Friends of the UNCG Libraries

It is with sadness that we report the death of former U.S. Representative Howard Coble.  The Congressman died November 3 from complications stemming from skin cancer surgery. Details on funeral arrangements and an obituary may be found here . Rep. Coble's papers are housed in the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives in Jackson Library at UNCG.  As Dean Rosann Bazirjian said in reporting the Congressman's death to the library's faculty and staff this morning, "his generosity to the University Libraries was truly noteworthy.  We will miss him." Among the coverage of the Congressman's death are the following segments involving the Coble papers at UNCG. http://myfox8.com/2015/11/04/ remembering-howard-coble-1931- 2015/ http://www.wxii12.com/ news/part-2-a-lifetime-of- service/36265842   

L-R: Music Librarian Sarah Dorsey with Alice Brown '65 Alice Garrett Brown ('65) completed her reunion gift by naming a carrel in the Schiffman Music Library.  Alice, who has given her oral history for the African American Institutional Memory Project, was a music teacher for 36 years in both Greensboro and Randolph County.  Her gift, she says, combined her love of both music and libraries. Her reunion gift also included a gift for the Quad Renovation and the African American Institutional Memory Project. We are grateful for Alice’s generosity.

Left to right: Scholarship Committee Chair for NCLA Libby Stone, Kapil Dharm Vasudev, Megan Northcote, Lynette Inez Kendrick and Shelby Lynn Fields.  Photo courtesy of Libby Stone (MLIS '98) Several UNCG Students won scholarships at the recent North Carolina Library Association biennial meeting. Kapil Dharm Vasudev received the $1,000 Query-Long Scholarship, which is awarded to a student who works with children or young adults. Megan Northcote received the $1,000 Appalachian Scholarship, which is awarded to a student who plans to become a school library media specialist in NC. Shelby Lynn Fields received the $400 McLendon Scholarship.

Nancy Fogarty Two UNCG Librarians were among those recognized at the recent Biennial Conference of the North Carolina Library Association in Greensboro. Retired Reference Librarian Nancy Fogarty was awarded the Lifetime Membership Award, which is presented to a professional librarian who is no longer actively engaged in library work and whose contributions to the state and to the profession were especially notable. Gerald Holmes Gerald Holmes received the Distinguished Library Service Award which marks distinguished professional library services to North Carolina, significant service or other professional contributions provided during either a short or long span of time, and service resulting in a regional or national impact on librarianship in general.

The University Libraries and the UNCG LIS Department will be well-represented at the upcoming North Carolina Library Association’s biennial conference October 20-23.   In addition to UNCG people handling many local arrangements, the following 31 programs by UNCG librarians are on the program, and so are many by UNCG alums. Academic Library Websites as Information Gateways: Prioritizing User Needs in Website Evaluation and (Re)Design   Presentation by Terry W. Brandsma,   Information Technology Librarian at the University Libraries, and Ingrid Ann Johnston of UNCG. Accessing Art Poster session about the University Libraries Art Collection website created by Breanne Crumpton, now the GlaxoSmithKline Fellow at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Building Pyramids: Creating Partnerships in Digital Scholarship presentation by Richard Cox, Digital Technology Consultant at the University Libraries, and Chelcie Rowell at Wake Forest. Color with Creativity: Designing ...

Monday, November 9 at 4 p.m. in Hodges Reading Room of Jackson Library. Lecture and book discussion about Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis , by Timothy Egan. Discussion leader: Dr. Bob Gatten Ray Olson of Booklist says: Before half its 20 volumes were published, The North American Indian was called the most important book since the King James Bible . When the last emerged, its director and primary researcher and author, self-made master photographer Edward Curtis (1868–1952), was old, broke, and dependent on his daughters. Though his great work consumed $2.5 million of J. P. Morgan’s money over the course of three decades, Curtis never took a cent in salary. He lost his business, his property, his marriage, and any control of his great project. But he completed it, preserving a great deal of what we know about Indian cultures, including more than 75 languages, thousands of songs and stories, traditional practices in ever...

Dean of University Libraries Rosann Bazirian  Rosann Bazirjian, Dean of University Libraries at UNC Greensboro for the past 11 years, has announced her retirement from the University, effective April 1, 2016.  Rosann first became Dean in August 2004 when she came to UNCG from Penn State. With her ability to see changes others might not have foreseen, the University has benefited greatly from her broad vision.  Among her many accomplishments: Dramatic enhancement of the Library’s spaces, including beautification of both the interior and (with such strong support from the Friends) the exterior of the building; creation of new collaborative learning spaces including the Learning Commons and Digital Media Commons, renovated space for Special Collections and University Archives, Electronic Resources and Information Technology, and the Music Library, which was named the Harold Schiffman Music Library during her tenure A strong commitment to diversity, including ...