Black Studies in Video Collection

The library has recently expanded its offerings of online videos by acquiring the Black Studies in Video collection from Alexander Street Press.  This recent acquisition expands the library’s holdings in the area of Black History and Literature adding video content to the existing Black Thought and Culture collection. You can get access to Black Studies in Video by going directly to:
http://blst.alexanderstreet.com
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The Black Studies in Video collection is a seminal video collection consisting of archival footage, powerful interviews with leading figures in the civil rights movement, and documentaries examining the black experience in the arts, politics, public and private life, and much more. The collection was developed in partnership with California Newsreel, the oldest nonprofit social issue documentary film center in the United States, and the SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) which provided streaming to its Legacy Video Collection.

At present, the collection contains over 140 videos from 1969 – 2011 totaling 141 hours and upon completion, the collection will contain 500 hours of film covering African American history, politics, art and culture, family structure, gender relationships, and social and economic issues.  The database will also draw from the NAACP archives, archives from select Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Hatch-Billops Collection, a critically acclaimed archive of primary and secondary resource materials focused on black American art, drama, and literature.

There are numerous access points for locating content as users can browse by people, themes, topics, filmmaker, country of origin, production date, producer, and other features.  The service provides synchronized, searchable transcripts that run alongside each video.  Users can also search all video transcripts, liner notes, bibliographic data (including series, title, country of origin, publication date, narrator, production staff, and more), and many other indexed fields, including person discussed, year discussed, and all of the browse options listed above.

Gov Docs Blog Series: 1

 UIS Government Documents Depository

GPO Approves Action Plan for Illinois Federal Depository Libraries

During the past year, the federal Government Printing Office began laying groundwork to require libraries in the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), like the Illinois State Library, to complete a forecast survey for their institution. Out of those individual forecasts, each region was then asked to create a State Forecast and Focused Action Plan that would cover the next five years.

With input from the Illinois Federal Depository community, the Illinois Government Depository Council completed and submitted a plan for Illinois. The State Action Plan outlines activities that the Federal Government Documents community will work on in an effort to improve and strengthen the FDLP in Illinois. The plan is located at:

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/depository_programs/pdfs/focused_action_plan.pdf

(source: Illinois State Library E-news, 9/7/2012)

Why is Information Literacy Important?

Information literacy, which encompasses the skills used to access, evaluate, integrate and communicate information, is about empowering individuals to become self-sufficient lifelong learners. This truly interdisciplinary endeavor is expressed in the UIS Goals and Learning Outcomes for Baccalaureate Education.

Information literacy is the foundation of research ability. From identifying and locating the resources you need, to evaluating the quality of those resources, information literacy instruction gives the individual the tools to be successful in the classroom and the workplace.

Contact your Librarian Liaison for ways to improve the information literacy of your students:
http://libguides.uis.edu/librarians

Information Literacy Month

Now that Information Literacy Awareness Month is in full swing, we thought we’d take some time to talk about the folks behind all this:  the National Forum on Information Literacy.

The NFIL was created in 1989 as a response to the recommendations of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Presidential Committee on Information Literacy. These education, library, and business leaders stated that no other change in American society has offered greater challenges than the emergence of the Information Age.

Today, the NFIL is a robust collaborative of 93 + national and international organizations working together, on various levels, to mainstream this critical, 21st century educational and workforce development concept throughout every segment of society.

It is the work of the National Forum to maintain the visibility of information literacy by collaborating on a variety of activities with a host of organizations, schools, colleges/universities, businesses, and governmental agencies to insure that information literacy is not overlooked and/or undervalued in the corridors of public policy as it moves forward with empowering all Americans to their fullest economic and social potential.

You can read more information about the National Forum on Information Literacy and its mission here: 
http://infolit.org/about-the-nfil/what-is-the-nfil/

-Retrieved from
http://infolit.org/

EVENT: Lincoln’s Decision Making 10/19

Join us on Friday, October 19th in the Brookens Auditorium for an exciting and engaging program on Lincoln’s decision making: How a Railroad Lawyer Became the Great Emancipator: Lincoln and the Constitutional Limits on Emancipation.

Friday, OCTOBER 19th
Reception: 6pm – PAC Restaurant
Program: 7pm – Brookens Auditorium
Free and open to the public

This event is a part of the the Wepner Symposium on the Lincoln Legacy & Contemporary Scholarship. Sponsored by the Friends of Brookens Library

For more information about the Wepner Symposium visit:
http://www.uis.edu/wepner/

University Scholar 2012

Congratulations to Associate Professor Lan Dong, English for being named the 2012 University Scholar! Professor Dong is a great example of Leadership Lived and we are proud to have her as a part of our staff.

Brookens Library is currently featuring published works from faculty in a display on the main level near the entrance. Check out some of the faculty publications we have added to our collection in the past year here:
http://bit.ly/PT6I3o

Congratulations Professor Lan Dong!

Know a Librarian: Pamela

Last month we kicked off our “Know a Librarian” series. Each month during Spring & Fall we will feature one of our fabulous faculty librarians. This month we want you to get to know Pamela M. Salela, Associate Professor & Coordinator of (CINRC) Central Illinois Nonprofit Resource Center.

Pamela holds a M.S. in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign (UIUC) & a M.S. in Library & Information Science from UIUC.  She also earned both an undergraduate & graduate minors in Women’s Studies. She brings her passion and interest in the field to UIS where she is currently teaching WGS301: Intro to Women, Gender & Society.

At Brookens, Pamela serves as the library liaison to Women, Gender & Society, African American Studies, Music, Public Administration and Educational Leadership. She’s also very active on the UIS campus, particularly in campus governance – Senate, Campus Planning & Budgeting. She loves helping students at the reference desk & really enjoys finding those teachable moments.

She also works with the Brookens government documents collection and was recently appointed to the Illinois Government Depository Council. She’s active in the Association of College & Research Libraries and is co-chairing a Program Planning Committee for the annual American Library Association Conference that will be held in Chicago in 2013.

Pamela’s talents & interests don’t end there! She’s passionate about music, theater, exercise, travel & her cats (one Italian, one Chinese, & one African American).

Though she loves all kinds of music, she is especially fond of classical, jazz and folk. While in graduate school Pamela sang in many choirs on our sister campus in Champaign-Urbana including Amasong, Chorus, Oratorio Society, Slavik Choir and chamber choir. She has also done some solo jazz as well as folk, where she will occasionally accompany herself on guitar. Pamela has been a part of several theatrical productions over the years & she is currently assisting the UIS theatre department with locating sound effects for True West.

Phew! She’s one busy, fascinating and active lady – and there’s more to her than we can squeeze in this post! We’re glad you got to know her a little better!

Library Research Workshops

The library will be offering research workshops (both online and on-campus) beginning the first week of November.  Many of you have listed these as a course requirement while others have offered extra credit for participation.  Either way, we’re happy to keep track of who attends and report back to you!

For on-campus sessions, students can simply drop-in – no registration required!  For online sessions, students should send an e-mail to binder2@uis.edu to register. Check out our full schedule and please share with your students:
http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/2725

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Binder at binder2@uis.edu or 6-8458.

Fall Workshops/Tours

The library will continue to offer tours and research workshops this semester.  Because we know that course schedules are pretty packed, we created these as an alternative to in-class library instruction.  Many of you have listed these as a course requirement while others have offered extra credit for participation.  Either way, we’re happy to keep track of who attends and report back to you!

The Learn Your Library: Tour     Tour the library and learn about our physical and virtual resources and services. You’ll learn where to find books and articles, how to access resources from off-campus, where to get research help, and more!

Research: Getting Started      During this workshop you will learn how to use library databases and other resources.   You will also pick up helpful research tips and tricks along the way.  We’ll leave time for individual research, so come with questions and/or course assignments!

Check out our full schedule. For registration, location information and a calendar view of workshops dates please visit:
http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/1076

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Binder at binder2@uis.edu or 6-8458.

New Electronic Forms for Reserves

Click the image to go straight to the Faculty Reserves Page!!!!

We would like to welcome you to the Fall 2011 semester and introduce you to the new electronic forms we are utilizing for Reserve Requests to support your course work.

The forms are accessible 24/7 for your convenience, and have been upgraded to include these options:

-   Access for both Apple and PC users

-  The ability to email a copy of each page to yourself for future reference

-  Links to subsequent request forms for additional item entry via the electronic thank you/confirmation page

-  More character spaces in data boxes to accommodate longer titles and necessary information

Form A is now called Course Information.  One course information sheet is required per course each semester to place materials on reserve. Form B is now called Request List.  You may submit multiple request lists during the semester.  You do not have to submit additional Course Information sheets with subsequent requests.

Please familiarize yourself with the new forms:
http://library.uis.edu/faculty/reserves.html

If you are new to UIS, please find more information about the reserves process on the “Faculty Resources” page located on the library website.  Feel free to contact Gloria Newton Davlantis gnewt2@uis.edu or Mary O’Brien mobri3@uis.edu  if you have questions about, or need assistance with, the new forms.  We look forward to assisting you and hope you have a rewarding semester.