Medical Center Library interns gain experience in Washington, D.C.

Teresa McGinley and Matthew Noe, graduate student interns in the Medical Center Library, spent their Spring Break in Washington, D.C. gaining professional experience by working at the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Both Teresa and Matthew were part of the Alternative Spring Break program.

Teresa worked within the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) division reviewing applications for publishers that are interested in adding their journals to PubMed Central, a free archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. NLM is working to standardize this process so they can evaluate multiple publisher applications using preset review questions. They need to evaluate the review questions to ensure they are appropriate and logical. This experience provided Teresa with the opportunity to learn about predatory publishers and publication ethics standards.

Matthew worked within the Bibliographic Services Division evaluating and creating documentation for the NLM Learning Resources Database. Upon completion, this database will be the home location for all of NLM’s learning resources ranging from interactive tutorials to Medical Library Association webinars. This experience provided Matthew with the opportunity to create user documentation making use of his reference and instructional experience skills.

Lecture and tasting event celebrates European food culture

Some people argue that bourbon is not bourbon unless it comes from Kentucky. But did you know that real Parmesan cheese can only come from Parma, Italy? Champagne grapes can only come from France, and true Cheddar from England. Many European food names are protected by law, although the U.S. produces its own versions of these products.

A UK Libraries event will explore how and why these regional food names are trademarked, and how the American versions stack up against their European forebears. Attendees will learn – and taste – what makes European food products authentically different from their American counterparts.

On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at 1:30 pm, Dr. David Freshwater of the UK College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment will speak in the Alumni Gallery of William T. Young Library on “Food in Europe: Regional Brands and Regional Identities.” The lecture will be followed by a taste test of European foods and their U.S. versions, to see if participants can tell the differences. The event is free and open to campus.

Kerri Baunach resigns from UK Libraries

Kerri Baunach

Kerri Baunach, head of Special Formats Cataloging at the Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts and Learning Center, has announced her upcoming resignation from UK Libraries. Her last day will be August 5, 2016.

Kerri has worked at UK Libraries since 2000. We wish her well in her future endeavors.

Exploring the past and future of agricultural economies in Kentucky

Good Foods Co-Op in Lexington sells food from local producers.

UK Libraries will sponsor "Thresh and Sow: The Past, Present, and Future of Agro-Food Economies in Kentucky," a panel discussion at West Sixth Brewing (501 W. Sixth Street, Lexington) on Monday, April 11, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Lilian Brislen, director of The Food Connection at the UK College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment will moderate the panel. The conversation will center around Kentucky's transition from a tobacco-centered agricultural economy to a focus on other crops and value-added food products.

The panel will include five prominent figures in the local food economy: Henry County farmer and cattle rancher David Neville; co-owner of Sweet Grass farm and Sweetgrass Granola Carolyn Gahnn; director of New Roots Louisville and the Fresh Stop project Karyn Moskowitz; Western Kentucky University folklorist and University Press of Kentucky author Ann Ferrell; and Bill Bickford, general manager of Good Foods Co-op. 

Good Foods Co-op will provide light refreshments for attendees and West Sixth’s usual drink offerings will be available for purchase. 

Join UK Libraries for this informal and engaging event, which is free and open to the public.

Lecture on "African Americans, Archives, and the Era of Reconstruction"

Dr. Pellom McDaniels III

Dr. Pellom McDaniels III, curator of African American Collections at Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Library will present a mini-exhibition and talk at the UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center on Friday, April 15, 2016, at 2 p.m. Dr. McDaniels’s topic is “What Must Be Remembered: African Americans, Archives, and the Era of Reconstruction.”

Dr. McDaniels is the author of The Prince of Jockeys: the Life of Isaac Burns Murphy, published by University Press of Kentucky in 2013.

The lecture and mini-exhibition are free and open to the public. For more information contact Matthew Strandmark, education archivist in the SCRC.

Celebration honors UK Libraries student workers

UK Libraries will honor student assistants during a celebration on April 18, 2016. All graduate assistants, interns, and student workers are invited to the event to be held in room B108C of William T. Young Library from 12:30 to 2:30 pm. All supervisors of student employees are encouraged to attend.

The event will include the presentation of the Outstanding Student and Outstanding Graduate Student awards for 2015-2016. Students who are graduating this year will have a book plate with their name on it placed in a book of their choice. A display at the event will showcase the book selections.

Food and drinks will be provided. For more information contact event organizer and head of Young Library Circulation Terri Brown.