1	University Libraries Highlights Comments made by Mike Binder, Dean of Libraries at the annual kickoff meeting, August 24, 2005
2	Personnel Commemorate the Life of Evelyn Thurman Elizabeth Causey Celebrate the Retirement of Lucy Daniels Laura Harper Lee Louise Pruitt Welcome the Arrival of Timothy Mullin Matt Bogard Rob Harbinson Eric Fisher Carubie Rodgers Carol Watwood (at new position) Gary Whittle (at new position) Paula Bowles (at new position) Phillip Edwards (at new position) Nada Durham (after retirement) Diana McQuady (Assisting Jayne Pelaski)
3	Centennial Participation Jayne Pelaski, Assistant to the Dean of Libraries for Community Outreach, Assists University Centennial Committee & Its Chair from March 1, 2005 to January 2007 Other Centennial Committee Members from University Libraries Include: Timothy Mullin Nancy Baird Jonathan Jeffrey Sue Lynn McDaniel Peggy Wright
4	DLPS Improved Main Library with University’s $49,654 Classroom Improvement Funds Acquire new staff Computers/Equipment with $29,000 College Instructional Equipment Funds “Faraway Places” and “Kentucky Live!” Programs Entered 6th and 4th Successful Season C&RL News featured “Strawberry Delight” by Alice Gatewood-Waddell Is Planning Visual and Performing Arts Library (VPAL) on 2nd Floor of Cravens “A Self-Directed Tour Through WKU Libraries” is hot off the press Taught Half of Libraries’ 668 Instruction Research Classes Circulated 143,064 Library Items and Patrolled 3,000 Times with No Functioning of Elevators Main Library Developed MP3 Audio Tour Maintained Successful Leisure Collections Collaborated with Bowling Green Technical College Under Way
5	DLPS Signed Memorandum of Understanding with LRC of the Owensboro Community and Technical College Published Centennial Edition of “A Self-Directed Tour Through WKU Libraries” Wrote a new “Emergency Procedures Manual” for the Helm-Cravens Library, developed specifications for our new 3M Security Gates Subscribed to 15 New Web-based Databases, Installed New Computers, and Migrated to Windows XP in Preparation for New OCLC Windows XP Connexion Client and New Endeavor Voyager Releases Celebrated NLW at Glasgow Campus Library for 6 Consecutive Years Made Libraries’ Role in University’s “New Faculty Orientation” More Important
6	DLPS Initiatives Complete Planning of VPAL in Collaboration with Departments of Art, Music and Theatre/Dance and Begin to Staff Facility Complete Conversion of Helm 100 to Wireless Reading Room Enhance Information Literacy Skills of Residence Students Host “Banned Books Week” in September to Celebrate Constitution Week Work with Student Technology to Install Standup E-mail Workstations in Cravens Library Expand Leisure Film Collection Engage Students More Actively in Research Instruction Classes and Workshops Retrofit Helm Elevator, Enhance Helm Electrical Grid and Replace Cravens Chiller Purchase SenSource, a “directional people counter,” and Install It at All Doors Expand and Enhance KERA and KIIC Databases Explore Expanding Surveillance Camera Security System to ERC Make Significant Progress on Scanning Materials for Electronic Reserves Continue Work on MARCIVE, the Retrospective Conversion of Government Documents
7	DLSC Cadre of Volunteers Processed 100s of Historic Children's Books Cosponsored Dozens of Teacher Workshops with GRREC Added “Center for Civil War Studies” to the KY Library Processed Nell Page Barton Genealogical Collection Grand Opening of Natcher Collection Held Successful USBank Art Show 4 weeks of Summer Camp Gift of 100s of Duncan Hines-related Materials Several Faculty Coauthored Centennial Pictorial History 7 Quilts on Loan to Museum of Decorative Arts, Riga, Latvia
8	DLSC Purchased and Began Using “Past Perfect” Collections System Granted Fellowship to Doctoral Research in KLM Received Several Donations for the Collections, Including $4,000 Gift for Manuscripts from Joiner-Rogers Fund in the College Heights Foundation and $1,000 from George Boone University Archives Received Action Agenda Grant of $10,000 to Fund Student Assistants to Work on Centennial-related Projects Provides Photo to U.S. Postal Service for Stamp Honoring Robert Penn Warren
9	DLSC Initiatives Add Over 250 Broadsides to “Past Perfect” Database Complete Indexing of Natcher Notebooks Continue GRREC Teacher Workshops Open and Advertise “Civil War Collection” Open “Western 100” Create Centennial Mural Open Traveling Component of Western 100 Feature 17 items from KLM in the KET Art Kit Continue Organizing and Indexing UA Photo Collection
10	DLTS Associated with TDNet, an OCLC Pilot Project to Add E-holdings to WorldCat Records Shifted Cataloging Functions to Web-based Connexion Software and Completed Major Upgrade of Voyager. Linda Davis Entered the 10,000th Authority Record and Ann Brown Contributed the Most Records Received University Exemplary Achievement Award for Authority Control Project
11	DLTS Improved Student Orientation Underwent Major Renovation Deana Groves Helped DLTS Get Provost’s Initiatives for Excellence Grant for KERA Project Completed URL Validation Project Thanks to Nada Durham Moved Subject Guide to Periodicals to Web Enhanced TOPCAT to Make Searching Easier
12	DLTS Initiatives Take the Next Steps with MARCIVE Records and Get Back on Task with Authority Records Continue work and Analysis on Streamlining Functions and Attaining Goals, Both Individually and as a Department Host OVGTSL Conference in 2007 Get Renovations Completed Continue Finding Ways to Engage Students
13	Departments Collaborating DLPS Received Funding for MARCIVE—DLTS Started Government Documents Retrospective Conversion Project, with 213,518 Bibliographic Records and 107,569 Authority Records Completed DLTS Loaded 486 KDLA records — DLSC Enhances in TOPCAT WKU Libraries Partnered with Mammoth Cave National Park in Its Digital Library Project and Built Database-driven Web Search Interface. All Departments Contributed to the Project Working with Mike Adams from MCNP
14	Community Outreach Southern Kentucky Book Fest Won Distinct Honors from the Kentucky Tourism Council and, for the 3rd Time, Received Honorable Mention in Traverse Award Marketing Campaign Category Book Fest Featured in Disney World Travel Publication and Family Fun Magazine Book Fest Listed in the Southern Living Calendar of Events and the HGTV Calendar of Events Featuring Authors Like Sue Grafton, Book Fest Tops Literary Festivals in State Library Faculty and Staff Volunteered for the Book Fest Event in Large Numbers
15	Community Outreach “One Campus-One Community-One Book” Project Continues to Succeed “On the Same Page” Participated by 12 Schools, with Total of 5,000 Students 2nd KY Writers Conference Attended by 400, Doubling Last Year’s Famous-Barr Used Book Sale Netted $16,000 Partners of Book Fest Created WKU Scholarship with Event Proceeds The Kentucky Literary Awards Is Solidly Established Black History Month @ your library for Third Year Java City Entertainment Committee Organized 11 Performance Events in Spring 2005. Jack Montgomery, Jayne Pelaski, Mike Franklin, and Dan Forest Instrumental
16	Recognition Brian Coutts and Sean Kinder Won 2005 WKU Faculty Award for Research and Public Services Connie Foster Invited to Write Guest Editorial for NASIG’s 20th Anniversary History Charlie Smith Received Faculty Scholarship Grant to Organize a New Website Haiwang Awarded Summer Faculty Scholarship for Book Project Jue Wang Awarded Junior Faculty Scholarship for Project in China Jack Montgomery and Nancy Marshall Won 2004 Margie Helm Award Roxanne Spencer Received Travel Support Grant from WKU to Barcelona, Spain Jonathan Jeffrey Honored with Jefferson Award Lynn Ferguson Receives Woman of Achievement Award Deana Groves Helped DLTS Win Grant for KERA Project
17	Professional Activities Faculty Actively Involved in Publication and in Services with ALA, SELA, OVGTSL, and KLA through Committees and Leadership Positions Brian Coutts completed His Second Term as Chair of the Editorial Board of C&RL News and Published his 13^th Annual “Best Reference Books” and His 9^th Annual “Best Reference Web Sites” in Library Journal. He Received a Tenth “Library Support Grant” of $2,000 to Acquire Materials on Canada from the Canadian Consulate General in Detroit Connie Foster Continues to Serve as Editor of Serials Review Charles Smith Was Keynote Speaker at the 1st Annual Meeting of Biogeographers Jonathan Jeffrey Selected to Serve on Board of Jesse Stuart Foundation Jack Montgomery Co-authored Book Titled Conflict Management for Libraries: Strategies for a Positive, Productive Workplace Rosemary Meszaros chaired the planning committee for MARS Haiwang Yuan Contributed 27 Articles to Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture and Elected Vice President/President-Elect of Chinese American Librarian Association Midwest Chapter Carol Watwood Approved for Membership in Academy of Health Information Professionals of MLA Earlene Chelf on Board of the Bowling Green-Western Choral Society Paula Owens Selected to Attend 2004/2005 WKU Staff Leadership Institute Ellen Micheletti was Frequent Reviewer for Romance Writers of America Web Site Mike Binder Serving as SAALCK Representative to the Kentucky Virtual Library Advisory Committee
18	Development Have $1,925 in Awards for the US Bank Art Show KLM in receipt of Artwork from Joe Downing Valued at $4,400 $47,900 Raised for the Book Fest Over $10,300 Gift from John Helm for DLSC $5000 Gift Received from Stephanie Lanier $225,000 Proposal for Graduate Assistantship at the Kentucky Building Has Been Sent to Stephanie Lanier $25,000 proposal Developed for a Paid Internship for Upperclassman at the Kentucky Building
19	Web Development Kept UL Web Site Up-to-Date Streamlined Libraries‘ Database Web Interface to Make Access Easier DLPS Updated KERA and KIIC Web Sites Led by Brian Coutts DLSC Created Online Exhibit of Natcher Collection at the Dean’s Request DLTS Created Online Resources University Archives Created the “University Records Destruction Reporting Form For Teaching Faculty” on the Web Community Outreach Updated SOKY Book Fest, “One Book” and “On the Same Page” Web Sites Collections & Connections Published 3 Issues Yearly
20	Web Initiatives Redesign UL Home Page Improve TIP Readership Survey of C & C Explore University Libraries’ Use of BLOG Technology
21	University Libraries Full and Complete Faculty Status for UL Faculty Achieved UL Faculty Salary Adjustments for FY 2005-06 Tied to Benchmark Study Conducted by Department Heads and Dean Revised Faculty Member Activities Report and Faculty Member Performance Appraisal Several UL Faculty Including Gay and Charles Instrumental to SACS Acreditation Sexual Harassment Training Cell phones for Each Department Head Relocation of Career Services in Fall 2005 Cravens 2^nd Floor to Be Renovated for Visual & Performing Arts Library (VPAL) Thanks for Understanding and Cooperation during Past Few Months of Infrastructure Problems—Cravens Elevators and Chiller
22	Have a great new academic year! And enjoy your lunch today!