UK Libraries Advisory Board Member Writes Cantata:
Angela Rice has written an original cantata, “Thy Will Be Done,” a piece composed by setting her favorite scriptures to music. The Bluegrass Opera will debut “Thy Will” 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at Central Christian Church, and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Church. Both performances are in Lexington.
You can find more information here: http://www.centralkynews.com/winchestersun/news/ws-artist-draws-on-her-faith-to-pen-cantata-20120312,0,6707316.story
Angela has spent more than 25 years working as a community volunteer. In addition, she co-founded, directed, and taught at the Ashland School of Music, and served on the Lexington Philharmonic Board as Vice-President of Education. She also was a founding member of the University of Kentucky's fund-raising organization, The Friends of Music. Angela served as an Executive Board member for the UK Opera Society and chaired the UK Opera Theatre Workshop for two consecutive years.
Through UK Libraries in 1990, Angela established a special endowment fund to provide a collection of books and materials on Child Development, named in the honor of her daughter, Ellen Rice. Since 1991, Angela has been a member and a past President of the UK Libraries National Advisory Board.
This past year, Angela became co-owner of Blackfish Golf and Hunt Club in Winchester, Kentucky. Angela is married to N. Thomas Rice, a radiologist at Central Baptist Hospital and enjoys time with her three children and two dogs.
Terry Birdwhistell's UK history blog.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
“Quest for the Perfect Bourbon” Featured on YouTube:
The Louie B. Nunn Oral History Center's award-winning documentary, “Quest for the Perfect Bourbon: Voices of Buffalo Trace Distillery,” is featured by YouTube's new "Intelligent Channel." "Quest" is being utilized to debut the "Education Archive" component of the channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzh_RH7rW4k&list=UUeUFbtKvB4ZhEzrSink8Hvg&index=1&feature=plcp
The Louie B. Nunn Oral History Center's award-winning documentary, “Quest for the Perfect Bourbon: Voices of Buffalo Trace Distillery,” is featured by YouTube's new "Intelligent Channel." "Quest" is being utilized to debut the "Education Archive" component of the channel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzh_RH7rW4k&list=UUeUFbtKvB4ZhEzrSink8Hvg&index=1&feature=plcp
UK Libraries Represented at 2012 Webwise Conference:
UK Librarians Doug Boyd (Director, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History), Mary Molinaro (Associate Dean for Library Technologies), and Eric Weig (Director, Digital Library Services and KyVL's Kentuckiana Digital Library) participated in the recent Webwise conference in Baltimore.
Doug Boyd was invited to speak about new developments with OHMS, the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer system created by a partnership between the Nunn Center and Library Technologies. The theme of the conference was "Tradition and Innovation" and each session was a plenary with over 400 attendees in the audience. http://www.imlswebwise.org/agenda
UK Librarians Doug Boyd (Director, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History), Mary Molinaro (Associate Dean for Library Technologies), and Eric Weig (Director, Digital Library Services and KyVL's Kentuckiana Digital Library) participated in the recent Webwise conference in Baltimore.
Doug Boyd was invited to speak about new developments with OHMS, the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer system created by a partnership between the Nunn Center and Library Technologies. The theme of the conference was "Tradition and Innovation" and each session was a plenary with over 400 attendees in the audience. http://www.imlswebwise.org/agenda
Peter Hesseldenz Contributes Book Chapter:
After presenting the history of the program, the chapter looks at many of the issues involved with running a fee-based service, including marketing, staffing, and pricing, while highlighting potential benefits and pitfalls.
More information about the book is available here:
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6468-5
Peter Hesseldenz, Academic Liaison for Business and Economics, has contributed a chapter to The Entrepreneurial Librarian, published by McFarland. Entitled, "Market Research Service Partnership at the University of Kentucky: An Entrepreneurial Future?" the chapter describes UK Libraries' partnership with the Small Business Development Center and explores the idea of expanding our business outreach program into a fee-based market research service.
After presenting the history of the program, the chapter looks at many of the issues involved with running a fee-based service, including marketing, staffing, and pricing, while highlighting potential benefits and pitfalls.
More information about the book is available here:
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6468-5
Gail Kennedy Honored with Sarah Bennett Holmes Award:
On Thursday, March 8, the UK Women’s Forum named UK Librarian Gail Kennedy the 2012 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award faculty recipient. The prestigious award, named in honor of former UK Dean of Women Sarah Bennett Holmes, has been given annually since 1994 to women working at the University who promote the growth and well-being of other women at UK. Ann Bassoni, UK Work Life Department, received the 2012 staff award. A record 60 women were nominated for the two awards this year.
Gail was praised for exemplifying the finest qualities of Sarah Bennett Holmes: dedication to the University of Kentucky over her 40+ year career, commitment to librarianship and family, and service to profession and community.
Photo by Lynn Hiler
On Thursday, March 8, the UK Women’s Forum named UK Librarian Gail Kennedy the 2012 Sarah Bennett Holmes Award faculty recipient. The prestigious award, named in honor of former UK Dean of Women Sarah Bennett Holmes, has been given annually since 1994 to women working at the University who promote the growth and well-being of other women at UK. Ann Bassoni, UK Work Life Department, received the 2012 staff award. A record 60 women were nominated for the two awards this year.
Gail was praised for exemplifying the finest qualities of Sarah Bennett Holmes: dedication to the University of Kentucky over her 40+ year career, commitment to librarianship and family, and service to profession and community.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
UK Libraries Supports DanceBlue:
Once again this year, UK Libraries provided laptop computers for DanceBlue. “DanceBlue is a student run philanthropy at the University of Kentucky. It is a year-long fundraising effort involving thousands of UK students, which culminates in a 24-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon on UK's campus. All of the money raised by DanceBlue goes to the Golden Matrix Fund. DanceBlue has been active for over five years, raising almost two million dollars for the UK Pediatric Oncology Clinic and Markey Cancer Center. Every year, over 120 campus organizations and 650 dancers help raise money to support all the DanceBlue families.”
Thanks to Shawn Livingston, UK Libraries Director of Information Services, and UK Libraries Audio-Visual Services for assisting the students.
Reference Service Available 24/7 on Site, Mobile Phones:
In case you missed it, UK Libraries announced this week that, “As University of Kentucky students hit the books these next couple of weeks for midterms, UK Libraries is coming to their aid with the expansion of online reference services. With the addition of LibAnswers, students can now get 24/7 research help from UK Libraries on site and through their mobile phones.
LibAnswers is a new online reference services platform featuring a continuously updated, fully searchable knowledge base of frequently asked questions covering everything from library policies and hours to tips for searching popular databases and finding library materials.”
Whitney Hale’s complete news article can be found here: http://uknow.uky.edu/content/libraries-reference-service-available-247-site-mobile-phones
UK Libraries Commended for Diversity Fellows Participation:
Mark Puente, Director of Diversity Programs for the Association of Research Libraries, wrote this week to commend UK Libraries for our participation in their diversity fellows program. He noted that the fellows who worked at UK over the last three years “have been quite effusive with compliments about their experiences.”
While the program’s success depends on the work and cooperation of UK Librarians across the system, Mr. Puente added, “I would like to take a moment to sing the praises of Judy Sackett (UK Libraries Director of Human Resources). I’m certain that you know this as well, but she has been great to work with on this project. She, clearly, puts a lot of thought and effort into guiding this program and is wholly committed to ensuring a rich experience for the fellows. She has gone way beyond the call of duty for this program. Thanks for making her part of our team.”
Thanks Judy!
Mary Molinaro Named to DLF Program Committee:
The Digital Library Federation announced this week that Mary Molinaro, Associate Dean for Library Technologies, has been appointed to the 2012 DLF Forum Planning Committee.
“The DLF is a program of the Council on Library and Information Resources. Drawing on its members and others in the scholarly, library, and computing communities, the DLF brings together experts needed for each DLF initiative, and awards Distinguished Fellowships for special projects. Funding comes from members and grants.”
Keeping Safe:
I want to thank all UK Libraries employees for the professional manner in which you handled this week’s weather challenges. Our number one goal is the safety of our students and our employees and everyone handled their emergency assignments well. Our thoughts are with everyone who has friends and relatives impacted by the storms.
Also available as a blog: http://uklibrariesbirdseye.blogspot.com/
Terry Birdwhistell
Dean of Libraries
Once again this year, UK Libraries provided laptop computers for DanceBlue. “DanceBlue is a student run philanthropy at the University of Kentucky. It is a year-long fundraising effort involving thousands of UK students, which culminates in a 24-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon on UK's campus. All of the money raised by DanceBlue goes to the Golden Matrix Fund. DanceBlue has been active for over five years, raising almost two million dollars for the UK Pediatric Oncology Clinic and Markey Cancer Center. Every year, over 120 campus organizations and 650 dancers help raise money to support all the DanceBlue families.”
Thanks to Shawn Livingston, UK Libraries Director of Information Services, and UK Libraries Audio-Visual Services for assisting the students.
Reference Service Available 24/7 on Site, Mobile Phones:
In case you missed it, UK Libraries announced this week that, “As University of Kentucky students hit the books these next couple of weeks for midterms, UK Libraries is coming to their aid with the expansion of online reference services. With the addition of LibAnswers, students can now get 24/7 research help from UK Libraries on site and through their mobile phones.
LibAnswers is a new online reference services platform featuring a continuously updated, fully searchable knowledge base of frequently asked questions covering everything from library policies and hours to tips for searching popular databases and finding library materials.”
Whitney Hale’s complete news article can be found here: http://uknow.uky.edu/content/libraries-reference-service-available-247-site-mobile-phones
UK Libraries Commended for Diversity Fellows Participation:
Mark Puente, Director of Diversity Programs for the Association of Research Libraries, wrote this week to commend UK Libraries for our participation in their diversity fellows program. He noted that the fellows who worked at UK over the last three years “have been quite effusive with compliments about their experiences.”
While the program’s success depends on the work and cooperation of UK Librarians across the system, Mr. Puente added, “I would like to take a moment to sing the praises of Judy Sackett (UK Libraries Director of Human Resources). I’m certain that you know this as well, but she has been great to work with on this project. She, clearly, puts a lot of thought and effort into guiding this program and is wholly committed to ensuring a rich experience for the fellows. She has gone way beyond the call of duty for this program. Thanks for making her part of our team.”
Thanks Judy!
Mary Molinaro Named to DLF Program Committee:
The Digital Library Federation announced this week that Mary Molinaro, Associate Dean for Library Technologies, has been appointed to the 2012 DLF Forum Planning Committee.
“The DLF is a program of the Council on Library and Information Resources. Drawing on its members and others in the scholarly, library, and computing communities, the DLF brings together experts needed for each DLF initiative, and awards Distinguished Fellowships for special projects. Funding comes from members and grants.”
Keeping Safe:
I want to thank all UK Libraries employees for the professional manner in which you handled this week’s weather challenges. Our number one goal is the safety of our students and our employees and everyone handled their emergency assignments well. Our thoughts are with everyone who has friends and relatives impacted by the storms.
Also available as a blog: http://uklibrariesbirdseye.blogspot.com/
Terry Birdwhistell
Dean of Libraries
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