Central State University
THURSDAY March 28, 1991
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High prices force library cuts of the periodicals may be reinstated and new ones added in the future. Dr. Frances Alsworth, curriculum and instruction associate professor and faculty seCentral State University's Max Cham- nator, said the faculty senate has formed an bers Library has implemented a "library kill ad hoc committee to look at faculty-library list," which eliminates the univerity's sub- communications. scriptions to approximately 475 periodicals "One of our concerns is that the faculty and reference books, said John Purdy, li- would like to be more involved with things like the kill list," Alsworth said. brary serials head. University budget cuts have forced the li"The library staff does have the final debrary to cut its periodicals by 20 percent, cision, but it's not like they just go in and said Dr. John Lolley, library services randomly pick," Alsworth said." They pick director. on logical basis and keep the things that "This is the third time we have had to do seem to be the most useful. this, and libraries all over the country are "The periodical prices have increased going through the same thing. It's not just drastically over the past few years, and alhappening to us," Lolley said. though our school has had funding at a suitHe also said Dr. Clyde Jacob, academic able level it still means you buy less for your affairs vice president, wanted everyone to money because the cost has gone up so," know this was a temporary thing, and some Alsworth said. By Lyne Gardner Staff Writer
She also said the faculty committee will meet Friday and prepare a proposal for better communication between the faculty and library. "The library staff deals with the statistics of how things are used in the library, but as far as the relationship of classroom teaching and learning activities, the faculty thinks they are in a better position to say what is actually helpful and what is not," Alsworth said. Dr. Herbert Giles, marketing professor and faculty senate president, said the lack of communication between the faculty and library concerned him. "We all understand that the price of periodicals has just gone out of sight," Giles said. "We can't keep all the periodicals that we used to, but the decision on which periodicals to get rid of needs to be a shared decision." V
Retired CSU professor dies at 68 By Barbara Howry Staff Writer
Dr. Virginia Lamb, 68, former associate professor and chairman of the home economics department, died Sunday at her home in Edmond. Lamb was employed by Central State University in August of 1977 and retired in June of 1986. She served in an adjunct position until May of 1989. She was a resident of Edmond for 26 years and began her career as a dietician in the Oklahoma City public schools before
moving on to a teaching career. In 1978 Lamb was chosen as Outstanding Faculty Woman of the Year, and in '80 was named Woman of the Year by Edmond BusMess and Professional Women. CSU honored Lamb with the Merit Award for outstanding teaching in 1984, and the College of Special Arts and Sciences chose her as Educator of the Year for 1982-82. Lamb was a founder of the Gamma Chapter of Phi Epsilon Omicorn National Home Economics Honor Society, and a member of the Edmond Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include two sons Charles
Lamb and George Lamb, both of Edmond and a brother, Gus Edwin Malzan. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church of Edmond with interment at Perry, Okla. Arrangements are being handled by Baggerly Funeral Home, Edmond. The Virginia Lamb Scholarship Fund has been established and donations can be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Edmond. CSU's home economics department has also started a scholarship fund in Lamb's name and memorial donations can be made to CSU Foundation Inc.
Campus Police Officer Steve Berry registers at the Oklahoma Blood Institute's spring drive. A spokesman for the institute said donations given March 11-12 totaled 177 units. (Photo by Andrew Woon)
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CAMPUS Race relations representatives at a meeting March 12 alleged student publications are biased in their coverage against campus minorities.
SPORTS Broncho senior first baseman Curtis Underwood is batting .340 for CSU while leading the team in hits, homers, doubles, RBI and slugging in his final year.