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SULAIR NEWS – October 22, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- IT Open House on Thursday
- Books You Might Not Expect To Find in Books24x7
- New Exhibit in the Engineering Library: Ambidextrous - Stanford University Journal of Design
- Dongfang Shao Named Director of East Asia Library
- New Assistant Head of Access Services at Green
- *** Reference Question of the Week ***
- SULAIR Job Opportunities
1. IT Open House on Thursday
The IT Open House, Getting to Green: IT Paths to Sustainability at Stanford, will take place this Thursday, October 23, from 10-2, in Arrillaga Alumni Center. Please see the web site for information on presenters and speakers.
Whether you participate as a presenter or an attendee, we hope that you will find the event valuable, informative, and fun.
--submitted by Nuriya Janss
2. Books You Might Not Expect To Find in Books24x7
Along with Safari Tech Books Online, the IT Pro collection of Books24x7 is marketed as the place to go for e-books in information technology, including how-to books on using popular computer programs. However, there are also books available that are less technical in nature. Here are just a few examples:
- Recruiting, Retaining, and Promoting Culturally Different Employees
by Lionel Laroche and Don Rutherford
Butterworth-Heinemann, copyright 2007 (318 pages)
ISBN: 9780750682404
"Addressing the concerns and issues of culture in recruitment, retention, and promotion, this highly practical book helps US and Canadian organizations make full use of the significant human capital that immigrants represent."
-
Readings in CyberEthics
by Richard A. Spinello and Herman T. Tavani (eds)
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, copyright 2001 (601 pages)
ISBN:9780763715007
"This anthology of 42 essays addresses the new moral and ethical questions raised by computers and the Internet. Conflicting points of view are presented in the areas of free speech and content controls, intellectual property, privacy, security, and more."
- Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Define and Refine User Interfaces
by Carolyn Snyder
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, copyright 2003 (408 pages)
ISBN:9781558608702
"This book is a practical, how-to guide that will prepare you to create and test paper prototypes of all kinds of user interfaces. You'll learn about the practical aspects of paper prototyping, such as deciding when the technique is appropriate and more."
--submitted by Linda Yamamoto
3. New Exhibit in the Engineering Library: Ambidextrous - Stanford University Journal of Design
The third in a series of exhibits answering the question, "What is an Engineer?" is on display in the Engineering Library.
The winter term exhibit features Ambidextrous, Stanford University's Journal of Design. Started in 2005, the print magazine is an all volunteer student-run effort to showcase the people and processes involved in the many aspects of design. It serves as a forum for the cross-disciplinary, cross-marker community of people with academic, professional and personal interests in design.
On display are artifacts and samples from recent "functional dissections" of the Simplex door lock, Poloroid SX-70 camera and Roomba vacuum. In every issue, Ambidextrous features a centerfold of a "functional dissection" of an everyday object to uncover the functional beauty and mechanical elegance hidden with the products of our live. In past issues, subjects taken apart have ranged from land mines to a parking meter to cell phones.
Ambidextrous is published regularly with support from the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford (the "d.school") and Center for Design Research. Selected articles from past issues as well as subscription information can be found at http://www.ambidextrousmag.org.
--submitted by Sarah Lester
4. Dongfang Shao Named Director of East Asia Library
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Dongfang Shao, who has been head of SULAIR's East Asia Library since May, 2003, has been granted the new title of Director of the East Asia Library. The new title reflects more appropriately the high level of responsibility vested in this position because of the size and extent of the East Asia Library, the complexity of its programs, and the special nature of the languages and marketplaces that are involved.
Dongfang will be responsible for the coordination and shaping of the collection development program of Chinese, Japanese and Korean materials as well as focus on special collections for the EAL. He will have oversight and engagement in all areas of EAL strategic matters, including budgeting, human resources, facilities planning and operations and continued development. As before, Dr. Shao will report to Dr. Assunta Pisani, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Services.
Dongfang will also continue to develop special projects and programs, such as those for visiting professionals in and from the field, digitization of unusual materials, organization of symposia, and various other events that will be accomplished by working with Stanford faculty. In addition, Dongfang will be responsible for fund raising and donor development, including the development of a Friends of the Stanford East Asia Library.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Dongfang Shao on this appointment.
--submitted by Michael Keller
5. New Assistant Head of Access Services at Green
Please join me in welcoming Sarah Seestone back to a familiar role as Assistant Head of Access Services.
Sarah returned to this role after recently finishing the degree requirements for the Executive Master of Library & Information Science program at San Jose State University. Since January 2007, when she started graduate school, Sarah held the role "Circulation Analyst, SULAIR Support & Manager of Patron Access" in our department.
As Assistant Head, the Privileges and Loan divisions will report directly to Sarah. She will also continue to coordinate many of the Circulation functions in our SirsiDynix Symphony as she has done over the past few years.
We are delighted to have Sarah's continued leadership and expertise in our department and we congratulate her on her master's degree.
--submitted by Rebecca Pernell
6. *** Reference Question of the Week ***
Question: I'm looking for the original materials of the legislatures of the
various states of the United States during the debates and ratification
process of the Bill of Rights. Does Stanford have these materials?
Answer: Yes, Green Library and the Law Library have a shared collection of microfilm sets of Early State Records. Note that the Guide is shelved in both the Social Sciences Resources Center and in Media Microtext, as well as the Law Library.
This set has all the surviving records (journals, minutes, proceedings)
of the legislatures of the states from colonial times through the
1850s, which are housed in Green Library. This set also contains
original materials on state laws and their constitutions, which are
housed in the Law Library.
A very good introductory guide to the subject the Bill of Rights,
with detailed histories and quotes from the various colonies and
states, is The Complete Bill of Rights,
edited by Neil H. Cogan. Using this with the microfilm set will save
one a lot of time scanning the reels, as it tells you which
legislatures have records that touch on this or that part of the Bill
of Rights debates.
To contribute to the Reference Question of the Week feature of SULAIR News, submit your question
and answer through the SULAIR News online submission form.
--submitted by Editorial Staff
7. SULAIR Job Opportunities
SULAIR has the following new positions this week:
Operations Coordinator, Binding & Finishing, Preservation Department, Stanford University Libraries
(# 32839)
Curatorial Assistant, French and Italian
(# 32689)
Academic Technology Specialist Department of Art and Art History, Stanford University Libraries
(# 32321)
Social Sciences Librarian
(# 32790)
Government Documents Librarian
(# 32788)
For a complete description of open positions within SULAIR, go to the Stanford Jobs page and type University Libraries in the Job Search box at the bottom of the page.
--submitted by Editorial Staff
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Editor: Eleanor Brown, Eleanor.Brown@stanford.edu
