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The SOU Friends of Hannon Library is a membership organization that was established in 1975. The Friends are committed to improving the Hannon Library collections and sponsoring the Library Lecture Series on a variety of interesting and timely topics. Member benefits include library checkout privileges, participation in a series of evening talks, the opportunity to associate with fellow bibliophiles, and the satisfaction of supporting Hannon Library. Call 541-552-6835 for information about upcoming events or to become a Friends member.

Friends CornerSouthern Oregon University Friends of Hannon Library

First Wordby Paul AdailianIN 2005 SOU had a completely remodeled brand-spank-ing-new library. Hannon Library, SOU’s landmark building, provides a great atmosphere for individual and group study, research, and leisure reading. It is the campus meeting center with rooms booked by people from across SOU and our com-munity. The new building and services have been a blazing success for the campus and region.

It’s 2013 and the renovated Hannon Library has been around for eight years. Even though a relatively new building, alterations to the original floor plan have gradually occurred, providing spaces for expanding student services, usually resulting from campus collaborations.

During 2008-2009 the Writing Center and Math Tutoring Lab moved onto the library’s first floor, allowing students to get help with writing papers, assistance with quantitative projects, and research assistance in one place. Due to the high visibility of the library, both tutoring centers saw large increases in numbers of students served.

In 2009-2010 the reference collection was weeded by librarians and nine shelving ranges were dismantled to provide space for more computers. Student IT assistants were reassigned to work side by side with librarians at the refer-ence desk. This area is a central hub for student research and computer assistance.

The library received a $10,000 grant from the President’s Office in 2010 to create the Digital Media Gallery on the first floor. Interlibrary Loan moved to the second floor to make room for this project. A new digital projects lab was also cre-ated out of a little-used group study room. The Digital Media Gallery provides a venue to showcase student digital art and film projects.

Last year, we added a second electronic classroom on the first floor. This new space is a great addition to our ever-expanding instructional program.

Over this summer several projects were completed. The newly created Government Documents instructional space was created. Using iPad applications, students will be taught to find government resources on adjacent shelves and online. Hannon Library is a national leader with this innovative ap-proach to teaching government information.

Two new offices were added on the first floor this summer. One office houses Career Services and the other will be used to provide student services during evening and weekend hours when campus buildings are closed.

The beautiful Hannon Library has gone through some re-markable student-centered changes for a relatively new build-ing, but these are not ordinary times. SOU is going through transformational changes and the modifications to Hannon Library align with and enhance these campus changes.

BookMarks is published by the Hannon Library at Southern Oregon University

Editor: Mary Jane Cedar Face, Collection Development/Social Sciences Librarian

Assistant Editor: Karen Menzie

Design: Gregory Martin

Contributors to this issue of Bookmarks include Paul Adalian, Max Brooks, Jim Rible, and Mary Jane Cedar Face

BookMarks is available from the University Library’s home page: hanlib.sou.edu/newsletter

Southern Oregon University Hannon Library 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard Ashland, Oregon 97520

Email: library@sou.edu

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Paul Adalian, Library Dean 541-552-6833

Library Administration 541-552-6835

Access Services 541-552-6860

Government Publications 541-552-6851

Reference Services 541-552-6442

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Another Successful Festival!T H E S E C O N D A N N UA L Ashland Book and Author Festival on June 22 brought together hundreds of attendees, authors of all genres, book artists, book binders, and publishers. What a gift to have so many “book people” in the Rogue Valley. Great readings and presentations occurred throughout the day in multiple venues. Hannon Library treasures, our Shakespeare folios, were on display in Special Collections. We would like to extend a special note of appreciation to the participating publishers and presenters, as well as to the book artists, book binders, and book restorers who added a special dimension to the event.

Visit the Festival website at hanlib.sou.edu/bookfest/ to learn more about the Festival and to view a list of the more than 80 participating authors, exhibitors, and presenters.

Interactive Touch Screen ArrivesA N E W 65-I NC H interactive touch screen display installed in the library lobby allows users to interactively explore a map highlighting the library’s Learning Commons services including the Writing Center, Math Tutoring, Career Preparation, Reference and more. The display will also feature student videos, Google Maps, slideshows, web pages, and YouTube videos. This inter-active flat-panel display is an exciting addition to our signage, giving users the opportunity to explore Hannon Library and our information resources in a fun and innovative way.

O V E R T H E S U M M E R , the Friends of Hannon Library sponsored the fifth annual Tuesday Afternoon at the Movies series. The free series, running from July 3 to August 28, featured ten classic films ranging from Hitchcock’s Vertigo to Tom Jones to Dr. No. The viewings were Tuesdays in the Meese Room, followed by discussions led by Sachi Fujikawa, Mark Ratner and Barbara Longhurst. Thank you, Sachi, Mark, and Barbara!

The Friends of Hannon Library board recently purchased two new databases for Hannon Library. The National Geographic Magazine Archive contains the complete archive of National Geographic Magazine, from 1888 until 1994, with color images of all pages and maps. The Sage Deep Backfile includes the full text of 37 jour-nals with coverage beginning with the first issue of each title. These databases will support several academic programs at SOU and Hannon Library is very appreciative!

The second annual Ashland Book and Authors Festival, co-sponsored by the Friends of Hannon Library, took place on June 22. The festival was a great success, with hundreds of attendees and over eighty presenters and exhibitors! Friends board members were on hand throughout the day, helping in many ways. Many thanks to all who contributed in any way and especially to Jan Wright and Fela Winfrey for their work coordinating the Festival. Ruby Whalley will serve again as President of the Friends of Hannon Library during 2013-2014.

The Friends of Hannon Library board meets on the second Monday of the month at 4 p.m. The next meeting is October 14; visitors are welcome! One of the board’s ongoing goals is to bring new groups and community members into the Friends membership. As always, the Friends will sponsor interesting community program-ming and purchase much-needed books and other library materials. The roster of the Board of the Friends of Hannon Library for this year includes:

Michael Ainsworth Sachi Fujikawa Gary Streit

Gerald Cavanaugh Beth Mogford Ruby Whalley

Joyce Epstein Marc Ratner Jan Wright

Friends members are invited to use Hannon Library’s resources and to attend library events, which will be an-nounced at http://hanlib.sou.edu. Board members are busily arranging events to be held throughout the year, including the annual William Stafford poetry event, which is planned for January 16, 2014. More info to come!

Please remember that gifts to the Friends of Hannon Library are eligible for an Oregon tax credit as an approved cultural organization through the Oregon Cultural Trust. For information go to: www.culturaltrust.org

We Are Here

IPA Source provides International Phonetic Alpha-bet transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. IPA Source is a resource for voice students, promoting comprehension and ac-curate pronunciation of foreign language texts in art song and opera. IPA Source contains nearly 7,500 texts, including over 1,300 arias.

National Geographic Magazine Archive is the complete archive of National Geographic Magazine, from 1888 until 1994, with color images of all pages, including maps, and detailed indexing of articles, map supplements, and advertisements. Purchased by Friends of Hannon Library.

Oxford Art Online provides access to four major art resources: Grove Art Online, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and Oxford Companion to Western Art. Articles cover Western and non-Western visual culture from prehistory to present. Searchable images enhance the database.

PsycTests, an APA database, provides ready-to-use psychological tests, measures, scales, and surveys. PsycTests focuses on unpublished tests, with links to peer-reviewed articles, reports, and disserta-tions that describe the instruments. Commercially available tests indexed by APA are described, with publisher links for purchase.

Sage Deep Backfile new content includes 37 jour-nals with coverage beginning at Volume 1, Issue 1 of each title. Sage acquires new journals regularly and we have not updated our backfile for several years. Particularly useful in the social sciences, Sage jour-nals support all disciplines. Purchased by Friends of Hannon Library.

Access has ended for two e-resources, JSTOR Plant Science and World Almanac.

E-resources can be accessed from the library’s website: hanlib.sou.edu. For information, call 541-552-6442.

E-Resource Update

Career Preparation ServicesS OU S T U DE N T S are encouraged to take an active role in their career development, and the Office of Career Preparation (OCP) is here to help with a slate of resources and services. In addition to hosting events like the annual career fair, em-

ployer presentations, and career development workshops, OCP offers individual student ap-pointments and class presentat ions . OCP also manages a variety of online tools that can help students set career

goals, find jobs and internships, and prepare application materi-als. Not sure what you need? Feel free to contact Max Brooks, the Career Preparation Coordinator, to discuss OCP’s services. You can also go to www.sou.edu/careers for more information, and visitors are welcome to stop by OCP’s new office on the east end of the first floor in the Hannon Library!

Comings and GoingsFall staffing changes at Hannon LibraryDale Vidmar, Library Instruction Coordinator, will be on sabbatical from September through June. His sabbatical activities will include writing an article, taking online courses, creating library tutorials, and developing an instrument for assessing student papers and bibliographies to gauge how effectively students use and evaluate information.

Teresa Montgomery will be retiring and moving to a 600-hour schedule after December 31. Teresa plans to work part-time during fall and spring terms. She will continue to work on digitization initiatives and the migration to the new Orbis Cascade SILS (Shared Integrated Library System).

New adjunct librarians Mary Hones and Scott Miller will help fill in for Dale at the reference desk and with some of his teaching load. Mary has a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from UC Berkeley. Scott has an MA in Music from University of Minnesota and MS in Library Science from University of North Texas.

Michelle Schuster has accepted a position in Vancouver, WA. We are pleased to welcome Alissa Kolodzinski as our new Assistant to the Dean. Alissa graduated with honors from SOU in Business Management and in 2012 earned her Master in Management, Certificate in Sustainability Leadership. She most previously worked in Business Services as Grants Coordinator.

Jon Jennings has left his position as Learning Commons Program Assistant as he completes a Master of Arts in Teaching. We miss Jon and know he will be a great teacher!

Preserving Wine HistoryW I T H N E A R L Y 1 , 3 0 0 enology and viticulture books, collecting wine resources has long been a focus in Hannon Library. Growing out of this focus, in 2012 Hannon Library began a new project, Wine of Southern Oregon, to conduct outreach to vineyards, wineries, and industry experts, specifically those in the Rogue Valley American Viticultural Area (AVA), including the Bear Creek, Applegate, and Illinois valleys. The project aims to document the history of grape growing and wine production. Our growing collection contains wine bottle labels, photographs, and other items contributed by growers, vintners, organizations, and individuals.

Hannon Library’s efforts to preserve wine history complement efforts around the state, including the Oregon Wine History Archive established by Linfield College in 2011. Hannon Library is a partner in Linfield’s grant from the Oregon Wine Board that provided funding to preserve Oregon wine history. With Linfield, we co-hosted a reception in Hannon Library on July 31 for the Southern Oregon wine industry.

We are excited about the Wine of Southern Oregon project. We are preserving an important regional history. The wine labels, documents, photographs, and other materials that trace this history will be available for hands-on research and easily accessible online.

A L R E A D Y A S H O W C A S E f o r a r t , Ha nnon Libra r y has insta l led one of Ashland’s best-loved landmarks. The 19-foot, 3,000-pound “We Are Here” statue,

formerly located where Lithia Way and North Main merge, has been installed in the library.

Carved from a 53-year-old alder tree by artist Russell Beebe and commissioned by local attorney Lloyd Haines, the sculpture memorializes Native peoples of Southern Oregon. Likenesses on the artwork include Takelma elder Agnes Baker Pilgrim.

In 2006, the statue was donated to the city of Ashland. Gradual deterioration necessitated relocation. A full-size bronze replica of the sculpture, created by Jack Langford, now stands in its place on a stone base created by Jesse Biesanz.

“We Are Here” was carefully moved into Hannon Li-brary in a daylong process involving a crane, forklifts, chains, ropes, a flatbed truck, prayers, and laughter. The move was coordinated by Dan Wahpepah, with assistance from community members and the SOU Native Ameri-can Student Union.

The May 23, 2013 dedication and blessing of “We Are Here” included presentations of blankets to those instru-mental in the creation and moving of the sculpture. Elder Agnes Baker Pilgrim and well-known author and activist Winona LaDuke were on hand.

HANNON LIBRARY IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE FIVE NEW E-RESOURCES

Raider Registration Moves to the LibraryT H E F I R S T F L O O R of Hannon Library was rockin’ and rollin’ during the four Fridays and Saturdays of Raider Regis-tration this summer. New students descended in waves to meet with faculty advisors, register for classes, and have ID pictures taken. Activities utilized the entire first floor as well as rooms throughout the library. It was a lot of fun and great to see the new students in the library.

First Fridays!J O I N U S AG A I N this year for First Friday Art Walks on the first Friday evening of every month from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Hannon Library collections include a variety of permanent and temporary exhibits ranging from paintings and photos to historical artifacts and breathtaking sculptures. Enjoy live mu-sic performed by student virtuosos while viewing the art and artifact collections on display throughout the library. Guided tours run each half hour. Or, explore on your own and chat with guest artists.

Save this date! The First Friday on December 6 will feature works of many of the 33 local photographers that appear in Barbara Tricario’s upcoming book, Ashland, Oregon (Schiffer, October 2013). Gallery spaces throughout the library will ex-hibit many of these amazing photos of Lithia Park, Mt. Ashland, Grizzly Peak, Emigrant Lake, seasonal foliage, and more.

Admission is free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Library Administration at 541-552-6816 or email libraryevents@sou.edu.

Russell Beebe’s Masterpiece Finds a New Home at Hannon

Blue Tractor Red, Weisinger’s of Ashland. Specialty blend, vintage unknown.

Anna Maria Late Harvest Rogue Valley Pinot Gris, Valley View Winery, 2008.