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SULAIR NEWS – April 22, 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- See the Spring Issue of Speaking of Computers
- The First Hebrew City: Exhibition and Symposium about Tel Aviv
- Collections Care Session Reminder
- April Issue of ReMix Now Online
- Stanford Report to Cease Publication
- Special Deals in Preparation for Bike to Work Day on May 14
- *** Reference Question of the Week ***
- SULAIR Job Opportunities
1. See the Spring Issue of Speaking of Computers
The spring issue of "Speaking of Computers" is here! It includes articles that cover such topics as:
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An historical American maps collection, which was recently donated by map collector David Rumsey to the Stanford University Libraries.
- New features for and user feedback about SearchWorks.
- A call to action for law journals and open access by law library directors from some of the nation's top law schools, including Stanford's.
- New and interesting e-resources from the Stanford Libraries, including: campus-wide access for several key business databases; a Visual History Archive to preserve the testimonies of survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust, a digital Monterey Jazz Festival collection, a Web version of the Cambridge Structural Database, and much more.
- CourseWork enhancements and a new CourseWork blog.
- The Axess Timecard, which replaces the old Kronos system on May 5.
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Posting departments', organizations', and student groups' public events on Stanford's University Event Calendar Web site.
- Spring Tech Training classes, including a variety of training opportunities to help the transition from Office 2003 to 2007.
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And much more!
Note that there are links at the top of the newsletter's home page and at the top of each section's home page to make browsing and printing entire sections easier. You can also browse the table of contents and read the articles of your choice online, or you can print "printer-friendly" copies of individual articles.
Speaking of Computers is published at the beginning of Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters by SULAIR Publications. Please send any questions or feedback to eleanor.brown@stanford.edu.
--submitted by Editorial Staff
2. The First Hebrew City: Exhibition and Symposium about Tel Aviv
To mark the centennial of the city of Tel Aviv, the Stanford University Libraries presents an exhibition documenting its first forty years (1909-1948). The exhibition The First Hebrew City: Early Tel Aviv through the Eyes of the Eliasaf Robinson Collection is on display from April 21 through August 31, 2009, in the Peterson Gallery and Munger Rotunda, Green Library. In conjunction with the exhibition, the Taube Center for Jewish Studies at Stanford will host a symposium on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 6:00 p.m., Peter Wallenberg Learning Theater, Wallenberg Hall (Building 160).
Materials on display are drawn from the collection of Eliasaf Robinson, a prominent antiquarian bookseller in Tel Aviv. The Stanford Libraries acquired Robinson’s collection, comprising about 500 printed books and periodicals, and 20 linear feet of archival materials, in 2005. The collection includes rare posters, photographs, postcards, maps, printed ephemera, and original documents dating back to the founding in 1909 of Ahuzat Bayit, the garden suburb of Jaffa that grew into the metropolis of Tel Aviv.
Extensive portions of The Eliasaf Robinson Collection on Tel Aviv have been digitized; these materials are now accessible to researchers, at:
http://collections.stanford.edu/telaviv/
Thanks to: Anna Levia, for arranging the archive; Heidi Lerner, who cataloged most of the books; Becky Fischbach, exhibit designer; Michael Olson, project manager, and the entire Tel Aviv digitization team; Deni Wicklund and the Island Builders, who mounted the exhibit in Second Life; and Vered Shemtov and the Taube Center for Jewish Studies, for their steadfast support of this project.
See also "The Eliasaf Robinson Collection on Tel Aviv Goes Online" in the spring issue of Speaking of Computers.
--submitted by Zachary Baker
3. April Issue of ReMix Now Online
SULAIR's Library Development Office publishes monthly issues of ReMix: News from the Stanford Libraries. April's issue has a variety of interesting news items and links, including suggestions for books by or about Charles Darwin (born 200 years ago), the collection of AAA maps donated to Branner Library, a Green Library course on medieval manuscripts, and a number of new exhibits, events, and Web sites.
Remix is a monthly newsletter created to inform donors and friends succinctly about distinctive aspects of SULAIR, including its collections and services, media coverage about SULAIR, and campus events of possible interest. A third-party service distributes each issue via email circa mid-month, and a link on Remix's Web site appears shortly afterwards.
A link to the most recent monthly issue (April) is now posted, along with links to all previous issues of Remix. The Library Development Office welcomes your suggestions for future Remix articles.
--submitted by Editorial Staff
4. Collections Care Session Reminder
This is a friendly reminder that Preservation will be offering a Collections Care Session several times during the next two weeks. This 1.5 hour session will explore common preservation issues in the collections at Stanford University Libraries.
The sessions will be offered on the following dates:
• Monday, April 27, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
• Monday, May 4, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 5, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 6, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
All sessions will take place in the Social Sciences Resource Center, Room 121A, Green Library. Kindly RSVP to Heather Bolei in Preservation at hbolei@stanford.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!
--submitted by Mary E. Miller
5. Stanford Report to Cease Publication
From the Stanford Report, April 15, 2009:
The Office of Public Affairs has announced plans to
cease publication of the print edition of Stanford Report this summer
and instead disseminate news through online communications
Back issues of the Stanford Report are available in the Green Library Media Microtext Center and the University Archives (see Special Collections Reference Desk).
--submitted by Chris Bourg
6. Special Deals in Preparation for Bike to Work Day on May 14
Start now to get ready for Bike to Work Day on Thursday, May 14.
For the month of April, the Campus Bike Shop is offering a full tune-up for $45 (regularly $65). You save 30 percent! An appointment is required. Please call 650.723.9300 or email the bike shop at info@campusbikeshop.com and mention the P&TS special tune-up offer to receive your discount.
The tune-up includes air in the tires, oil for all cables and chain, gear and brake adjustment, tightening all pivots and bolts, a test ride, plus front and rear wheel truing, hub and bottom bracket adjustment, and frame cleaning. Parts are not included in the tune-up price, and loaner bikes are not available for this promotion.
Safety first! Remember to wear a bike helmet every time you ride, even for short trips. Check out the special helmet discount available at the Campus Bike Shop for only $20 (a $30 value).
See the next eUpdate from Parking and Transportation Services for more Bike-to-Work Day preparations. Questions or suggestions? Send an email to bike-information@stanford.edu.
--submitted by Andrew Herkovic
7. *** Reference Question of the Week ***
Question: I'm looking for information about currency in some of the former Eastern bloc countries, particularly Poland, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. Specifically, I'm interested in the history leading up to the huge inflation after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, and the currency shift that followed.
Answer: A wonderful resource on our Databases page is Global Financial Data. Below the Research button at the top, select Global History of Currencies. You can then select any country at the right to get good, short articles about the monetary system in any country.
Socrates shows that we have a book called Currency Convertibility in Eastern Europe. Look towards the bottom of the record and you can click on "nearby items on shelf" to see what else we have on the topic.
You can find more reference questions and answers at the Information Center Web site.
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
8. SULAIR Job Opportunities
SULAIR has the following new positions this week:
Social Sciences Librarian (#34242)
Publication Manager, HighWire Press (#34195)
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
SULAIR News is an electronic publication of Stanford University
Libraries and Academic Information Resources issued weekly. Copy deadline is
12:00 NOON Friday for publication on the following Wednesday. Submit items for
publication via the online submission system.
Editor: Eleanor Brown, Eleanor.Brown@stanford.edu
