russian. The
exhibit contains over 80 postcards, many with original stamps and text
visible. The postcards are part of UK
Libraries Special Collections.
The posters
are part of the Scott Soviet Military Collection and facsimiles of the posters
have been reproduced and displayed in Core 1 of The Hub. UK Libraries is partnering with the UK
Russian Club to provide an authentic Russian tea. Both the post cards and the posters were
digitized by UK Libraries Digital Library Services and all of our exhibits for
the year can be viewed virtually at libraries.uky.edu/rrrexhibits.
On February 6th we will open the Soviet Cold War Poster Exhibit with a short program and a Russian tea. The program will begin at 4 p.m. with the Russian tea to follow. The event is free and open to the public.
The posters
are part of the Scott Soviet Military Collection and facsimiles of the posters
have been reproduced and displayed in Core 1 of The Hub. UK Libraries is partnering with the UK
Russian Club to provide an authentic Russian tea. Both the post cards and the posters were
digitized by UK Libraries Digital Library Services and all of our exhibits for
the year can be viewed virtually at libraries.uky.edu/rrrexhibits.
The Working
Group has also been exploring new ways to serve our international students and
faculty. UK librarian Kaziko Hioki
worked with Audio/Visual Services to set aside four laptops with onscreen
keyboards capable of typing in selected non roman alphabets. Kathryn Lybarger prepared instructions
for using the computers as well as a Libguide with information about how to set
up an on screen keyboard on any computer.
The instructions are available at:
http://libguides.uky.edu/typingLOTE.
Debbi Lloyd, Graduate Assistant
in Reference, joined the Working Group for the spring semester and is
enrolled in LIS 675. Her semester project
is to survey student library needs for both students going abroad and for
international students coming to UK.
Debbi will be working closely with the UK International Center. UK Libraries continues to look for
partnerships, on and off campus, to promote UK’s international efforts. The International Working Group
includes: Jen Bartlett, Jan
Carver, Frank Davis, Toni Greider, Kazuko Hioki, Gordon
Hogg, and Kathryn Lybarger.
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