Barbara Glendenning Retires

News Crew in PUBL

SDC Field Trip to Sacramento

2 Libraries on the Move

HR ALERT

Library Employment Opportunities

Courtesy Listing

After ten years as head of the Education/Psychology Library, and three and a half years as head of the Social Welfare Library as well, Barbara Glendenning retired on February 8, 2008. These assignments round out a long career of dedicated service to California academic libraries that began thirty-two years ago at UC Riverside. Barbara's contributions to The Library at Berkeley are many and varied, and extend far beyond her managerial roles. She served on and led numerous committees and task forces, chairing both LAUC-B and CAPA. Barbara's service to the UC libraries will continue, post-retirement, in a part-time position with the California Digital Library.

While a permanent replacement is recruited, Ron Heckart will serve as Interim Head of the two libraries in a temporary recall appointment. Ron returns to Berkeley after a long career at the Institute of Governmental Studies Library, from which he retired in 2006.

Isabel Stirling
AUL for Public Services

ABC News Crew in Public Health Library

An ABC News cameraman and reporter were recently in the Public Health Library filming ... a journal article! But not just any article. The news team was here because a recent degree recipient from the School of Public Health's undergraduate major program (with a concurrent degree in rhetoric) got his research on hookah (water pipe) use by US students published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. ABC News was interviewing S. Katharine Hammond, the SPH faculty member who co-authored the research letter with Wael Noor El-Nachef, who is now at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. Mr El-Nachef is also a past winner of the Library Prize for Undergraduate Research.

Watch the ABC News video (Click "Watch Video"), or read the JAMA article.

See a description of Mr. El-Nachef's Library Prize-winning project on the Library Prize website.

Michael Sholinbeck
Public Health Library

Library Staff Tour California State Archives and California Museum for History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento

Forty-six Library staff members traveled to Sacramento on January 15 to visit the California State Archives and the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts. Led by the Staff Development Committee (SDC), the day afforded staff the opportunity to delve into the history of California and learn from another institution that archives Western Americana. In the middle of the day, attendees met with Nancy Zimmelman Lenoil, the State Archivist, who spoke about current issues in archiving. Highlights from the archives and museum include a 19th century mug book from San Quentin State Prison and exhibits on pioneers' quilts, William Randolph Hearst and his home in San Simeon, and Japanese internment.

In addition to hosting career development events, SDC reviews applications for career development funding. We encourage all eligible Library staff to apply to use their $800 of SDC funds for training, conferences and other career-related events. To determine your eligibility and find more information about applying for funds, please visit the SDC web site.

Sandy Tesch
Development Assistant

Two Libraries on the Move

The Physics/Astronomy Library will be closed beginning February 25, 2008 in preparation for the move back to 351 LeConte Hall, which will take place beginning the week of March 3rd. The library will reopen on March 17, 2008.

Due dates for books (normally 1 month) have been adjusted so that all books checked out before our closure will be due in our new location.

During the move, course reserves will remain in the current location, Hearst Field Annex, Building B, and will be available for use until Friday, February 29, 2008. We will provide access to the course reserves materials in 351 LeConte Hall as soon thereafter as possible.

Sue Koskinen
Physics/Astronomy Library

In summer 2008, The Bancroft Library will return to its original location, the Doe Library Annex, from its temporary quarters in downtown Berkeley. The state-mandated seismic retrofitting of its building, as well the much-needed upgrading of its facilities, is planned for completion by the end of spring 2008. The Library will be closed for approximately five months during this move, and then will once again be open to the public.

Bancroft's normal open hours will be maintained this spring for the preparation of the move. From May 23, 2008 to mid-Fall 2008, Bancroft will be closed to the public in order to move its collections. Other Bancroft Library programs affected by the move include the Mark Twain Papers and Project, the Regional Oral History Office, the Center for the Tebtunis Papyri, and the University Archives. For more information and updates about the move, please visit the Bancroft website or call (510) 642-3781.

Lee Anne Kolker
The Bancroft Library