Ian McCullough, Assistant Dean, Research and Instruction Services
In January, Ian McCullough was named an Assistant Editor for refereed articles by the journal Issues in Science and Technology Libraries, where he had been a peer-reviewer for several years.
In addition, he was granted the joint title of Assistant Professor, Chemistry starting January 1st, 2018.
Congratulations, Ian!
On February 13, 2018, Susan Ashby, Frank Bove, Sean Kennedy, Mike Monaco, and David Prochazka presented “OhioLINK Material Type Implementation @ The University of Akron,” at the 2018 OhioLINK Summit in Columbus. They discussed why and how they implemented the material types, shared their lessons learned, and discussed how the material types are utilized in the OPAC, with tips for other libraries considering doing the same.
Nice teamwork!
David Procházka | Music/Special Materials Cataloger
In December 2017, David Procházka completed an introduction for a new edition of Paul Dukas’ overture Polyeucte, to be published by Musikproduktion Höflich in Munich. Dukas is best known for composing The Sorcerers’ Apprentice. Polyeucte is an early work, based on Corneille’s play of the same title.
While the complete edition (score + intro) will only be available in print; the introduction itself will eventually appear on the publisher’s site.
Nicely done, David!
Dr. Michael P Tosko, UL Research & Learning Services
Mike Tosko recently had the following reviews published:
“The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups.” Booklist vol. 114, no. 8, 15 Dec. 2017.
“50 Events That Shaped American Indian History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic.” Reference & User Services Quarterly vol. 57, no. 1, Fall 2017.
Nice work, Mike!
Ian McCullough, Physical Sciences Librarian and Interim Head,Science & Technology Library
Ian McCullough presented his research on librarian attitudes towards unions – “Labor Casualties Through Casual Labor: The Last Ten Years of Tenure.” at the Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Conference & Expo on October 16, 2017.
Nice work on the presentation, Ian!
Susan DiRenzo Ashby
Lori Fielding
On Saturday, October 28th, Susan DiRenzo Ashby and Lori Fielding participated in the New-to-Libraries Network Resume Review Workshop held at the NEO-RLS Headquarters in Hudson. The workshop included a four-person panel session, a Q & A session, and a review of attendee’s resumes and/or CVs. Susan and Lori presented on the differences between a resume and CV, best practices for both, and tips and best practices for submitting online job applications.
Nice work, Susan and Lori!
On October 17, Mike Monaco presented a webinar for Northeast Ohio-Regional Library System (NEO-RLS), “If You Know More, You’ll Find More: A Cataloger’s Tips on Getting the Most from Your Catalog.”
Well done, Mike!
On Friday, October 6, 2017, Jodi Kearns and Jamie Newhall gave a presentation, “Revealing Songs of Holocaust Survivors using a Redesigned Wire Recorder,” at the Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Conference.
Nice teamwork!
Gregg Harris and Mike Monaco gave presentations at the Innovative Users Group Ohio conference (IUG-OH) at the State Library of Ohio on September 22. Gregg presented “Utilizing Payment Data with Excel VBA,” with Luke Avsec (alum of The University of Akron). Mike presented “Enhancing Your Catalog with MarcEdit: Batch-Adding Subject Headings and an OhioLINK Refresh Project” with Paul Heyde of Case Western Reserve University.
Nice work, both of you!
Tammy Stitz, Applied Science Librarian
In the September 2017 ALAO Newsletter, Tammy Stitz had an article published about LaTeX in the column “News from the trenches”. Check out this link for the story: https://newsletter.alaoweb.org/2017/09/15/notes-from-the-trenches-2/
Nice going, Tammy!