Dan Krummes Librarian Emeritus

Michael Connelly Joins ILS Team

Steve La Follette Comes to BIOS

Undergraduates and Library Use

EVENTS

Spring Semester Blood Drives

HR ALERT

Spring Career Workshops

Library Employment Opportunities

Courtesy Listings

Daniel Krummes Named Librarian Emeritus

LAUC-B is pleased to announce that Chancellor Robert Birgeneau has named Dan Krummes Librarian Emeritus. Quoting from the chancellor's letter: "This honor is indication of the esteem in which you are held by your colleagues at the Harmer E. Davis Transportation Library and on the campus. It is granted in thanks for your many years of devoted service to the University and to your profession, and your unique contributions to the Berkeley campus." Dan joins a select group of Librarian Emeriti that includes Anne Lipow, Tom Reynolds, Alan Ritch and Sue Rosenblatt.

Dan was director of the Transportation Library from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. In 2005, LAUC-B named him Distinguished Librarian in recognition of his sustained excellence in acquiring, organizing, interpreting and providing access to information related to transportation.

Dan was named Librarian Emeritus in accordance with LAUC-B procedures. Retirees with 10 years of service who have attained the rank of Librarian, or their Review Initiator, can submit evidence of "noteworthy and meritorious contributions to the educational missions and programs of the university" to the chancellor for consideration. See http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LAUC/emeritus.html for more information on retirement benefits for librarians.

Our congratulations to Dan!

Lucia Diamond
Chair, LAUC-B

Welcome Michael Connelly to Interlibrary Services

The Interlibrary Services Department is happy to announce Michael Connelly has joined our team today, February 15.

Michael is no stranger to the Library, having worked in the Preservation department during 1998-2000, and two stints in the Deposit Services section of the NRLF. Michael also spent five years in Japan teaching English and indulging his passion for Japanese music. Michael was awarded his BA at Berkeley, and is currently working towards his MLIS through San Jose State University.

In Interlibrary Services, Michael will work half-time each in the Photoduplication Section, and the Baker/RLCP service, where his library skills will be put to good use, and where we will guarantee that he never has time to be bored.

Yokoso, Michael!

Charlotte C. Rubens, Head
Interlibrary Services Department

Welcome Steve La Follette to the Marian Koshland Bioscience & Natural Resources Library

We are very happy to welcome Steve La Follette to the Marian Koshland Bioscience & Natural Resources Library as our new Serials Assistant! Steve comes to us most recently from Kaiser Permanente MultiMedia Library where he worked as an Assistant Librarian. Some of you may also remember Steve when he worked in Technical Services as a serials cataloger. I am very pleased to have him back! Steve can be reached at 2-2532 (slafolle@library.berkeley.edu). Please join the Bioscience staff in welcoming Steve!

Judith Weeks
Marian Koshland Bioscience & Natural Resources Library

Insights into Berkeley's Undergraduates and Library Use

Spring 2006 marked the fourth year in which the University of California administered its Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES). The survey was sent to all 150,000 undergraduate students enrolled in the University of California statewide. UCUES is part of a larger project, the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU), which seeks to improve the academic and civic experiences of University of California undergraduates.

At Berkeley, UCUES is administered annually "for identifying strengths and weaknesses in UC's undergraduate program, and for more fully understanding nature of how students are taught, their motivations and desires, and how they view their experiences," says Gregg Thomson, Director, UC Berkeley Office of Student Research.

What follows is a very brief distillation of some of the responses that relate to students' use of their time and the libraries.

• During a TYPICAL 7-day (168 hour) week during the academic term, how many hours do you spend doing the following?

  35.7% spend 10 hours or less studying and on other academic activities outside of class
  75.4% spend 5 hours or less working for pay

• Indicate how important each of the following college goals is to you:

  71.4% felt exploring new ideas was very important

• How much time do you spend on each of the following in a typical week?

  37.3% spent 11 or more hours per week using the computer for non-academic purposes.
  18.6% spent 16 or more hours per week using the computer for non-academic purposes.

• During an average term, how often do you use the campus libraries (including online resources)?

  49.4% used libraries for research less frequently than once a month
  20.3% used libraries for research once a week or more frequently
  33.1% used libraries for other purposes less frequently than once a month
  43.0% used libraries for other purposes once a week or more frequently

• How satisfied are you with the following aspects of your educational experience?

  51.8% are satisfied or very satisfied with the accessibility of library staff
  61.2% are satisfied or very satisfied with the availability of research materials

• How important to you are the following aspects of being an undergraduate at a research university like UC?

  66.4% felt learning research methods was important, very important or essential
  55.5% felt pursuing their own research was important, very important or essential
  77.8% felt having access to a world-class library collection was important, very important, or essential

• During this academic year, how frequently have you done each of the following?

  32.3% rarely or never used a library catalog
  36.5% rarely or never searched library-provided databases for journal articles
  39.8% rarely or never read or printed e-books and online articles

• Which of these best represents your opinion of the following statements?

  77.2% agreed or strongly agreed with the statement "I prefer to do research on the Internet when possible rather than go to the library."

Pat Davitt Maughan, Project Manager
Mellon Library/Faculty Fellows for Undergraduate Research Project

EVENT

Spring Semester Blood Drives

Just one blood donation can help save up to three lives. UC San Francisco (UCSF) and the American Red Cross sponsor blood drives on campus providing blood to UC Medical Center and hospitals throughout the East Bay, respectively. Blood drives are held frequently throughout the year. You can find the schedule on Cal's blood drive page or check the campus event calendar on the Berkeley home page.

Here is the current schedule for upcoming Spring 2007 drives:

Thursday, February 22, 10 am - 4 pm
UCSF Blood Drive
UCSF Mobile Blood Drive van parked on Bancroft, just east of Telegraph Ave, near Sproul Plaza. No appointment needed.

Monday, March 5, Noon - 6 pm
Red Cross Blood Drive
MLK Student Union, East and West Pauley Ballroom, 3rd floor
Appointments encouraged but walk-ins welcome. The first time, you will be asked to register. Use the sponsor code "UCB."

Thursday, April 26, 10 am - 4 pm
UCSF Blood Drive
UCSF Mobile Blood Drive van parked on Bancroft, just east of Telegraph Ave, near Sproul Plaza. No appointment needed.

Trish Ratto, RD
University Health Services