Towers
Newsletter of the Library Associates of the University of Idaho Library Spring 2011
Inside this issue:
Special Collections
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I’m honored to be able to greet you as the new Head of Special Collections and Archives here at the Library. Although I’ve only been on the job for a brief time (starting last August), I believe that we’ve already made substantial advances in expanding our collections and their visibility to scholars throughout Idaho and the world. This has been especially true of the International Jazz Collections (IJC).
From the Dean’s Desk...................................2 Government Documents and Maps Departments...........................................2 INSIDE Idaho....................................................3 Data Management.........................................3 Ways to Give.....................................................4 Faculty Highlights..........................................4 Endowments....................................................4
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In Special Collections, we have completely processed the Lionel Hampton and Ella Fitzgerald collections, thanks to the meticulous work of Laura Guedes, and finding aids for these are now searchable online from anywhere in the world. We are also well into the process of organizing the Al Grey and Rosalie Soladar Memorial Collection with the help of Lionel Hampton School of Music Professor Alan Gemberling, himself a trombonist who played with Grey and many other jazz greats on
Ella Fitzgerald Downbeat Cafe, NYC 1949 from the Leonard Feather Jazz Collection, University of Idaho Library
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Lionel Hampton playing the vibraphone from the Lionel Hamption Library Collection, University of Idaho Library. a number of occasions. Working with Devin Becker, our new Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication Librarian, we are actively digitizing photographs, scores, letters, and other materials from the IJC, so that both scholars and enthusiasts can access these collections without necessarily making the trip to Moscow. For those who will be in town for the Festival, please try and stop by the Library, where we’ll have a number of items on exhibit, including photographs by Herman Leonard, who was particularly well-known for his portraits of post-war jazz legends. There will also be a selection of items from the Ray and Cecilia Brown Collection, as well as select items from some of our smaller continued on page 2
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collections, including a dress worn by Ella Fitzgerald. Finally, we’ll have a memorial to Wally “Gator” Watson, who passed away unexpectedly last September. Our endeavors are not limited to the Library, however. There are other new faces in jazz on campus, in particular Steven Remington, the new director of the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival. Steven and I have already met to discuss ways in which the IJC and the Jazz Festival can work together better, including coordinated exhibits and new ways to promote jazz scholarship at the University. I am also active in the newly
formed Jazz Research Group on campus, a group of scholars from the Library, the School of Music, and the Jazz Festival, committed to advancing the visibility of the University’s jazz legacy and strengthening connections between these three entities. This is an exciting time to be at the University of Idaho, and in Special Collections especially!
Lionel Hampton and Joan Crawford from the Lionel Hampton Library Collection, University of Idaho Library.
-Garth Reese Head of Special Collections & Archives
From the Dean’s Desk The spotlight on jazz for this month reflects the passion and energy of our donors and what they contribute to the university. When the library accepted the International Jazz Collections a few years ago, we worked tirelessly to learn about our new collections and the families, partners, and communities represented by these artists. It has been an amazing journey. We are honored to hold collections from Al Grey, thanks to the late Rosalie Soladar and her daughters. Al was one of the many important visitors to the jazz festival and from Rosalie, I learned what his life on the road was like. To our surprise, he worked in multiple media
and we exhibited some of his visual pieces at last year’s festival. Our dear friend Cecelia Brown has deposited some of Ray Brown’s collections with us this year. Cecelia’s stories are rich with romance and provide great insights to this wonderful artist. Others represented in our collections, such as Pete and Condi Condoli and Idaho’s own Lee Morse, have stories that touch my heart and help provide an understanding of sacrifices made for arts’ expression. This wonderful collection tells stories of individuals who lived their art, either
with the help of or in spite of loved ones, in a culture that both celebrated and condemned them. Through their work and ours, we offer our students and communities insights about their life and times. The library can hardly hold a higher aspiration. Thank you for your support in making our special collections a gem of a resource. -Lynn N. Baird, Ph.D. Dean of Library Services
Government Documents and Maps Departments “An exciting outreach project involving both maps and government documents at the library involves 5th and 6th grade students from the Palouse Prairie School of Experiential Learning.”
The Government Documents and Maps Departments has a new librarian overseeing them as of August 1, 2010. I have been a reference and instruction librarian at the University of Idaho Library since September 2007. Prior to arriving at the University of Idaho, I worked as an assistant in documents departments at the University of South Carolina and Central Washington University. An exciting outreach project involving both maps and government documents at the library involved 5th and 6th grade students from the Palouse Prairie School
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of Experiential Learning. The public charter school students visited the library at least three times during the fall semester to delve into historic maps and documents related to the nation’s founding. Students had hands on experience with the primary documents in order to explore the impact the documents have had and continue to have on students today. -Ramirose Attebury Government Documents Librarian
INSIDE Idaho INSIDE Idaho, Idaho’s geospatial data clearinghouse, recently received a website “facelift.” The site has been completely revamped and it is supported by a newly redesigned architecture, as well. This upgrade makes INSIDE Idaho friendlier to navigate and easier to use for locating geospatial data. The clearinghouse employs standardized documentation (metadata) to describe geospatial data originating from federal, state, local and tribal governments throughout the state. During the past year INSIDE Idaho staff added more new data to the site, including the 2009 1-meter Natural Color + IR Imagery of Idaho. This imagery consists of 6553 image tiles totaling approximately 1.2TB. In its first month of availability via INSIDE Idaho, over 1 TB of these data were downloaded. Additionally, 100,000
UI Campus/Moscow Community Green Map from INSIDE Idaho page views for the imagery and map web services were downloaded. Another notable item added to the database is a Land-Use Conflict Identification Strategy (LUCIS) Model provided by graduate student Ryan Urie, in conjunction with the University of Idaho Building Sustainable Communities Initiative. This is the
first GIS model available through the clearinghouse and it is also the first item made available to INSIDE Idaho from the Building Sustainable Communities Initiative. Beta version may be found here: http:// beta.insideidaho.org/. -Gail Eckwright INSIDE Idaho Librarian
Data Management Last May, the National Science Foundation announced that in January 2011 all research proposals will be required to have a data management plan. “Science is becoming dataintensive and collaborative,” noted Ed Seidel, acting assistant director for NSF’s Mathematical and Physical Sciences directorate. “Researchers from numerous disciplines need to work together to attack complex problems; openly sharing data will pave the way for researchers to communicate and collaborate more effectively.” From the publics’ perspective, sharing data will advance science more quickly and efficiently leading to socially beneficial goods and services. But how does this relate to libraries? Many researchers are coming to the library with their questions and requests for digital space to store their data, because, historically, libraries are the organizers and keepers of information.
Although many academic libraries currently lack much of the infrastructure to deal with data management, this issue is quickly being acted upon due to the NSF mandate. In fact, according to the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy, research institutions and research libraries are expected to provide training, develop standards, make storage available, create plans and in general offer guidance in regards to data management. On January 21, 2011, President Duane Nellis’ Friday Letter stated that the University of Idaho expended $87.2 million in competitive research activity, which means that the Library will surely be affected by NSF’s new policy on data management. Watch for future issues of Towers to see how the University of Idaho Library is dealing with these data management issues.
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One of the benefits of data management is the ability to create linked data, which connects data creating new relationships leading to amazing discoveries and useful tools. Examples of projects that re-use data to identify new relationships:
• DBpedia dbpedia.org/ • Friend of a Friend Project www.foaf-project.org/ • GeoNames www.geonames.org/ • Sensorpedia www.sensorpedia.com
Faculty Highlights: Library Videos with Joe Vandal Ways to Give For more information on giving options and ensuring your gift is used exactly the way you want it to be, contact Dean Lynn Baird at (208) 885-6534. • Cash Gifts • Planned Giving • In-kind Gifts (Materials and Personal Collections) • Tax Benefits Appreciated Assets • Memorial or Honorary Gifts For more information, please visit: www.lib.uidaho.edu/giving/ways.html
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In 2009, Kristin Henrich and Diane Prorak received a grant to create instructional videos to improve information literacy. The three different videos, each starring the school mascot, Joe Vandal, are about promoting the library’s resources, finding a book in the library and using the microfilm printer. To view the videos, please go to the library homepage and under the “Services” tab, click on Library Videos. The videos have been shown in many library instruction sessions, new student information sessions and recruitment events. Students and faculty have given positive feedback about effectiveness of the humor and content of the videos.
videos”, was published in Reference Services Review, volume 38, issue 4. Congratulations to Henrich and Prorak for their successful grant implementation.
Henrich and Prorak presented their results about using the videos in library instruction classes at LOEX of the West in June 2010 in Calgary. In addition, their paper, “A school mascot walks into the library: tapping school spirit for library instruction
Joe Vandal in the Library for the filming of library tutorial videos.
Endowments Growing existing endowments is an excellent way to support library activities. Below are endowments that are either fully endowed or growing, grouped by how the funds are designated for use. Library Materials * Ella L. Olesen Library Endowment * International Jazz Collections * Kyle E. Laughlin Library Endowment * Jewell Leighton Holm and Georgia M. Leighton Endowment * Louise Anderson Ruetten Endowment * Slade Anti-Pollution Trust * Edwin and Norah Tisdale Library Endowment * Parker and Kay Woodall Library Endowment * John R. & Joan A. Yuditsky Library Endowment Special Collections & Archives * Lloyd and Emma Frederick Library Endowment * Shirley Longeteig Strom and Robert C. Strom Library Endowment
P.O. Box 442350 Moscow, ID 83844 Phone: (208) 885-6534 Email: librdean@uidaho.edu
Strategic Priorities * Lau Library Endowment * Carl W. Berryman Library Endowment * Earl Larrison Library Fund Endowment * Lynn and Dennis Baird Library Endowment * UI Library Associates Endowment * University Library Enhancement Fund Technology & Innovation * John W. and Carmelita G. Spencer Centennial Library Endowment * INSIDE Idaho Endowment Fund
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