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| CELEBRATE CONSTITUTION DAY INGRAM LIBRARY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 |
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A Conversation on the Constitution: Judicial Independence (Video)
8:45 a.m. Lorene Flanders, Director of University Libraries discusses Constitution Day with radio host Jack Douglas, KISS 102.7 FM
In The Ingram Library
UWG Theatre Students
Dr. Thomas Hunter "Creating a Constitution" 11:15 a.m.
Film Presentation "The Making of the Constitution" 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Cookies and Punch Sponsored by Academic Affairs and
Personal Size Copies of the Constitution Compliments of Congressman Phil Gingrey
Registration is limited! To register for this class, contact jdobbs@westga.edu with your name and email address.
CQ Press: Government: Politics and Policy: An overview of three CQ Press online Collections, the CQ Congress Collection, CQ Voting and Elections Collection and CQ Weekly online databases (Live Online)
Ingram Library Conference Room, 2nd floor
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
A brand new interface for the CQ Weekly online includes enhanced library features and new functionality to help users seamlessly navigate expert, weekly coverage of all the hot action and issues in the U.S. Congress and Washington D.C. Over 95% of the members of Congress subscribe to this resource and the two collections, CQ Congress and CQ Voting and Elections feature decades of full-text original editorial statistical analysis with data download/export options. See how using the three collections simultaneously gives libraries an unparalleled look at the past, present and future of U.S. politics.
"What if...?" The Significance of the U.S. Constitution in today's America (a series of events - acting, speaking, visual art,
etc - addressing the question of what society would be like without particular amendments to the Constitution).
Performed by: Honors COMM 1110 class
Time: 11am - 12:15pm
Location: Along the walkway between the TLC and the UCC.
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| Ingram Library Open House - AUGUST 15, 2007 |
| Please join us for the annual Ingram Library Open House on Wednesday, August 15th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to enjoy refreshments,
participate in prize drawings, meet the library faculty and staff and learn more about how the library services supports students' academic success.
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| Ingram Library Lunch and Learn Series |
| The next Lunch & Learn with Dr. Jeff Reber has been scheduled for noon, Wednesday, April 4th, in the Ingram
Library conference room. The public is invited to attend. Jeff Reber will present Clashes, Compromises, and Collaboration:
Examining the Impact of Teachers'and Students' Philosophies of Teaching on the Classroom Experience.
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| Charles Beard Library Lecture Series |
| This year’s Charles Beard Lecture Series, formally the Ingram Library Lecture Series, will host Dr. Richard Meyer,
long time friend of Charles Beard and Dean and Director of Libraries at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Meyer, who authored
the Georgia Tech Information Center Plan that recently received the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, will
present "How to Become an Information Center of Excellence" on Wednesday, April 18th. The Lecture will be held in the Ingram Library
conference room, located on the library's 2nd floor, and will be followed by a short reception.
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| Centennial Awards Celebration |
| Ingram Library, Georgia's Political Heritage Program, The Center for Public History and the Thomas Murphy Center for Public Services will
co-host a Centennial Awards Celebration Friday, April 20th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Ingram Library. Supreme Court Justice P. Harris
Hines and the Honorable Roy E. Barnes, will be guest speakers for the event. Docents will be available during the reception to
escort guests through the Thomas B. Murphy Holocaust Center and Annie Belle Weaver Special Collections display honoring the former Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Thomas B. Murphy. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information, please call 678.839.6355 or 678.839.6504.
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| Power Point Class |
| Due to the overwhelming response received for the February class offering, Brian McCrary of Learning Resources
has agreed to offer a second, two day PowerPoint class beginning Tuesday, March 27th and concluding Thursday, March 29th, from 2:00
until 4:00 p.m. in the Library classroom. Interested participants should contact Victoria in the Development Office at 678-839-6355
to enroll on a first come, first serve basis for this free class.
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| PINES/Evergreen Presentation |
Ingram Library will host a special presentation by Julie Walker, PINES
Program Director with the Georgia Public Library Service beginning at 10:30 a.m., on Tuesday,
January 30th, 2007, in the newly renovated Special Collections room on the third floor.
The event will include a discussion of the broad range of library resources available to
the University of West Georgia community while focusing on the New Pines/Evergreen system.
Light refreshments will follow. A guest book will be maintained should faculty deem extra credit appropriate.
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| Ingram Library Lunch and Learn Series |
| The next Ingram Library Lunch and Learn series will feature Denise Overfield
and Dianne Smith, Co-Liaisons for the ADR Committee, who will facilitate a discussion about
UWG's culture and climate survey results. Make plans to bring your lunch and attend the next forum
on Wednesday, February 21st, at noon!
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| Advanced Power Point Class |
| Brian McCrary will offer an advanced two day PowerPoint class beginning
Tuesday, February 20th from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. and concluding on Thursday, February 22.
Interested participants should contact Victoria in the Development Office at 678-839-6355
to enroll on a first come, first serve basis for this free class.
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| It's a Whole new World @ Ingram Library |
| Volunteers are needed for a forthcoming Technology Class to begin March 7th.
More details to come!
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| A Retirement Event Honoring Myron W. House |
Myron House, Professor and Special Collections Librarian at Ingram Library, University of West Georgia
obtained the A.B. in History from Georgia State University, the M.A. in History from Emory University, the M.S. L.S. from
Atlanta University and did doctoral work in History at Georgia State University.
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| Partnership for a Nation of Learners: Community Collaboration Videoconference II |
Ingram Library at the University of West Georgia will serve as a site for
Partnership for a Nation of Learners: Community Collaboration Videoconference II on Monday June 19th
from 12:30 to 3:00 in the library's second-floor conference room. Sponsored by Georgia Public Broadcasting,
the Digital Library of Georgia, and the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries in conjunction with the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Institute of Museum and Library Service, the videoconference offers museums,
libraries, public broadcasters and other community organizations a chance to meet and interact. The community is invited to participate.
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| LIL: Librarians for Information Literacy |
LIL was established in 2005 to explore collaborative partnerships for achieving K-20 information literacy.
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| Thomas J. Strickland Memorial Library Endowment Fund Established |
The Thomas J. Strickland Memorial Library Endowment was established to honor Strickland, a 2002
UWG graduate who was killed in service in Iraq in 2005. Strickland worked as a student assistant in Ingram Library.
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| Ingram Library Lecture 2006 |
Ingram Library is pleased to announce that Nancy Davenport will be our featured lecturer
for the Ingram Library Lecture Series, which will be held on Thursday, April 20th at 2:00 P.M.
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| Library Special Collections renovation begins 3/17
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| Much of the third floor of Ingram Library will be a construction zone beginning March 17th to facilitate the expansion
of Special Collections. Demolition and the installation of temporary access (for library staff) to Special Collections
should be accomplished during spring break.
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| Access to some materials in Special Collections will be constrained
due to temporary re-location and the need to protect materials while work is under way. Arrangements to use materials
must be made in advance by phoning 678 839-6361.
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| Part of the second floor has been designated a Quiet Zone for the remainder of the semester.
Access to the circulating collections (L-Z) will not be affected.
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| Thanks for Helping Us Celebrate GALILEO's 10th Birthday! |
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Thanks for joining us on September 21 to celebrate GALILEO's 10th Birthday! University President Dr.
Beheruz Sethna and Library Director Lorene Flanders were on hand to mark this historic occasion and to present students
and faculty with information about GALILEO's history. In addition to reviewing the ten-year development of Georgia Library Learning
Online, cake and refreshments were served in the library's lobby.
GALILEO made its debut in University System libraries in 1995, providing access to indexing and full text
online journal material via the world wide web. GALILEO now provides access to dozens of databases and is available to
all Georgians through public libraries, schools, and adult technical institutes and colleges. Subsequent phases of the
GALILEO initiative encompassed GIL, the catalog platform for System libraries which includes a component that facilitates
universal borrowing through GIL Express; and the Digital Library of Georgia, which provides online access to material ranging
from historic documents to current state legislative information.
Learn more about GALILEO's history.
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| Foreign Languages Professor Donates Texts to Ingram Library |
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Library Director Lorene Flanders and Department of Foreign Languages and Literature Professor Dr. Cecilia
Castro Lee. September 26, 2005.
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Dr. Cecilia Castro Lee, professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at UWG presented a copy
of En Torno a la Violencia en Colombia, a collection of essays she edited, to Ingram Library. The book is dedicated to the
Colombian people. Dr. Lee also donated works by prominent Spanish poet Luisa Castro and by Colombians César Valencia and
Oscar Castro Garcia. In addition, Dr. Lee secured a collection of books by various authors given by Helena Ospina, Director
of Promesa Empresa Cultural, a publishing company based in San Jose, Costa Rica. Dr. Lee's work as director of the International
Conference on Literature, Visual Arts and Cinema was the basis for the company's donation to Ingram Library. The 2005 conference,
featuring the theme "Arms and Letters," will be held in October.
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| English Professor Donates Text in Memory of Late UWG President |
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Library Director Lorene Flanders, English Professor Dr. Fran Chalfant, and Ciel Commander, widow of Dr. Townsend. September 16, 2005.
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Dr. Fran Chalfant, Professor of English, presented a copy of The Nelson Encyclopedia by Colin White to Ingram Library
in memory of Dr. Maurice Townsend, late President of the University of West Georgia. Ciel Commander, widow of Dr. Townsend, was
on hand for the presentation of the volume. 2005 marks the bicentennial of Admiral Nelson's death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Dr. Townsend's
appreciation for British history is reflected in many of the thousands of volumes of his personal library donated to Ingram
Library. Among those titles are several biographies of Lord Nelson
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| New Director of University Libraries |
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Ingram Library is pleased to welcome Lorene Flanders as Director of University Libraries. Flanders, who
was the associate university librarian and professor of library science at Georgia College & State University (GC&SU),
joined the Ingram Library team on July 1, 2005.
Flanders has held several positions with the library since she began at GC&SU in 1989, including acting
university librarian, assistant/associate director for instruction and reference services, and information/instruction librarian.
For more information, please visit the following site: http://www.westga.edu/~wgpr/news/library.html
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| Charles E. Beard Ingram Library Endowment Fund |
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To honor Charles Beard upon his retirement from Ingram Library and the State University of West Georgia,
the Charles E. Beard Ingram Library Endowment Fund was established. The Fund, which will benefit Ingram Library in perpetuity, is
a fitting tribute to Charles and a lasting testimony of his love for and dedication to Ingram Library, the State University
of West Georgia, and the library profession.
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| In Memory of Charles E. Beard
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Charles E. Beard, Professor and Director of University Libraries at the State
University of West Georgia for 26 years, died June 2, 2004 at the age of 63.
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