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A Newsletter Applauding Recent LSU Libraries Faculty Accomplishments

Issue no. 9.
Thanks and congratulations to all who contributed!

John Anderson

John Anderson has been involved in supporting hurricane recovery efforts as a Program Coordinator for the Hurricane Katrina GIS Clearinghouse. For a description of Cartographic Information Center's support see: http://www.katrina.lsu.edu/research.asp#cartographic
John Anderson worked with the Library of Congress Geography & Map Division Staff on the American Memory Project's online exhibit of World War Two Situation Maps. John supplied the text for the overview of the collection, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/wwii/about.html, and the text describing the activity in each daily map in the Battle of the Bulge Interactive Essay, http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/wwii/essay1.html

Carol Bell

Carol Bell earned her M.A. in Reading and Storytelling/Storytelling Concentration from East Tennessee State University, Dec., 2005.

Jennifer Cargill

Appointed to the Association of Research Libraries Membership Committee for a three-year term.
Appointed to the American Libraries Advisory Committee beginning after the 2006 annual conference for a two-year term.

Nancy Colyar

Re-appointed as LITA Representative to the ALA Literacy Assembly, for 2005-2006.

Alice Daugherty

Coordinator, LLA, Library User Education Interest Group 2005-2006
Chair, ALA's New Members' Round Table, Local Arrangements 2005-2006
Member, ALA's New Members' Round Table's Governance Committee (2005-2006)
Member, ALA's ACRL's Distance Learning Section, Instruction Committee (2005- 2007)

Cox, C., A.L Daugherty, J. Gelfand and S.G. Janus “American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference Report.” Library Hi TechNews, 22:8 (Nov. 8, 2005): 29-38.

Tom Diamond

Co-Chair, ALA's Library Administration and Management Division, Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation Section's Using Measurement Data for Library Planning, Assessment and Communication Committee.
Chair, Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation Section Nominating Committee

Diamond, Tom. The Economic and Political Aspects of the Tobacco Industry: An Annotated Bibliography and Statistical Review, 1990-2004. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005.

Mitch Fontenot

Fontenot, Mitch. "Using Macromedia's Flash for a Library Research Tutorial." Library Instruction Round Table News 28 (December 2005): 4.

Linda Smith Griffin

NASIG, Membership Development Committee, 2006-
NASIG, Library School Outreach Task Force, 2006-

Paul Kelsey

Appointed member of the Editorial Board, Financial Counseling and Planning, the official research journal of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. 2006-

Sigrid Kelsey

Panelist on a "How to get Published" forum for LSU Library School Class, LIS 7005, February 14, 2006
Mentor Presentation, a speech given for the AMPS Apprenticeship & Mentoring Program for Students, cosponsored by NRG Energy, Inc. and the Pointe Coupee Community Enrichment Fund. Speech was given twice, March 15, 2006.

Webmaster, Louisiana Library Association, 2005 - present.

Reviewer for two manuscripts to be included in a handbook on software.

Phyllis Kinnison

Inducted into the Beta Zeta Chapter of the Beta Phi Mu honor society on Friday, Feb. 17, 2006.

Lois Kuyper-Rushing

Served as Program Chair for the annual Music Library Association Conference held February 23-26, 2006 in Memphis TN.
Elected to the LSU Faculty Senate Executive Council, member-at-large, 2005-2006.

Natalie Palermo

Elected to the Unicorn Users Group International (UUGI) Executive Committee, Program Officer, 2006-2007.

"Unicorn Policies: Extreme Makeover (LOUIS Edition)," presented with Cathy Sicard at the SirsiDynix SuperConference held March 5-8, 2006 in Nashville, TN

Elizabeth Pankl

Elizabeth Pankl and Jenna Ryan presented a paper entitled "Shhh! Librarians Blogging," at the Southwest Texas Regional Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference in Albuquerque, NM on Feb. 11, 2006.

Jenna Ryan

Jenna Ryan and Elizabeth Pankl presented a paper entitled "Shhh! Librarians Blogging," at the Southwest Texas Regional Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference in Albuquerque, NM on Feb. 11, 2006.

DISPLAYS/EXHIBITS
"Special Delivery: A Showcase of LSU Libraries' Special Collections" was on display in Hill Memorial Library on the LSU campus through April 3, 2006. It included materials from all major collections, illustrating the great variety and range of documents, books, photographs, and artwork that the LSU Libraries preserve and make available to the public for research. On Sunday, April 2, the exhibition was open for a special open house as part of the campus-wide "LSU GEMs Day."

Education Resources, 227 Middleton Library, participated in GEMS Day with an exhibition entitled "The Giverny Book Award: Best Children's Science Picture Books." Books included in the exhibit won this highly respected award created in 1998 by Professor James Wandersee, LSU College of Education. Jean Cassels, New Orleans artist and illustrator of the book which won the award in 2004, discussed the illustration process. Activity sheets and bookmarks were available for children, and suggestions were given for teachers to use Giverny books in the classroom. The exhibit will be on display through May.

Applause!

A Newsletter Applauding Recent LSU Libraries Faculty Accomplishments

Issue no. 9. Thanks and congratulations to all who contributed!

Issue no. 9.
Thanks and congratulations to all who contributed!