Victor Fleischer, Archival Services, delivered the following presentation:
“Collections that Bite: Hazardous Materials in Your Collections,” Ohio Local History Alliance Annual Conference, Worthington, Ohio (October 3, 2014)
Category: Professional Development
Bonnie Chojnacki, Science & Technology
National Presentations at Scholarly Conferences:
Chojnacki, Bonnie. Affordable Care Act Panel:” Breast Cancer, Affordable Care, and Politics.” Annual Conference of the Association of Politics and the Life Sciences. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2014.
Chojnacki, Bonnie. Health Care and Public Health Panel. “Patenting Life: Law, Biology, and Health.” Annual Conference of the Association of Politics and the Life Sciences. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, October 2013.
Book Review:
Chojnacki, Bonnie. Derkx, Peter and Harry Kunneman, eds. Genomics and Democracy: Towards a ‘Lingua Democratica’ for the Public Debate on Genomics. Amsterdam-New York, NY: Rodopi, 2013. 355pp. US $99.00. ISBN 978-90-420-3719-9. Politics and the Life Sciences. Forthcoming
Blind Reviewer:
World Medical and Health Policy (Wiley). August 2014-
Elected Representative:
University Libraries, Liaison to Akron Chapter, American Association of University Professors, 2010-2015 (elected annually).
Akron Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, Liaison Council Member at Large to the Executive Committee, 2012-2015 (elected annually).
Annual Conference on the State of Higher Education and Business Meeting, American Association of University Professors (AAUP), Akron Chapter, 2010-2014 (elected annually).
Professor Emeritus of Bibliography and retired department head Julia A. Gammon had an article about an OCLC-OhioLINK study recently published. The study, which examines the circulation of 28,475,701 items from more than 100 academic libraries, is the largest and most diverse compilation of academic usage data for books ever collected. A PDF version of the article can be found with a quick search in Search-A-Roo.
Edward T. O’Neill and Julia A. Gammon
“Consortial Book Circulation Patterns: The OCLC-OhioLINK Study”
College and Research Libraries. November 2014, Vol. 75 Issue 6, p791-807
Access to the dissertation by Aimee L. deChambeau, Ph. D., entitled Supported Student Success: Communities of Practice in Higher Education is available at:
http://gradworks.umi.com/36/29/3629604.html
OCLC POSTS TRAINING UPDATE (click here for details)
New courses available in:
Cataloging and Metadata
Digital Collection Management
Resource Sharing and Delivery
Reference and Discovery
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Accomplishments Recognized
We are delighted to recognize the professional contributions of Susan Ashby, UL Electronic Services.
Presentations
Keynote Speaker, “Sierra after the Migration: You’re not Done Yet”, MOBIUS 2014 Annual Conference, June 3, 2014. Columbia, MO.
Professional Service
- Innovative Users Group (IUG) Systems Functional Expert (2014 enhancement cycle 12/13 – 4/14).
- Innovative Users Group (IUG) Systems Lead Functional Expert (accepted invitation to serve as Lead Functional Expert for 2015 enhancement cycle 12/14 – 4/15).
- Innovative Users Group (IUG) Nominating Committee (2014)
Conferences Attended
- Innovative Users Group 2014 Annual Conference, May, 5-9, 2014, Detroit MI.
- MOBIUS 2014 Annual Conference, Columbia, June 2-4, 2014, Columbia, MO.
- Ohio Polaris Users Group 2014 Conference, August 22, 2014, Columbus, OH.
Recent Professional Accomplishments
It is a pleasure to acknowledge Aimee L. DeChambeau, UL Electronic Services, for her recent professional endeavors.
Aimee received her Ph.D. in Sustainability Education from Prescott College in May 2014.
Online Case Study:
Hauk, M. & deChambeau, A. (2014, April). Case study of “Sustainability Now and Powerful (SNAP!) International Program to Restore Landscapes, Recharge Educators, and Replenish Learning Systems.” Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Available from http://www.aashe.org/resources/case-studies/sustainability-now-and-powerful-snap-international-program-restore-landscapes
Presentation:
deChambeau, A. (2014, May 15). “Supported Student Success: Communities of Practice in Higher Education.” Supporting Sustainability Through Creativity: Prescott College Symposium on Sustainability Education, May 14-18, 2014. Prescott, AZ. Slides available from http://www.slideshare.net/adechambeau/supported-student-success-communities-of-practice-in-higher-education
2013/2014 Professional Accomplishments
We are pleased to acknowledge our colleagues for their professional endeavors during the 2013/2014 fiscal year.
Bonnie Chojnacki
Assistant Professor of Bibliography
Life and Allied Health Services Librarian
Science and Technology Library
PUBLICATIONS
Chojnacki, Bonnie and Ronald F. White. 2013. “The BRCA Gene Patents: Arguments Over Patentability and Social Utility.” World Medical and Health Policy 5 (3): 276-300.
PRESENTATIONS – NATIONAL
American Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. 2013.
Association of Politics and the Life Sciences. Lubbock, TX. 2013.
SERVICE
Co-Coordinator, Buzz Spector, “Thoughts as Pages, Stacks as Memories”
Akron AAUP Departmental Liaison, University Libraries
Akron AAUP Executive Committee, Member-at-Large
Akron AAUP Delegate, State of Higher Education National Meeting and Collective Bargaining Congress
Science & Technology Merit Guidelines Revision Committee
Medical Library Association, Collection Development Section, Nominating Committee
Special Library Association, Biomedical and Life Sciences Division, Ethics Ambassador
Victor Fleischer
Head, Archival Services
Associate Professor
Presentations:
- “Aerial Ambassadors: The Goodyear Blimp in Myth & Memory.” Hiram Historical Society (Hiram, Ohio, April 30, 2014). Provided a brief history of the Goodyear Blimp highlighting historic images and artifacts from the collections of The University of Akron Archival Services.
- “The Keys to Collections Storage: Problems, Solutions, and Outcomes.” Ohio Museums Association Conference 20×20 Keynote/Plenary Session (Athens, Ohio, June 7, 2014). Presented on best practices for the storage of museum and archival collections.
- “It’s Not My Story, Why Should I Care?” Ohio Museums Association Conference (Athens, Ohio, June 7, 2014). Presented with Dr. Sharon Dean (Ohio Historical Society) and Ashley Jordan (National African-American Museum and Cultural Center) on promoting collections and stories that document underrepresented segments of the community.
Exhibits Curated:
- “This is Akron with Opie Evans: The Rubber City as Seen through the Lens of One of Its Earliest African-American Photographers,” Dr. Shirla R. McClain Gallery of Akron’s Black History & Culture, The University of Akron, 2014
- “Akron at War!: The Rubber City in World War II,” Bierce Library, The University of Akron, 2013
- “Remembering the Shenandoah: The Life and Death of America’s First Rigid Airship,” The Akron History Museum at Lock 3, 2013
Committee Appointments:
- Board Member and Secretary, The Preservation Alliance of Greater Akron, re-elected, 2014
Grants:
- Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board Grant in the amount of $1,980 to digitize and make available online technical reports from the Daniel Guggenheim Airship Institute Records at The University of Akron Archival Services, 2013
Michelle J Mascaro
UL Electronic Services
Assistant Professor
-Co-winner of the David B. Gracy II award, for article “Faster Digital Output: Using Student Workers to Create Metadata for a Grant-Funded Project,” that appeared in 2012 issue of the journal Provenance.
-Appointment to the DCRM-RDA Revision Title and Statement of Responsibility Task Group
-Co-presenting at ALAO TEDSIG and SCAIG spring workshop “What is that and how do I catalog it!?! RDA and Special Formats Cataloging” June 11, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio.
Joseph A. Salem, Jr.
Head, Research & Learning Services
Interim Head, Access Services
Joseph A. Salem, Jr. “Assessment Roundtable Discussion.” Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference. Canton, OH, October 25, 2013.
Kenneth J. Burhanna, Joseph A. Salem, Jr., and Jennifer Schwelik. “New Trails for TRAILS: The Path to Reliability & Validity. Ohio Educational Library Media Association Annual Conference. Sandusky, OH, October 18, 2013.
(My contribution: 50%).
Michael P Tosko
UL Research & Learning Services
Associate Professor
Books Reviewed:
“Academic Charts Online: International Popular Music.” Booklist 110.2 (2013): 55-.
“American Sports: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas.” Reference & User Services Quarterly 53.3 (2014): 272-3.
“Battles that Changed American History: 100 of the Greatest Victories and Defeats.” Booklist 110.17 (2014): 85-.
“Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport. 3rd Ed.” Booklist 110.4 (2013): 34-.
“The Chronicle of Jazz.” Booklist 110.12 (2014): 40-.
“Encyclopedia of Japanese American Internment.” Booklist 110.2 (2013): 50-.
“Historical Dictionary of Ice Hockey.” Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 51.1 (2013): 40-.
“Historical Dictionary of Ireland.” Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 51.9 (2014): 1570-.
“The Literature of Autobiographical Narrative.” Booklist 1 Dec.
(2013): 809.
The Literature of Propaganda. Booklist 1 Dec. (2013): 809.
“The Manifesto in Literature.” Booklist 1, Dec. (2013): 809.
“Music in American Life: An Encyclopedia of the Songs, Styles, Stars, and Stories that Shaped our Culture.” Booklist 110.11 (2014): 48-.
“St. James Literature of Society.” Booklist 110.7 (2013): 41-.
“Vietnam War: The Essential Reference Guide.” Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 50.11 (2013): 1996-.
“The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Cultural Geography. 2nd Ed.” Booklist 110.1 (2013): 63-.
Vic Fleischer will join a select group of other UA leaders in The UniverCity Community Leadership Institute (UCLI), a new program developed by The University of Akron in partnership with Leadership Akron. This leadership development program will benefit the campus and greater Akron community by building relationships between campus and community leaders and the organizations they serve. The program will begin in early February and continue throughout the Spring 2014 semester.
February 7, 2014
The UL is partnering with the School of Communications for Candid Conversations with Dr. Lin on Friday, February 7th at 11am in Einsteins. Dr. Lin, who teaches intercultural communication at UA, will use submissions from The Race Card Project display in Bierce lobby to start conversations about race, ethnicity and identity. Please join us!
February 10, 2014
The opening of the exhibit “This is Akron with Opie Evans: The Rubber City as Seen through the Lens of One of Its Earliest African-American Photographers” at the McClain Gallery of Akron’s Black History and Culture. Reception on February 10th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The exhibit is a partnership between the McClain Gallery, Pan-African Center for Community Studies and Archival Services of University Libraries.
February 14, 2014
Lisa Lazar will be hosting Different faces, different films: examining the portrayal of race in different types of film and exploring race-related film resources at Bierce Library on Friday, February 14th from 10-11:30am in room 154 in Bierce Library. The session is open to both faculty and students.
The UL sponsored Rethinking Race Film Festival, as well as the Bierce Film series, will continue through Friday February 14.
For more information about Rethinking Race activities on campus, see http://www.uakron.edu/race/