2011-2012 Annual Report - Gerald R. Sherratt Library

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Gerald R. Sherratt Library
2011 - 2012 Annual Report
Southern Utah University
2011-2012 Annual Report
Table of Contents
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Statistical Summary
Library Overview
Vision, Mission, and Goals
Library Personnel
Highlights
Access Services
Circulation and Reserve
Copy Center
Interlibrary Loan
Media Collections
Reference
Technical Services
Cataloging and Digitization
Collection Development and Gifts
Serials and Government Documents
Systems
Electronic Services
Special Collections and Archives
Library Instruction and Outreach
Library Instruction and Orientation
LM 1010
Library Media Program
Outreach
Faculty and Staff Activities
Library LRT Criteria
Faculty Activities
Staff Activities
Appendix A - The Book Report Newsletters
Appendix B - Friends of the Library Newsletters
Section - Category
Statistical
Summary
Statistics about the Gerald R. Sherratt Library are provided to numerous
entities throughout the year for use in accreditation reports as well as
in completing numerous regional and national library surveys. In return,
the Library receives excellent information from those sources that assist
in the Library's strategic planning and assessment efforts. The statistics
also allow us to evaluate our services and collections in comparison to
our peers. Examples of these comparisons can be found on pages 21-22.
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Statistical Summary - Personnel, Access Services
Access Services, Technical Services - Statistical Summary
Personnel
Personnel (FTE)
Interlibrary Loan
Faculty
7.92
Professional staff
6.33
Copy requests filled
427
Classified staff
4.26
Total FTE Staff
18.51
Book requests filled
Total requests filled
2,391
2,818
Copy requests filled
644
Book requests filled
803
Total requests filled
1,477
Reference Questions
2,141
Directional Questions
1,499
Library students
5.24
Copy center students
1.95
Total FTE students
7.19
Access Services
Lender
Borrower
Reference Assistance
Reference
Circulation
Material Checkouts
Items checked out
Books
Serials
Media
Special Collections
Consultations
45,688
462
4,829
918
LM 1010 Assistance
1,527
Total
5,442
Special Collections
Questions
Renewals
In-house-use
10,768
Books
Serials
Media
9,921
4,058
358
Reserves checked out
Two hour reserves (Includes T-Bird Texts)
Electronic reserves
Study rooms
Laptops
Total items used
18,759
37,751
10,917
21
144,450
Consultations
Total
Total
Copy Center
Copies made on copy machines and printers
251,089
Total number of patrons
179,729
159
13,841
19,283
Cataloging
Volumes added (includes e-books)
10,575
Volumes deleted
10,353
Cataloged volumes in the collection April 30, 2012
Books, serial backfiles and other paper materials
507,947
42,329
9,768
6,254
92
1,200
13,682
Technical Services
Library Use
Patrons in the library—annual total
Patrons in the library—monthly average
Patrons in the library—typical week
Students FTE—Fall Semester 2011
Number of hours open per week
Reader stations
275
296,655
246,546
E-books
11,484
Microforms
38,720
Audiovisual
11,879
Volumes per FTE student (including e-books)
Serial titles (print and microform)
47.43
771
Serial titles (electronic full text)
43,074
Total serial titles
43,845
Active serial titles
ERIC titles
Databases (electronic reference sources and aggregate services)
339
1,745
251
Statistical Summary - Technical Services, Special Collections
Library Instruction - Statistical Summary
Leavitt Collection
Visitors
Library Website
Library website visitors
196,752
Library page views
929,801
Library website total hits
Page views
1,801
Total hits
4,237
Visitors
1,266
Page views
3,005
Driggs Collection
1,316,682
Library website total sessions
907
177,588
Total hits
926
Database Searches
Sessions
496,610
Searches
780,918
Successful full-text article requests
655,557
Library Instruction
Instruction
Groups
Library Catalog
Page views
555,984
Total hits
248
Students instructed
4,538
LM1010 students
1,809
2,084,475
New applicants accepted
ContentDM
25
Page views
11,993,235
Active minor students
5
Total hits
12,252,578
Active endorsement students
83
Inactive students (2+ years)
34
Digital Collections
Minors completed
2
ContentDM
Endorsements completed
5
Collections
Images
33
25,609
EAD
Collections
Images
60
*10,167
*2,395 duplicate images were removed from the website during 2011-2012.
Special Collections
Statistics
Patrons
17,786
Items Used
918
Web pages
Special Collections
Visitors
Page views
21,399
Total hits
86,442
Total sessions
5,766
5,846
Section - Category
Library
Overview
The mission of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library is to ensure access to global
information within a personalized learning environment by collecting,
organizing, preserving, disseminating and creating information for the
university community. The role of the Library is to actively stimulate
the optimum use of information resources by developing information
literacy skills that support the university curriculum, student and faculty
research, and public service. Unique to our mission is the training of
instructional media professionals.
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Library Overview - Vision, Mission, and Goals
Vision, Mission, and Goals
Vision Statement
As the academic center of the University, the Sherratt Library promotes scholarship and lifelong learning to its community
by providing quality resources, responsive services, and effective information literacy education in a constantly evolving
environment.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library is to ensure access to global information within a personalized learning
environment by collecting, organizing, preserving, disseminating and creating information for the university community.
The role of the library is to actively stimulate the optimum use of information resources by developing information literacy
skills that support the university curriculum, student and faculty research, and public service. Unique to our mission is the
training of instructional media professionals.
Library Goals and Assessment Plan
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACSRL) Standards for Libraries in Higher Education
Vision, Mission, and Goals - Library Overview
Collections' annual report.
• Explore options of selecting and cataloging government documents collection. Report findings and make
recommendations. Spring 2013.
• Investigate collections analysis programs. Spring 2013.
6. Space Libraries are the intellectual commons where users interact with ideas in both physical and virtual environments
to expand learning and facilitate the creation of new knowledge.
• Special Collections will be expanded and media/curriculum collections will be moved. Examine usage statistics Fall
2013.
• Hours for the Library and Special Collections will be increased and usage statistics will be collected. Annual
statistics will be evaluated Fall 2013.
• Apply for grant in May 2012 and if awarded, arrange for a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) preservation
assessment in March 2013 of Special Collections and Archives holdings to define an optimal, long-term strategy for
the care of its collections. Respond to report written.
1. Institutional Effectiveness Libraries define, develop, and measure outcomes that contribute to the institutional
effectiveness and apply findings for purposes of continuous improvement.
7. Management / Administration Libraries engage in continuous planning and assessment to inform resource allocation and
to meet their mission effectively and efficiently.
2. Professional Values Libraries advance professional values of intellectual freedom, intellectual property rights and values,
user privacy and confidentiality, collaboration, and user-centered service.
• Through liaison work with campus departments, survey department faculty for collection development effectiveness.
Spring 2013.
3. Educational Role Libraries partner in the educational mission of the institution to develop and support informationliterate learners who can discover, access, and use information effectively for academic success, research, and lifelong
learning.
8. Personnel Libraries provide sufficient number and quality of personnel to ensure excellence and to function successfully
in an environment of continuous change.
• Provide embedded librarian offerings to ENGL 2012 courses during fall semester. Ask English faculty to assess
effectiveness. Spring 2013.
• Promote unique collections and archives as resources to students completing specialized research projects, i.e.
experiential education, service learning, etc. Special Collections' annual report.
4. Discovery Libraries enable users to discover information in all formats through effective use of technology and organization
of knowledge.
• Evaluate changes in Reference hours during Summer 2012 to determine patron needs. Fall 2012.
• Increase access to information in all formats and artifacts kept in Special Collections and Archives, i.e. Native
American items, microfilm, oral and video histories, film and film scripts, etc. and add this to SC&A Marc records
inventory. Spring 2013.
• Investigate options to integrated library systems i.e. Worldshare. Spring 2013.
• Use statistical reporting sources to compare SUU library personnel with institutions of similar size and missions.
Through strategic planning meetings, determine areas with the greatest unmet need for staff. Fall 2012.
• Develop or adopt specific models of evaluation and criteria to be used with the approval of the dean. Fall 2012.
• Review committee responsibilities to ensure that an inordinate amount of committee work has not been assigned.
Fall 2012.
• Develop a model for the distribution of merit pay funds. Will be developed by the library staff. Fall 2012.
9. External Relations Libraries engage the campus and broader community through multiple strategies in order to advocate,
educate, and promote their value.
• Survey targeted campus clientele to determine if 2011 outreach / marketing efforts were effective. Fall 2012.
• The Friends of the Library will continue outreach and fund raising activities. Annual report of Friends activities.
Summer 2013.
• Design and implement procedures for web page evaluation and updating. Fall 2012.
5. Collections Libraries provide access to collections sufficient in quality, depth, diversity, format, and currency to support
the research and teaching mission of the institution.
• Access services, circulation, and interlibrary loan collect statistics on usage of library materials owned by the
library or borrowed from other libraries respectively. Annual statistics will be evaluated Fall 2013.
• Foster relationships and obtain collections from donors who have unique manuscripts and images related to
Special Collections areas of interest, i.e. southern Utah history, Native Americans, botany, and archaeology. Special
Library Overview - Vision, Mission, and Goals
Vision, Mission, and Goals - Library Overview
LM Endorsement Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Information Literacy Learning Outcomes and Assessment Plan
American Library Association (ALA) / American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards
Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Standards
1. Standard One The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed.
• Data collected from students in instruction sessions. Detailed analysis of data Spring 2013.
• Data collected from LM 1010 Pre-Test, Test-Out and Final Exam, and Assignments 1 and 2, ongoing in each class and
at the end of each term [LEAP 1. Inquiry and LEAP 10. Problem Solving]. Detailed analysis at the end of academic
year used to revise and improve courses for following year.
• Data collected from LM 6160 Term Paper. Detailed analysis after Fall 2012 semester.
2. Standard Two The information literate student accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.
• After providing instruction, survey English Department faculty to ascertain potential improvements in English
research paper courses (ENGL 1010, ENGL 2010). Spring 2013.
• Data collected from LM 1010 Pre-test, Test-Out, and Final Exam, and Assignments 1 and 2, ongoing in each class
and at the end of each term. [LEAP 8. Information Literacy and LEAP 10. Problem Solving]. Detailed analysis at end
of academic year used to revise and improve course for following year.
• Data collected from LM 4160/6160 - Discussions and Assignments. Detailed analysis after Fall semester.
3. Standard Three The information literate student evaluates information and its sources critically and incorporates selected
information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
• Data collected from LM 1010 Pre-test, Test-Out, and Final Exam, and Assignments 1 and 2, ongoing in each class
and at the end of each term. [LEAP 3. Critical Thinking & LEAP 8. Information Literacy]. Detailed analysis at end of
academic year used to revise and improve course for following year.
• Data collected from LM 4160/6160. Assignments on evaluation of print and electronic information sources. Detailed
analysis after Fall Semester 2012.
• Data collected from LM 6160 - Term Paper. Detailed analysis after Fall Semester 2012.
4. Standard Four The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to
accomplish a specific purpose.
• Data collected from LM 4160/6160 - Discussions and Assignments. Detailed analysis after Fall Semester 2012.
1. Use of Information and Ideas School library media candidates encourage reading and lifelong learning by stimulating
interests and fostering competencies in the effective use of ideas and information in a variety of formats to all members
of the learning community. Candidates promote efficient and ethical information-seeking behavior as part of the school
library media program and its services.
•Within each course instructors will develop programs, objectives, and activities that allow and encourage students
to apply course content to practical situations applicable to their individual circumstances. Spring 2013.
•10 hours of practical experience are required in each course. Spring 2013.
2. Teaching and Learning School library media candidates model and promote collaborative planning with classroom
teachers in order to teach concepts and skills of information processes integrated with classroom content. They partner
with other education professionals to develop and deliver an integrated information skills curriculum. Candidates design
and implement instruction that engages the student’s interests, passions, and needs, which drive their learning.
• Lesson plans and/or professional development training plans are developed as part of the students’ coursework
in LM 4160 and LM 4190. End of Fall and Summer Semesters.
3.Collaboration and Leadership School library media candidates provide leadership and establish connections with the
greater library and education community to create school library media programs that focus on learning and achievement;
encourage the personal and professional growth of teachers and other educators, and model the efficient and effective
use of information and ideas.
• Through discussion groups and the sharing of reflective essays, students build community and stimulate ideas in
others. End of each semester.
• A Canvas shell for the program has been created to develop a sense of community collaboration and interaction
for students in the program. Spring 2013.
• Three newsletters are issued annually to help students stay current on professional conferences and other
resources. Spring 2013.
4.Program Administration School library media candidates administer the library media program in order to support the
mission of the school, and according to the principles of best practice in library science and program administration.
• Students will complete 100 hours practical experience during the program—ten hours per course and a 50 hour
practicum. All semesters.
• Data collected from LM 6160 - Term paper. Detailed analysis after Fall Semester 2012.
• Collect and analyze MLA citations from Test-Out, Final Exam, and assignments in several LM 1010 classes. Detailed
analysis degree of success in proper MLA citation format at end of Fall Semester 2012.
5. Standard Five The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding
the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally.
• Data collected from LM 1010 Pre-test, Test-Out, and Final Exam, Assignments 1 and 2, ongoing in each class and at
the end of each term. [LEAP 11.c. Ethical reasoning] Detailed analysis at end of academic year used to revise and
improve course for following year.
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Library Overview - Library Personnel
Library Personnel - Library Overview
Personnel Changes
Retirements
Randy Christensen (top photo), Linda Ahlstrom (2nd photo from top) and Susan Bussio (3rd photo from
top), announced their retirements in 2012. All had long distinguished careers at SUU with a
total combined service of 92 years.
Randy Christensen retired after 40 years of dedicated service. He worked in a variety of
capacities from assistant cataloger to chair of public services, circulation librarian, reference
librarian, systems librarian, and most recently as technical services librarian. Through these
positions, Randy saw many changes both as to how information is prepared for access and
how it is accessed by patrons. Among Randy’s top accomplishments was the design and
planning for the new Gerald R. Sherratt Library built in 1996. He was heavily involved with
how the power and data lines were integrated in the plan, and he worked hard to make sure
arrangements were made meet future growth demands.
Linda Ahlstrom was part of the library team for 30 years. She served as circulation coordinator
and most recently technical services analyst. Susan Bussio was an evening circulation
assistant for 22 years.
Library Personnel
The Library’s most important resource is its highly qualified and experienced staff who provide exceptional service to the
campus community and beyond.
Library Administration
Dean of the Library
John Eye
Library Department Chair
Vik Brown
Administrative Assistants
Sheri Butler
Ellen Chalmers
Special Collections Librarian
Janet Seegmiller
University Archivist
Paula Mitchell
Technical Services
Technical Services Librarian
Randall O. Christensen
Technical Services Analysts
Linda Ahlstrom
Susan Christopher
Jill Stucki
Collection Department Librarian
Vik Brown
Collection Development Coordinator
Loralyn Felix
Librarian
Scott Lanning
Electronic Resources Librarian
Steve Irving
Network Administrator
Julie Wood
Access Services
Access Services / Reference Librarian
Scott Lanning
Circulation Coordinator
Linda Liebhardt
Reserve Collection Manager
Susan Christopher
Circulation Assistants
Tammy Buehler
Susan Bussio
Carol Kunzler
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
Philip Dillard
Copy Center Specialist
Trecia Loveland
Instruction and Outreach
New Technologies Librarian
Richard Eissinger
Instruction and Outreach Librarian
Philip Roché
Library Media Program Librarian
Verlene Schafer
Special Projects Librarian
Matthew Nickerson
Personnel Changes
After a nationwide search, Loralyn Felix (3rd photo from bottom) was hired as technical services
librarian. She brings over 30 years of library experience having served in various positions in
circulation, interlibrary loan, cataloging and acquisitions. Loralyn received a B.S. in elementary
education, an M.Ed. from SUU and an MLS from the Texas Woman’s University. She has also
served as an adjunct instructor of LM 1010.
The Library received a new part time staff position this year contingent on expanding its
evening hours. This new position and the retirements resulted in a number of employees
accepting new positions. Susan Christopher will be working in serials and Special Collections.
Carol Kunzler moved from circulation to assume the technical services analyst position
vacated by Loralyn Felix. Tim Roelofs replaced Carol. Tayce Robinson was hired as an assistant
replacing Susan Bussio. Erin Perry was hired in the new position.
SUU Staff Awards
Two library employees were honored by the University at graduation this year. Paula Mitchell
(2nd photo from bottom) received the 2012 Distinguished Staff Service Award and Linda Liebhardt
(bottom photo) received the Outstanding Staff Employee Award.
As the university archivist, Paula was recognized for her outstanding service to SUU students,
faculty and community. She was commended for coordinating the Shakespeare First Folio
exhibition.
As circulation coordinator, Linda was recognized for her leadership skills and dedication
to the Library and SUU. She plays a vital part in SUU’s Women’s Week and was the Staff
Association Legislative Liaison to the Utah Higher Education Staff Association.
Library Overview - Highlights
Highlights - Library Overview
Highlights
Events
Shakespeare First Folio Exhibit
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Utah Shakespeare Festival
in 2011, the Library hosted an exhibit of rare books from June 23rd to October
15th in the Reading Room of Special Collections. More Precious than Gold: the
Works of William Shakespeare included rare books from the Folger Library in
Washington D.C., including one of Shakespeare’s first folios, as well as books and
artifacts from the USF and the Library. The folio, on loan from the Folger Library
in Washington D.C., has an estimated value of over $10 million, and is considered
by many to be the most valuable secular book in the world.
Library Gala
The Friends of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library hosted the third annual Gala on
October 8, 2011. It featured a variety of activities, exhibits, entertainment,
and presentations. At center stage was the exhibit showcasing a first edition
of Shakespeare’s First Folio, printed in 1623. Fred Adams, founder of the Utah
Shakespeare Festival, shared some thoughts with the audience on the significance
of the precious volume.
Driggs Lecture
Dr. Claudia Lauper Bushman, a prominent American historian and author,
delivered the fourth annual Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture on March 21,
2012 in SUU’s Great Hall. The lecture, Lost, Stolen, or Strayed: The Unrecorded
Life, was part of the activities of SUU Founders' Week. The event was sponsored
in part by the Howard R. Driggs Memorial Foundation and the Friends of the
Sherratt Library.
Sherratt Library Birthday and Lunch on the Main
As part of the SUU campus Founders’ Day celebration, the Library served birthday
cake for students participating in the walking lunch party. The cakes were funded
by the Friends of the Library and were devoured by the students.
London Calling: A Student Presentation of Poetry
An evening of readings of original poetry by Danielle Dubrasky's students was
held in the Garden Level Lobby on Wednesday, February 15th. The students wrote
about their experiences in a study abroad experience in London. The reading was
followed by a reception of tea sandwiches and British scones. The presentation
kicked off the display of the students' work in the Library Art Gallery.
Top row from left to right: Third Annual Gala address by Fred Adams in the Garden
Level Lobby; Dessert buffet served in the Huntsman Reading Room; PVA Professors Paul
O’Campo and Chien-Ying Wang perform in the Huntsman Reading Room
Library Week and Library Snapshot Day April 8-14, 2012
The Library joined the Utah library community in participating in this annual
event highlighting the state’s libraries. Conceived as a way to highlight services
to constituents by documenting information gathered via photos, stories, and
statistics, every library also makes it a point to put their own mark on the day.
Sherratt Library added “Food for Fines” on April 10th. Every food item donated
equaled $1 of library fees waived. The large box of donations went to the campus
HOPE Pantry.
Bottom: Shakespeare’s First Folio on loan from the Folger Library on display in Special
Collections
Middle row from left to right: Dr. Claudia Bushman delivers the 4th Annual Howard R. Driggs
Lecture; Dr. Bushman and her husband Dr. Richard Bushman answer questions following
the lecture
Reorganization
Rationale
As a result of the tremendous growth that Special Collections and the university archives have experienced in the past ten
years, as well as the need for the Library to use their staff in the most productive manner, the Library planned and executed
a major reorganization. The media and curriculum collections that were housed in the area adjacent to Special Collections
were moved to provide more space. Eliminating the media and curriculum service desk allowed the library assistant to
be reassigned to other areas in access services. Closing this area will also reduce the number of student employee hours.
Additional shelving was purchased and the staff began organizing boxes of documents, photographs, and artifacts that
comprise the university archives (above). The newly acquired space will allow for growth of the archives for many years
to come and allow Special Collections to expand into the area that was previously shared with the archives. The two
viewing rooms were converted into a conservation and preservation lab that will allow staff to properly repair and preserve
materials, and a processing room to organize new collections.
Digitization Center
The digitization center (top right) was moved from the third level to Special Collections. This will allow closer coordination
between the digitization center and Special Collections activities.
Group Study Rooms
Two new student group study rooms were added which will help alleviate the demand for study rooms. A window was
added to the former digitization room on the third level and the alcove on the second level was enclosed to create a study
room (center right). SUUSA and the Friends of the Library funded this room and the IT department mediated both rooms.
There are now 13 study rooms in the Library.
Media Collection
Librarians worked closely with campus faculty members in an extensive weeding project of the VHS materials prior to the
media collections being relocated to the first level. Usage statistics showed a significant decline in the use of VHS tapes as
more DVD’s were purchased. Both compact and stationary shelves were added for the media collections. (bottom right) This
proximity to the circulation and reference desk will provide students with more assistance when needed.
Curriculum Collection
The curriculum collection, previously located on the Garden Level, was heavily weeded and then moved to the third floor
adjacent to the juvenile collection. This move will allow education students and other patrons to use the curriculum
material in conjunction with the juvenile collection.
LM 1010
In preparation for the transition to the new Canvas Learning
Management System (LMS), the LM 1010 course went through
a major upgrade and reorganization. The online textbook was
updated, all quizzes and tests were rebuilt with new questions,
new course instruction videos were produced, and Canvas learning
outcomes, rubrics and question banks were built for the course.
The Library conducted the first SUU course trials of the new Canvas
LMS with LM 1010 during the Summer 2011 session. Following the
Summer 2011 Canvas trials, all LM 1010 courses were converted to
the new Canvas LMS.
Grants
Marriner S. Eccles Foundation
The grant applied for in the previous year was funded in for support of collection development in the amount of $5,000. A
grant proposal was submitted for the upcoming year with a request of $15,000.
Utah Humanities Council
The library submitted a successful grant proposal to the Utah Humanities Council ($4,820) in support of the First Folio
Exhibit and associated lecture series.
National Parks Service
Special Collections received a grant ($14,700) from the National Parks Service to transcribe oral histories that were recorded
during the 1989 Civilian Conservation Corp Reunion at Zion National Park and from Paiute and Native American craftsmen.
Utah State Historical Records and Advisory Board (USHRAB)
Special Collections received a grant ($2,500) from USHRAB to preserve and digitize a photograph collection from the local
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers' museum.
SUU Press
A historical reproduction of George the Handcart Boy by Howard R. Driggs was published
by the SUU Press (right). After years of research, the library decided to have the book
printed by Lightning Press, a print on demand company. Patrons can order either hardback
or paperback editions. Originally published in 1952, the reproduction includes a colorized
cover of one of the pencil sketches by J. Rulon Hales, a new preface, historical information
about the author, illustrator, and the main character, and a brief history of pioneer handcart
companies. The press also published the Journal of the Wooden O Volume 11 and Political
Rhetoric and Leadership and Liberal Arts in America, the fourth and fifth volumes of the
papers presented at Grace A. Tanner Center for Human Values Symposiums on Democracy.
Wooden O Symposium
Forty-one presenters participated in this year’s 10th anniversary symposium held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain
Medieval and Renaissance Association annual conference. The symposium featured a mix of panels from both organizations
and included an USF actor’s roundtable featuring the director and select actors from the USF production of Macbeth. The
actor’s roundtable and the keynote address were open to the Cedar City community and USF patrons.
Library Art Gallery Exhibits
Utah Shakespeare Festival
This popular exhibit was part of a
campus-wide celebration marking
the 50th anniversary of the Utah
Shakespeare Festival. The photographs,
taken by Boyd D. Redington, Karl Hugh
and others, traced the evolution of this
internationally recognized festival.
The photographs were an official stop
on the Passport Tour for Shakespeare
visitors.
Willow Stories: Contemporary Navajo
Baskets
This travelling exhibition from the
Utah Arts Council showcased the
work of ten of Utah’s contemporary
Navajo basket weavers and included
photographs and biographies. (top
right)
Prize Photography from the 2011 Utah
State Fair
This exhibit highlighted prize winning
photography from the 2011 Utah
State Fair. It was part of Utah Arts
and Museums Traveling Exhibition
Program. (middle right)
London Calling: A Student Presentation
of Poetry
The Sherratt Library and the SUU English Department co-sponsored an exhibition of poetry authored by SUU students who
completed study abroad classes in London during Maymester 2011. (bottom right)
Financial Support
As the University continues to grow and with increased pressure to satisfy accreditation demands of Northwest and those
more specialized such as American Chemical Society (ACS), as well as honor societies like PKP and PBK, the Sherratt Library
must have the resources to provide the level of service comparable to our peer institutions. The Library cannot provide
the necessary collections and services unless additional financial commitment is provided. Significant challenges continue
to escalate, which need budgetary attention. This position can be supported with evidence from the National Center of
Educational Statistics (NCES).
The Library is significantly below peer institutions in key factors associated with library collections and services. With
total library expenditures 30% below the mean, total staff per 1000 FTE at over 40% below the mean, and total library
expenditures per FTE at just under 40% below the mean, our students, faculty, and staff are not getting the access and
services that others do at peer institutions, even though the size of our university is 12% above the mean. (view tables on
pages 21-22)
When comparing the Sherratt Library with COPLAC libraries, again a significant financial discrepancy clearly emerges. SUU’s enrollment is
84% larger than the mean, yet our total library expenditures are only 7% higher. When viewed in terms of total library expenditures per FTE
student, the Library is 45% less than the mean. (view table on page 22)
In recent years, the library has been diligent in pursuing alternative funding sources from the community (Friends of the Library) and
students (library fee) as well as various other grants and partnerships. Funding from the Southern Utah University Student Association
(SUUSA) and the Friends of the Library (FOL) provided the financial support to convert the alcove on the second level into a study room. As
a result of generous contributions from the Friends of the Library, the Leavitt Group Enterprises, Robert and Lorraine Warren, and the Cedar
High School Class of 1946, the Sherratt Library is currently digitizing ten additional years (1941-1950) of the Iron County Record that will be
available online through Utah Digital Newspapers at www.digitalnewspapers.org. But, like many campus entities, the Library cannot continue
to adequately serve the campus without proportional ongoing funds to address inflation and growth.
Although there was no additional funding from the University, the Library was given permission to use the salary savings to create a new
position so that evening hours could be extended for 2012-13. The number of faculty positions in the Library still remain two less that in
2008. A top priority for the coming year is to acquire funding to renew the three year database licenses established with one-time money
two years ago. A solution would be a $150,000 increase to the library’s collection budget, continuing these licenses for electronic resources
that are well used and adding to areas that have been recently cut or ignored. This would put us in a financial position closer to our peers
and is supported by the SUU Academic Roadmap.
Library Comparison to SUU Peer Institutions
FTE
Austin
Peay State
University, TN
7,822
Christopher
Newport
University, VA
4,707
Librarians/
professional
staff
Total
staff/
1,000
FTE
Total
staff
12
4.35
34
9.78
5.08
23.9
Library
expenditures
$2,061,466
$2,714,455
Library
expenditures/
FTE
University
budget
$263.55
$70,361,080
$576.68
$50,627,003
Library %
of University
budget
Print
holdings
2.93%
349,576
5.36%
205,357
Print
holding/
FTE
Square
footage
44.69
59,200
43.63
110,000
Hours/
week
109
103
Fort Lewis College, CO
3,544
7
20
5.64
$1,163,005
$328.16
200,256
81
4,849
56.51
Georgia College & State University, GA
6,154
17
38.58
6.27
$1,726,487
$280.55
145,108
96
7,614
23.58
Henderson State University, AR
3,438
6
21.4
6.22
$1,124,172
$326.98
268,954
90
4,440
78.23
Keene State College, NH
5,267
9
28
5.32
$2,149,071
$408.03
334,062
104
7,234
63.43
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, MA
1,703
2
10.25
6.02
$553,297
$324.90
167,124
90
2,084
98.14
Midwestern State University, TX
5,206
9
26
4.99
$1,138,069
$218.61
462,657
101
4,500
88.87
901
11.25
25
27.75
$992,640
$1,101.71
281,794
104
5,750
312.76
5,771
8
32
5.54
N/A
N/A
N/A
93
N/A
N/A
New College of Florida, FL
Ramapo College of New Jersey, NJ
Shepherd University, WV
3,612
5.5
16.5
4.57
$1,165,853
$322.77
166,339
92
17,496
46.05
Sonoma State University, CA
7,954
12.5
55
6.91
$3,258,678
$409.69
578,386
92
4,840
72.72
Southern Oregon University, OR
4,365
10.5
27.28
6.25
$1,632,647
$374.03
400,861
85
10,442
91.84
The Evergreen State College, WA
4,788
8.61
55.65
11.62
$3,284,287
$685.94
289,504
84
7,500
60.46
The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, VA
1,659
4.25
14.75
8.89
$728,166
$438.92
145,558
78
3,000
87.74
Truman State University, MO
5,665
14
35.47
6.26
$2,633,861
$464.94
503,630
105
18,531
88.9
18,273
University of Illinois at Springfield, IL
3,575
11
37
10.35
$2,542,084
$711.07
562,813
88
5,099
157.43
University of Maine at Farmington, ME
2,098
4
15.84
7.55
$628,120
$299.39
92,331
90
3,022
44.01
University of Mary Washington, VA
4,640
11
32.25
6.95
$2,107,046
$454.10
387,178
82
6,437
83.44
University of Minnesota-Morris, MN
1,577
4.4
11.01
6.98
$843,325
$534.77
244,675
99
3,382
155.15
University of Montevello, AL
2,784
6
19.94
7.16
$824,131
$296.02
266,236
85
4,807
95.63
University of North Carolina at Asheville, NC
3,196
6.75
27.75
8.68
$1,943,036
$607.96
383,264
98
10,494
119.92
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, OK
1,058
3
7
6.62
$325,223
$307.39
69,018
81
1,400
65.23
University of Wisconsin-Superior, WI
2,272
5
17.27
7.6
$1,037,455
$456.63
206,027
84
2,672
90.68
Southern Utah University, UT
6,885
14.83
24.16
3.51
$1,754,100
$254.77
288,778
92
8,547
41.94
Mean
3,751
8.78
27.15
8.02
$1,635,300
$470.15
304,225
92.2
6,790.21
93.50
Median
3,575
8.61
26.00
6.95
$1,399,250
$424.31
275,374
90
5,425.50
85.59
Percentage
184%
169%
89%
44%
107%
54%
95%
100%
126%
45%
26,511
168
257
4,365
10.5
6.25
27.28
$1,632,647
$374.03
$37,305,857
4.38%
400,861
91.84
122,830
85
10,442
123
SUNY at
Geneseo, NY
5,577
20.75
7.17
40
$2,608,062
$467.65
$67,145,947
3.88%
584,550
104.81
70,591
110
13,485
123
Truman State
University, MO
5,665
14
6.26
35.47
$2,633,861
$464.94
$65,253,497
4.04%
503,630
88.90
80,560
105
18,531
176
Western
Carolina
University, NC
7,737
22.5
7.31
56.53
$3,942,962
$509.62
$110,179,759
3.58%
524,113
67.74
154,886
104
10,379
100
Southern Utah
University, UT
6,885
14.83
3.51
24.16
$1,754,100
$254.77
$54,796,252
3.20%
288,778
41.94
80,000
92
8,547
93
Mean
6,156
14
6
38
$2,490,220
$416.62
$68,452,947
3.69%
409,612
68.04
116,872
98
13,022
134
$2,620,962
$437.32
$66,199,722
3.73%
403,188
70.23
116,415
100
11,243
113
37
82.27
Gate Gate
count/ count/
week hour
Southern
Oregon
University, OR
6
8,100
76.18
53
13
87
104.81
4,840
5,910
399,023
5,787
92
$633.78
13,485
215,000
Median
$3,073,830
106
72.72
96
8.84
110
578,386
130,000
42.89
162,043
3.53%
23.58
87
14.06
584,550
$92,388,338
145,108
127,000
4,850
$829.65
$409.69
2.93%
82.27
Eastern Connecticut State University, CT
$467.65
$3,258,678
$59,001,678
399,023
Paper
Materials/
FTE
$1,764,660
55
$280.55
4.19%
84
Gate
Count/
Week
$2,608,062
6.91
$1,726,487
$73,384,349
98,652
Hours/
Week
7.17
12.5
38.58
$633.78
60.25
Paper
Materials
Held
10.34
7,954
6.27
$3,073,830
405,514
Library
Expenditures/ FTE
22
Sonoma State
University, CA
17
42.89
2.12%
Library
Expenditures
40
6,154
8.84
$58,881,966
Total
Staff/
1,000
FTE
9
Georgia
College
& State
University, GA
14.06
$185.67
Total
Staff
20.75
4,850
$1,249,747
Librarians/ Professional
Staff
5,577
Eastern
Connecticut
State
University, CT
25.37
Total
FTE
2,127
6,731
3.77
Library Name
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, MD
Columbus
State
University, GA
10
National Center for Education Statistics, Academic Libraries Survey Fiscal Year: 2012
SUNY at Geneseo, NY
National Center for Education Statistics, Academic Libraries Survey Fiscal Year: 2010
Library Name
Library Comparison to COPLAC Institutions
12,043
8,100
7,614
143
93
79
Blanche Clegg Memorial Scholarship
Megan Stephens (right) was chosen as the recipient of the Blanche Clegg Memorial
Scholarship for the 2012 Fall Semester. Megan is a student employee in the copy center
pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Blanche Clegg was the Special Collections
coordinator at the SUU Library from 1987 to 1997. She was a teacher, writer, social
activist, mother, and humanitarian. In her will, she left $500 to be used as a scholarship
for an SUU Library student employee. In an effort to encourage the library to continue
Blanche’s dedication to library students, Randy Christensen donated funds to continue the
scholarship for 2013.
Section - Category
Access Services
Access Services includes all the library areas that provide services to
students, faculty, staff, and community. It includes circulation, reserve,
copy center, interlibrary loan, government documents, reference and the
media and curriculum collections. All of these areas are actively engaged
in providing positive experiences to patrons as they locate, evaluate and
use library collections.
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Access Services - Circulation and Reserve
Circulation and Reserve - Access
Services
organized by course. This makes it much easier to locate items. Most patrons
know the class they are taking or can identify the professor by name. T-Bird Texts
are still incredibly popular with students with 17,250 checkouts this year. The list
of T-Bird texts is maintained on the library website, in the online catalog and on
a paper list.
Two book sales of discarded items, including numersous VHS tapes which was
extensively weeded, were held. During National Library Week, the Food For Fines
food drive was instituted. For each can of donated food, the library waived $1 in
late fees. The Library collected 75 cans of food for the SUU HOPE Pantry.
Even though the Post Office is the central location for the campus lost and found,
many found items are still brought to the circulation desk. Staff members contact
the owners of lost cell phones and abandoned flash drives daily and are usually
successful in finding contact information and reuniting the item with the owner.
Anything unclaimed is sent to the Post Office within a few days' time.
The self-check machine was surplused and will not be replaced since the cost
of replacement did not justify its low usage. To compensate, a card swipe was
installed on a computer workstation that was previously used only for checking
in returned items. This provides another workstation to use during busy times.
This addition not only assures shorter lines for patrons, but has increased
efficiency as well.
Circulation and Reserve
While the Folger Library Shakespeare Folio Exhibit was hosted in Special Collections, the Library expanded its hours to
accommodate the Utah Shakespeare Festival patrons wishing to see this rare display. Circulation staff members willingly
adjusted their schedules to cover these additional night and weekend hours. The circulation desk student employees
played a critical role in covering these extended hours, as well as providing important desk coverage when supervisors
were unavailable.
When the SUU campus hours change, the library accommodates the shifting schedules by adapting the hours of operation.
Spring 2012 brought a request from students for more hours, so closing was moved to midnight the weeks prior to, and
during, finals. Next year the Library will be open until midnight Monday through Thursday during Fall and Spring Semesters.
The wireless notebook computers were also discontinued this year. Their usage
in the library had waned as more and more students obtained their own personal
devices. The laptops had become too old to update, and they were returned to
the IT department.
Twenty more TI-84 graphing calculators were added this year from funds generated by calculator rentals. They rent for $20 a
semester and are a great help to students taking a general education math class. Two new digital video cameras were also
added to the collection, along with two tripods and updated batteries for the older cameras. Students are checking them
out more frequently and the newer ones are more user friendly, making them more popular.
Circulation Statistics
2011-2012
Regular check outs
37,151
40,426
45,688
13%
Reserve
Electronic reserve
9,699
21,784
12,341
27,535
18,759
37,751
52%
37%
9,432
9,068
10,768
19%
Books in-house
12,550
11,100
9,921
-11%
Media in-house
502
242
358
48%
Serials in-house
6,341
5,348
4,028
-25%
Study rooms
6,094
7,265
10,917
50%
103,752
113,424
138,211
22%
435,900
467,973
507,947
9%
14
40
25
Renewals
As a result of the collection inventory, bimonthly searches for overdue items, and the student worker shelf-reading project,
there are fewer “out of place” items.
Since implementing emailed notices (pre-overdue, overdue, and billing) to patrons, most requests for renewals come
through that avenue. More patrons seem to be accessing the catalog and their accounts from personal devices through
li.suu.edu, as well as the newer app BookMyne from SirsiDynix.
2010-2011
% change from
previous year
Check Outs
The circulation staff expanded their efforts in gathering use statistics. More head counts were taken, tracking how many
times a day (hour by hour) students were unable to check-out a study room, and tracking peak usage of these study rooms
by day and time.
The circulation staff reorganized the entire reserve book room collection this year. Previously, the T-Bird Texts were shelved
separately from the books placed on reserve by professors but the reserve books and T-Bird Texts are now integrated and
2009-2010
Total items used
Patrons
Tests proctored
-38%
Access Services - Copy Center, Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan, Media Collections, Reference - Access Services
Copy Center
The copy center assumed responsibility for the IT student printers housed in the copy center to ensure that problems,
questions and concerns can be addressed in one place and in a timely fashion. New colors in cardstock paper, resume
paper, binding covers, and pocket folders have been added to the inventory as well as two different types of poster paper.
Poster printing orders have increased
as more campus departments discover
the service. It is essential to train new
employees in all Adobe programs to
ensure the best quality when printing
posters.
The door count was up 13% from last
year and copies increased 4%, which
is the first increase in two years.
New equipment purchased:
•A monitor with USB ports on the
customer service counter. This
allows staff and the customer
to view files simultaneously for
better customer service when
printing documents.
•A new folding machine which is
faster, more efficient and accurate.
•A new electronic industrial cutter.
that is more precise, safer and
easier to handle.
Copy Center Statistics
2009-2010
2010-2011 2011-2012
% change from
previous year
Copy Center Use
Patrons
Days open
Copies Made
Black/white copiers (4)
Color prints
Total number of copies
Items Sold
Copy machines in use
Poster printing (LF)
Bindings sold
Lamination (inches)
Scantron forms
Student print pages
Faxes (pages)
Employees
Classified staff
Student employees
Student hours worked
111,655
156,946
179,729
15%
316
316
316
0%
252,469
20,837
273,306
224,495
15,721
240,216
232,080
19,009
251,089
3%
21%
5%
6
n/a
1,748
37,708
2,801
65,184
3,256
6
313
1,905
47,603
2,218
101,124
3,330
6
3,340
1,846
32,207
2,033
102,377
2,642
0%
n/a
-3%
-32%
-8%
1%
-21%
1
6
3,246
1
6
4,016
1
8
4,063
0%
33%
1%
•New pouch laminator.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan Statistics
% change from
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
previous year
6,092 requests were made to
Requests
6,063
6,101
6,092
-0.02%
interlibrary loan and 4,265 (70%) were
filled. 1447 of those requests were
Books loaned
2,382
2,278
2,391
5%
to borrow materials for SUU students
Books borrowed
1,128
1,336
803
-40%
and staff, 2,818 requests came from
Copies sent
317
358
427
19%
other institutions. Requests are
Copies received
910
909
644
-29%
received from libraries across the
Totals
4,737
4,881
4,265
-13%
United States, Canada, and countries
as far away as South Africa. The most
common reasons requests can’t be filled are that the book is non-circulating or checked out, lack of the volume and issue,
title is not as cited, and the title is not owned. Currently, journal articles present the biggest problem due to libraries
reducing their paper serial collections, online databases that embargo issues less than one year old, and an increasing
number of libraries charging steep fees to provide the service.
Loans (books videos, scores, etc.) are sent to Utah academic libraries by UPS, ensuring rapid delivery. All other shipments
are by U.S. Postal Service. Articles are transmitted electronically using Odyssey or email. The Ariel system was discontinued
due to its persistent problems and low usage.
The turnaround time for loans was 22.78 hours, which far surpasses the recommended standards set by ILLiad and OCLC.
The turnaround time for articles was 2.24 days, also better than the established standard. It will be interesting to see what
the effects of the rapidly changing culture and technology will have on interlibrary loan in the coming years.
Media Collections
The new location on the first level
is a result of the Special Collections
expansion. Now located next to
the copy center, DVDs, video tapes,
recordings, pictures, charts, maps,
kits, posters, audio books and models
are more accessible to patrons. There
are also four viewing stations with
monitors for viewing.
Reference
Total
reference
statistics
rose
dramatically last year, due to the
Shakespeare First Folio and other
original Shakespeare publications on
display in Special Collections. These
historic volumes attracted visitors who
asked many questions. When Special
Collections reference questions are
removed from the numbers, the
reference numbers are down by
15% to 3,943. However, directional
questions were up by 32% from last
year, and when reference without
special collections is combined with
directional questions, the number is
down only 2% from last year. With two
librarians in their first full year, more
directional questions were logged
than most of the other librarians,
which would account for a large
portion of the drop in reference. A
training next year on what constitutes
a directional vs. a reference question
should resolve these issues.
Media and Curriculum Statistics
2009-2010
2010-2011 2011-2012
% change
from previous
year
10,745
21.2%
Patron visits
8,577
8,864
Items checked out
Curriculum items
Media items
1,499
7,260
909
7,552
468
4,829
-48.5%
-36.1%
Media and curriculum holdings
Media items
15,594
Curriculum items
7,507
Audio format items
2,801
Three dimensional
76
Video format items
10,364
Graphic items
81
Cartographic items
2,707
15,159
7,479
1,979
74
9,612
77
2,285
11,879
5,840
2,007
74
7,072
11
2,715
-21.6%
-21.9%
1.4%
0%
-26.4%
-85.7%
18.8%
Reference Statistics
3,041
2,857
2,141
% change from
previous year
-25.1%
2009-2010 2010-2011
Reference
2011-2012
Reference
consultations
LM 1010 reference
N/A
N/A
275
N/A
1,569
1,665
1,527
9%
Directional
1,123
1,013
1,499
47.9%
Special collections
2,008
2,280
13,628
610.87%
Special collections
consultations
Total
N/A
124
159
28.2%
7,741
7,939
19,229
242.2%
Hours per week
38-50
38
38
0%
The busiest times were 10:00 a.m. to noon, and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. While the folio was on display (the hours from 5:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) were also busy. Tuesday through Friday were the busiest days, again due to the folio bump. Without the
folio, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday were the busiest days.
Section - Category
Technical
Services
Technical Services includes all areas involved in acquiring, processing
and maintaining the library’s collection as well as technology resources.
The following areas are part of Technical Services: cataloging, digitization,
collection development, gifts, serials, government documents, network
services, and electronic services.
Technical Services - Cataloging and Digitization, Collection Development and Gifts
Collection Development and Gifts, Serials and Government Documents, Systems - Technical Services
Cataloging and Digitization
The SUU Library now holds 296,655 items with a total of 10,757 added and 10,353 withdrawn. Expanded efforts were made
to catalog additional electronic books with 11,484 currently cataloged. Cataloging has remained stable again this year on
SirsiDynix’s Symphony System. Submission procedures for inclusion of SUU student theses into the library’s online catalog
were refined. This service is called SUU Scholar Archive.
There was an increased emphasis on digitization efforts this year. The number of student scanning technicians was
increased from one to two. Two new scanners were purchased to replace the scanner that was out of date. The ContentDM
license was increased to 50,000, allowing adequate room for growth. Metadata was created for additional photos in the
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Collection.
Cataloging Statistics
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
237,402
241,996
245,546
% change from
previous year
1.47%
9,023
11,075
11,484
3.69%
Microforms
35,782
37,877
38,720
2.23%
Audiovisual materials
15,594
15,593
11,879
-23.82%
Monographic volumes purchased
5,966
4,860
4,890
0.62%
Gifts
5,945
4,724
1,421
-69.92%
Special Collections
29,463
29,737
30,015
0.93%
Volumes added
13,389
15,927
10,757
-32.46%
865
10,350
10,353
0.3%
Books, serial backfiles, and other paper materials
eBooks
Volumes deleted
Digitization Statistics
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
24
27
33
% change from
previous year
22.2%
ContentDM images
24,770
25,058
EAD collections (online manuscripts)
54
57
EAD images (online photographs)
11,047
12,162
25,609
60
10,167*
2.2%
5.3%
-16.5%
ContentDM collections
Collection Development and Gifts
For several years, library subject specialists have been working diligently to increase library patrons’ access to electronic
information. Eight new databases, acquired with one-time money the Library received in the spring of 2010, became
available for use at the beginning of July. During the school year, subscriptions to several more databases were started,
and 140 eBook titles were added to the library’s online reference collection. With the increased access to journal articles in
full text databases, the use of the library’s print serials continued to decline. As a result, twenty periodical subscriptions
were cancelled.
The shift from print to electronic formats by academic libraries, along with the economic downturn, has negatively affected
library print providers. For example, in early 2012, Blackwell North America closed its offices in the United States resulting
in the library’s long standing approval plan (established in the fall of 1999) being taken over by Baker & Taylor’s YBP
Library Services as part of a merger
agreement. The actual transition took
place in late October, and although
several adjustments have been
made to the approval plan since
then, the type and number of books
received through YBP continues to be
disappointing.
Gifts
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
679
1,031
684
% change from
previous year
-33.65%
Paperback
1,685
1,776
886
-50.13%
Magazines
Miscellaneous
Total
427
597
3,388
559
877
4,243
75
259
1,904
-86.5%
-70.5%
-55.13%
Hardback
In addition to the materials purchased
with the collection development
budgets, the Library received 1,904 items as gifts from numerous donors. Names of both current and former SUU employees
and students frequently appear on the monthly reports of contributors to the Library.
The Friends of the Library have been actively working to increase awareness of the financial needs of the Library. As a result
of their fund raising efforts, the advisory board was able to allocate $4,200 for the purchase of library materials this year.
Ninety-six new books were added to the collection with these funds.
A grant of $5000 from the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation allowed the purchase of additional books for the collection that
support the university’s academic programs.
Interim Education Dean Deborah Hill joined Business Dean Carl Templin in the year-old campaign to encourage parents
of graduates to donate at least $50 for the purchase of new books for the Library in honor of their graduating students.
Seven education and seventeen business related books were added to the collection with the funds received. Gift plates
recognizing the graduating students, as well as the donors, were placed in each book.
Many government documents were converted from print and microform to electronic format. Since microformats are
unpopular with library customers and print occupies shelf space, the conversion to electronic versions will make the
management and weeding, of government documents much easier. This conversion also provides patrons 24/7 access to
more documents.
Serials Titles
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
992
862
771
% change from
previous year
-10.6%
Serials titles (electronic full text)
39,218
40,593
43,074
6.1%
Total serials titles
40,210
41,455
43.845
5.76%
413
380
339
-10.9%
Serials titles (print and microform)
Active serials print titles
Systems
After recommendations from library faculty, the Symphony online catalog was modified significantly to better serve our
campus community. The default search was changed to Quick Search, search buttons were placed on the main search page,
Call Number and Advanced Search links were added, and the option to search only electronic books was also enabled and
added to the default search. Other changes/additions include the hot link on the Library Title for users to return to the
Library Home Page, and a Permalink option on the Rootbar. Icon images were enabled, creating a visual image in the Search
Technical Services - Systems, Electronic Services
Electronic Services - Technical Services
Results, making it easier for patrons to recognize the type of item.
Systems worked with IT in staging and migrating existing data to a new library web server hosted in the IT’s server cluster.
This server’s maintenance and updates will be performed by IT, but library personnel will have access and control over the
web forms and pages displayed.
Sawmill, a second virtual server, was created which is a tool used for log file analysis and reporting. Sawmill was migrated
off Illiad server and upgraded to version 8. It is now running in a virtual environment on Windows 03. Plans are underway
to move the library archive server to a virtual environment as well. The ILLiad server was migrated to a different baremetal server. The Illiad software was updated to version 8, but still allows employees to work with the version 7.4 client
if preferred.
Systems worked to enable Dixie State College to add some digital archives to the ContentDM server. Access was allowed
through the SUU campus firewall and to the library ContentDM server so data can be uploaded and hosted by the SUU
Library.
All library credit card terminals and software are now compliant with industry standards. A credit card swipe machine was
purchased for the circulation department. Systems was also involved in ordering, configuring, and setting up the new
Honor’s lab.
Electronic Services
A new library website was created and rolled out in
late June 2011. The new website (left) has a much
cleaner look and feel to it and was reorganized in
a way to bring highly used services to the library
home page. The mobile image was updated due to
an increase of mobile devices used by students.
Google Analytics was also added to all pages for
statistical purposes. The number of times the
library website is accessed shows that it is a major
resource in support of the academic community.
The use of library electronic resources continues
to grow and many databases saw increased usage.
360 Search was added to the databases through
SerialsSolutions and allows students to search all
databases via keyword and subject searches.
The majority of traffic on the library website
continues to be searches on the subscription
article databases and the library catalog. Databases
with full text available, such as the Academic
Search Premier, Business Source Premier, BioOne,
Communication and Mass Media Complete, and
JSTOR receive the most attention from patrons.
The following table shows a breakdown of search
sessions, searches, and full text article recovery
from the top 10 subscription databases.
Top 10 Databases
Searches
Sessions
600,808
EBSCO
EBSCO
Full-Text Requests
387,358
412,231
EBSCO
Gale
76,348
Gale
78,464
Gale
57,946
Proquest
30,378
LexisNexis
11,155
Proquest
16,877
SerialsSolutions
28,053
SerialsSolutions
10,613
Highwire Press
4,178
LexisNexis
11,082
Proquest
4,036
Sage Journals Online
4,107
Morningstar
5,559
MathScience-Net
3,600
Chadwyck-Healy
900
MathScience-Net
4,241
CQ Researcher
2,563
SIRS Usage Reports
739
CQ Researcher
2,844
ACS
1,729
Oxford Journals Online
569
BioOne
1,054
Access Science
1,380
BioOne
543
ACS
1,011
Credo
1,058
Annual Reviews
231
Total All Databases
780,908
Total All Databases
496,996
Total All Databases
557,197
Website Statistics
Library website
Visitors
Page views
Total hits
Session
Library catalog
Page views
Total hits
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
% change from
previous year
4,868,469
960,104
242,007
288,190
144,916
1,359,003
4,018,426
367,613
196,752
929,801
1,316,682
177,588
35.8%
-31.6%
-67.2%
-51.7%
253,023
815,510
727,853
4,726,150
555,984
2,084,475
-23.6%
-55.9%
Interesting Facts
Database sessions:
Database searches:
10%
Up to 780,918 from
708,378 in
2010-2011
Library website
homepage views:
Down to 929,801
from 1,359,003 in
2010-2011
32%
18%
26%
Up to 496,996 from
405,728 in
2010-2011
Full-text requests:
13%
Up to 655,557 from
569,120 in
2010-2011
Library website
visitors:
Catalog page
views:
Up to 196,752 from
144,916 in
2010-2011
Down to 555,984
from 727,853 in
2010-2011
24%
Section - Category
Special
Collections and
Archives
Special Collections and the Archives contains out-of-print, rare, and
expensive materials that need special preservation and handling. The
primary areas of the collection are SUU archives, Paiute Indians, Utah
authors, Shakespeare, music, southern Utah history, and maps.
Special Collections is open from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday,
and website resources were searchable 24/7. The Michael O. Leavitt and
Grace A. Tanner conference rooms, located in Special Collections, are
made available for meetings by appointment.
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Special Collections & Archives
The staff members provide reference and research results for patrons and an increasing number of requests are delivered
electronically. Research requests were received for the following projects: early land and water usage in Iron County in
regards to the sheep industry; Cedar Breaks National Monument Historic Resource Study; photographs and other materials
for Alumni Relations, Athletics, SUUSA, Utah Shakespeare Festival, President’s Office, Advancement and Development,
students fulfilling assignments, graduate research, and faculty requests; family and community history research for current
and past community members.
Special Collections hosted an exhibit of Shakespeare's First Folio on loan from the Folger Library in Washington D.C. The
display was in the reading room from June to October 2011. Over 10,000 visitors viewed the exhibit. Friends of the Library
board members Helen Englehart and Lorraine Warren organized a group of volunteers to assist in hosting the exhibit. They
greeted attendees and answered scores of questions. These volunteers included Helen and Ken Englehart, Lorraine and
Robert Warren, Jim Case, Michael Broadbent, Joe and Beverly Burgess, Carolyn Higbee, Christopher Clark, Gene Hottinger,
and Fern Hunter.
All records and artifacts that come under the custody of Special Collections and Archives are accessioned and appraised
as to the condition of the record. Appraisal is a key element of the mission of Special Collections and determines which
documents require special conservation treatment. Photographs receive the same appraisal and are placed in protective
sleeves to prevent finger prints and further damage. Special Collections continues to preserve the huge SUSC Photograph
Collection and all negatives are stored in protective sleeves prior to returning them to file cabinets. The collection was the
work of Boyd Redington, University photographer from the 1960s to the 1980s.
In the late 1990s, photographs taken at the University transitioned to digital format. This past year staff developed a
relationship the SUU Public Relations Department so that access to digital photographs taken at campus events is available.
This is the first step in establishing a digital preservation program.
An application was submitted for a National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grant that, if awarded,
will help define an optimal, long-term strategy for the care of our humanity collections. This preservation assessment
will provide the institution with information pertaining to the following issues: policies related to collection care, repair
and replication; current physical facility problems and ways to improve environmental conditions; exhibits; security; and
emergency preparedness. Notification of the award will be made in September 2012.
Partnerships have been formed with the following organizations.
• Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: Established an online archive which is continually updated. Among
the items added are oral histories, scholarly articles, theses and dissertations, and symposium proceedings.
• Zion National Park: Transcribed oral histories that were recorded during the 1989 Civilian Conservation Corp
Reunion at Zion National Park and from Paiute and Native American craftsmen, funded by a National Park Service
grant.
• University of Texas at Dallas: Completed the transcription of additional interviews that are part of researchers
Simon Fass' and Ronald Smith’s project, Meaning of Utah’s Tabernacles. This was funded by a Utah Humanities
Council grant.
• Paiute Preservation: Created an online digital archive similar to the Michael O. Leavitt Collection and the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Archive. This archive will contain internet accessible records, video
recording, oral histories, and images significant to Paiute history and culture.
• Bryce Canyon Natural History Association: Transcribed 32 oral histories interviews conducted by Professor Jon Smith
for BCNHA. As a result of the success of the program, Phase II will be completed.
• Daughters of the Utah Pioneers: The local museum’s photograph collection was scanned and is searchable on the
Special Collections images site.
Library volunteer and Friends of the Library board member, Mike Broadbent, completed the creation of a database of the
Max Bonzo photographs. Two students, Jeff Deen-Clingan and Amanda Fuller, transcribed oral histories as a history class
service learning project. Cathy Jackson also volunteered this year, transcribing several oral histories.
Special Collections has a blog to help disseminate information about the collections, items housed in Special Collections,
and services available to patrons. Special Collections also has created an online chat service, Talk to an Archivist. This site
allows the patron to ask questions and send messages to the archivist.
Maintaining constant temperature and humidity levels in all Special Collections work areas is critical to protecting the
resources and consideration needs to be given for adding additional controls over at least some areas since humidity levels
in the building fluctuate during storms and are generally much lower than recommended for special collections areas.
In addition to reference access, Special Collections and Archives preserves and provides long-term care and storage for
materials that document institutional, cultural and archeological heritage.
• SUU Archives: Campus departments have been educated in transferring records of historical value to the archives.
This year the archives received large transfers from Head Start, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Publications, Post Office,
and Student Services.
• Special Collections: Community members appreciate the accessibility of materials in Special Collections and many
have donated photographs and family history books and manuscripts. A meeting was held with Lyman Platt in
regards to providing storage and access for the Platt Family Records Center in the future. The family of the late J.L.
Crawford has transferred the remaining items of his papers and photographs to the Library. Dr. James M. Aton has
donated materials collected during the research phase of his project on the life and works of local artist Jim Jones.
• Book Collections: Barbara Matheson continues to add books to her collection Concerning Women: The Barbara
Treahey Matheson Collection of Books By, For and About Women. Books have also been received from Jim Jones’
private library.
Images From Collections Digitized In 2011-12
Special Collections
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
10,179
9,218
17,786
% change from
previous year
93%
1,759
2,008
1,129
2,280
918
13,628
-18.7%
581.97%
124
159
28.2%
1,910
2,350
2,835
20.63%
1,292,063
1,294,689
1,298,389
.2865%
92
81
-12%
24
27
33
22.22%
24,770
25,058
25,609
2.2%
54
57
60
5.2%
11,047
12,162
9,012
25.9%
14,796
15,002
15,190
1.25%
1,857
1,856
1,856
0%
445
445
445
0%
3,921
3,921
3,920
0%
Maps
434
434
434
0%
Oral history collection
337
337
337
0%
Performance library
298
298
298
0%
2,490
2,490
2,490
0%
82
82
82
0%
293
293
293
0%
Tanner books
3,223
3,292
3,382
2.73%
Textbook collection
1,287
1,287
1,288
0%
29,463
29,737
30,015
.93%
Attendance (door count)
Number of materials /collections used
Patron reference
Patron consultation requests
Linear feet of manuscripts and archives
Photographs, slides, negatives
Oral histories transcribed
Charles Ford Photograph Collection:
The Civilian Conservation Corp boys who
built the first museum at the Grotto Picnic
Ground in Zion National Park in 1938.
Digital Collections
ContentDM collections
ContentDM images
EAD collections (online manuscripts)
EAD Images (online photographs)*
Materials accessible through online catalog
Special Collections (incl. Palmer, Matheson, and Driggs books)
Burch Mann Collection
Dalley scores
John Seymour Collection
Scores
Special collections serials
Archives
Total
Jim Jones Photograph Collection:
Jim Jones leaning against his Ford truck
circa 1962-68.
Milt Jolley Photograph Collection:
Four Cedar City girls bowling at Milt's
Circus Lounge Bowling Alley located on
Main Street, late 1950s.
Section - Category
Library
Instruction and
Outreach
SUU librarians teach information literacy skills to students and faculty
in all subject areas developing information literacy skills for lifelong
learning.
LM 1010: Information Literacy is a one-credit online course taught by
librarians. This course introduces students to the research process and
methods for retrieving information. Focuses on developing information
literacy skills, selecting relevant sources, and then evaluating, organizing,
and citing the information.
The Library also offers an endorsement and minor in library media
in cooperation with the Beverly Sorensen College of Education. The
endorsement program is a comprehensive set of courses that prepares
students to be competent Pre-K-12 library media specialists. The minor
provides information for anyone interested the library profession.
In recent years, the library has placed more emphasis on its outreach
efforts on and off campus. As a result, many more groups and individuals
are aware of and us the services and resources available.
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Library Instruction and Outreach - Library Instruction and Orientation
Library Instruction and Orientation, LM 1010, Library Media Program - Library Instruction and Outreach
Library Instruction and Orientation
The Sherratt Library faculty taught 248 library instruction sessions during 2011-2012, providing assistance to 4,538 students.
The largest group continues to be those students enrolled in the LM 1010: Information Literacy course followed by College
of Humanities and Social Science courses, particularly the English Department. There was an increase of 11.2% of sessions
provided. In addition to working with students, library faculty assisted personnel throughout the campus in utilizing the
extensive information resources provided to them.
LM 1010 Information Literacy concluded its twelfth year as a general education, one-credit, predominately online course.
Library faculty provided instruction to 1,809 students enrolled in 67 sections of LM 1010 this year.
Also this year the library continued to take part in SUU’s University Orientation program to welcome freshmen to campus
and provide instruction to new students regarding available library and information resources. Library faculty and staff
interacted with 1,209 students who visited the library as part of the orientation series providing greater exposure to library
services and resources to the newest students.
Library Instruction Statistics
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
Sessions
172
223
248
% change from
previous year
11.2%
Students
5,486
4,615
4,538
-1.67%
Sessions
By College
School of Business
College of Education
Tours
10
12
Students
299
396
Tours
9
2
Students
240
130
Tours
5
4
Students
100
197
Tours
-44.5%
200%
Students
-19.8%
51.5%
College of Humanities & Social
Sciences
4
39
39
730
36
618
-7.7%
-15.4%
College of Science & CSIS
6
99
7
132
17
337
142%
155%
2
37
0
0
2
53
N/A
N/A
2
70
4
47
15
215
375%
357.4%
Freshman Orientation
N/A
N/A
100
1,534
102
1,209
2%
-21.2%
LM 1010
100
3,841
62
1,802
67
1,809
8%
.39%
College of Performing & Visual
Arts
Miscellaneous
The number of students taught in instruction sessions trended slightly down during this past year. As a result, increasing
outreach and instruction is a focus of the Instruction Department for 2012-2013. In addition, assessment of the effectiveness
of the library instruction program is a priority for the coming year.
Library Tour
Tony Pellegrini organized a tour of the Library for eighty students from Washington County elementary schools. With library
staff and faculty volunteers, three groups of students had a rowdy, and hopefully, enlightening view of an academic library.
LM 1010
LM 1010 Information Literacy continues to be a high enrollment general education
class with 1,809 students enrolled in 61 classes for the academic year. The
class teaches entering students information literacy skills and the appropriate
use oflibrary information sources for research required for their classes. For
this academic year 82% of students enrolled in LM 1010 were freshman and
sophomores.
LM 1010 Students
LM 1010 was the first SUU course to be taught in the new statewide Learning
Management System, Instructure Canvas, in Summer 2011. Early trials with the
first LM 1010 Canvas courses helped to pave the way for the Fall 2011 migration
of SUU courses from Blackboard eLearning to Canvas.
The Book Report, a newsletter distributed to current and graduated Library Media students, was introduced this year.
The issues provide a way to keep students up to date with the program as well as providing conference information,
reading recommendations, faculty bios, job openings, and other information. Since this was sent out via email it has been
forwarded to more than expected and has become a good tool for marketing the program. The success of the newsletter
has been gratifying and the feedback useful to the program and its students. It will be published each semester.
Some changes to the Library Media Program course schedule were implemented this year, starting with LM 4190/6190
Managing a Media Center, which was moved to summer session to better accommodate the large number of students
who want or need more summer courses. Since so many of our students are professional educators, their schedules are
more open to summer coursework. A survey was sent to students regarding more summer offerings and the result was
overwhelmingly positive.
Library Instruction
Section
- Category - Library Media Program, Outreach
Library Outreach - Library Instruction
and- Outreach
Section
Category
Another change to be implemented is
moving from the 100 hour practicum
% Change from
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012
during a specific semester to doing
previous year
practical hours in each course (five
New applicants accepted
22
28
25
11.3%
courses with 10 to 20 hours each) and
Active minor students
23
5
5
0%
then a 50 hour practicum. This allows
Active endorsement students
93
79
83
5%
students who are full-time educators
Inactive students (2+ Years)
69
83
34
-41%
to complete the required 100 hours
Minors completed
1
2
2
0%
over a number of semesters making
it easier to complete. Also, doing
Endorsements completed
16
7
5
28.7%
practicum hours while taking courses
will provide more opportunities for students to experience practical application of the concepts they are learning. This
should provide higher retention of skills instead of waiting until the end of the program to implement their learning.
Library Snapshot Day Photos
Library Instruction professor Phil Roché
meets with a student to discuss a project.
Outreach
Library outreach endeavors were restructured and coordinated under the direction of Professor
Phil Roché with a goal to market and promote library resources and services to the campus
and beyond. Highlights of this newly created undertaking included:
• Establishing formal coordination of library involvement in the university orientation
program.
• Providing assistance in publicizing key library events including the annual Library Gala
and Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture.
• Creating linkages with library advisory and support groups including the Creative
Engagement Center, the Friends of the Sherratt Library, the SUU Library Committee, the
SUU Student Association, and University Advancement.
• Serving as the central Sherratt Library contact point for University Relations, the
University Journal, SUU Bulletin, and other campus communication outlets.
• Promoting Sherratt Library extended hours during the end of the semester and final
exam week via print and electronic outlets.
• Organizing with Professor Danielle Dubrasky and hosting London Calling: A Student
Presentation of Poetry.
• Conducting a tour of library facilities for eighty fifth-grade students from Washington
County Elementary School.
• Managing the Sherratt Library’s involvement in the annual Utah Libraries Snapshot Day,
an event that documents the positive impact of libraries upon our state.
• Launching a weekly library story hour for children.
• Overseeing Sherratt Library Twitter feed content.
Departments Visited
Academic Advising
Art
Biology
Communications
Computing and
Technology
Criminal Justice
Education
English
Experiential Education
Foreign Languages and
Philosophy
History
Integrated Engineering
Music
Nursing
Psychology
Public Administration
Sociology
Spanish
Additional liaison activities included librarians providing instruction as part of the campus
training program, conducting a new faculty orientation session, assisting with Canvas course
design, advising and training in the use of Turnitin anti-plagiarism software, providing iPad
workshops, demonstrating the Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities database, and meeting and networking with
regional school librarians to highlight Sherratt Library resources.
Librarian Steve Irving helps a student at
the Reference Desk.
Circulation Coordinator Linda Liebhardt
helps a student pay for fines with a can
of food.
Section - Category
Faculty and
Staff Activities
Faculty activities are based on the library leave, rank and tenure criteria
for promotion and tenure. Staff reports include activities that have are
beyond the normal scope of their positions.
Front row L-R: Matt Nickerson, John
Eye, Tayce Robinson, Julie Wood, Linda
Liebhardt, Janet Seegmiller
2nd row L-R: Steve Irving, Erin Perry, Ellen
Chalmers, Sheri Butler, Jill Phillips
3rd row L-R: Susan Christopher, Phil Roché,
Loralyn Felix, Tammy Buehler, Trecia
Loveland, Verlene Schafer
Top row L-R: Scott Lanning, Richard
Eissinger, Carol Kunzler, Paula Mitchell,
Phil Dillard, Vik Brown
Faculty & Staff Activities - Library LRT Criteria
Library LRT Criteria for the Promotion and Tenure of SUU Faculty Librarians
The Library’s primary responsibility is to support the teaching and research mission of the University and its students and
faculty. While the teaching role of librarians is different from that of other faculty, many of the primary roles of librarians
are scholarly in nature.
The next section of this report will consider the primary activities and academic responsibilities of library faculty.
Teaching
The teaching that is most characteristic of academic librarianship involves instructing people in becoming “information
literate” independent learners who can find, assess and use information resources effectively. Teaching effectiveness is
determined by a balance of student, peer, supervisory and self-evaluation methods.
• Teach regular course offerings in the Library Media curriculum, including non-traditional delivery methods such as
web based courses.
• Provide introductory library orientation tours and workshops and teach subject specific information literacy skills
sessions to students enrolled in SUU courses.
• Teach and assist library patrons at the Reference Desk.
• Providing research consultations for students, faculty, and community members.
• Teach training workshops to library and university faculty and staff.
• Supervise service learning activities.
• Supervise practicum students.
Scholarship
The purpose of all types of scholarship should be to advance librarianship, and most scholarly work should include
some kind of dissemination through local, regional, national, or international audiences. Dissemination also provides
opportunities for scholarly work to be peer reviewed, a significant indication of its quality, usefulness, and importance.
Scholarship of Teaching
Develop, test and/or improve pedagogical techniques for meeting library instruction objectives.
• Develop new courses or make major revisions to existing courses based on action research.
• Develop new delivery methods of instruction.
• Research and implement curriculum changes to the library media program.
Scholarship of Discovery
Apply quantitative and/or qualitative research methodologies in advancing the discipline’s knowledge base.
• Contribute to the knowledge base of the field by publishing in professional publications.
• Make presentations at professional conferences.
• Organize, administer, and/or review a regional/national conference.
• Edit or review for a professional publication or conference.
• Write grants and/or seek external funding for library programs.
• Progress toward and/or award of advanced degrees.
• Receive training or certification, with documentation.
Scholarship of Integration
Integration draws upon a wide range of other disciplines for knowledge that informs and transforms library work.
• Select and deselect resources for the library collection in specific subject specialties.
• Research, develop and implement new or improved services to patrons.
• Integrate knowledge and protocols from other disciplines into the library field.
Scholarship of Application
Apply the theory and knowledge gained through inquiry, integration, and pedagogical experimentation to meeting the
Library LRT Criteria - Faculty & Staff Activities
research and learning needs of the academic and library communities.
• Research, develop and implement new or improved services to patrons.
• Complete significant course development to maintain currency of information presented.
• Conduct ongoing course development to implement innovative pedagogy, new media and technology into courses,
instruction and training.
• Write training guides for students and faculty.
• Provide in-service training.
Service
Academic librarians should be involved in service to their academic institution, profession, and to the general public in the
form of outreach. Service activities benefit both the librarians and the groups to which they contribute.
Library
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Administer a library department or area of responsibility.
Serve on and/or chair library committees.
Provide training to library staff in groups or individually.
Select, train, supervise, and evaluate staff and student workers.
Develop and implement policies and procedures.
Maintain and develop services.
Maintain statistics and track trends.
Edit library publications.
University
• Organize and coordinate campus conferences, workshops, teleconferences, or training sessions.
• Represent SUU at state or national organizations.
• Chair university or faculty senate committees.
• Serve on university or faculty senate committees.
• Maintain web sites.
• Edit university publications.
Professional
• Organize and coordinate professional conferences or workshops.
• Active in a professional organization.
• Attend professional meetings and conferences.
• Hold membership in professional organizations.
• Consult to organizations.
Public
• Participate in activities and organizations relating to professional duties.
• Apply academic expertise in community without pay or profit.
Collegiality
To meet the mission of the Library and the University, academic librarians need to work cooperatively with all constituents.
Also refer to University Policy #6.28, Faculty Professional Responsibility.
• Treat all employees, students and patrons respectfully and professionally.
• Complete job responsibilities and commitments to associates in a professional, timely manner therefore enabling
others to complete their responsibilities.
• Respect university colleagues and students and their right to academic freedom.
• Be accessible to students whenever reasonably possible, this includes posting and keeping office hours.
• Evaluate student and employee performance promptly, and without prejudice or favoritism. • Provide a respectful atmosphere that does not reward agreement or penalize disagreement with their views of
controversial topics.
Faculty & Staff Activities - Faculty Activities
Faculty Activities
Vik Brown Department Chair, Associate Professor and Collection Development Librarian
Teaching
• Taught three sections of LM 1010 Information Literacy.
• Co-taught one section of LM 4200/6200 Library Technical Services with Randy Christensen and updated the course
to Canvas.
• Taught reference skills four hours a week at the Reference Desk.
• Taught four library instruction sessions (a total of 101 students).
Scholarship
• Co-presented with Verlene Schafer and John Eye, Advocacy: An Essential 21st Century Skill, at the UELMA Conference
in Ogden.
• Co-wrote with Mark Davis Union Pacific Foundation Grant for business materials for the library collection. Funded
for $2,500.
• Participant in planning/ writing grants: Special Collections Assessment Grant, Marriner S. Eccles Grant and USHRAB
grant to preserve DUP photos.
• Wrote Section G. Library and Learning Resources section of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design
(NASAD) Art self-study accreditation document.
• Selected/deselected materials ($31,694) for the music, art, French, German, and world history collections.
• Wrote or edited Library Annual Report, Library Guide to Faculty, and numerous other library documents, policies,
and press releases.
• Completed library statistical reports for American College and Research Libraries Survey (ACRL) and American Library
Association Directory.
Service
• Chair, Library Department.
• Supervised collection development department.
• Co-chair, Library Gala.
• Charter member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society at SUU.
• Member, fund raising committees (Gala, Advancement, Friends of the Library).
• Presented at departmental meetings: art, music, and University College.
• Member, USHRAB (Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board).
• Member, SUU Program Review Committee.
• Member, SUU Academic Affairs Committee.
• Member, SUU Library Committee.
• Member, Driggs Lecture Committee.
• Member, Copy Center Committee.
• Member, Library Budget Committee.
• Member, ULA, ALA, and UELMA.
Randall O. Christensen Associate Professor and Technical Services Librarian
Teaching
• Co-taught one section of LM 4200/6200 Library Technical Services with Vik Brown and updated the course to Canvas.
• Taught six sections of LM 1010, Information Literacy.
• Taught reference skills five hours a week at the Reference Desk.
• Taught 11 Library Instruction sessions to a total of 216 students.
Faculty Activities - Faculty & Staff Activities
Scholarship
• Presented Entertaining Activities to Invigorate Instruction at the 2011 Southern Utah Education Conference (SUECON)
with Richard Eissinger, in St. George Utah.
• Presented Eliminate Yawns! Take the Boring Out of Library Instruction, at the American Association of School
Librarians (AASL) 15th National Conference with Richard Eissinger, in Minneapolis, MN.
• Presented Rubber Chickens and Wild West Shoot-outs: Exploring Creative Activities Designed to Engage Students in
Library Instruction at the LOEX 2012 Conference with Phil Roche in Burbank CA.
• Selected/deselected materials ($18,989) for auxiliary history, political science, Spanish, physical science, mathematics/
computer science, engineering / construction, and military history.
Service
• Supervisor, Technical Services Department.
• Supervisor, SUU Digitization Center.
• Member, University Leave, Rank, and Tenure Committee.
• Member, University Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment Committee.
• Member, Faculty Senate Outstanding Educator Committee.
• Member, UALC Cataloging Committee.
• Member, UALC Digitization Committee.
Richard Eissinger Associate Professor and New Technologies Librarian
Teaching
• Taught five sections of LM 1010 Information Literacy, and two sections of LM 1010 to Success Academy Students.
• Taught LM 6170 Technology for Library Media Teachers.
• Taught reference skills five hours a week at the Reference Desk.
• Presented iPad orientations to faculty / staff in the School of Education at the request of their Dean.
• Presented Canvas workshops to Public Administration faculty at the request of program director.
• Presented LibGuides and efficiency oriented Canvas instruction to Library faculty.
• Provided requested one-on-one assistance to SUU faculty for library research, iPad setup and use, Canvas design,
and Turnitin setup in Canvas.
• Conducted first SUU course trials of new Canvas Learning Management with LM 1010 Information Literacy during
the Summer 2011 sessions. Updated the LM 1010 course with reorganized online textbook, redesigned quizzes and
tests, new course videos, and installed learning outcomes, rubrics, and questions banks to all courses. Transitioned
all LM 1010 courses and the LM 3170/6170 courses from the Blackboard to Canvas LMS for Fall 2011 semester.
Scholarship
• Presented Entertaining Activities to Invigorate Instruction at the 2011 Southern Utah Education Conference (SUECON)
with Randall Christensen, in St. George Utah.
• Presented Eliminate Yawns! Take the Boring Out of Library Instruction, at the AASL 15th National Conference with
Randall Christensen, in Minneapolis, MN.
• Received SUU Provost’s grant to present at the 2012 UCET conference in Sandy, UT.
• Presented Winning Screen Capture, Screencasting, and Screen Share Programs at the 2012 Utah Coalition for
Educational Technology (UCET) conference in Sandy, UT.
• Presented Orientation to Turnitin to new SUU Faculty and Defining SUU Online Teaching Pedagogy LunchBytes for the
Center for Excellence for Teaching & Learning.
• Liaised with faculty in Biology, Criminal Justice, and Nursing to discuss their library research requests, library
instruction needs, and to encourage use of the “Turnitin” program.
• Selected/deselected materials ($15,944) for life sciences, criminal justice, nutrition, and health sciences collections.
• Participated in 14 online webinars focused on new library technologies, mobile technologies, and vendor promotions.
• Prepared the Library Facebook page and the jQuery Mobile Library program for Fall 2012 deployment.
Service
• Maintained and updated the Library and Research module in MySUU and the SUU Library Mobile page.
• Mentored new library faculty member Steven Irving at the request of the Center for Excellence for Teaching &
Learning program.
• Chair, Distance Education Committee.
• Co-chair, Academic Computer Users Group.
• Member, SUU Library College Leave, Rank, and Tenure Committee.
• Member, SUU CIO Search Committee.
• Member, SUU Technical Services Library Search Committee.
• Member, Information Systems Master Plan Committee.
• Member, SUU Mobile Technology Focus Group.
• Member, SUU Faculty Senate.
John Eye Professor and Dean of Library Services
Teaching
• Taught two sections of LM 1010 Information Literacy.
• Taught reference skills four hours per week at the Reference Desk.
• Taught two instructional sessions for a total of 56 students.
Scholarship
• Presented Basic Copyright Law and How to Decide What is Fair Use at the 2011 annual Utah Rural Schools Association
Conference in Cedar City, UT.
• Presented Dispelling the Myths of Copyright Law at the 15th National Conference of the American Association of
School Librarians in Minneapolis, MN.
• Presented Advocacy: A Critical 21st Century Skill at the 2012 Utah Education Library Media Association Conference
with Vik Brown and Verlene Schafer in Ogden, UT.
• Selected / deselected library materials for the technology collections.
Service
• Member, UALC Directors Council.
• Secretary / Treasurer, Friends of the Library Advisory Board.
• Chair, Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture Advisory Committee.
• Secretary, Library Committee.
• Member, Deans Council.
• Member, ALA / AASL.
• Member, ULA.
• Member, UELMA.
• Member, MPLA.
Steven Irving Assistant Professor and Electronic Resources Librarian
Teaching
• Taught
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eight sections of LM 1010 Information Literacy.
one section of LM 3170 Technology for Library Media Teachers.
four LM 1010 Test-Out Workshops and co-taught an LM 1010 Assignment Workshop.
research skills four hours a week at the Reference Desk.
• Taught twelve library instruction sessions for 283 students.
Scholarship
• Selected/deselected collection materials ($22,577) for philosophy, psychology, religion, linguistics, geography,
environmental science, anthropology, folklore, and foreign languages.
• Rolled out the new SUU Library website and maintained updates / changes to the website.
• Completed graduate course PADM 6000 Administrative Theory.
• Attended ALA’s Midwinter and Annual conferences, Internet Library conference, and American Association of Colleges
and Universities conference.
• Received $1,000 Faculty Development grant to attend the Internet Library Conference.
Service
• Assisted the Sunrise Residential Treatment Program with their library catalog and presented book talks to students.
• Member, Faculty Senate.
• Member, Faculty Senate Liaison to Staff Association Board.
• Member, SUU Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Committee.
• Member, SUU General Education Task Force.
• Member, Utah Library Association.
• Member, UALC.
• Member, American Library Association.
• Member, Association of College and Research Libraries.
• Member, MPLA.
• Chair, ACRL Intellectual Freedom Committee.
Scott Lanning Associate Professor and Access Services and Reference Librarian
Teaching
• Taught four sections of LM 1010 Information Literacy.
• Taught one section of LM 4160/6160 Library Computer and Reference Skills.
• Taught nine library instruction sessions for 237 students.
• Guest speaker for Information Literacy class, Eastern Kentucky College, one session in each fall and spring semesters.
• Taught reference skills for six hours per week fall and spring semesters and four hours per day for 14 days during
summer session at the Reference Desk.
Scholarship
• Wrote and edited Concise Guide to Information Literacy, a book for Libraries Unlimited, published in April, 2012.
• Presented Citing Sources in a 2.0 World at the annual ULA Conference.
Service
• Presented a faculty orientation on library services with Phil Roche.
• Head, Access Services and Reference.
• Chair, Library IRB Committee.
• Member, College LRT Committee.
• Chair, ULA Bylaws Committee.
• Chair, UALC Resource Sharing Committee.
• Member, UALC Professional Development Committee.
• Member, UALC Government Documents Committee.
• Member, American Library Association.
• Member, Association of College and Research Libraries.
• Member, American Association of School Librarians.
• Member, Reference and User Services Association.
Matthew Nickerson Professor and Special Projects Librarian
Teaching
• Taught three sections of LM 1010 Information Literacy.
• Taught reference skills at the Reference Desk one hour per week.
• Taught library instruction sessions to five classes to 125 students.
Scholarship
• Presented "Take Ten” Writing in Disciplines with Julia Combs at LunchBytes.
• Selected / deselected $14,323 of materials for the agriculture, dance, and P.E. / recreation collections.
• Editorial Board Director of Journal of the Wooden O, Southern Utah University Press.
• Supervised publication of Journal of the Wooden O, Vol. 11 published by the SUU Press.
• Supervised publication of Liberal Arts in America, ed. Lee Trepanier, SUU Press, in cooperation with the Tanner
Center for Human Values.
• Supervised the historical reproduction of George the Handcart Boy, by Howard R. Driggs published by the SUU Press.
• Wrote a grant to the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation and received $5,000 for collection development.
• Conference chair and reviewer for the 2012 Wooden O Symposium.
Service
• Presenter at the Winter Writing Conference at the Iron County School District.
• Member, SUU Workplace Harassment Investigation Team.
• Member, Foreign Languages and Philosophy Department LRT Committee.
• Member, Theater Arts and Dance Department LRT Committee.
• Member, Art and Design Department LRT Committee.
• Member, SUU Honors Faculty Council.
• Member, SUU Convocations Committee.
• Chair, SUU Press Board.
Phil Roché Assistant Professor and Instructional Services and Outreach Librarian
Teaching
• Taught eight sections of LM 1010 Information Literacy.
• Taught three LM 1010 Test-Out Workshops and co-taught one LM 1010 Assignment Workshop with Janet Seegmiller.
• Taught two sections of LM 3120 / 6180 Children’s Literature / Utilization of Literature in the Classroom.
• Taught 49 library instruction sessions for 865 students.
• Directed library collaboration and participation for university orientation and high school interactive experience
programs.
• Co-presented a New Faculty Library Orientation session with Scott Lanning.
• Taught research skills five hours per week at the Reference Desk.
• Demonstrated the Cabell’s Directories of Publishing Opportunities resource to the Faculty Senate and at a Center for
Excellence for Teaching and Learning LunchBytes session.
• Collaborated with Tony Pellegrini to provide a library tour for eighty Washington County Elementary School students.
Scholarship
• Selected/deselected library materials ($19,800) for the American and English literature collections.
• Completed graduate courses PADM 6890 MPA Internship, PADM 6830 Reading & Conferences, PADM 6300 Administrative
Law, and PADM 6990 Capstone in Public Administration and earned a Master’s of Public Administration degree.
• Co-presented Citing Sources in a 2.0 World: Can We Move Toward a Standard Citation Style with Scott Lanning at the
2012 Utah Library Association Conference.
• Presented Rubber Chickens and Wild West Shoot-outs: Exploring Creative Activities Designed to Engage Students in
Library Instruction at LOEX 2012 with Randy Christensen.
• Created and updated several printed handouts for English Department courses.
Service
• Administered and managed library instructional programming including the coordination and participation of library
faculty colleagues.
• Established and oversaw coordination of Sherratt Library outreach and marketing efforts such as participation in
the University Orientation Program, assistance with promoting major library functions, creation of formal linkages
with library advisory and support groups, encouragement of library faculty liaison visits to campus departments,
and establishment of central Sherratt Library contact point.
• Chair, Sherratt Library Search Committee for Assistant Professor / Head of Technical Services.
• Chair, SUU Faculty Publication Award and Student Scholarship Committee.
• Member, SUU Faculty Development and Evaluation Committee.
• Member, SUU Institutional Review Board for Research on Human Subjects Committee.
• Member, SUU Shakespeare Studies Advisory Committee.
• Member, Utah Academic Library Consortium Public Relations Committee.
• Member, Utah Academic Library Consortium Reference / Library Instruction Committee.
Verlene Schafer Assistant Professor and Director of Library Media Program
Teaching
• Taught eight sections of LM1010 Information Literacy.
• Taught one Independent Study student in LM4190 Managing a Media Center.
• Supervised LM4890/6190 Library Media Practicum.
• Taught research skills four hours a week at the Reference Desk.
• Taught eight library instruction sessions for 435 students.
Scholarship
• Served as Library Media Program Director.
• Worked with Iron County School District Librarians on professional development training.
• Applied for and received travel grant from the Provost’s Faculty Scholarly Support Fund Grant Committee
• With JaNae Kinikin from Weber State University applied for a grant for an Information Literacy Tutorial for Elementary
Age Students—not funded.
• Co-presented Advocacy: A Critical 21st Century Skill at UELMA.
• Wrote and edited two editions of The Book Report, a newsletter for the Library Media Endorsement Program.
• Selected/deselected materials ($22,156) for the education, juvenile, sociology and library science collections.
• Attended the Utah Library Association Conference.
• Worked with SANS program to help student retention.
• Provided one on one tutoring, and test review sessions for students in LM1010.
Service
• Member,
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SUU Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Utah Library Association.
Utah Educational Library Media Association.
Utah Library Media Specialists Association.
Mountain Plains Library Association.
American Library Association.
Faculty Activities & Staff Activities - Staff Activities
Janet Seegmiller Associate Professor and Special Collections Librarian
Staff Activities
Teaching
• Taught six sections of LM 1010, Information Literacy.
• Taught reference skills two hours per week at the Reference Desk and twelve hours per week in Special Collections.
• Taught ten library instruction sessions for 244 students.
Linda Ahlstrom Technical Services Analyst
Scholarship
• Published Selling the Scenery: Chauncey and Gronway Parry and the Birth of Southern Utah’s Tourism and Movie
Industries, Utah Historical Quarterly, Summer 2012.
• Presented paper, Early Trails Associations Marked the Spanish Trail, 1930-1950 at the Old Spanish Trail Association
Conference in Richfield UT.
• Principle Investigator with the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Agreement ($14,981) with Zion National Park for the
project Complete and Transcribe Oral History Interviews from Zion National Park.
• Continued to work on the manuscript Sing-Away: 50 Years of Working and Playing for the Utah National Parks for
publication.
• Selected/deselected materials ($21,601) for North and South American history; communications, and Special
Collections.
• Member, Mormon History Association Best Article Awards Subcommittee which annually selects the best scholarly
articles published in Mormon history.
Service
• Managed, evaluated, and provided guidance to Special Collections and University Archives Department.
• Provided administration of the National Parks grants mentioned above and for the Utah Regional Repository.
• Co-author of the Utah Parks Company History Project.
• Chair, Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture Advisory Board.
• Member, Provost’s Faculty Scholarly Support Committee.
• Secretary / Treasurer, Iron County Historical Society.
• Chair, History Committee of the Cedar Livestock and Heritage Festival.
• Member, Utah State Historical Society.
• Member, Oregon-California Trails Association.
• Member, Mormon History Association.
• Found and corrected missing diacritics in French bibliographic records, using the chart in Workflows.
• Located and fixed bibliographic records that had Symphony assigned barcode numbers instead of the actual barcode.
• Corrected display of series records to reflect most current.
Sheri Butler Administrative Assistant IV
• Coordinated the third Annual Library Gala for the Friends of the Library.
• Helped organize the annual Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture and reception.
• Completed, layout, design, and edits for "Liberal Arts in America," ed. Lee Trepanier, in coordination with the Tanner
Center for Human Values.
• Completed layout for "Journal of the Wooden O," Volume 11.
• Helped coordinate the exhibit of a First Folio of the Works of Shakespeare.
• President, SUU Staff Association.
• President, Utah Higher Education Staff Association (UHESA).
• Attended UHESA day at the Capitol in Salt Lake City.
• Member, Library Development Committee.
• Member, Library Budget Committee.
• Member, Friends of the Library Advisory Board.
• Member, SUU Insurance and Benefits Committee.
• Member, SUU Parking task force.
Ellen Chalmers Administrative Assistant II
• Created posters, tabletop signs, and bookmarks for various library projects and promotions including the
Shakespeare First Folio exhibit, food and drink promotion Leave no Trace, and freshmen orientation.
• Attended various campus trainings.
• Assisted with the annual Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture.
• Assisted with the annual Library Gala.
• Maintained / updated Sherratt Library twitter feed daily.
• Assisted with coverage in Special Collections during the Folio exhibit.
• Received five year Service Award from Staff Association.
• Member, Library Budget Committee
• Member, Blanche Clegg Scholarship Committee.
Philip Dillard Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
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Kept records of UPS shipping to Utah academic libraries for $5000+ reimbursement by UALC.
Filed monthly reports to the Utah State Library for reimbursement for in-state shipping.
Trained Tammy Buehler as a back-up for Interlibrary Loan.
Member, UALC Resource Sharing Committee.
Member, Library College Leave, Rank and Tenure Committee.
Faculty & Staff Activities - Staff Activities
Loralyn Felix Collection Development Coordinator
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Received 30 Year Service Award from the SUU Staff Association.
Taught four sections of LM 1010 Information Literacy.
Learned to use Canvas.
Established a process for identifying DVDs purchased for the library that include public performance rights.
Served on planning committee for and helped at the Friends of the Library Gala.
Prepared report identifying books purchased with the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Grant.
Selected, processed, and set up a display of books purchased with funds donated to the Sherratt Library in honor
of the School of Business and College of Science graduates.
Viewed two webinars about OCLC WorldShare.
Presented Exploring the Future of Technical Services to the Sherratt Library faculty, staff, and students.
Attended the 2011 ULA Fall Conference, in Cedar City, UT.
Attended the 2012 ULA Annual Conference in Salt Lake City, UT.
Attended the Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture.
Member, Sunshine Library Birthday Party Committee.
Member, SUU Bookstore Advisory Committee.
Member, SUU Insurance and Benefits Committee.
Member, Utah Library Association.
Carol Kunzler Evening Circulation Library Assistant
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Completed three credit hours at Texas Woman’s University 100% online MLS program.
Attended Lib. 2.0 Virtual conference.
Attended Lib. 2.0 webinar Search and Literacy with Google.
Completed Prescription for Success: Consumer Health Information continuing education course through the National
Network of Library of Medicine.
Attended three campus sponsored trainings.
Constructed study room check-out card holder.
Collected and organized data for study room turn-aways and usage.
Linda Liebhardt Technical Services Analyst
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Attended and helped organize UHESA Day at the State Capitol.
Organized SUU Legislative Forum.
Volunteered at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Viewed two ALA Webinar trainings on Certification.
Attended ULA Fall Workshop.
Attended four campus trainings, co-presented on library services, plus 10 hours of HR-sponsored training for
supervisors.
Attended annual ULA Conference in Salt Lake City and presented in one session.
Attended SUU Global Engagement Center Conference on Human Trafficking and moderated one session.
Received the 2012 SUU Outstanding Staff Member Award.
Member, American Library Association.
Member, Utah Library Association Para-Professional and Support Staff Round Table.
Chair, ULA Para-Professional Certificate Review Board.
Member, SUU Women’s Week Committee, Selection Committee for presenters.
Member, Sherratt Library Disaster Planning Committee.
Staff Activities - Faculty & Staff Activities
• Member, Sherratt Library Sunshine Committee.
• Member, SUU Staff Association and Legislative Liaison.
• Co-Chair, Blanche Clegg Scholarship Committee.
Trecia Loveland Copy Center Specialist
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Purchased new equipment for the copy center.
Updated the look and feel of the copy center.
Created an Adobe training manual and a copy center procedure / manager training manual.
Completed four SUU courses.
Attended a ULA presentation and in the process of completing the ULA paraprofessional certificate.
Attended SUU sponsored trainings.
Attended an Outreach / Marketing Committee meeting.
Updated copy center Twitter feed.
Presented campus training with Phil Roche.
Assumed responsibility over the IT printers that are housed in the copy center.
Received Five Year Service Award from the SUU Staff Association.
Showcased the copy center at the Library Gala with a presentation table and slide show.
Advisor, SUU Aquamaniacs Club on campus.
Member, Blanche Clegg Memorial Scholarship Committee.
Member, Sherratt Library Birthday Committee.
Member, 2012 Library Snapshot Day Committee.
Paula Mitchell University Archivist
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Taught research skills and assisted patrons 20 hours per week in Special Collections.
Created displays for the Library Gala, Driggs Memorial Lecture, and More Precious Than Gold exhibit.
Hosted Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Created interactive site Talk to an Archivist using meebo.com.
Applied for and received faculty development grant to attend and present at CIMA Conference in May 2012.
Attended A. Dean Larson Book Collecting Conference at BYU.
Attended Regional Repository Directors Meeting.
Attended Alliance for Response (state-wide disaster training).
Attended and presented at ULA in Salt Lake City, UT.
Participated in SUU Staff Training on Services Found @ the Library.
Audio checked/edited: 31 oral histories from Bryce Canyon National Park; 23 oral histories on Jimmie Jones; 12 oral
histories on Paiute Basketry; 10 oral histories on Tabernacles of northern Utah; 30 oral histories on CCC Reunion
held at Zion National Park.
Received the 2011-2012 Staff Distinguished Service Award.
Chair, Iron Mission Museum Foundation Board.
Chair, ULA Archives, Manuscripts, and Special Collections Round Table.
Member, SAA (Society of American Archivists).
Member, ACA (Academy of Certified Archivists).
Member, CIMA (Conference of Intermountain Archivists).
Member, UMA (Utah Manuscripts Association).
Member, ULA (Utah Library Association).
Volunteer supervisor hostess, Utah Shakespeare Festival.
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Jill Stucki Phillips Technical Services
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Submitted over 20 NACO authority records on OCLC.
Mended 110 books from collection and additional books for patrons.
Cataloged 20 Master’s Theses for SUU Master’s Students.
Completed two SUU courses.
Cataloged in Statistics Report.
Member, search committee for Technical Services Analyst.
Julie Wood Library Network Administrator III
• Changed Ezproxy authentication from LDAP to CAS for off-campus access to databases.
• Upgraded: Symphony to Upgrade 3.4.0J; Sawmill to version 8.5.1; Coldfusion Software to 8.1; Papercut to version
11.5; Leavitt server Operating System from Ubunto 8.04 to 10.04.3; Leavitt server (Project Prologue) from Wordpress
2.8 to 3.3.1; VM server (libvmsa2) from ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5.0; Apache, PHP, and MySQL on Proxy server.
• Mobile application installed for Symphony (BookMyne for iPhones and Androids).
• Upgraded OS on ColdFusion server from Ubunto 8.04 to 10.04.3.
• New Archive server on VM (not in production yet, but close to “going live”).
• Configured Z39.50 protocol on ILliad server to work with OPAC. Enables ILL to search the SUU catalog directly from
within Illiad Client and integrates the two systems.
• Worked with Mark Walton in IT (after Nessus security scan) to close vulnerabilities on library servers and workstations.
• Attended UEN Tech Summit.
• Attended PHP Training at Iron County SEDC.
• Attended Webcast on VMware Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
• Chair, UALC Systems Committee.
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Appendix A
The Book Report is published once each semester for and distributed to
current and graduated students of the Library Media program.
The Book Report, Fall 2011
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Issue 1, Fall 2011
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Gerald R. Sherratt Library—Southern Utah University
THE
I S SU E
REPORT
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Introducing:
The Book Report
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It’s Electrifying… well,
electronic anyway…
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The new e-portfolios!
Mentors and Graduates
and Newbies
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...Oh my!
Be in the know: Upcoming Courses for
3
Spring Semester
Develop mad skills
...for FREE!
Ask the Expert: Get
advice from Ellen
Praxis Makes
Perfect
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Job Board
5
Conferences
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From the Director’s
Desk
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We are excited to bring you
the first newsletter for the
Library Media Program at
Southern Utah University.
We have been trying to find a
way to communicate events
and information to new and
current students as well as
graduates and mentors and
we are hoping this will be a
fun and informative way to
accomplish this.
We will be sending out the
newsletter three times a
year—around midterm during Fall and Spring semesters
and a short Summer edition.
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Being a mentor means that
you can give time to your
“student teacher” outside
of the busy rigorous day
you already have. More
than that it means that you
have an opportunity to
provide practical experience opportunities for
someone who wants to
follow in your footsteps
and learn what it really
means to be a school librarian. With the various levels
and types of schools that
one might work in, it is
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Welcome!
We want to keep you updated on what is going on in the
program , but also on conferences and test dates, upcoming courses and job openings,
current hot topics in libraries
and who’s who in the program, whether it is instructors, mentors, new graduates
or new adds to the program
rosters.
We appreciate all who add to
the quality and success of our
program. Each adds a little to
the quality of the program
and we want to keep you
informed.
We also want
your feedback and ideas.
Do you know of a job opening or a conference that we
missed? Would you like to
see more information on a
hot topic? Is there a feature
you would like to see in future newsletters? Is there
something you wish you
knew about when you were
in the program? Can we interview you for a feature on
graduates or mentors?
to return in the mail. Add to
that, we
THANKS!
save a lot
of
trees
and postage by
not printing it
all out .
Congratulations to our
most recent graduates:
CARLYNN CHRISTIAN
TERRI HOWELL
We want you to contribute.
Send your ideas, comments
and suggestions to :
LARA RUDE
RUTH SCOVILL
verleneschafer@suu.edu
Right now we are aligning the portfolio and practicum to the most current ALA
standards and are working on
making the e-portfolio a program-wide project so student
can start from their first class
to build their portfolio and
add to it with each class they
finish. This will lead to a
more refined and finished
product that graduates can
take to potential employers
and they can continue to
build on throughout their
library career. We have not
settled on a specific program
to use to develop our portfolios but the students in the
Practicum class are doing
their creative best with various programs.
important for the student
to try the environment in
which they are wanting to
work.
Sometimes a student isn’t
sure and works at several
schools during their practicum to get a complete picture of what the challenges
and possibilities are.
Our mentors have all done
an exceptional job at preparing our students and
giving them meaningful and
useful experience.
We
value their experience and
look forward to highlighting
them in future newsletters
so you can become more
familiar with who we are
working with.
If you are interested in being a mentor we would
love to hear from you.
Note: We are still updating
some of the links on our
new website so for now, let
us know you are interested
via email at:
chalmers@suu.edu
Graduates
SANDY RAWLE
To the Internet and Beyond!
In the not too distant past,
practicum students gathered
artifacts and information into
a 3-ring binder. They would
send that binder in to be
evaluated and then wait for it
to be snail-mailed back to
them. Recently, we have
been making some advances
in this area by switching to an
electronic portfolio. With the
new online format the student and instructor can request and receive feedback
throughout the process, and
no more postal charges or
weeks waiting for your binder
Mentors
JAMIE JONES
It takes a lot of work to get
in those 100 classroom
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hours, the portfolio and all
the teaching and practical
experience, especially when
you have other full time
responsibilities, but our
graduates are known for
their hard work and dedication.
We look forward to having
you as mentors in the future and congratulate your
on your success.
Each semester I am more
impressed with the ingenuity and creativity of our
practicum students. Their
We have 29 new students added to the LM certification program, 24 of
which are taking classes at a
graduate level. Generally
this means that they are
already teaching in a public
school, are needing to add
credits for a lane change,
or who are seeking other
options within the school
system where they work.
We will keep you posted as
this program wide portfolio
develops.
willingness to maintain the
quality of their work and
instruction is an honor to
our program here at SUU.
Making the change from
classroom teacher to librarian comes with lots of exciting challenges and opportunities and we are excited
to help those new students
make that change.
But we won’t be overlooking the five others coming
in at the undergraduate
level. Generally these are
students who are still
working towards their
bachelor’s degrees, who
bring fresh ideas and energy
to the program. Whether
you are undergraduate or
graduate level, student or
professional educator, we
welcome you into the program and encourage you to
share your voice and ideas.
This is going to be a great
experience.
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What’s next?
With just six classes to take for
the library media
certification,
it
seems that students
would
know right away
what is being offered next semester,
but there is more to a course
than just the name and number.
PAGE
Getting to know what’s behind
the course title can help students prepare for what they will
be doing during that course. It
is also helpful to know a little
about who is teaching the
course.
In this section of the newsletter, we will highlight the available courses for the next semester and do our best to help
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prepare our students for the
exciting challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. We will
also highlight any service or
practical experience opportunities available for students.
So here’s what you can look
forward to for Spring 2012—
LM3170/6170 Technology for Media Teachers
This course introduces students to technologies appropriate for school library programs, with emphasis on
technology which supports
the teaching and learning process. It focuses on evaluation
and selection of technologies,
educational technology resources, and real-world technology applications in today's
library media center.
 ·Evaluate web sites for design
and content.
Upon successful completion
of this course the student will
be able to:
 Write a technology plan for
a school library.
 Create a library web page.
 Plan and create an instructional handout for student
use.
 Use graphic software
(Inspiration©, Cmap, et. al.)
to create an outline for Web
site.
 Address issues concerning
“LE@D (Lifelong Education
@ Desktop) online courses
help library staff deal with
the daily challenges that are
the administration of information technology within a
school library.
 Create and present a professional development presentation.
Instructor:s LM3170 Steve Irving
LM6170 Richard Eissinger
Textbook: Jurkowski, O (2010).
Technology and the School Library:
A Comprehensive Guide for Media
Specialists and Other Educators.
Scarecrow Press; Revised Edition
 Managing the Physical Facility—
For those of you already
working in libraries who
just want to improve your
skills or learn new ones,
the Utah State Library offers free courses to help
you with those skills. First
are the LE@D courses
offered through University
of North Texas Library
School. These introductory level courses are specifically for librarians and can
help you with everything
from
reaching reluctant
readers to understanding
copyright and grant writing.
As
information
develops
and evolves then we must
evolve too. We need to
keep our skills current and
to acquire new ones so that
we can continue to meet
the needs of our users.
Also offered through the
Utah State Library is the
Lynda.com Online Training
Library. This program offers courses such as WordPerfect, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Photoshop, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, and many more
topics.
Make sure you take advantage of these great op-
portunities to improve
yourself and your library
services.
For more information go
to: http://
www.library.utah.gov/
programs/training/
index.html
Register here for LE@D
courses: http://
usllead.eventbrite.com/
Register here for Lynda
courses : http://
lynda1.eventbrite.com/
a part of their work life. “
A university is just
a group of
buildings gathered
around a library
Ellen’s advice column
— Shelby Foote
LM 4190/6190 Managing a Media Center
Managing a school library can try The organization of the library
the patience of anyone, but this can make a big difference to
class aims to help you break how well and how much learndown the management tasks into ing takes place.
separate sections to clarify what
 Managing Personnel—whether
your duties really are and what
you have professional staff, volcan be done to make sure you
unteers, or students working
understand all the parts.
with you it is important to
Topics covered in this course know what they are responsiare :
ble for and how to best use
 Mission and vision state- their skills to complement
ments—creating a road map of yours.
where you want to be and how  Managing Library Services—
to get there.
Whether it is teaching stu-
Free Training Courses
books or cataloging them, the
service you give can influence the
value the library has for students,
faculty, and administration.
chalmers@suu.edu
(435) 865-8172
 All this and more!
This is a capstone class and it is
suggested you take it at the end of
your coursework before the practicum.
Hi, I’m Ellen, secretary for
the Library Media Endorsement Program. For most of
you, the only contact you
have with me is via phone
and email, but that doesn’t
mean you don’t get my full
attention. I’m the first person most of you contact
when you apply to the LM
Program and I’m the last
one on your way out—and
everything in between. For
some, it’s an on-going relationship and we’ll talk often;
for others, we hardly talk at
all. Most students are somewhere in between.
I can’t stress this enough—
don’t hesitate to call us
with questions or concerns.
We can help in
ways you might not even
consider possible—don’t
assume that all is lost and
you are doomed! Keeping
in touch keeps us on task
and on time. We can easily
help with scheduling, the
registration office, and admissions, — husbands, kids
and parents will take a little
longer.
clared status. These kinds
of things require the finesse
and skill of a trained professional—that would be me!
It’s our motto, “We are
here to help” and we mean
it.
W h e r e’ s
E l L e n ?!?!
The most questions and
problems happen when the
student is trying to register
for a class after the deadline or out of their de-
Instructor: Verlene Schafer
Textbook: Woolls, B. (2007). The
School Library Media Manager. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
THE BOOK REPORT
dents or faculty, checking out
Section - Category
Appendix A - The Book Report, Fall 2011
Section
- CategoryA
- Appendix
Location
Registration
Code
Test
Date:
Nov. 12, Jan. 14, Mar. 10,
2011 *
2012
2012 **
Register
10/13/11 12/15/11
by:
2/9/12
* - Test date not available at Utah Valley
University.
** - Test date not available at College Of
Eastern Utah
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Locations Sites
20186
Blanding, College Of Eastern Utah
04613
Cedar City, Southern Utah University
04606
Logan, Utah State University
04607
Ogden, Weber State University
08862
Orem, Utah Valley University
21798
Price, College Of Eastern Utah
04611
Provo, Brigham Young University
09493
Roosevelt, Utah St Univ.- Uintah Basin
04604
Salt Lake City, University of Utah
04615
St George, Dixie State University
For more information go to:
http://www.schools.utah.gov/cert/Endorsements-ECE-License/Library-Media.aspx
http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/PRAXIS/pdf/0311.pdf
Job Board
Many times when it comes to finding a
school library position, it comes down to
who you know….is retiring. We encourage everyone who hears about job
opening present or possible ones in the
future that we can share here with our
graduates and current students.
In the meantime, here is a link to all the
school districts in Utah. Check the ones
in your area from time to time and we
will be hoping you find a place in a library
near you.
http://www.onlineutah.com/
schooldistricts.shtml
Conferences
SUECON— “Targeting 21st Century Learning” The Souther Utah Education Conference is being held October 13th and 14th in St. George,
Utah. For more info: http://suecon.org/
UCET—”Going for the Gold” This conference of the Utah Coalition
for Educational Technology will be held on March2-3, at Jordan High
School, 95 Beetdigger Dr, Sandy, UT
For more info:
http://www.ucet.org/inUCETnew/conference/
UELMA—"Building 21st century skills today, for tomorrow" focusing
on Advocacy, Technology, and Professionalism.” March 15, 2012 ,
Weber State University Shepard Building (Student Union) For more
info: http://www.uelma.org/calendar.html
ULA— "From Telegrams to Tweets: One Hundred Years of Connecting Utah Librarians" - The next ULA conference is going to be held in
the Salt Palace Convention Center, from April 25th-27th. For more info:
http://conference.ula.org/
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From the Director’s Desk:
It is a great privilege for me to
be the director of the Library
Media Program here at Southern Utah University. Not only
did I graduate from this amazing place but I went through
the library media program myself and worked in Special Collections as a student.
After graduating from SUU I
went on to teach English as a
teacher intern at Spanish Fork
Junior High. I loved teaching
7th and 8th grade. That is a
great age to work with. After
my internship I looked for another teaching position but
found the opportunity to be a
high school librarian in Houston, TX. That was a big move
location-wise but an even bigger move job-wise. Aldine
Senior High had about 2500
students and offered great
diversity culturally and economically as well as learning to
work with students and faculty.
It was challenging and rewarding.
Being in the library environment, made me realize that I
definitely wanted my future to
be in libraries instead of teaching English. I loved teaching,
but being in the library let me
be involved in all subject areas
and I am always curious to
learn more about other content areas. I decided that if I
really wanted to continue I
should go ahead and get my
MLS degree and applied to
graduate school. I had the opportunity to go to graduate
school at the University of
North Texas, but was also accepted into the University of
Arizona. Whether it was the
influence of my supervisor in
Special Collections, Janet
Seegmiller, a U of A alum, or if
it was just that I missed the
West, I choose U of A for my
graduate program. It was a
fantastic experience.
After graduating I hoped to
move back to the Cedar City
area but at the end of my job
search I found myself in Ada,
Oklahoma, at a small (4000
students) university as the Instruction/Circulation/Reserves
Librarian.
After some time
there, this opportunity opened
up here at SUU. I went for it
knowing that I wanted to work
here more than anything. I
love Cedar City and I love
SUU. I am proud to once again
be a part of the program that
started my journey in librarianship.
The program has changed a
great deal since I was taking
these classes. Great strides
have been taken to provide
better instruction and to adapt
to the new online classroom
environment. All of the courses are available online. Students are getting more practical experience to complement
their classroom assignments.
Each of the faculty in the program dedicate themselves to
staying on top of their area specialty so they can offer students
the most current information
and skills to prepare them for
their careers in school librarianship.
In spite of many of the worries
about the cuts being made in
schools, it is an exciting time to
be a librarian. There are so
many new ways to connect with
students through technologies
and new and interesting books
being published everyday. More
and more studies are validating
the work of libraries and librarians. They really do make a difference. And as more existing
teachers or education majors go
through our program to become
certified, the more connections
can be made to classrooms and
to the invaluable information
literacy skills being taught in libraries.
So here’s to the successful future
of the program, of our graduates
and school libraries. Working
together we can continue the
great traditions of the past that
inspired our love of libraries and
reading with the access and
teaching technologies of the future. We can improve our student’s understanding and evaluation of information, as well as
engendering the love of good old
read!
THE BOOK REPORT
The Book Report, Spring 2012
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Issue 2, Spring 2012
Location
Locations Sites
Registration
Code
Spring 2012 l Issue 2
20186
Blanding, College Of Eastern Utah
04613
04606
04607
08862
21798
Price, College Of Eastern Utah
Save the date ........................... …..2
04611
Buried Treasure ...................... …..3
THE
THE
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
It’s a test, it’s only a test .......... .....2
REPORT
REPORT
The End is Near!
Superstar– Scott Lanning ....... .....4
Ellen’s Corner.......................... .....5
Exploring EBSCOhost ............. …..6
April 28
March 29
09493
Roosevelt, Utah St Univ.- Uintah Basin
June 9*
May 10
04604
04615
St George, Dixie State University
July 21**
June 21
Advice from a Survivor ........... …..9
** - Test date not available at Southern Utah University, Utah State University, Roosevelt
Campus and Dixie State University
Digging Dystopia…………………….10
"As a child, my number
one best friend was the
librarian in my grade
school. I actually believed all those books
belonged to her."
math, the cocoa bean. People this intelligent must have known what they were talking
about, but I like to think that this is not so much an end as it is a new beginning. I figure the
future is what we make it, no matter how much of it is left. But the Mayans are not the only
doomsdayers out there.
— Erma Bombeck
Over Christmas break I took the time to catch up on my YA literature. There is so much
available that I tend to pick a theme and read everything I can find rather than focusing on a
@
live in the real world. I reviewed some of what I’ve read on the back page of the newsletter,
but first things first.
If this really were the end of things then how would you end this year? What books have
"Libraries are places
where the imagination
begins."
you been putting off that you would suddenly find time to read? What advice would you
offer those who survive it all? Answer these and other questions on our survey and you
could win a set of the Hunger Games Trilogy for your library! Have fun with it! A winner
http://www.ets.org/praxis/register/centers_dates/praxisii_deadlines
http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/PRAXIS/lists/praxis_tc_domestic_UT.html
CONFERENCES
UCET—”Going for the Gold” This conference of the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology will be held on March 2-3, at Jordan High School, 95
Beetdigger Dr, Sandy, UT. For more info: http://www.ucet.org/
inUCETnew/conference/
specific author. This break’s theme: Dystopia! This has been a hot theme for YA books and
will be picked at random from the survey results. (See the link below.)
—Heather Barbieri
While I don’t know what this year will bring I know that I am going to enjoy every minute of
it. Being a librarian is the best job in the world and when I take my work home with me it
UELMA —"Building 21st century skills today, for tomorrow" focusing on Advocacy, Technology, and Professionalism.” March 15, 2012 ,
Weber State University Shepard Building (Student Union). For more info: http://
www.uelma.org/calendar.html
ULA — "From Telegrams to Tweets: One Hundred Years of Connecting Utah
Librarians" - The next ULA conference is going to be held in the Salt Palace
Convention Center, from April 25th-27th. For more info: http://
conference.ula.org/
And looking ahead... you might want to plan a trip! This is a regional conference that is well worth considering!
just means that I have more books to read! And while I don’t know much about the accuracy of Mayan calendars, I know they did get one thing right, the cocoa bean! Let’s celebrate
that this year! (Where’s that leftover Christmas chocolate?)
February 2
* - Test date not available at College of Eastern Utah.
were an epic race and they did leave us with some amazing legacies. The pyramids, base 20
Check out our survey for a chance to win the Hunger Games Trilogy:
March 10*
2 Months, 6 Credits, Priceless !....8
So the Mayan calendar ends this year. Does this mean the end of everything? The Mayans
idea. Some authors give you hope at the end of their stories while others make you glad you
Register by:
Tips and tricks......................... …..7
DID THE MAYANS HAVE IT RIGHT?
with it being 2012 and the myriad of apocalyptic theories I thought it seemed like a good
Test Date:
http://alturl.com/q7g7m
2—T
H E
B
O O K
R
E P O R T
MPLA — October 17 - 19, 2012, LaVista (Omaha area), Nebraska - Joint with
NLA/NEMA. Watch for information here: http://www.mpla.us/
index.html
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All that mankind has done, thought or been: it is lying
as in magic preservation in the pages of books.
WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS?
- Thomas Carlyle
PRESERVING FAMILY TREASURES
Your family heritage and personal collections are precious to you and to
future generations and it’s important to preserve these mementos in the
best way possible.
The most important thing you can do to safe guard your treasures is to
store them in a stable, cool, and dry environment. Overly dry conditions
cause leather to crack and damp conditions cause mold. Try not to place
any family treasures in direct sunlight as it can cause fading. Good housekeeping is also important. You should dust
objects and keep storage areas clean. This
will help prevent insect infestations.
The following are some tips for handling
your treasures.
Books
Shelve upright supported by book ends if
needed.
Store large volumes flat.
Paper
Store paper items flat, rather than folding and unfolding.
Paper materials may be store in acid-free file folders.
Photographs
House photos in protective enclosures to keep out gritty dirt and dust
which can scratch images.
In a school library you are
not likely to have much in
the way of Special Collections.
Even most public
libraries don’t have one. So
why should we care if students know what they are
and where they can find
them?
For me it is vitally important
that students are aware of
these resources. It is one
thing to read about history
but it is another to touch it
and see it and read it firsthand from those who lived it.
Special Collections offer a
key to open the door to a
unique view of history that
otherwise may be forgotten
and overlooked. While we
may not be able to bring all
our students into Special
Collections, we can make
them aware of the local resources and encourage them
to use them.
With all the classes being
online, students don’t get the
same personal interaction
with our library faculty. To
help with this I decided to
have a faculty bio to feature a
different faculty member in
each newsletter.
I am glad to start this time
with Scott Lanning, who
teaches our LM4160/6160
Reference Course.
Reading Professor Lanning’s
story it is easy to see that he
has a lot of experience and
knowledge to offer his students. His class is offered
during Fall semester, so keep
an eye out for it.
Whether it is a genealogical
project, or a report on local
history, students can discover numerous treasures in the
archive of Special Collections.
Store all prints and negatives in acid-free boxes. If possible, keep negative separate from print materials.
Avoid albums constructed of highly colored pages.
Never use commercially available “magnetic” or “no
stick” albums. These materials will deteriorate quickly
over time and could damage photographs.
Proper care, handling and storage of your treasures
will help to ensure that they are available for generations to come.
For more information on “Preparing, Protecting, and Preserving” your
family treasures visit the following website: http://www.loc.gov/
preservation/family/
"We may sit in our library
and yet be in all quarters of
the earth."
—John Lubbock
Whether we preserve artifacts in our school libraries or in our homes we are creating treasures for future generations to discover time and time again.
Thanks to Paula Mitchell, our University Archivist for this information. For more information about archives she can be contacted at mitchell_p@suu.edu.
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GET TO KNOW: SCOTT LANNING
Long ago in the smoky mists of
the pre-Internet world when
“kindle” meant to start a fire, and
“googol” was just a big number, I
graduate from library school. I
attended Northern Illinois University in my hometown of De
Kalb. A few years after I graduated, my library school followed the
trend of the time, and folded.
you just got lucky, and one of
your colleagues knew the answer.
I had a question once where the
customer wanted to know the
name of the artist of a painting
that he remembered from his
childhood. The description of the
painting matched a print that
hung in my parents’ house. It was
a print that my mom had in her
room as a child. So answering
that question was as easy as calling my mother.
I got my first job at Chicago Public Library, specifically in the Information Center which was a
I
bounced
telephone call
around a coucenter for an"Someone who sees
ple of other
swering questhe library for what it
libraries betions. It was a
is - a vital and multifore landing
great first job!
faceted part of the
at
DePaul
I used the recommunity - will realUniversity
in
sources I had
ize that it will not and
cannot
be
replaced
by
Chicago.
I
learned about
electronics."
worked
at
in school to
their downanswer ques— Walter Crawford &
Michael Gorman
town campus
tions from our
which
was
customers. I
where
the
got to know
business and computer science
the encyclopedia, almanac, dicschools were located. While I was
tionary, Famous First Facts, and
working at DePaul, a couple of
the Baseball Encyclopedia among
pretty unique things happened in
others really well. We also creatChicago: a bridge fell up, and the
ed our own sources for frequently
river sprung a leak. The first
asked questions, celebrity inforthing didn’t have any impact on
mation, Chicago history and trivmy job, but the second thing did.
ia. We spent a lot of time clipping
The leak occurred when some
articles from newspapers, and
workmen were driving new pilmagazines, and then gluing them
ings into the river. They accito catalog cards!
dentally punched a hole in one of
After about three years of that, I
the old coal tunnels that ran betransferred to the Interlibrary
neath the river. A small train
Loan department where I anused to run through the tunnels
swered questions that couldn’t be
carrying coal to, and ash away
answer by the customer’s local
from many of the buildings in
library or regional library system.
downtown. So when the river
This was interesting, and often
sprang a leak, many building, infrustrating as the regional librarcluding ours, flooded. We reloies had good collections. Often,
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cated our operations to another
building for two weeks. We took
only the most essential reference
sources. This was a real life version of that popular thought question, “If you had to start a library
from scratch, and could only have
10 items, what would they be.”
After I left DePaul, I moved to
Madison where I worked in the
medical library of the University
of Wisconsin. I was in charge of
circulation, interlibrary loan, document delivery and the computer
lab. Back in those days, we used
to spend hundreds of dollars on
security systems to lock down
each computer in the lab. Now
you can buy a really nice computer with that same amount of money! I created my first web pages
there using HTML editors that
weren’t much more than underpowered word processors with
built in macros. Of course, you
couldn’t do much of anything fancy with a web page back then besides making words blink!
From EBSCOhost:
From Madison, I came here to
beautiful southern Utah.
I’ve
been here for 15 years, and I love
the opportunity I’ve had to share
my experience with you through
the teaching I get to do. So much
has changed in my profession.
The way we find information is
radically different today than it
was back in the dark ages of 1984.
It is so much faster, more comprehensive, efficient, and easier to
find information that it ever was,
but the amount of information
available has also skyrocketed,
offsetting the gains made in the
research process. We librarians
are still very necessary to teach
our customers how to navigate
this vast maze of information and
find the good stuff that they need.
Searchasaurus makes
it easy for students to
search by keyword or by
topic to find the most
useful search results.
Kids Search & EBSCO's Student Research Center makes
it easy for students to search by
keyword or by topic to find the
most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by
source type - magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
Primary Search provides full text for more than
70 popular magazines for
elementary school research.
"Cutting libraries during a recession is like cutting hospitals during a plague."
-- Eleanor Crumblehulme, library assistant, University of British Columbia
ELLEN’S CORNER
Middle Search Plus provides
full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines.
MAS Ultra - School Edition—
Designed specifically for high
school libraries, this database
contains full text for nearly 500
popular high school magazines.
by Ellen Chalmers,
LM Program Secretary
As I sit here trying to come up with something worthwhile, I notice that the
halls are quiet, only my music for company. The real essence of a library,
don’t you think? Quiet, reflective and yet invigorating. And thanks to the
people who make it come alive, students and librarians, there is always
learning going on and the side effects of that can be amazing.
Pioneer offers so many great resources but it can become overwhelming sometimes to imagine understanding just how we are to navigate it all. In each newsletter we are going highlight a new database and give you a few hints, tips and
tricks to make you more knowledgeable so you can take advantage of the great
resources Pioneer provides. This month we are starting with EBSCOhost. This is
a great source for general information since it covers so many areas. In fact, EBSCOhost is actually a collection of databases and the names of some of the more
familiar ones can sometimes be used interchangeably with EBSCO, but it is important to know they are not synonymous. An example of this is Academic
Search Premier, which is only a small part of what EBSCO offers but it is one of
the more commonly used databases and so many tend to think it is the same as
EBSCO.
EBSCOhost has 28 databases but I cannot cover them all here. I will focus on the
ones that you are most likely to use with your students in your schools.
First we will start with the basic EBSCOhost databases
for Elementary schools.
This is a great resource for younger children. It is visually interesting and uses images to guide the user to
different topics. The articles can be limited by Lexile score so the student’s
searches won’t return results that are beyond their reading abilities. It offers a
dictionary and encyclopedia options for students to
explore and has an extensive picture library too.
This database features many of the features available
in other EBSCO databases. You can create and log
into a personal account which lets you save articles in
files, save searches and create journal alerts. (More about these later.) Having
these features can be very beneficial if students learn them young, since it will
provide a smoother transition into other databases intended for older students as
they move into junior high, high school and college.
For those who work with Middle School and
High School Students we have:
Geared more towards the middle school and
high school audience, the Student research center again provides a more visual
presentation and allows students to limit their searches to Lexile or grade level
appropriate articles. Access to topics can be searched several ways from the home page.
A few more options that I want to note are found within the
general EBSCOhost databases. While these databases are
less visual in presentation they provide an interface that is
the same as the one they will see when accessing other EBSCO databases in college. If your students learn to navigate the databases in elementary, middle and high school they will have a great advantage over other students who aren’t introduced to the EBSCO interface until college. Primary
Search, Middle Search Plus , MAS Ultra - School Edition. Check them
out and become familiar with their layout.
Your Library Media Director, Verlene Schafer, is that kind of librarian. She
has the passion, the humor and all the skills to bring us into her unique
orbit. She isn’t just going through the motions, waiting for something better to come along and she hasn’t lost her zest for the profession. She truly
loves being a librarian and it shows.
One of the first things I noticed about Verlene was her willingness to go the
extra mile for her students—and sometimes more than that. Getting students through to their endorsements is her goal and she will do whatever it
takes to get them there. She spends her days striving for excellence in her
classes, tweaking the courses to meet the latest best practices and keeping
up on the news in the library world. You are lucky to have her.
EXPLORING EBSCOHOST
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Keep in mind that the more times we use and explore these resources, the more help we can be to students and faculty when
they are looking for good resources.
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WHAT’S HOT THIS SUMMER?
MORE BELLS AND WHISTLER’S MOTHER!
LM 3120/6120—Children’s
Literature and Utilization of
Literature in the Classroom
Knowing some of the extras can be just as valuable as knowing how to navigate
these databases. Plus it could save you and your faculty some time and helps
students become better at citing sources. Here are some of the features of EBSCOhost that you may not know about but should:
You can create your own account! So what, you might be
wondering? Well, creating an account gives you access to
any number of wonders!
Folders: When you bring up a search in EBSCO you can
put things into a folder to view later, trick is once you log
off they are GONE, ...unless you log into your account first! What this means
for you is that if you come across some articles that you could really use to help
Mr. Carter’s 4th Grade Science class with their projects but suddenly Ms. Kennedy’s kindergarten class comes screaming into the library, amped for story
time, you can walk away from the computer without worrying about losing any
information.
WE’RE LISTENING:
We surveyed and you answered! There was overwhelming interest in having more summer classes.
So, per your requests, we
have
now
moved
LM4190/6190 to summer
and have decided to try it
as a five week course next
to LM3120/6190 as another five week course.
This makes for some intensive summer courses
but you can knock out an
amazing 6 credits! Remember that enrollment
has to be sufficient to fill
the class. We moved it
due to your interest in
having it during the summer but we need you to
enroll to really make it
happen!
Or if you find some great articles in a library journal you can save that article in
a folder and then access it later at home or during that boring district meeting.
You can access those articles from any computer by going into Pioneer and logging in to your account! You can even create custom folders for specific topics or classes. So if you saved those science articles you can even create shared
folders with Mr. Carter and/or his students!
Saved Searches: We all know that a librarian’s time is often taken up juggling
several tasks at once and research can take time. At times just finding the right
keywords to bring up the right articles can try the patience of a saint. If you find
a search with good results but don’t have time right away to review the results
then you can save your search– preserving not only those keywords but all the
resulting articles in a list you can retrieve when you have more time.
What about professional journals? Who can afford them? Wouldn’t it be nice if
someone emailed you and told you when you could access the latest available
issue? Well, that is an option! You, your faculty or even your students can
search for the journal they want to access and create an alert so that when the
current issue becomes available in EBSCOhost you will receive an email message. Here’s how:
At the top left of the page in EBSCOhost look for PUBLICATIONS in the banner menu. Type in the name of the journal or browse the ABC menu until
you find what you are looking for and hit enter. When the journal comes up you
will see all the years of that journal available on the right hand side. On top of
that you will see the Alert/Save/Share option. Open this and select the email
alert option and fill out the necessary information and EBSCOhost will email
you when the latest copy becomes available, and it won’t cost you a thing!
These are just a few of the wonders available through EBSCOhost that can help
you improve your library services. It’s practically a work of art!
Let your imagination soar!
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This course introduces students to
the value of literature as a lifetime
activity and its use in the classroom. Techniques such as book
talks, storytelling, readers theatre,
creative dramatics, choral reading, book discussions, writing,
and art projects are explored.
Instructor: Phil Roché
Textbooks:

Children's Literature, Briefly.
By James S. Jacobs and Michael O. Tunnell. 4th edition.
New Jersey: Pearson, 2008.
(ISBN-13: 978-0-13-173490-6)

The Read-Aloud Handbook.
By Jim Trelease. 6th edition.
New York: Penguin, 2006.
(ISBN: 0-14-303739-0)

Information Power: Building
Partnerships for Learning. By
the American Association of
School Libraries. Chicago:
American Library Association,
1998. (ISBN: 0838934706)

The Watson's Go To Birmingham -- 1963. By Christopher
Paul Curtis. New York: Yearling,
1997.
(ISBN:
0440414121)
LM 4190/6190 Managing a
Media Center
This class aims to help you break
down management tasks to clarify
what your duties really are.
Topics covered in this course include: Mission and vision statements—creating a road map of
where you want to be and how to
get there, Managing the Physical
Facility—The organization of the
library can make a big difference
to how well and how much learning takes place, Managing Personnel—whether you have professional staff, volunteers, or students
working with you it is important
to know what they are responsible
for and how to best use their skills
to complement yours, Managing
Library Services— Whether it is
teaching
students or faculty,
checking out books or cataloging
them, the service you give can influence the value the library has
for students, faculty, and administration.
All this and more!
Instructor: Verlene Schafer

Textbook: Woolls, B. (2007).
The School Library Media
Manager. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
In the excitement and rush to get my first
newsletter out last semester I neglected to
add information about LM4200/6200
Cataloging & Collection Development.
My apologies to Randy Christensen and
Vik Brown, two excellent teachers of an
important course. I will have
information about that course
in next Fall’s newsletter.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MOST
RECENT PROGRAM GRADUATES!
Amy Jamison
Allison Mower
Lori Stephenson
This was an especially impressive
group of students and I am sure
they are going to be (or continue
to be) great librarians. Sometimes
as students when we are in the
thick of classes and work and try-
DIGGING DYSTOPIA— BOOK REVIEWS
ing to balance it all with family
and home, we wonder if it is all
worth it.
I asked one of our recent graduates to offer some advice to new
and current students and I hope it
will help and inspire you as you go
through the program, or continue
in your current positions.
It is moments (and people) like
this that remind me I am living my
dream!
"A library is a true fairyland,
a very palace of delight, a
haven of repose from the
storms and troubles of the
world. Rich and poor can
enjoy it alike, for here, at
least, wealth gives no advantage."
Kill or be killed, and the world is watching. This is the first of the trilogy and it is a good
one. The ideas of sacrifice for family and friends, and what you would do to survive
and whether the ends justify the means all come into play in this well-written story. It
is the ancient gladiators of Rome set in a future world where young adults fight for survival whether they want to or not.
Gone— by Michael Grant
of challenges are at the heart of the library profession and dive in.”
ADVICE FROM A RECENT GRADUATE
There are many challenges you’ll
face in the program, from creating
a web site to dissecting MARC records, from developing a technology
plan to creating your final portfolio. If you find yourself overwhelmed at times, recognize that
these types of challenges are at the
heart of the library profession and
dive in. Plus, they will prepare you
for your practicum, which, I hope
you’ll find as rewarding as I did.
The Hunger Games— by Suzanne Collins
— Avebury
“If you find yourself overwhelmed at times, recognize that these types
When I began SUU’s Graduate Library Media Endorsement Program in the fall of 2010, I was a bit
reluctant. I had never taken an
online course before, and I was
skeptical that the courses would
truly prepare me for a career as a
school librarian. I quickly discovered, however, that the faculty was
very responsive, thoughtful, and
engaged with not only the students, but with the larger library
community. The coursework was
well structured and provided a nice
balance of demanding work and
flexibility. I also benefited greatly
from the weekly online discussions
with other students. I learned so
much from simply listening to the
experiences, questions, and concerns of my classmates, especially
those students already working in
school libraries.
The imaginative worlds created by each of these authors is both frightening and amazing. While some bear loose similarities to each other they each offer a unique and unexpected view into a future that prompts thought and makes us consider how close the
future might be, as some of the images and situations seem eerily familiar.
I was fortunate to start a position
as a library assistant at a high
school while engaged in my practicum at an elementary school. The
elementary school library was fastpaced with K-6 lessons, daily circulation of hundreds of books, and
frequent one-on-one interaction
with readers looking for the perfect
book on a favorite subject. This
was juxtaposed with the high
school library and its continued
emphasis on prepping students
with the tools they’ll need to be
critical thinkers and effective information seekers while, at the same
time, nurturing a love of reading
that, for many students, gets lost
on the path to young adulthood.
"The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the
manipulation of words. If
you can control the meaning
of words, you can control the
people who must use the
words. "
– Philip K. Dick
Uglies & Pretties— by Scott Westerfeld
I had passed these up several times, thinking they were akin to the Gossip Girl type
books. I had mixed emotions about them. It is an interesting view of self-image in a
world where they can make you look perfect, but there is a cost. I thought the story was
interesting and the characters were well-developed, but the redundant use of key terms
(i.e.—uglies, pretties, bogus, bubbly) made it feel a little dumbed-down. Still I will be
reading the third book in the trilogy because I really do want to know what the conclusion of the story will bring.
The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials & The Death Cure — by James Dashner
"It is not true that we have only
one life to live; if we can read,
we can live as many more lives
and as many kinds of lives as we
wish."
— S.I. Hayakawa
I think that the first book just sucked me in and it ended so darkly but I was so invested
that I had to read on. This trilogy was so dark and yet I couldn’t put it down until the
last book, which for me had a fairly unresolved ending. Still this set is at the top of my
list of favorites of the books I read. Word is the author has a prequel coming out later
this year! Guess who is going to be first in line for that one!
Matched— by Ally Condie
For me, like the Uglies series, this book had more substance than I was expecting. It
was an interesting take on choice and fate and learning to think for yourself, and being
free to choose. It was not as action-packed as other stories but it was a good solid story
and I look forward to reading the sequel.
Other Dystopian YA Lit I’ve read that I recommend:
These unique experiences and
school library media training, in
the end, taught me one great lesson: Pursue your coursework,
practicum, and profession with the
wealth of resources that you’ll discover…access to information, great
professors, fabulous mentors, passionate colleagues, and your own
commitment to lifelong learning.
Sounds cliché, I know, but isn’t this
commitment why we’re all drawn
to the school library profession?
Written by Amy Jamison, 2011
Library Media Program Graduate
Imagine if you suddenly found yourself in a world where everyone over 14 years old
suddenly disappeared. Could you survive? What if you also had to deal with mutating
animals and developing supernatural powers? In the first book of a 6-book series, Michael Grant creates a startling world where the very best and the very worst of humankind develops. A dark but interesting read. Unsure if I will continue the series.
Life As We Knew It, The Dead And The Gone, and This World We Live In. — by Susan
Beth Pfeffer
The Giver— Lois Lowry
Unwind— Neal Schusterman
The City of Ember— Jeanne DuPrau
Classics everyone should read at least once:
Animal Farm & 1984— George Orwell
Brave New World— Aldous Huxley
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Farenheit 451— Ray Bradbury
Alas, Babylon— Pat Frank
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Summer 2012, Issue 3
Making Waves
I am sure that many of you have heard the old adage of dropping the pebble into
the water and never knowing how far the ripples will go. It is often related to
education, where you never know how much of an effect what you teach your
students will have on their future lives or what they in turn will teach others.
Well, I have been looking at our program and trying to find ways to improve and
move it forward to meet the needs of our students and by dropping a couple of
pebbles I have been able to make some serious and I think much needed changes
to our program. We will have to see if these changes will be surf-worthy or if
they will just wash away all the sand castles our students are trying to build.
There is a lot of concern about our students being able to complete the 100 hours
required for the LM 4890/6890 Practicum Course. I have also had concerns
about the quality of those hours since during a practicum there isn’t always an opportunity to demonstrate and apply the skills a student has learned throughout
the program. Collection Development and Children’s Lit usually get some attention but Technology and Cataloging often don’t get the practical application that
is needed for those skills to take root.
Still, I feel it is important that we diminish the students’ practical experience with
less hours required. While 100 hours seems like a lot of time and it can be difficult
to fit into a semester, it really boils down to only 2 1/2 weeks of practical experience and I feel that each one of those hours is vital. But the time needs to be
more focused and meaningful. With this in mind we have decided to take half of
the practical hours and divide them into the
coursework so that a student will be getting practical experience as they study a given topic. This
means that each course will have 10 hours of practical experience tied to specific assignments for
each course. (20 for LM4200/6200 Technical Services which covers both Cataloging and Collection
Development.) Which leaves about 40 – 50 hours
of work for the Practicum, depending on if the student completed the number of hours required by
each course.
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Let books be your
dining table,
And you shall be
full of delights.
Let them be your
mattress
And you shall
sleep restful nights.
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Children’s
Authors that
caught me—
hook, line,
and sinker!
William Steig—
Sylvester and the
Magic Pebble is still
~Author Unknown
a favorite of mine.
Jack Prelutsky—
Nobody is better
when it comes to
writing kid-friendly
Inside this issue:
poetry!
Surf’s up! Making
Changes to the Program
1
Phishing Trip
2
Praxis Makes Perfect
3
Homegrown Help for
Collection Development
4
David Wiesner—
No words, just all
adventure for all
ages, all the time.
Dr. Seuss—
My favorites are the
Bartholomew
books! Who
doesn’t love
What Do You Envision and How Do
You Eval?
5
Saying Goodbye (and
Best Wishes!) after 40
years!
6
Ellen’s Corner
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borders as she does
in the text.
Your Point of View–
From a current Stu-
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Who are your
favorites?
Fall for these Courses
next semester!
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Ooblek?
Jan Brett—
She has as much
going on in the
illustrations and
Don’t be Phooled
by the Phish
One downside to the growth and ubiquitous use of technology in our world
to simplify and expedite our lives, is that our personal identity information
(Soc Sec #, bank or credit card info, etc…) is not only in our wallet, but also
in the cloud and many online stores that many of us buy anything from pens
and pencils to brand new cars…and the phishermen know this. Mark Walton
(SUU IT Security Director) defines phishing as “When the miscreants serve legitimate addresses to get you to send back sensitive information.”
As the fisherman fools the fish by baiting it to the hook, our modern day miscreants are baiting you by replicating your online account web pages in emails
and asking you to send back account information. They have snared you with
the hook and it’s up to you to stay there and be pulled in or get away as fast
as you can by deleting the email. Additionally, phishing emails can also contain a virus in an attachment that you think is a cute picture or a letter from a
Nigerian Queen who wants to share her fortunes with you, but in some cases
that isn’t a picture or letter, but a program that can install any type of program on your computer that has compromised its security.
What can you do? First, BE AWARE! When going through your inbox. Delete all emails from unknown and unsubscribed sources, and even the
Walmart offer for a $100 gift card, as the saying goes, “if it sounds too good
to be true, it probably is.” Spoof emails (usually copying big online presence
stores like Amazon, Paypal, and eBay) will be sent out to you asking you to
either send back account information (username and password) to verify your
account or they will have links in the email that may look legitimate, but if
you hover your mouse over the URL, you will most likely see it going to a
website nothing like the one you think it is. There is a small difference between Amazon.com and Amazom.com.
Additionally, get your free credit report done yearly at https://
www.annualcreditreport.com, as your personal identity may already have
been compromised and as you do nothing, your credit score and bank
Phishing continued on page 3...
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Dates and Locations
Location
Registration
Code
Location Sites
20186
Blanding, College of Eastern Utah
04613
04606
04607
08862
21798
Price, College of Eastern Utah
04611
09493
Roosevelt, Utah State University—Uintah
04604
04615
St. George , Dixie State University
Test Date:
Register by:
June 9
May 10
July 21**
June 21
** - Test
date not available at
Southern Utah University,
Utah State University, Roosevelt Campus and Dixie State
University
“I’m not telling you it is
going to be easy — I’m
telling you it’s going to
be worth it”
~ Art Williams
“Recipe for success: Study
while others are sleeping;
work while others are
loafing; prepare while others
are playing; and dream
while others are wishing.”
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Time to “ketchup” on your recreational reading!
Spring has always been an exciting time for me. There is something about the renewal of nature and the smell of rain and flowering trees that makes me want to get out and experience things and
try something new.
Every summer I choose an author and try to read as many books by that author as possible during the summer (remember at Christmas Break it is by genre! ). For me it is a time to read the classics (which, at least for me, tends to take more
time to acclimate to the writing style and summer affords me the time I need to focus on
it). But sometimes more contemporary writers call to me too. In years past I have read
from classic writers like Dickens, and Austen, and more contemporary classics like London
and Bradbury.
As school librarians we have a responsibility to keep current with what is available and
what we are putting on our shelves for our students, classic and contemporary but at
times it can be overwhelming trying to read it all. Luckily we have resources that we can
go to for quality reviews and help on selecting when we don’t have time to get to it all
ourselves.
One great resource is the Kiss the Book blog created by the South Jordan Middle School
Librarian, Cindy Mitchell. It covers a lot of material and she keeps it very current. It has a
great rating system that is easy to understand for students and librarians both. She also
has a great link to what she calls reading ladders. These take a specific genre and give a
listing of books by their accelerated reading level from low to high. These lists could be
adapted to most libraries elementary through high school whether or not you use accelerated reading. What is amazing about this blog is that there really are so few like it. It is an
invaluable resource. Check it out today!
~ William A. Ward
http://www.ets.org/praxis/register/centers_dates/praxisii_deadlines
...for winning the prize from our Spring survey! I feel a little better about the end of the world knowing we have
librarians like theirs! Your set of the Hunger Games Trilogy is on its way!
Looking back I thought it would be fun to review some of the librarian superpowers that developed:
“My super power would be light speed reading. I would finally be able to read it all.”
Phishing continued...
account are dropping like a lead zeppelin. Run these same credit reports for your children as they
can have their identity stolen just as easily and many do not find out until they are 18 and their
credit could be ruined already.
With these few simple safety precautions from phishers will allow you the peace of mind and you
can relax and throw out your own fishing line and catch some dinner.
...
“The ability to answer this question: "What's the name of that book, that has a story about that one guy and they go do that one thing and the cover is
like blue or something....?" Of course, I would know exactly the book that they are referring to AND I would have a copy available. “
“My brain has become a "hard drive" containing all information that has ever been found.
I can access that knowledge by thinking "key words" and then print it out by mind
control of the printer. Wouldn't that be awesome!”
“The power to match every student with the book they would enjoy which would foster a life-long love of reading.”
“The after-effect of the apocalypse left me with the a photographic memory and I can remember word for word all books.
So I would start writing them to be printed and shared again.”
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Does your program cut the mustard?
Evaluating a program or a library or a librarian can be
an overwhelming task. But it is important that we have
plans in place to make improvements whenever and
however possible. For a library collection we have the MUSTIE guidelines to help us in weeding the collections. Whether or
not we weed once a year or once every five, we know what we
are looking for, where changes and improvements need to be made
and we can create a concrete plan to make sure it gets done.
When it comes to evaluating our library programs and services this can be harder
to do. Who decides what is good or not? How do we evaluate how effective
our services are or if there is way to do things better, faster, or more timely?
How do we know if students or faculty are using what we have taught?
There are the obvious things like gathering statistics from a database to see if
there is an increase in usage after giving instruction on how to use it. But how
many of you are working with an instructor to follow up on assignments that
involve what students learned in the library? Would a teacher allow you to add
a library question to a test? Or work with them to compare the difference in
grade before and after a library instruction session?
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Anyone who
says they have
only one life to
live must not
know how to
read a book.
~Author Unknown
Sometimes what really helps is to have not only an evaluation plan in place but
a mission and vision statement or just a theme for your library
I want to hear from you about what you do to evaluate your library services,
about your mission and vision statements and if you have a theme or your library or what it would be if you had one (have some fun and create one now!).
Take our survey and you have a chance to win a copy of Book Crush: For Kids
and Teens by Nancy Pearl.
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It is with a heavy heart that
we announce the retirement
of Randy Christensen who has
worked in the Sherratt Library
at Southern Utah University
for 40 years.
He is an exceptional librarian.
He has taught the cataloging
part of our LM4200/6200
course and will be missed as a
valued and favorite instructor.
I asked Randy to write a few
words for our summer newsletter so that we can learn
from his wealth of wisdom
and his unfailing sense of humor and good will. We all
wish him the very best in his
exciting new future.
We hope to see you around
Randy! Don’t be a stranger.
Click here to take the survey!
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It will take some time to transition current students and they will be allowed to use time in the remaining
courses they have to take time off of their total practicum hours which means they will have to work closely
with me so that I can track their hours as they continue and finish the program. To help with that and to help
keep students connected with the program and other information they may need we have created a
“classroom” in Canvas that each student will be added to as they come in to the program. It will be a general
place where they can get announcements, email instructors that they need information from about upcoming
courses and get other general information about the program.
Overall, I think these will be positive changes that will give our students more practical experience as they
learn about each aspect of librarianship and make the practicum more valuable by taking the pressure off of
the need to cram in the hours and give them more time for quality projects and professional portfolios.
As always we encourage feedback now and throughout the transition process. Many of the changes we make
are based on student feedback so let us know what you think!
Enjoy your summer and we are looking forward to an exciting new school year. See you then!
Send comments, suggestions and questions to me at verleneschafer@suu.edu.
Where does the time go?
40 Years of Librarianship
The pain of parting is nothing
to the joy of meeting again.
- Charles Dickens
In Washington Irving’s story of Rip Van Winkle, Rip falls asleep on a
green knoll. On awakening twenty years later, he discovers that things are no
longer as they were. A long time ago I arrived in Cedar City with a fresh MLS
degree from Brigham Young University, a lovely young wife, an adorable
one-year old daughter, and a newly signed contract to be the Assistant Cataloging Librarian at Southern Utah State College (now Southern Utah University.) I seriously planned to stay for a year or two, and then move on. However, there was an appealing, almost magical, quality about library work and
the people around me. I don’t remember sipping from a keg, but suddenly
here I am at the end of a forty year library career viewing the changes with
amazement.
Back in the ancient days before many of the readers of this article were born,
library technical processing and labor were synonymous. The librarians made
local decisions about subject headings and call numbers. Student workers then
typed all of the cards for accessing a book individually on a typewriter. Card
set production was only the beginning. The cards also had to be filed in the
card catalog and have the filing checked.
It was a fantastic experience to watch one generation after another of computer and connectivity advancement make library work easier. First there
was a magnetic card typewriter that let operators make a master library card,
change the top line, and play back the rest of the card information without
retyping. Automated library systems finally made library cards and card catalogs obsolete, thank goodness! Information in databases went from librarian
mediated, connection by phone, pay per use searching to subscription databases served from CD-ROM towers, to Internet accessible databases, to mobile access. What do you think is next?
Sorry, while talking about technology, I can’t refrain from adding a few
comments about my contributions
to the SUSC/SUU library. A few
years before the library purchased its
first commercial system, I was taking
computer programming classes. Our
director asked me to write some
programs to keep track of book
checkouts. This I did, using the
BASIC language for an IBM personal
computer. It worked, but it was a
relief for all of us when software
from the “big boy” programmers
was installed. Our first Dynix system
had a central server configuration.
Each of the terminals at circulation,
reference, serials, cataloging, etc.
needed to be connected to the server by a data cable. When the old
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library was built, there were only electrical and telephone connections. Conduits
for data cables did not exist. Plant operations and networking personnel were
busy with lots of other jobs, so in order to expedite our installation, I borrowed
a diamond tipped round hole saw bit and drilled dozens of holes through the
concrete floors. I pulled what seemed like a thousand feet of cable through ceilings and floor holes. I was on a ladder so much that one of the librarians said he
could only recognize me by my knees. When we had the opportunity to plan
and build a new library, I worked with the architects in deciding on the location
of electrical and data outlets. The main level of the library, which now houses
one of the most popular computer labs on campus, is a product of the desire to
provide extra capacity and flexibility.
My job titles varied through the years. I worked as the Assistant Cataloging Librarian, the Circulation Librarian, the Circulation and Serials Librarian, the Public
Services and Reference Librarian, the Systems Librarian, and the Technical Services Librarian.
Of all the benefits of working in the library, the interaction with staff and students is the greatest. That is the real reason for my lengthy stay. The people at
Southern Utah University have consistently been encouraging and supportive.
Since this newsletter will be sent to those involved in the School Library Media
Program, I want to let all of my former students know how much it has meant
to me to be able to participate in a shared learning experience and to watch you
blossom in your careers and personal lives. Keep up the good work!
Just as Rip Van Winkle resumed his life under new circumstances, I hope to enjoy
the coming phase. My wife and I are fortunate to have four children and fifteen
grandchildren. We hope to spend some quality time with them. My hobbies are
bicycling and camping. My wife and I will load the tent and bikes in the CR-V
and drive to Maryland and Pennsylvania. We like low grade rail-trails, so we will
ride on the Great Alleghany Passage Trail and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Path
along the Potomac River and through mountain passes. Friends in Australia have
invited us for an extended stay. Eventually we hope to spend some time in Costa
Rica teaching English to Spanish speakers.
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Randy—
“A kind heart is a
fountain of
gladness, making
everything in its
vicinity freshen into
smiles.”
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A university is just a
group of buildings
gathered around a
library.
— Shelby Foote
And then, two of students I met today actually said that they chose to come to
SUU, over their other possible schools, because of the Sherratt Library. When
they visited their campus picks, this library blew them away. When we first started the orientation process, it never occurred to us that the learning opportunity
could be reciprocal. Now I see that the orientations can, and should be, a two
way street. I give them the news about this wonderful world and, in return, they
might give me valuable feedback that can be used to enhance our bragging rights.
A great public library, in its catalogue and its physical disposition of
its books on shelves, is the monument of literary genres.
- Robert Melancon
Just today, I had an opportunity to get some great feedback from incoming
freshmen. Each semester, I do the Library infomercial for the SUU Freshmen Orientation. Lots of tables set up in a large area, with every possible department,
club and entity from all around the campus, vying for attention. You wouldn’t
think that a university library would even have to be involved – it’s embarrassing! These days, though, marketing is part of the modern library whether we like
it or not.
orientations can, and should be, a two way street.
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare says that “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” That
accurately describes my feelings as I reflect on a satisfying career and anticipate
coming activities. May the future treat us all well!
While it is sad to see Randy go we do want to welcome our newest librarian and soon to be
LM4200/6200 Cataloging Instructor, Loralyn Felix. Loralyn has worked here at our library for
some time in many departments and so brings with her a wealth of knowledge for our students to
benefit from and she has taught as an LM1010 Instructor. We are excited to have her on board
and look forward to helping her get ready for her new role as our Head of Technical Services.
You’ll be hearing more about her in our future newsletters!
by Ellen Chalmers,
LM Program Secretary
I’ve done this dog and pony show for six years and in the first year the kids pretty much blew past me without stopping. So, I started bringing treats of candy,
bookmarks and hi-liters to tempt the little devils. They started slowing down,
engaging in conversation and even asked questions! As the years have gone by,
we’ve gotten better with the displays and the treats and the students are more
apt to stop and visit. I talk about our services, our various environments for
study, our databases and, most importantly, our reference librarians. Yes, I mention the hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in those databases with things
that can’t be found on Google. But I remind them that for navigating those databases and evaluating the information found – our librarians are a priceless resource.
“One of the
greatest and
simplest tools for
learning more and
growing is doing
more.”
-Washington Irving
Ellen’s Corner
Two forces are successfully
influencing the education of a
cultivated man: art and science. Both are united in the
book.
— Maksim Gorky
Sad but true, we need to promote ourselves at every opportunity to the people
with the money and influence to help us prosper. Budget management will be a
constant in your future, but we can’t lose sight of the goal – bring the patrons in,
provide them with the best we can offer and ensure a literate community of lifetime learners. Using every chance we get to mine the positive feedback we get
from our patrons is something we should be doing more of. We need to leave
the old conceptions back in the twentieth century, where they belong – libraries
of today must be nimble, competitive and ready for the next challenge whether
it is money, digital books wars or something that hasn’t even been invented yet.
Yes, by the way, seeing into the future is something else in your new job description.
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Your Point of View—
Thoughts from a Current Student
A New Career in Library Media
By Josie Hales
Hi, my name is Josie Hales and I am going to talk about my experience so far with the Library Media Endorsement Program through SUU. This program is really an elite program. I was a little worried about the schedule
and online classes, but those worries were soon put to rest when I began working with this great faculty.
When I was looking into this program I had some immediate concerns. I am currently a full-time teacher in
Nebo School District and I was worried about how I was going to take these classes and do a 100 hour internship while working full time. I quickly called Verlene Schafer to talk about the program and voice my concerns. My concerns were put to ease after the conversation I had with her. I realized that this program is very
flexible and the faculty really wants to see you succeed and will go to great lengths to help you do just that.
I decided to go ahead and start the program in the spring of 2012. I enrolled in two Library Media Endorsement classes and I was on my way! Then I realized that there would be a couple of Media Specialist positions
opening in the fall of 2012 in my district and even though I was not finished with the Library Media Endorsement, I could still apply. Then it occurred to me that if I did happen to get hired for the fall then how would I
be able to do my internship with a certified Media Specialist? I quickly called up Verlene and told her the situation. We ended up coming to an agreement that I could start working on my internship hours during my prep
period and before and after school during the spring semester 2012 and then enroll in the Practicum class fall
2012 and finish the portfolio then. This way that if I did get hired in the fall, then my hours would be mostly
finished and I would just have to work on the portfolio. As I was completing my two classes and the internship, I found that Verlene was a huge help along with the great instructors I have had. I ended up completing
all 100 hours that semester and learned so much from the internship. Truly, the faculty for this program is awesome and they make you want to find and love a career in Library Media.
As it turns out, I ended up applying for the Salem Jr. High School Media Specialist position in March of 2012
and was hired! I was not only excited for this new career, but truly grateful that this program was flexible
enough to let me get my hours done early so that I could apply for this job. I am excited to start this new career and I am thankful for all the faculty and staff at SUU that have been so helpful along the way. I feel like I
am prepared for this new career and I have had some of the best training I could get anywhere!
Congratulations to our students who have recently finished the program !
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Amy Jamison
Candace Johnson  Allison Mower
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Ruth Scovill
Heidi Stanger
Lori Stephenson
LM 3120/6120—Children’s Literature
and Utilization of Literature in the Classroom
Taught by Phil Roché
This course introduces students to the value of literature as a lifetime activity and its use in the classroom. Techniques such
as book talks, storytelling, readers theatre, creative dramatics, choral reading, book discussions, writing, and art projects
are explored.
After completing the course you should be able to:
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Identify those experiences in your life that have contributed to your becoming a lifelong reader.
Develop techniques that will stimulate students to read.
Recognize the value of literature in a person's life.
Identify literature that children will value.
Become familiar with reputable authors and illustrators of children's and young adult literature.
Become familiar with bibliographies and other sources of information used in selecting and using literature.
Develop skills in analyzing, interpreting, and utilizing literature.
Children's Literature, Briefly. By James S. Jacobs and Michael O. Tunnell. 4th edition. New Jersey: Pearson, 2008. (ISBN-
13: 978-0-13-173490-6)
The Read-Aloud Handbook. By Jim Trelease. 6th edition. New York: Penguin, 2006. (ISBN: 0-14-303739-0)
Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning . By the American Association of School Libraries. Chicago: Ameri-
can Library Association, 1998. (ISBN: 0838934706)
The Watson's Go To Birmingham -- 1963. By Christopher Paul Curtis. New York: Yearling, 1997. (ISBN: 0440414121)
LM 4160/6160: Library Computer & Reference Skills
Taught by Scott Lanning
LM 4160/6160 is designed to help students develop the skills and techniques to foster creative uses of media resources.
Emphasis is on searching online databases, using printed reference sources, developing PowerPoint slides for instruction,
and creating a Web page for Internet access to reference materials. This course will introduce you to the techniques and
tools you need to be an effective reference librarian, including print and electronic resources, search logic, and the reference interview.
By the end of this course, students should know the different types of print reference materials and be able to answer
questions using any of them. Students will learn Boolean logic and be able to search a variety of databases, both free and
proprietary, successfully. Students will be able to evaluate print and electronic reference sources and determine the quality
of the information contained in the sources. Students will learn how to conduct a successful reference interview. Students
will learn the elements of the Big6 and Information Power and how to apply these elements to student learning in the
media center. Finally, students will learn the value of collaborating with teachers and how to share their knowledge.
Textbook:
Lanning, Scott and John Bryner. Essential Reference Services for Today's School Media Specialists, 2nd ed. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1591588832
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Fall 2011
Volume 2 No. 2 | 2
Historic Photograph Album Added
to the Howard R. Driggs Collection
NEWSLETTER
Fall 2011
Volume 2 No. 2
Message from the Chair of the Friends of the Library
Who are the Friends of the Library?
The Friends of the Sherratt Library is made up of individuals who pay an annual
membership to help support the Gerald R. Sherratt Library. The official name
of this organization is Friends of Gerald R. Sherratt Library of Southern Utah
University.
The mission of the Friends “is to advance the services and collections of the Library
through community, emeriti, and alumni outreach and establish fundraising
activities which support the principles, values, and ideals of open access to
information and scholarship. The Friends strive to develop and promote interest
in the Library and expand financial capabilities toward the services and resources
available to all stakeholders.” The Advisory Board currently has 14 members and
may include up to 20 members. This board plans and participates in activities
relating to the promotion of the library. These activities have included an annual
library gala, workshops offered for Friends, support of the Shakespeare First Folio
exhibit and the annual Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture.
The annual Library Gala is scheduled for October 8th at 7:00 p.m. in the library. As the principle fund raising event for the
Friends of the Library, this event showcases the library, and other areas of the campus participate as well. Features for
this year include:
• The 1623 First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays on loan from the Folger Library in Washington D.C. on display in Special
Collections. Utah Shakespeare Festival (USF) Founder Fred Adams will be on hand to give insight into the history and
importance of the Folio.
• Adjunct history professor and author Ryan Paul will discuss researching the USF archives that were recently given to
the Library and writing Celebrate 50 Years: Utah Shakespeare Festival.
• We Are Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On, a photo exhibit celebrating the 50 years of the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
• A visual presentation from Dean Shauna Mendini and SUU students of the College of Performing and Visual Arts about
their trip to China this summer where they presented The Dream of Helen, the dance drama inspired by the life and
achievements of Cedar City native Helen Foster Snow.
• Professors Paul Ocampo and Chien-Ying Wang from the SUU Dance Department will be performing modern dance
numbers.
• English professor Danielle Dubrasky and her students will read their original poetry.
• A string quartet and jazz ensemble from the SUU Music Department will again provide music throughout the evening.
It will be an evening to mingle and meet with others in attendance. This year the Gala will include a selection of
desserts. The cost will be $35.00 per person which includes membership in the Friends of the Library at the Patron level.
We hope you will plan on attending the Gala this year. There are six levels of the Friends of the Library. For more information
about joining go to the Friends webpage at library.suu.edu/page/friends-otl-become-a-friend.
In 1938 the Oregon Trail Memorial
Association, headed by Howard
R. Driggs, launched a program to
mark each mile of the Pony Express
Trail with an historical plaque. The
Association provided two thousand of
the plaques, designed by Dr. Driggs’
son, Perry (right).
Perry Driggs Jr. and his brother, Paul
Driggs, recently donated an album of
photographs their father compiled of
highlights of the trail-marking project and related events along the trail route.
A generous donation has been made by Reed Miller, Casper, Wyoming for the
digitization of the photographs and their addition to the online collection.
Shakespeare’s First Folio on Display
In recognition of the 50th year of the Shakespeare Festival, the Sherratt Library is
hosting a first printing of the First Folio, a 1623 first edition of Shakespeare plays
on loan from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. This once in a
generation opportunity is providing thousands of visitors the chance to see this
work up close and in person. And thanks to the financial and hands-on support
of the Special Collections staff, the Friends of the SUU Library, Utah Humanities
Council, Delta Air Lines, and the Grace A. Tanner Center for Human Values, the
artifacts will be on display through October 15th. The exhibit also includes other
rare books of interest and is free and open to the public in the Sherratt Library
Special Collections.
When Fred Adams, founder of the Shakespeare Festival, arranged to display the First Folio for the 25th anniversary of the
Festival. The book was mailed parcel post. Each night the library director placed the book in a safe place. This year, two
first class airline tickets were required for the transport of the folio: one for the curator from the Folger Library, Renata
Mesmer, and one for the folio itself. Climate controls in the Library were required as well as limitations on the amount
of lighting, less than 50 lumens. No one could touch the book after it was placed in the cradle inside the display cabinet.
Campus security has been extremely helpful in meeting the multiple levels of security mandatory to satisfy requirements
for the loan.
There have been many supporters involved with the day to day supervision and security of this exhibit. Library staff have
worked extra hours and adjusted their schedules as needed. Helen Englehart and Lorraine Warren coordinated a force of
volunteers to greet and oversee the exhibit so it would be accessible to as many visitors as possible. Without their time
and dedication, this project would have been much less accessible to festival goers.
If you haven’t yet been able to view the Folio exhibit, I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to see what
is arguably the most precious and valuable secular published work in the world.
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Friends Support of the Library and Collections
Through the efforts of the Friends this year, $5,000 was
contributed which helped purchase 96 additional books for
the library and support the Iron County Record digitization
project. Below is a sampling of the books purchased.
Spring 2012 Newsletter
Upcoming Events
October 8: Third Annual Library Gala
7:00 pm, Gerald R. Sherratt Library
Information at library.suu.edu/page/library-gala
Alexis de Tocqueville, Alan S. Kahan
The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family’s Century of Art
Friends of the Library Advisory Board
and Loss, Edmund De Waal
A History of Chemical and Biological Weapons, Edward
Randall Allen
Diana Graff
M. Spiers
Camille Q. Bradford
Barbara Matheson
Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer
Michael Broadbent, Chair
W. Clayton Petty
America’s Army: Making the All-Volunteer Force, Beth
Penny Brown
Gerald R. Sherratt
L. Bailey
Beverly Burgess
Brian Tavoian
The Challenge for Africa, Wangari Maathai
Jim Case
Evan Vickers
Childhood in a Global Perspective, Karen Wells
Helen Englehart
Lorraine Warren
Outer Planets, Glenn F. Chaple
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known
Atom in the Universe, Theodore W. Gray
The Forgotten Room: Inside a Public Alternative School for At-Risk Youth, Mary Hollowell
The Ghost of Jim Crow: How Southern Moderates Used Brown v. Board of Education to Stall Civil Rights, Anders
Walker
Hindu Goddesses: Beliefs and Practices, Lynn Foulston
How Fantasy Becomes Reality: Seeing Through Media Influence, Karen E. Dill
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s Call to Greatness, Harlow G. Unger
Replenishing the Earth: The Settler Revolution and the Rise of the Anglo-World, 1783-1939, James Belich
Rethinking the 21st Century: ‘New’ Problems, ‘Old’ Solutions, Amy Eckert
Scouting for Girls: A Century of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, Tammy M. Proctor
The Silence and the Scorpion: The Coup Against Chavez and the Making of Modern Venezuela, Brian A. Nelson
Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo, Annice Jacoby
The Tainted Gift: The Disease Method of Frontier Expansion, Barbara Alice Mann
The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century English Novel, Robert L. Caserio
Barnum Brown: The Man Who Discovered Tyrannosaurus Rex, Lowell Dingus
Beyond the Age of Oil: The Myths, Realities, and Future of Fossil Fuels and Their Alternatives, Leonardo Maugeri
Design to Thrive: Creating Social Networks and Online Communities That Last, Tharon W. Howard
Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?: What History Teaches Us About Strategic Barriers and International
Security, Brent L. Sterling
Friends have also served as volunteer hosts for the Folio exhibit and on various committees. All of these activities
help advance the Library’s role as the center for instruction, research and access to information for the SUU
community. These efforts are deeply appreciated.
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CLAUDIA BUSHMAN TO DELIVER HOWARD R. DRIGGS MEMORIAL LECTURE
Dr. Claudia Lauper Bushman (left), a prominent American historian and author,
will deliver the fourth annual Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture on March 21,
2012 at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall, Hunter Conference Center at Southern Utah
University. The lecture, Lost, Stolen, or Strayed: The Unrecorded Life, is part of
the activities of SUU Founders’ Week.
Dr. Bushman holds degrees from Wellesley College, Brigham Young University
and Boston University. She is a former Professor of American Studies at
Columbia University and founding Editor of Exponent II, a Mormon women’s
publication. Her husband, Richard Lyman Bushman, is Gouverneur Morris
Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia. Following their retirement, they
established the curriculum for Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate
University in California. They are now back in New York, teaching a course on
Contemporary Mormonism at Columbia this Spring.
Claudia Bushman has published 12 books of social and cultural history and Mormonism, including Building the
Kingdom: A History of Mormons in America, Contemporary Mormonism: Latter-day Saints in Modern America,
and Mormon Sisters: Women in Early Utah. Her most recent book is Pansy’s History: Margaret E. P. Gordon,
1866-1966, an edited autobiography by her maternal grandmother, published in 2011.
Throughout her career Dr. Bushman has been involved in community history projects, including serving as
director of the Delaware Heritage Commission and chairman of Columbia University’s 260 th anniversary
celebration. Her Church assignments have included chairing the Harlem Bridge Building Committee, the New
York Stake Living Nativity Scene Project, producing the concert of the Mormon Oratorio Choir in Carnegie Hall
and the Manhattan Temple Jubilee in Radio City Music Hall and installing (temporarily) a bronze statue of
Joseph Smith in downtown Manhattan for Joseph Smith’s 200th birthday.
The Bushmans have six children and 20 grandchildren. She was named New York State’s Mother of the Year in
2002.
The annual lecture honors Dr. Howard R. Driggs (1873-1963), the first English instructor
at the Branch Normal School, now SUU, from 1897-1905. The lecture series was
established in 2009 by his stepdaughter, Camille Bradford, to highlight the Driggs
Collection in the Sherratt Library’s Special Collections.
After leaving BNS Dr. Driggs (right) taught at the University of Utah and at New York
University, where he was Professor and Chair of the English Department in the School of
Education. He was also a noted Western historian and author, and served as President
of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association and American Pioneer Trails Association. The
prior lectures in this series, given by Governor Michael Leavitt (2009), Dr. Daniel Walker
Howe (2010) and Dayton Duncan (2011) are archived on the Sherratt Library website.
Friends of the Library
351 W. University Blvd
Cedar City, UT 84720
Edited by Vik Brown and Sheri Butler
Layout & Design by Marissa K. Gifford
Articles contributed by members of the
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THIRD ANNUAL FRIENDS OF LIBRARY GALA
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
One of the fun things about growing up with my parents was the large library in our
home. I looked through a book shelf and found a small book entitled In a Chinese
Garden, written by Frederic Loomis. This book was reprinted in Light from Many
Lamps, edited by Lillian Eichler Watson.
Quoting from the book: “This afternoon I was a guest in a beautiful Chinese home
here in Peking. The garden was enclosed by a high wall, and on one side, surrounded
by twining red and white flowers, was a brass plate about two feet long. I asked
someone to translate the Chinese characters for me. They said: ENJOY YOURSELF, IT
IS LATER THAN YOU THINK. I began to think about it for myself.”
The Advisory Board has had an interesting
year at the library. First, one of Shakespeare’s
First Folios, loaned to us from the Folger Library, was on display this
past summer. (See more on page 4). I would like to commend Paula
Mitchell and her colleagues in the library for all the work they did to
make this such a special event. Advisory Board members volunteered
to help and were there to answer questions from visitors and keep
watch of the items on display.
Michael Broadbent
Next, the Library Gala, held annually in October, was a beautiful evening
with music and dance from the students and faculty (right). Planning
for the upcoming gala is already underway with a theme surrounding
the impact of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Utah Parks Company
on the area, and its national parks and monuments. Many people in our
community and throughout the state have worked at the Parks.
Members of the Advisory Board have many varied interests and
contribute their time to work on many different projects for the
betterment of the library. In this article I would like to mention three:
Camille Bradford has volunteered to be the editor of the newsletter.
Barbara Matheson collects books and donates many to a collection of
books by, for, and about women. She has also offered to give a lecture
on finding books. Jim Case has a wide interest in the Southern Utah
area and has hiked most of the trails to the various points of interest.
He has found his hidden gardens off some of the trails and has
photographed and identified many wild flowers. He is also involved
with the Shakespeare Festival.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the board members for
the effort and time they each give to the Sherratt Library. On behalf of
the board I would also like to express my appreciation to all members
of Friends of the Library. Your ongoing support contributes to the
success of the library and is very much appreciated.
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FRIENDS OF THE SHERRATT LIBRARY
Friends of the
Sherratt Library
Advisory Board
Randall Allen
Camille Bradford
Penny Brown
Beverly Burgess
Jim Case
Helen Englehart
Diana Graff
Barbara Matheson
W. Clayton Petty
Gerald R. Sherratt
Brian Tavoian
Evan Vickers
Lorraine Warren
The Friends of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library hosted its
third annual Gala on October 8, 2011, featuring a
variety of activities, exhibits, entertainment, and
presentations. At center stage was the exhibit in the
library's Special Collections area showcasing a first
edition of Shakespeare's first folio, printed in 1623. The
book, on loan from the Folger Library in Washington,
D.C., has an estimated value of over $10 million, and is
considered by many to be the most valuable secular
book in the world. Fred Adams, founder of the Utah
Shakespeare Festival, which celebrated its 50th
anniversary in 2011, shared some thoughts with the
audience on the significance of the precious volume.
Other events included a visual presentation from
College of Performing and Visual Arts Dean Shauna
Mendini about their trip to China, where they created
and presented the production of The Dream of Helen.
Best-selling local authors L.E. Modesitt, Jr. and Allyson
Braithwaite Condie were on hand to discuss their books.
Dr. Danielle Dubrasky and her students shared their
original poetry. SUU dance professors Paul Ocampo
and Chien-Ying Wang, performed a modern dance
routine and answered questions from the audience.
The evening was topped off with the melodies of the
SUU String Quartet and the SUU Jazz Ensemble,
directed by SUU professors Xun Sun and Dr. Thomas
Herb respectively.
library.suu.edu
Camille Bradford, Newsletter Editor
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FRIENDS FOLIO VOLUNTEERS PROVE MORE PRECIOUS THAN GOLD
By Vik Brown, Library Department Chair
The Friends of the Library played an essential role in making the
exhibit More Precious that Gold: the Treasures of William
Shakespeare an outstanding success. Over 14,000 people
attended the display in the Sherratt Library’s Special Collections
(left-above) last summer which included one of Shakespeare’s
First Folios (left-below) and other rare books and artifacts from
the Folger Library in Washington DC, the Sherratt Library, and
the Utah Shakespeare Festival (USF). The exhibit, designed by
USF designers, was part of the 50th Anniversary of the Utah
Shakespeare Festival activities and was open from June to
October.
Advisory Board members Helen Englehart and Lorraine Warren
are to be commended for their efforts in scheduling Friends to
host the exhibit. Friends participating included Helen and Ken
Englehart, Lorraine and Robert Warren, Jim Case, Michael
Broadbent, Joe and Beverly Burgess,
Carolyn Higbee,
Christopher Clark and Gene Hottinger. They greeted attendees,
answered scores of questions and shared in the excitement of
the visitors.
Comments on the exhibit were extremely
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Debbie Steadman of Farr West, Utah: “Such a beautiful and
inspiring exhibit—I was amazed at the pristine condition of the
main exhibit—the Folio.”
Joe and Jennifer from Glendena, California: “Thank you!! What
a beautiful library and Special Collections. How wonderful to
give people access to the First Folio!”
Gayle and Steven Dowdle: “We loved it sooo much we came
back again! Thanks for fulfilling a dream!”
The folio, Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, &
Tragedies. Published According to the True Original Copies,
containing 36 of Shakespeare’s plays, was published in 1623.
Other books on loan from the Folger were a copy of A
Midsommer Nights Dreame published in 1600 and The most
excellent and lamentable tragedie of Romeo and Juliet published
in 1637.
Dean John Eye, Special Collections Librarian Janet Seegmiller,
University Archivist Paula Mitchell (right) and Advancement
Director Donna Law worked tirelessly to arrange transportation,
security, funding and accompanying activities. The exhibit was
sponsored by the library, USF, the Grace A. Tanner Center for
Human Values, the Utah Humanities Council, and Delta Air Lines.
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PAIUTE HISTORY AND LANGUAGE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
By Paula Mitchell, University Archivist
In December 2010 a conversation took place between
Dane Leavitt (Area Seventy for the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints) and Lora Tom (Council Member of
Cedar Band Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah) about
preservation of the history and language of the Paiute
people in southern Utah. The ideas that Dane and Lora
discussed were then presented to the Paiute Tribal Council
which expressed interest. From that interest the Paiute
History and Language Preservation Committee was formed
which includes Tribal leaders and members; professionals
from SUU, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and
Utah State Parks; and local leaders from the LDS Church.
All committee members are volunteers.
The Preservation Committee is working on several projects
to help the Tribe preserve its culture, history and language.
These projects will take several years to complete. Four of
those projects are:
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The Paiute Digital Archive, an internet-accessible
database of records, video recordings and images
significant to Paiute history and culture;
Writing a definitive history;
Preserving in the Paiute Digital Archive recordings of
tribal Elders speaking the Paiute Language; and
Developing a documentary film concerning the history
and culture of the Paiute Tribe of Utah.
The Sherratt Library Special Collections staff will be
involved in creating the Paiute Digital Archive as well as
collecting photographs, oral histories, videos and other
items to be included in it. We will also be involved in
helping to complete other projects outlined by the
Preservation Committee.
The Special Collections staff has been involved in
preservation of Paiute history for many years through the
William R. Palmer Collection. This new project will enhance
public understanding and appreciation of Paiute history.
Special Collections is honored to be included in this
important project.
Photographs from the William R. Palmer Collection. Above: Hannah Sampson displaying two baskets woven by her
(1936). Below: Paiute family (1933). © Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University.
Friends of the Sherratt Library Newsletter, Spring 2012 - Appendix B
Section - Category
Appendix
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Spring 2012
Volume 3, No. 1 | 6
Spring 2012
RANDY CHRISTENSEN TO RETIRE JULY 1
IRON COUNTY RECORD DIGITIZATION PROJECT
By Janet Seegmiller, Special Collections Librarian
By John Eye, Dean of Library Services
In 2010, the Sherratt Library
embarked on a digitization
project to make the Iron
County Record available online
to all those interested in
researching southern Utah
history and genealogy.
For 40 years, Randy Christensen (left) has been working to provide access to
information and services to the students, faculty, and staff at Southern Utah
University. He recently announced his plans to retire effective July 1, 2012.
It began publication in 1893,
founded by William C. Higgins.
In 1921 A. H. Rollo became
editor and manager. His family
published the newspaper until
1980, providing news coverage, publicity of social and cultural events, editorial comment, and local advertising.
Subsequent owners later consolidated the newspaper with the Cedar City Spectrum.
SUU has previously funded digitization of the issues published from 1923-1940. The complete issues for those
years may be searched through Utah Digital Newspapers at www.digitalnewspapers.org. Many people have
located important family information and are asking when more years will be available. With support from the
National Endowment for the Humanities, the years up to 1922 have also been digitized and will soon be
available to search online.
How to support this project
You can support this meaningful project with a gift, in
any amount, to: SUU Library, Iron County Record
Project, 351 West University Boulevard., Cedar City,
Utah 84720. If there is a specific year you would like to
make available for online searching, please let us know.
Volume 3, No. 1 | 7
The Friends of the Library are supporting fundraising
efforts that will allow the remaining years of the Iron
County Record to be digitized. It costs approximately
$800 to digitize each year of the Iron County Record
which will, from now on, be available to the general
public through this effort.
The library recently received a donation from the
Cedar High School Class of 1946. This gift has been
allocated to help digitize the 1946 editions.
Graduating from Brigham Young University with an English major and a minor in
history, Randy went on to receive his master’s of library science degree from BYU
and then spent three months on active duty in the Air Force Reserve before coming
to SUU in 1972. He remembers that he “planned to stay at SUU for a couple of years
but that turned into 40.” Over this time, he has worked in a variety of capacities in
the library from assistant cataloger to chair of public services, circulation librarian,
reference librarian, systems librarian, and now as head of technical services. Through
these experiences, Randy has seen many changes both as to how information is
prepared for access and how it is accessed by patrons.
The most dramatic change, according to Randy, “has been the use of technology and the availability of
information.” He remembers the days of typing cards for the old fashioned card catalog and how
revolutionary it was when the library received a typewriter that used a magnetic card to print multiple cards
without the need to manually type each one from scratch. Later, in the late ‘80s when computers were
emerging in libraries, he used his computer science minor that he earned from SUU to write a program that
managed how books were checked in and out. In 1990, the library bought its first commercial library system
from Dynix which he administered. Through all these changes, Randy worked to keep up and developed a
strong appreciation for technology. He was an early adopter of Apple’s iPhone and continues to experiment
with new opportunities to access information using technology.
Among Randy’s top accomplishments has been the design and planning for the new Gerald R. Sherratt Library
built in 1996. He was heavily involved with how the power and data lines were integrated in the plan and he
worked hard to make sure arrangements were made to satisfy pressures of future growth.
Randy plans to continue living in Cedar City after retirement, between all of the travel and other plans he has.
He says he has “enjoyed working with so many good people over the years in the library.” Now he will get a
chance to spend more time with his family, enjoying the outdoors and exploring new places. We wish him the
best in this new chapter of his life. Thank you, Randy, for your friendship and dedication to SUU!
We look forward to making this unique community resource available online.
Photograph from the Frontier Homestead State Park Collection. Iron County Record office on Main Street, Cedar City.
© Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University.
BLANCHE CLEGG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
By Ellen Chalmers, Library Department Administrative Assistant
Blanche Clegg (right) was the Special Collections Coordinator at the SUU
Library from 1987 to 1997. She was a teacher, writer, social activist, mother
and humanitarian. In her will, she left $500 to be used as a scholarship for
an SUU Library student employee. A library committee has chosen Megan
Stephens, a student employee in the Copy Center pursuing a Bachelor of
Arts in Psychology, to receive this award for the 2012 Fall semester.
LIBRARY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION DATABASES
By Phil Roche, Instruction/Outreach Librarian
The Sherratt Library subscribes to many high-quality online information databases. Friends of the Library at
the Associate level and above have remote access to some of these excellent resources, including:
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Academic Search Premier: Contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals and magazines including
full text for more than 4,600 of those titles.
Fold3 (formerly Footnote): Provides convenient access to U.S. military records, including stories, photos, and
personal documents of service members. Over 70 million original records.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: A database of electronic book reference titles, covering many subject areas
including the Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environmental Studies, History, Information and Publishing, the
Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, our Nation and World, Religion, Science, and the Social Sciences.
ProQuest Newspapers: Provides access to thousands of international, national, and regional papers including The
New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The Times (London).
Appendix
Section
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2011-2012 Annual Report
Spring 2012
Volume 3, No. 1 | 8
Friends of the Sherratt Library
January 1, 2011 through February 15, 2012
Robert Ackerman
Randy and Anne Marie Allen
Michael Anderson
Kent and Bonnie Bishop
Brad Bishop
Bonnie Blakely
Douglas G. Bonzo
Camille and Phillips Bradford
Bob and Arlene Braithwaite
Michael and Carol Broadbent
Nancy Brown
Scott and Penny Brown
Vik and Christie Brown
Joe and Beverly Burgess
Dr. Brian Burrows
William and Christine Byrnes
Jim Case
Brad and Terri Cook
Steven and Barbara Crump
Jean Daniels-Dillon
Kent and Bessie Dover
Ken and Helen Englehart
Rex and Beverly Erickson
John and Krista Eye
Naida Gardner
Robert and LaRue Gardner
Diana T. Graff
George Grohs
Roland and Valerie Gow
Scott and Sherrie Hansen
Todd Hess
Connie C. Holbrook
Eugene Hotinger
Daniel and JoAnn Jones
SUU
Bob Keith
Doyle Kutch
Donna Law
Dane and Ruth Leavitt
Berenice Liebhardt
David Lundberg
Barbara and Alva Matheson
Shauna Mendini
Reid Miller
Tom and Paula Mitchell
Kent and Cherie Myers
Mark Nelson
John and Allyn Palmer
Clayton and Zoe Petty
R. Scott Phillips
Boyd and Pam Redington
Karsten Reed
Christopher Romney, D.C
Don and Penny Scholten
Mary Jane Seaman
Gerald R. Sherratt
Lowell and Colleen Sherratt
Jyl Shuler
Neal and Marguerite Smith
Wayne and Maria Smith
Patricia and Robert Squire
Marci Staudt
Dr. Brian Tavoian
Georgia Beth Thompson
Jean Truman
Hazel and Roy Urie
Ella Van Groningen
Evan and Chris Vickers
Robert and Lorraine Warren
Friends of the Library
351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, Utah 84720
Annual Membership Benefits
Patron $35
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Newsletter
Borrowing and interlibrary loan
privileges
Friend $100
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All Patron benefits
Invitations to special programs and
lectures
Associate $250
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All Friend benefits
Remote access to selected online
databases
Invitations to training sessions
Sponsor $500
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All Associate benefits
Use of study rooms
Fellow $1,000
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All Sponsor benefits
Membership in the SUU President’s
Club
Benefactor $5,000 and above
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All Fellow benefits
Six indoor weekday Shakespeare
tickets
Other benefits as negotiated
To become a member please contact
Sheri Butler: butler@suu.edu
(435) 586-7947
Content contributed by all library departments
Editors Sheri Butler, Vik Brown, and Ellen Chalmers
Layout, design, and photography by Marissa K. Gifford

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