THE HARRY & JEANETTE WEINBERG MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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SPRING 2012 • Vol.1 Issue 1
A newsletter from The Weinberg Memorial Library FALL 2014
Our Thanks to the Man Behind the Camera: Caring for the Terry and Paula Connors Collection If you’ve attended an event on The University of Scranton campus lately – say, anytime in the past four decades – there’s a good chance you’ve crossed paths with local photographer Terry Connors. You may not have noticed him (he prides himself on unobtrusiveness), but while you were greeting that former classmate, listening to that faculty lecture, or watching that graduate receive a hard-earned diploma, Connors and his camera were hard at work, capturing moments and memories.
It is now the Weinberg Memorial Library’s privilege – and challenge – to preserve those memories for future generations. In October 2008, Terry and Paula Connors donated to our McHugh Special Collections their entire collection of negatives and slides, representing approximately 300,000 photographs from freelance assignments between 1966 and 2005. This year, the Connors expanded their gift to the Library, donating hundreds of CDs holding born digital photographs taken between 2005 and 2013.
A Pictorial Witness to University History Terry Connors opened his freelance photography business (Photography by Terry Connors) in 1976 and worked in partnership with his wife Paula (who, as Terry puts it, did “everything but take a photo”). From the very beginning, The University of Scranton was one of Terry’s major clients. Indeed, the
Connors Collection includes negatives from several fall 1976 assignments at the University, including a handful of club football shoots, the track club’s 24-hour Relay Marathon and a visit by Brigadier General James F. Cochran to the University’s ROTC cadets. Please See Behind the Camera on Page 10
To understand the importance of press releases in University history, one need only glance at a few titles: “Scranton City Council meets regarding Linden Street” (1974); “Opening of New Bookstore” (1988), “Bell Tolls Again for Houlihan-McLean Center” (1991), “University of Scranton Launches New Web Site” (2000). Traditionally printed and distributed to media outlets, University press releases not only document major events like building dedications, they also highlight the ongoing academic and scholarly activity on campus, from lectures by visiting scholars to Education for Justice programs, and they recognize the accomplishments of our students and faculty, from Fulbright fellowships to community service projects. Recognizing the value of this content, in January 2014, the Weinberg Memorial Library joined forces with staff and student workers in the University’s News and Media Relations office (part of the Division of Enrollment Management and External Affairs) to digitize a large collection of University press releases. Thanks to this collaborative effort, student workers in the News and Media Relations office are currently combing through more
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News and Media Relations: Library Join Forces to Digitize University Press Releases
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than 1,500 subject and biographical files to find and scan press releases, following instructions prepared by the Library’s Digital Services department. Students also provide basic descriptive information, such as the title and date of each release. The digitized files are then transferred to the Library, where Digital Services staff members flesh out the descriptions (adding subject terms, for example) before publishing the press releases online in our PR Publications and Press Releases Collection (www.scranton.edu/library/prpubs). Over 1,200 press releases have been digitized so far, dating from the 1970s to the present. Library staff members also contributed an additional set of almost 500 press releases, dated between 2000 and 2002, which were “rescued” from archived copies of the University website. All are now publicly available on the web for users to search and browse, and all have been transferred into the Library’s digital repository for longterm preservation. Quite a lot of work remains to be done: working alphabetically through the subject files (with apologies to the World Languages and Cultures department!), students are currently digitizing folders beginning with the letter “E.” However, the success of the collaboration so far bodes well for future plans to jointly digitize other materials in the News and Media Relations files, which include photographs, news clippings and other documents, so that the Library can preserve and provide access to these important records of University history. —Kristen Yarmey, Digital Services Librarian
Press releases sampled from the Chemistry Department subject
file highlight ongoing academic
achievement on campus: a 1978 digitized release announces a $2,000 grant from the Linder
Appleton’s research on cholera,
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The University Announces Naming of Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections
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Helen Gallagher McHugh Thanks to Brian E. McHugh, The University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library’s Special Collections will be named the Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections.
The University of Scranton Weinberg Memorial Library’s Special Collections will be named the Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections, in honor of Brian E. McHugh’s mother. Brian E. McHugh has announced a planned estate gift to the Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Memorial Library in memory of his mother, Helen Gallagher McHugh. In memory of Mr. McHugh’s mother, the University has announced the Weinberg Memorial Library’s Special Collections will be named the Helen Gallagher McHugh Special Collections. Mrs. McHugh was born in Kingston and resided in Plymouth. In addition, the Weinberg Memorial Library has appointed Mr. McHugh to the Advisory Board of the Friends of the Harry
and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library. Mr. McHugh is a graduate of Kingston High School. He attended the University of Havana, Cuba, and earned a master’s degree in psychology from The University of Scranton in 1959. A resident of Kingston, Mr. McHugh is a Korean War Veteran who served in U.S.A.F. as a member of an aircrew. His background includes positions in instruction, banking, construction and development. Mr. McHugh is a field consultant for business development at present. He is a member of The Friends of the Weinberg Library, the Schemel Forum and an active member of the Luzerne County Historical Society. According to Charles Kratz, dean of the library and information fluency, Mr. McHugh shares both the vision and mission of the University in its spiritual and academic pursuits.
Through the Lens: A Compassionate Look Back, at Our Future The Heritage Room will host a traveling exhibit showcasing the social justice photography of Linda Panetta from Oct. 3 through Nov. 26. The images and stories presented by photojournalist Linda Panetta will take audiences on a moving journey, challenging their own reality of the world as they experience the joy, beauty, hope and sorrow of people affected by violence, sanctions, and misguided foreign policy. Over the past 25 years, Panetta has traveled throughout Latin America and the Middle 4
East using her first-hand knowledge and experiences in impoverished war-torn areas of the world, including Guatemala, Colombia, Nicaragua, (Chiapas) Mexico, El Salvador, Haití, Argentina, Chile, Perú, Uruguay, Ecuador, Panamá, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine, to advocate for environmental, economic and social justice. In Panetta’s work, she captures the daily realities of life of the people for whom she advocates with the goal of raising public awareness about world events and the cost of war and its “collateral damage.”
“When looking through the lens of a camera, you’re ever so present to the details of one’s face: the smirks, smiles and frowns; the wisdom and age that accompany the sunbaked wrinkles, a depth of sorrow, joy, uncertainty, curiosity and oneness in the eyes,” says Panetta. Panetta’s vivid photographs speak volumes and inspire others to act. Throughout the exhibit and talk (slide presentation), you will see and hear the prevailing sense of hope for a better tomorrow as inspired by the individuals in her photographs. Catch a glimpse of the world around you and its very soul in photojournalist’s Linda Panetta’s rousing stories and images. Along with the exhibit held in the Heritage Room there are other events scheduled. Ms. Panetta will be hosting a First Friday event where she will be exhibiting a different set of photographs at the Connell Building on Oct. 3. On Oct. 6, Ms. Panetta will do a public presentation titled: “Latin America Through the Lens: A Compassionate Look Back, at Our Future.” The lecture will be held at
Loyola Science Center, room 133, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibit and lecture are made possible by a grant from The University of Scranton Office of Equity and Diversity, Diversity Initiatives and the generous support of the Latin American and Women’s Studies, the Weinberg Memorial Library, University Ministries, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Office of Community Relations and the Office of Equity and Diversity. To view a collection of Panetta’s photography visit: www.OpticalRealities.org Contact Michael Knies at 570-941-6341 or Michael.Knies@scranton.edu for more information about the exhibit. Contact Karl Kretsch at 570- 941-4729 or Karl.Kretsch@ scranton.edu for more information about the lecture and other events. —Michael Knies
Children in the community of Esperanza en Dios in the department of Chocó Columbia, an area of the country that has long suffered violence from the war on drugs.
Write & Cite: Bringing Peer-to-Peer Writing Assistance to Students in the Weinberg Memorial Library
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week of classes. Consultants were available for drop-in appointments on the first floor in the Reilly Learning Commons and the second floor in the Reference Desk area, from 5 to 8 p.m., both nights. The premise was for consultants to be available to assist students with their writing in the Library, where that writing was actually taking place, and the close proximity of the Reference Desk meant students could also be referred to a reference librarian, as needed,
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For two days during “dead week” of the spring 2014 semester, students in the Weinberg Memorial Library noticed something new on the first and second floors: the CTLE’s Writing Center had set up camp to offer assistance to students with their final papers. Called “Write & Cite,” the program was a collaboration between the Writing Center and the Library. It involved four to six writing consultants located at two stations during Tuesday and Wednesday evening of the last
From the Library Dean Welcome to the fall 2014 semester. We are
The Friends were founded in 1994 to support The
excited this semester to unveil the Weinberg
University of Scranton’s new library and to provide cultural
collaborative
Today’s libraries face the challenge of strengthening col-
Library’s Reilly Learning Commons, a dynamic, student
environment
outreach to the Northeastern Pennsylvania community.
for
research, technology and media. The Library will hold a
lections that reflect the history of ideas while building col-
“Grand Opening” event for the Reilly Learning Commons
lections and programs that reflect the present and serve
24-hour room on September 17 at 10 a.m. A “Vendor Days”
as gateways to the future. During the past 20 years, the
event will coincide with the Grand Opening and will be held
Friends of the Library have supported this effort by building
on Wednesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 18
an endowment by adding to the Library’s collections, and
in the Learning Commons. The Library has invited some
by sponsoring programs of interest to the community. The
of its major information providers, including: ProQuest,
Friends’ programs have heightened community aware-
Springer, Elsevier, EBSCO, ebrary, etc. to the campus to
ness of the Library’s resources, while the Friends’ gifts have
show interested students, faculty, and staff how these
enriched the Library’s collections, furnishings and services.
products can meet their research needs as well as answer
Friends’ members have enjoyed fellowship and friendship
any questions they may have about using these resources.
with those who value the importance of libraries and learn-
Vendors will provide informal presentations on their prod-
ing. And they have had a special opportunity to help the
ucts using the new group collaboration spaces that have
University and Library attain their goal of excellence.
been created as part of the Learning Commons design.
In 1997, the Friends of the Weinberg Library established
Similar to the Library’s previous “Vendor Days” event, there
its Distinguished Author Award Series to reach the hearts
raffles. Light refreshments will be provided throughout the
nity and to provide a glimpse into the innermost hearts
will be plenty of “giveaway” items, handouts and prize
of booklovers in the Northeastern Pennsylvania commu-
two days.
of writers. Annually, the Friends of the Library recognize
The Friends of the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Library
and honor the work of fiction or non-fiction authors and
are celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2014. One of the
invite authors to campus to share their literary pursuits and
premier parts of the celebration is the Friends’ Distinguished Author Award Event.
impressions with the University’s academic community
This year, National Book Award
and with the Northeastern Pennsylvania community.
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author Colum McCann will receive the Royden B. Davis
I am indebted greatly to all of the Friends of the Library
S.J. Distinguished Author Award on Saturday, Oct. 18 at
Board members and many volunteers who have worked
of six novels and two collections of stories. He has been
cesses, from the establishment of the Royden B. Davis
5 p.m. McCann was born in Ireland in 1965. He is the author
tirelessly to achieve the organization’s countless suc-
the recipient of many international honors, including the
Distinguished Author Awards series in 1997 to the Friends’
National Book Award, the International Dublin Impac Prize,
annual Leaves of Class Raffle to the Friends’ annual book
a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres from the French government,
sale to the Friends’ many programs and exhibits. Please join
election to the Irish arts academy, several European awards,
us for the Distinguished Author Award event on Oct. 18,
the 2010 Best Foreign Novel Award in China and an Oscar
2014 and become a member of The University of Scranton’s
nomination. McCann’s most recent novel, “TransAtlantic”
Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library. For ticket and/
was published in summer 2013. His novel “Let the Great
or membership information, please contact Kym Fetsko at
World Spin,” won worldwide acclaim, including The 2009
570-941-7816.
National Book Award in the U.S. His work has been pub-
Charles E. Kratz
lished in over 35 languages. He currently teaches at the MFA program in Hunter College in New York City.
Dean of the Library
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for assistance with formatting their citations. Each Write & Cite station also included refreshments. Over the course of the program, 33 students received assistance through writing consultations, with three referrals to a librarian for citation assistance. At times, the traffic at the Write & Cite stations was so high, consultants had to turn students away. One student even asked a consultant if they could “do this every week,” proving that the program fulfilled a need for students using the Library. And that student’s wish will be granted: beginning in the fall 2014 semester, the
Writing Center will have two satellite locations in the Reilly Learning Commons, making our resourceful Writing Consultants a permanent fixture in the Weinberg Memorial Library. Many thanks to the writing consultants for making this event a success, to Amye Archer, Writing Center coordinator, for planning the event, and to the CTLE for furnishing the refreshments. For more information about the Writing Center and the services it provides, see: http://www.scranton.edu/academics/ctle/writing/index.shtml. —Donna Witek
Writing Consultants help students at the Write & Cite station near the Reference Desk.
Introducing Our Staff: Ian O’Hara Ian O’Hara, one of the newest employees in the Weinberg Memorial Library, works as serials/electronic resources clerk. Kevin Norris, editor of Information Update, interviewed him via Facebook Messenger.
KN: : IO
When did you start working at our Library and what do you do?
University of Scranton, aren’t you?
I am. I graduated in 2005 with a degree in elementary education, and
University and the Library since you were a student?
IO
: The campus is far different from
when I attended the University. The DeNaples Center and Loyola Science Center didn’t exist when I was a student. The Library is similar, but there are some obvious changes. The first floor, which is going to be the new Reilly Learning Commons, was all stacks of serials and bound journals. Media Resources was where my desk is now. The remaining floors are quite similar to how I remember them.
KN
: You also have a master’s degree in
library science, don’t you? Were you inspired by your work here? How did you decide to get the degree?
IO:
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: And you are an alumnus of The
KN
: Are there a lot of changes in the
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I started working in the Library in November of 2013. I was hired as the serials/electronic resources clerk, so I process and shelve all of the print serials and maintain their records in Sierra as well as work on the newly initiated ERM module for electronic resources. I’ve also begun to work on some projects for digital services as well, including image processing for the scrapbooks that were found in the basement and subsequently digitized.
had a work study position at the circulation desk for the four years I was in school.
been touring in bands and essentially just playing music for a living, which can become stressful financially. I also knew that I didn’t really want to be an elementary teacher either. I enjoyed my work here while in school and Clarion’s program being offered online allowed me the ability to still do what I was doing musically and work on my education at the same time.
work right now ends up being on banjo, as the bluegrass band I play in is the most active, particularly in the spring and summer.
: Tell us something about your
: That’s another one that is hard to
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music career.
My family is musical, both of my grandmothers played piano and my grandfathers sang. My father played guitar and sang harmony in bands before I was born, and my brother is a drummer and live sound engineer. I’ve been playing instruments since the age of six or seven. I toured and played in a band called Lewis & Clarke that is releasing a new record sometime this year. I played piano and other keyboard instruments on that, as well as playing double bass and writing string arrangements. I also play double bass in an acoustic swing group inspired by the gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Most recently I play banjo in a bluegrass band called Coal Town Rounders and have a jazz quartet that I play electric guitar in. I freelance quite a bit too, including playing bass in the pit orchestra for The University of Scranton Players production of She Loves Me this past spring semester.
KN: : IO KN: : IO
How many different instruments do you play?
I play guitar, bass, piano, banjo and drums. So, five total. And your favorite is . . .?
I can’t say that I have a favorite. Each one is interesting and uniquely challenging in its own way. The majority of my 8
KN
: You play a variety of different styles
of music, too: bluegrass, acoustic swing, jazz, in an orchestra for a musical. Is one of these your favorite or more in character for you?
IO
answer. I enjoy doing each different style of music. Some are more complex or more technically demanding because of the nature of the music, but I enjoy each. I like doing the musical stuff and classical orchestral stuff because it forces me to be in a more strict musical environment where I have to read music again and stick rather closely to what’s on the page.
KN:
Is there someplace online, like YouTube, where we could hear some of your musical groups?
IO:
All of the Lewis & Clarke stuff, as well as the Coal Town Rounders stuff, is on iTunes and Spotify and all of those things. There is also a band I was in when I was younger called The Minor White in those places too. I’m pretty sure there are a bunch of YouTube clips of the first two bands I mentioned.
KN
: Where have you performed and
where will you be performing in the future?
IO
: I’ve played music in a number of places
throughout the U.S. and in Canada. The summer seems to be dominated by a lot of bluegrass festivals, and perhaps some shows here and there with Lewis & Clarke, probably primarily in New York, or Philadelphia, and some similar kinds of shows with another band that I just joined called Heavy Blonde, in which I’ll be playing electric bass.
KN:
Let’s talk some now about your library career. What field of librarianship are you interested in pursuing?
IO:
I’m not certain exactly. I want to stay within the academic library field. I guess I am mostly interested in what is coming in the future in terms of how technological advancements will shape the future role of the library and librarians. It seems to be in a period of transition right now, where traditional librarian roles are quickly being altered in order to catch up with the changing nature of information and how it is presented and also consumed.
Reilly Learning Commons— Now Open! Ribbon Cutting in September The Reilly Learning Commons on the first floor of the
Library is now open! The construction began as soon as
students left campus for the summer to ensure completion
by the start of fall semester. We have five additional group study rooms, which feature large screen monitors that students can connect to through their laptops or tablet computers. Our collaboration spaces have the same technology
KN
as well as couch-like seating, a practice presentation room
: What do you imagine an academic
where students can record presentations and save digital
library will be like in 10 years? Twenty years?
copies to share with professors or classmates, six Macs and
: I imagine it will eventually be more of
lab PCs and open seating for students that allow them to
six new Dells with specialty software for audio and video
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editing and visualization tools, in addition to the regular
bring their own devices in the space. We also allocated
a place for people to collaborate with one another. It will be less of a place where you go just to seek information, but more of a place that not only provides access to vast collections of digitized information, but also a physical space that might also provide a patron with the ability to access technologies that may not be commonly available in the home. Things like 3D printers and advanced video and imaging equipment come to mind. So, the library in the coming decades will still be providing access to information through digital databases, but will also be the provider of access to new technologies, and a provider of physical space within which individuals can meet and collaborate on research.
two offices for the Writing Center so that they may provide tutoring. There is also an office for technical support within the space.
There will be a special ribbon cutting and vendor fair in
the space on September 17 at 10 a.m. The fair will include
demonstrations of the new technology in the Learning Commons, visits from our database suppliers and vendors to show everyone what is new from their product lines,
as well as representatives from the CTLE and the Writing
Center and librarians showing off new collections and
Library materials. There will be giveaways and prizes throughout the two days. Refreshments will be served.
—Sheli McHugh
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Well, we want to wish you good luck in both your musical and your library career!
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Seating areas like this are featured in the Weinberg Memorial Library’s new Reilly Learning Commons.
The Man Behind the Camera Connors has taken public relations photographs for us ever since, documenting the University’s major activities and accomplishments while also capturing the “best foot” that we aimed to put forward - the story that we wanted to tell about ourselves to our prospective students, donors, alumni and community members. He has been a ubiquitous presence on campus, welcoming new faculty to campus each fall and saying goodbye to graduates at commencement each spring. Nary has a check been presented nor a reception held without Connors snapping a few shots for posterity and the papers. As a result, the breadth and value of the Connors Collection to the University Archives is astonishing;
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glancing through his appointment books, one begins to suspect that he may know us better than we know ourselves. Connors has now served under five University presidents, all of whom make frequent appearances in the Collection. His best stories, though, almost inevitably involve Rev. Joseph A. Panuska, S.J., who served as University president from 1982 to 1998 and shared with Connors an appreciation for “oddball photos,” casual snapshots of dignitaries or community leaders goofing around after a formal photo shoot. Terry and Paula were honored to have Fr. Panuska perform a ceremony renewing their wedding vows.
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A Treasury of Local History While he assured us that University of Scranton assignments were his favorites, Connors’ career as a freelance photographer has also involved work for a diverse group of local institutions and organizations. His photographs document the public face not only of The University of Scranton but also of Lackawanna County. With clients such as the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, the Lackawanna Bar Association, Moses Taylor Hospital and the Diocese of Scranton, the Terry and Paula Connors Collection is a treasure trove of local history, a nearly comprehensive photographic survey of important people and events in our community. And those important people aren’t only locals. Connors regularly photographed visitors to the region, including politicians (e.g., George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton), religious figures (Mother Teresa, Cardinal John J. O’Connor), actors (Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson), musicians (Liberace, Wynton
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Marsalis), and many other celebrities, Nobel Prize winners, military officials and international dignitaries. When pressed, Connors will share some fantastic stories about some of these celebrity encounters (ask him about Pete Rose!), but he distances himself from the glitz and glamor. As an event photographer, he strives to avoid inserting himself into the event, aiming instead to go unnoticed while he works to get the right shot. “I’m there to blend in,” he told us when we asked him about his work. It was only on rare occasions (and only to bring out the best in his subjects), that Connors would risk some gentle interference. He once dared to fix the tie of Gerald Ford during the former president’s 1978 visit to the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce. Later, when a Secret Service agent warned Connors that Ford disliked having so many photographs taken, Ford overheard and intervened, telling the guard, “He’s OK.”
June 1978 photograph of Gerald Ford, speaking at a Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce event. Ford reportedly disliked press photographers, but said of Connors: “He’s OK.”
Despite his efforts to be unobtrusive, Connors is well-known in the community. Local politicians and public figures have called out to him to snap photographs of them at important events. During a September 1996 visit by then-presidential candidate Bob Dole, the many shouts of “Terry, over here!” from
attendees wishing to have their photograph taken with Dole prompted Dole himself to exclaim, “I’ve got to take a picture with Terry!” Connors acquiesced, handing his camera over to Scranton Mayor Jim Connors to pose for a photo with Dole and then-Senator Arlen Specter.
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Therefore, one of our top priorities for this project was to determine the safest and most effective way to copy content from the CDs. As we have worked through the first few boxes of CDs, we have come across some odd errors. For example, several Kodak Picture CDs from 2005 have defied standard imaging processes, allowing Guymager (a CD copying tool widely used in digital forensics) to copy all of the files on the CD…except for the photographs! Luckily, we have been able to rescue 99.8 percent of the photographs stored on the more than 100 CDs we have copied so far. Once each CD has been copied, we will transfer selected content into our digital repository for long-term preservation. Already, a few challenges are on the horizon. How do we select the content we want to keep (e.g., the original image files from Connors’ camera, any embedded metadata, and any edits he might have made before sending the photos to the client) and separate it from the files
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The impressive size and scope of the Connors Collection, which give it such inestimable worth to the University and the community, also present challenges to the Library’s efforts to effectively and sustainably preserve and provide access to the photographs the Connors have entrusted to us. The digital portion of the gift – the Connors Collection CDs – has proved an especially complex project for the Library’s Digital Services Department to tackle. Born digital materials are deceptively difficult to work with. It’s quite tempting to assume that digital files last forever, but in reality, the ones and zeros that make up digital information are frighteningly vulnerable to degradation and loss. One crucial point of failure is physical media; the lifespan of optical media like CDs and DVDs can be as short as two to five years or as long as 25 years, depending on how they were manufactured and how they have been stored and handled. For the Connors’ CDs, then, the clock is ticking – several are already almost 10 years old.
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The Man Behind the Camera that we don’t want to keep (e.g., small bits of proprietary software, such as the ancillary files stored on all Kodak Picture CDs)? We are currently testing different processes, trying to understand precisely what information each type of CD in the collection stores and how that information is structured. Next we’ll tackle description. How can we help users (especially University and local community members) discover, browse, and search the Connors Collection photographs? Fortunately, we have heaps of descriptive information to work with, much of it thanks to Terry and Paula’s diligent record-keeping over the years. Along with the CDs and negatives, the Connors’ donation also included assignment books and worksheets, which generally document the time, date and client for each assignment, as well as the subject or event that was being covered. Digital Services Assistant David Hunisch is currently transforming digitized copies of these worksheets and books into a searchable spreadsheet, attaching controlled vocabulary terms to help us establish relationships with materials in our other collections. We have also found a wealth of digital information stored as embedded metadata in the image files themselves — not only the date the photographs were taken, but also information about the camera and settings Connors used throughout the shoot. At the same time, Special Collections staff and students are inventorying the Connors’
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negatives, arranging them into series based on client and recording information about the assignments represented. The big challenge for description will be reconciling all of this information efficiently and effectively, and doing so in a way that’s consistent across the digital and physical parts of the collection. Ideally, we’ll be able to merge our streams of information together into a single finding aid, describing negatives, prints, digitized images and born digital images in a unified, userfriendly way. Further down the road is the challenge of providing user access to the images. Again, having fantastic donors is a real plus for this project. The Connors were willing to transfer their share of copyright of all images to us, allowing us to take any actions needed to preserve the images and, hopefully, make them publicly available to users. That said, we believe that many of the images may fall under “work for hire” copyright restrictions, and we are currently working through the implications of this. One of our priorities for access, of course, will be University photographs, and – happily – copyright is in our corner for those assignments. At this point, we envision publishing selected images from University assignments via our digital collections (www.scranton.edu/library/digitalcollections), with additional images from each assignment available to users upon request.
Sampling of Photography by Terry Connors Clients Catholic Choral Society
Lackawanna Bar Association
Penn State University (Worthington Campus)
Cigna
Lackawanna County Aging Office
St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen
Children’s Advocacy Center Community Medical Center Diversified
Diocese of Scranton
First Liberty Bank and Trust IHM Sisters
Lackawanna College
Little Sisters of the Poor Mostly Opera
Mountain View Care Center NET Federal Credit Union
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
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Ronald McDonald House St. Thomas More Society
Scranton Area Foundation Scranton Country Club Scranton Tomorrow
University of Scranton
The Reason Why This work is difficult, but it is a burden that we bear gladly. Our work to preserve and provide access to the Terry and Paula Connors Collection seems the least that we can do to celebrate someone who spent his life celebrating the accomplishments of others. One finds in this increasingly chaotic world that there are no medals for self-effacement, no awards for the art of blending in. For archivists, though, preservation is our highest form of praise; a commitment to care for a collection is our most prestigious prize. And so, to Terry, Paula, and the entire Connors family: we give our time, attention and labor in deepest gratitude for yours. Thank you for always making us look so good. —Kristen Yarmey, Digital Services Librarian (with thanks to David Hunisch, digital services assistant, Michael Knies, special collections librarian, Kay Lopez, special collections and University archives cataloging librarian, and Elizabeth Shomaker, special collections assistant)
Terry Connors receiving a Distinguished Service Award from Fr. Scott Pilarz, S.J. (then University president). He was joined by his wife Paula Connors and professor of history Dr. Frank X. J. Homer.
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Article from the Sept. 26, 1976 Scrantonian about Brigadier General James F. Cochran visiting with the University’s ROTC cadets. Connors took this photograph during one of his first Photography by Terry Connors shoots at the University.
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Excerpt from an article in the Oct. 7, 1976 Catholic Light about thenUniversity President William J. Byron, S.J., naming Rev. John A. Walsh, M.S., S.T.L., as Pius X Teaching Chair of Theology at the University, featuring a photograph by Terry Connors.
Digital Collections Move to the Cloud for Long Term Preservation
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The Weinberg Memorial Library recently established a new cloud-based digital preservation repository, where we can store and protect important digital files for the enduring future. Thanks to our new partnership with DuraCloud (a subscription service offered by the not-for-profit organization, DuraSpace), the master files from our digital collections are now being preserved in a more robust repository, where we can monitor the health of our bitstreams, discover and repair any corruption or damage and automatically back everything up offsite in Amazon S3 and Amazon Glacier cloud storage. This is a significant step forward in the Library’s ability to collect, preserve, and provide access to a wide variety of digital resources, such as digitized and born digital materials from our University Archives and Special Collections, as well as scholarly works created by our faculty and students. Since 2008, our digital collections have expanded
from 0 to 2 terabytes (that’s over 2,000 gigabytes!), with no signs of stopping anytime soon. At this rate of growth, it was getting difficult for us to manage our own local and remote backups, and we were quickly running out of local storage space. The move to DuraCloud not only simplifies our workflow, it also gives us plenty of room to grow for the future. As an added bonus, thanks to interoperability between DuraCloud and our Archive-It web archiving service, all of the content that we capture for preservation from University-related websites will be automatically backed up in DuraCloud, too. We’re also exploring how DuraCloud can support streaming access to the growing selection of digital audio and video materials in our Media Resources Collection (MRC). All of these changes are on the back end, so users won’t notice any difference – you can still search and browse our digital collections at www.scranton.edu/library/digitalcollections. —Kristen Yarmey, Digital Services Librarian
Weinberg Memorial Library Announces Prize Winners Caroline Swift, an MBA student with a concentration in operations management, and Christine Panzitta, a junior secondary education/history major, were selected as the winners of the 2014 Library Research Prize. The Weinberg Memorial Library at The University of Scranton inaugurated the prize in 2011 to recognize excellence in research projects that show evidence of significant knowledge of the methods of research and the information gathering process, and use of 14
library resources, tools and services. Swift, winner in the Graduate category, submitted a research paper that she completed for OM 579: Research Methods titled, “How E-Tailer Attributes Affect Online Shopping Intention: The Moderating Effects of Age, Gender, and Prior Experience.” Caroline is a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Kania School of Management who will pursue doctoral studies in Supply Chain & Information Systems at Penn State University this fall.
Prize winners and Honorable Mentions included, from left to right: Christine Panzitta, Stephen Gadomski, Natalie Della Posta, Taryn Anthony, Caroline Swift and Patricia Gelling
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In support of her application, Adam Pratt, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of history at The University of Scranton, wrote that Christine’s research, “explores one of the most under-researched areas of the Civil War” and that her paper is “on the cutting edge of how historians are exploring the Civil War and its impact on American life.” Two undergraduate students also received Honorable Mentions awards—Natalie Della Posta, a neuroscience major and Stephen Gadomski, an exercise science and sport major. Information about the 2015 Library Research Prize, including the dates of the two deadlines for application, can be found on the Library’s website at www.scranton.edu/ libraryresearchprize. A statement of faculty support is one component of the application process, and faculty who assign research projects should encourage their students to apply. Questions about the Library Research Prize or the application process should be directed to the Library’s Information Literacy Coordinator, Bonnie Oldham, at 750-9414000 or bonnie.oldham@scranton.edu. —Bonnie Oldham
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Her application essay states, “Interlibrary loan has been a lifesaver, providing me with everything from obscure articles to textbooks from faraway institutions. I am genuinely grateful for the skills I have acquired using the Weinberg Memorial Library.” In support of her application, Rose Sebastianelli, Ph.D., professor of operations management at The University of Scranton, wrote, “The originality and significance of the topic resulted in the paper being accepted for presentation at an academic conference.” The judges selected several students to receive Honorable Mention awards in the Graduate category—Taryn Anthony, a chemistry major; Patricia Gelling, an occupational therapy major; and a group of physical therapy majors, including: Kyle Corrado, Christine Fischer, Michael McGraw and Kristin Ryffel. Panzitta, winner in the Undergraduate category, submitted a paper titled “Desertion in the Union Army 1861-1866” for her Honors Tutorial, HIST 386H: Civil War and Reconstruction. After graduation, she hopes to teach history in a high school. In her application essay, Christine wrote, “With the help of the library I was able to expand the different types of sources I used for my research.”
Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education “Framework” is the word that was chosen to describe
the core ideas of information literacy by the task force
dispositions (attitudinal values related to the concept).
This new approach underscores the critical need for
of the Association of College and Research Libraries
faculty members and librarians to collaborate to effectively
Competency Standards for Higher Education published in
disciplinary content. The approach also aims to provide
(ACRL) charged with updating the Information Literacy
2000. After two years of work, the task force has produced a Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. This document identifies six frames, each of which consists of one of the threshold concepts that is crucial to the
address information literacy education that aligns with the basis for more sustained collaborations with disciplinary faculty and create more aligned teaching and learning communities at the institutional level.
Before a final document is ready to submit to the ACRL
understanding of information literacy. The six frames are
Board for consideration (target date August 25, 2014) two
is Constructed and Contextual, Format as Process, Searching
back. Once the Framework becomes “official,” we will post a
Scholarship is a Conversation, Research as Inquiry, Authority as Exploration and Information has Value. The document
also suggests some related knowledge practices (ways that learners increase their understanding of the concept) and
other ACRL groups are charged to review and provide feedlink to it along with additional information on the Library’s Web page.
—Bonnie Oldham
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Information Literacy Stipend Winners Announced Dean Charles Kratz announced two Information Literacy Stipend recipients for the 2014 Fall Semester, each of whom will receive a stipend of $1,000 upon submission of their reports documenting the impact that the information literacy components identified in their proposals had on the student learning outcomes for their courses. Meghan Rich, Ph.D. will revise her syllabus for Sociological Theory (SOC 218), a course that introduces sociology majors to the idea that sociological theory is created through “conversations,” to include a final group project. This project will be a written literature review that includes at least three primary sources. Dr. Rich will collaborate with Librarian Donna Witek who will conduct an information literacy session to provide students with some techniques that will enable them to recognize the difference between primary and secondary sources. 16
Specific criteria will be used to assess the project, including the quantity and quality of the sources used. Student learning will also be assessed through a pre/post-test. During an information literacy session conducted by Librarian Bonnie Oldham, students in Introduction to Occupational Therapy (OT 140) will learn how to differentiate popular and scholarly journals and how to effectively search library databases to find peer-reviewed articles on a specialty field in OT. They will then evaluate the articles to determine whether or not there is evidence to support the practice being used. The goal of the proposal submitted by Christopher Dunbar, OTD, occupational therapy faculty specialist, is for the students to learn the importance of evidence-based practice to guide therapeutic interventions in occupational therapy. —Bonnie Oldham
Scranton Reads: One City, One Book: Edgar Allan Poe Scranton Reads is a community reading project directed by the Scranton Public Library and the City of Scranton. Its goal is to encourage community members to read a specific book or collection of stories during the month of October and attend events to discuss the themes of the title. It hopes to unite the community around a shared experience— reading! Since its formation in 2002, the committee has planned book discussions, panel presentations, art exhibits, film screenings, author visits and talks from experts. There are programs for children, teens and adults both at the public library and throughout the community. This year, the committee selected the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The kick-off event for 2014 will be a mock wake on Oct. 7 to mark the 165th anniversary of Poe’s death. This will be held at the Albright Memorial Library at 7 p.m. There also will be a bus
trip to Philadelphia to visit the Poe National Historic Site, a film festival for kids at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library and a presentation on Ravens at the Everhart Museum. The finale event will be a ball featuring a costume contest and a Poe-themed performance to be held at The University of Scranton. The Weinberg Memorial Library will also present the Vince Price/Roger Corman film, “The Pit and the Pendulum” (1961) with a discussion led by Librarian Kevin Norris. To learn more about Scranton Reads and find the full schedule of events for October, visit www.scrantonreads.org. The committee will be using the “Great Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe,” Simon & Schuster Enriched Classic edition. You can also download free e-books of Poe’s works by visiting http:// scrantonreads.wordpress.com/free-book/ —Sheli McHugh
Welcome to the Newest Friends of the Library We would like to thank the newest members of the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library for their contributions. Ellen Muzi
Charles A. Battenberg
Karen Habersky
Nancy Nulty
Mary Grace Brier
Gregory and Andrea Hunt
Alejandra Sanchez
Alan and Diana Dakey
Albert and Marie Karam
David Schappert
Kathy Dooley
Robert Mackee
Sharlene Schneider
June Ejk
Judy Magnavita
Juanita Soika
Sharon Evans
Dr. Tim Magnavita
Eric Solivan
Samuel and Rena Fohr
JoAnn Martarano
Edward and Barb Steinmetz
Raymond and Andra Frey
Brian McHugh
Dr. Joe and Yvette Vinson
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Leaves of Class Winners January
Marjorie Boyd of Gouldsboro won two tickets to a Broadway Theatre League of NEPA event, two tickets to “Much Ado About Nothing” on Feb. 1, courtesy of Community Concerts at Lackawanna College, and two tickets to “Driving Miss Daisy” on March 6, courtesy of the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, a one year membership to the Lacawac Sanctuary and the Everhart Museum, four movie passes courtesy of Cinemark Theatres and four club seats to a Scranton/WilkesBarre Penguin’s game courtesy of PNC Bank, two tickets to see “Simply Sinatra” on Feb. 22, courtesy of Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and a gift basket of fabulous lotions and more from LAVISH Body+Home.
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February
Patricia Gray of Clarks Summit won two tickets to “The Fantasticks” on March 29, courtesy of Community Concerts at Lackawanna College, two tickets to a Broadway Theatre League of NEPA event, and two tickets to see “Broadway Baby” on April 5, courtesy of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, a $50 voucher for the Season Series shows presented and produced exclusively by the Scranton Cultural Center, a $50 gift certificate from Nada & Co., a $50 gift certificate for Carl von Luger Steak & Seafood, a beginner’s series and five free classes from Prana Yoga, as well as two tickets to the Friends of the Weinberg Memorial Library’s Distinguished Author event.
March
John Farkas of Scranton won six flex tickets to the Wildflower Music Festival at the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary, two tickets to a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No.
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April
Janet Wenzel of Scranton won a one-year membership to the Michael J. Aronica, M.D. Wellness Center courtesy of Allied Services. Janet will also enjoy a $50 gift certificate from N.B. Levy’s Jewelers and 15 free beverage certificates from Aramark.
May
Joan Fritz of Scranton won a one carat diamond bracelet courtesy of Midori Yamanouchi, Ph.D. She received a $100 gift card courtesy of Boscov’s, a $50 gift certificate from Sibio’s, a $25 gift certificate from Stirna’s and a $40 gift certificate to Keystone College Chef ’s Table Restaurant.
June
Janice Laboranti of Scranton won an annual couple’s membership to The Schemel Forum at The University of Scranton. She also won a $40 gift certificate to Keystone College Chef ’s Table Restaurant, a $75 gift certificate to Sanderson Place Salon & Spa in Scranton and a $40 gift certificate to Thai Thani. To top it all off, Janice also received a diamond accent bracelet.
E-book Collections Made Possible by Ann & Leo Moskovitz Ann and I. Leo Moskovitz generously donated funds in support of the acquisition of Elsevier’s 2014 e-book collections. The couple has generously supported numerous art and cultural charitable organizations throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania for decades. In 2009, they received the McGowan Cornerstone Award from The University of Scranton.
The Jay Nathan, Ph. D. Visiting Scholar Lecture Series His Excellency Kairat Umarov, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the United States, and Galiya Umarov present gifts for the Weinberg Library Collection to Dean Charles Kratz and Jay Nathan, Ph.D., during the Inaugural Lecture in The Jay Nathan, Ph.D. Visiting Scholar Lecture Series on April 2, 2014.
A Legacy to Hold, A Future to Build The University of Scranton 1888-2013
Meet National Book Award-Winning Author
Colum McCann
Distinguished Author Award Reception & Presentation
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Get your copy of the first-ever commemorative, hardcover book chronicling The University of Scranton’s 125-year history.
5:00 p.m.
(570) 941-7816 scranton.edu/authaward
Purchase your copy at the Bookstore on campus or Online at
scranton.edu/historybook
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