OSU Libraries Blogs Master Site Feed https://library.osu.edu/blogs Shows all posts, comments, and pages from all blogs on this WPMU powered site Fri, 18 May 2018 19:58:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.6 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.6 71722146 Planning for “Run-Hide-Fight” sessions https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/18/planning-for-run-hide-fight-sessions/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/18/planning-for-run-hide-fight-sessions/#respond Fri, 18 May 2018 19:58:03 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8960 Libraries Security is preparing to arrange “Run-Hide-Fight” workshops for future dates.  As you recall, the workshop (formerly known as ALICE), is presented by the OSU Police and sponsored by the Libraries’ Risk Management Committee and the Libraries’ Staff Advisory Council.  The workshop gives participants the opportunity to get the advice of professionals and have  questions answered.

Managers who would like to have such training scheduled for their unit should contact Security Manager Brent Lewis by June 1.  If you have any questions, contact Brent, 614-292-5069 or lewis.1834@osu.edu

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“Team Paddington” victorious in Libraries’ record-breaking Campus Campaign effort https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/17/team-paddington-victorius-in-libraries-record-breaking-campus-campaign-effort/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/17/team-paddington-victorius-in-libraries-record-breaking-campus-campaign-effort/#respond Thu, 17 May 2018 15:39:44 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8944 Campus Campaign 2018 has come to a close, with a set of numbers demonstrating the generosity of University Libraries employees.

Of the 10 University Libraries’ teams, “Team Paddington” had the highest campaign participation rate, at 78%.  The members of Team Paddington enjoyed a catered lunch served by the members of the Libraries’ Executive Committee on the 11th floor of the Thompson Library. 

Congratulations to the Team Paddington members:

Jessica Ware (team captain), Karla Strieb, Amanda Folk,  Sarah Murphy, Jose Diaz, Wendy Pflug,  Lisa Patton-Glinski, Shannon Niemeyer, Eric Haskett, Gaymon Wright, Michelle Drobik,  Orville Martin, Marcela Estevez,  Jana Murphy,  Kathie Miller, Gretchen Donelson, David Richman,  Kristy Arter,  Debra Jackson,  Edward Plunkett,  Lin Zhang, Hanna Primeau  and Ashleigh Minor.

The Libraries’ Campaign co-chairs Kathryn Beach and Pam McClung report that the number of Libraries’ employees participating in this year’s campaign was 65%, a 5% increase over last year.  Participation across the entire campus stood at 45%.  The Libraries ranked 3rd for units of more than 200 employees.

In addition, this year’s cake auction and candy bar sales raised $633 that went to the Library Support Fund. 

Campus Campaign has raised more than $180 million since it began in 1986. 

Vice Provost and Director of University Libraries Damon Jaggars congratulates the members of “Team Paddington”

 

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Pamela Bradigan retiring https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/16/pamela-bradigan-retiring/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/16/pamela-bradigan-retiring/#respond Wed, 16 May 2018 19:48:31 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8938 From Daniel M. Clinchot, MD, Vice Dean for Education:  

Pamela S. Bradigan, MS, JD, assistant vice president, Health Sciences, director of the Health Sciences Library (HSL), and professor, University Libraries, is retiring after more than 35 years of exemplary service to the university, the Wexner Medical Center and the health sciences library profession. Bradigan’s last day in her position will be May 31.

Pamela Bradigan

Library resources, spaces and librarian skills have transformed significantly over Professor Bradigan’s career. With her leadership and passion for serving the healthcare community, the HSL has expanded collaborations with health sciences colleges and increased support of and engagement in the research and clinical missions.

Lynda Hartel, MLS, will serve as interim director and assistant vice president beginning June 1. Hartel, who received her Master of Science in Library and Information Management at Emporia State University in 1991, currently serves as the associate director, Health Sciences Library and associate professor, University Libraries. Professor Hartel has supervised numerous services and programs for the library over the past 25 years.

Please join me in thanking and congratulating Pam Bradigan for her contributions to Ohio State and in welcoming Lynda Hartel as she transitions into her new position.

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Wellness Wednesday/May 16, 2018 https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/16/wellness-wednesdaymay-16-2018/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/16/wellness-wednesdaymay-16-2018/#respond Wed, 16 May 2018 19:25:06 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8930

Meditation Classes at University Libraries!
We are excited to offer meditation classes at OSUL for the next three months. These sessions will be led by professional meditation leaders from Heartfulness. The sessions don’t require much physical activity and anyone can participate. Please see the schedule below and register to attend here.

  • May 16, 11:15am-12pm (150 THO)
  • May 29, 11:15am-12pm (122 LTC)
  • June 11, 11:15am-12pm (150 THO)
  • June 26, 11:15am-12pm (122 LTC)
  • July 10, 11:15am-12pm (150 THO)
  • July 24, 11:15am-12pm (122 LTC)

The Honor of Caring for Your Elders: Advice for the Sandwich Generation
May 30th, 2pm-3pm; Thompson Library, room 150

Aging doesn’t just affect the elderly. One in six Americans is caring for a family member — a duty that consumes almost 21 hours a week beyond their regular full-time jobs. The impact on organizations from employee turnover, lost productivity, and increased healthcare claims is $33.6 billion a year. What have you done to ensure you’re ready to care for the older adults in your life? When it comes to caring for aging parents – or preparing for our own future – we rely on hope and luck. That’s not a good plan because the need to care for an older adult often happens suddenly and with intensity, and it can impact your work/life balance and your company’s profitability. Plan for the future today.

You will also have the option to attend remotely at http://carmenconnect.osu.edu/osulwellness.  Please submit your in person or online RSVP at http://go.osu.edu/OSULHWSP18.

Stroke Risk Assessment Screenings
Wednesdays, May 2 through May 30, 10am – 2pm
Brain and Spine Hospital lobby

May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Learn your personal risk factors, ways to reduce your stroke risk, and how to recognize signs and symptoms of a stroke.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Comprehensive Stroke Center will offer free stroke risk assessment on Wednesdays throughout the month of May. 

Click here for more information. 

Coming Soon: Wellness Walks with Damon!
Damon Jaggars will host 30-minute Wellness Walks this summer.  Stay tuned for more information about dates and reservations.

Healthy Recipes for a Healthy Brain Cooking Demo

May 22, 6pm-7pm.  Giant Eagle Market District Demo Kitchen, Upper Arlington
Join us for our May cooking demonstration to learn how to prepare flavorful and nutritious dishes that can keep your brain running in tip top shape.  A dietitian will be on hand to answer your nutrition questions while our chef demonstrates techniques that help make healthy eating both practical and tasty. 

On the menu: Kale and Walnut Pesto, Sweet and Spicy Grilled Salmon, and Dark Chocolate Covered Blueberries.  Please register in advance at LinktoHealth.

Join Team Buckeye!
Team Buckeye, the official team representing Ohio State in Pelotonia welcomes you to be part of the Greatest Team Ever and participate in this year’s 10th anniversary celebration. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Rider, a Virtual Rider or a Volunteer – what matters is that you want to end cancer and you’re going to do something about it. After you register for Pelotonia, make sure you get connected to a Team Buckeye peloton. Every dollar raised benefits Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital and Solve Research Institute.  Register for Pelotonia here.

Zipongo Digital Nutrition Webinar
Zipongo makes it easy to eat well by providing personalized recipes and meal planning tools tailored to your specific food preferences, needs, and goals!  Zipongo empowers people to make better decisions about what to eat—at home, at work, and on the go.

May 29, Noon – 12:30pm.  Register at LinktoHealth.

Buckeyes on the Move
Join colleagues from across the university for OSU’s new running/walking group—Buckeyes on the Move.  This ongoing program is open to all levels of fitness, whether you are a novice walker or an avid runner.  It’s a healthy way to meet new people and help you stay motivated with your fitness routine.  The group meets every Thursday at 5:30pm at Fred Beekman Park.  Register in LinktoHealth to join! 

Want to be a Wellness Innovator?
The next Buckeye Wellness Innovator orientation is June 4th from 12pm-5pm at the Blackwell.  We would especially like to have a Wellness Innovator at the Tech Center or Depository.  Please contact one of your Library Wellness Innovators, Quanetta, Lila, Sandra, or Randall for more information.  Visit the Buckeye Wellness Innovators page to sign up!

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Changes on the horizon for instruction, programming, workshop, orientation, and tour statistics https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/16/changes-on-the-horizon-for-instruction-programming-workshop-orientation-and-tour-statistics/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/16/changes-on-the-horizon-for-instruction-programming-workshop-orientation-and-tour-statistics/#respond Wed, 16 May 2018 16:10:06 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8928 Submitted by Sarah Murphy:  On July 1, 2018, University Libraries will officially begin collecting Instruction, Programming, Workshop, Orientation, and Tour statistics using Springshare’s LibInsight product. The REACH database will be sunsetted at this time, and all REACH data from 2015 to present will be migrated to LibInsight.

LibInsight offers librarians and staff the ability to both input, as well as retrieve and edit your statistics in real time. LibInsight is also integrated into Springshare’s suite of services, which will allow everyone to use their one LibApps login to access LibInsight, LibAnswers, and LibGuides.

The LibInsight Implementation Team will be previewing LibInsight at the June 14 Faculty Meeting and will also be hosting a brown bag training session on the tool the week of June 18.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the upcoming changes and migration, please contact any member of the LibInsight Implementation Team, which includes Sarah Murphy (.465), Danny Dotson (.77), Lisa Iacobellis (.2), and Hanna Primeau (.8).

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Kudos! Kreider, Niemeyer, Beck, Elbeyli, Michel, Schrock https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/15/kudos-kreider-niemeyer-beck-elbeyli-michel-schrock/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/15/kudos-kreider-niemeyer-beck-elbeyli-michel-schrock/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 21:03:38 +0000 Karen Ferris http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8925 From Jessica Ware:  I want to thank Shannon Niemeyer and Tara Kreider for being helpful and sharing their event expertise with me. This assisted me in planning the Campus Campaign winner’s lunch catering with ease. A big thank you to Shannon and Tara!!

From Nicole Hernandez:  I want to thank Sue Beck for always being a problem solver and going out of her way to help OSUL faculty and staff! I was concerned about having to manually input the Research Commons events in two online places and Sue went to work to craft a solution. Inal Elbeyli and Jason Michel created a way for event information to automatically transfer from the Research Commons website to the main event page, so that I only have to input the information once! I want to thank Sue, Inal, and Jason for their innovation solution! This will absolutely make my life easier and I appreciate it very much!

From Tyler Osborne:  Victoria Schrock scanned 235 photos for the commemorative photo book for the sesquicentennial. This project took a significant amount of her time and was quite tedious. Tamar and I are very thankful for her dedication to the project.

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Folk and Overbey present at ALAO Diversity Workshop https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/15/folk-and-overbey-present-at-alao-diversity-workshop/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/15/folk-and-overbey-present-at-alao-diversity-workshop/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 15:10:59 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8920 Amanda Folk and Tracey Overbey presented at the 2018 ALAO Diversity Workshop – “Actively Inclusive: Just Libraries Speak Up!” (https://www.alaoweb.org/event-2882810).

Tracey Overbey and Amanda Folk

Their presentation – Make Me Wanna Holla: Thinking about Black/African-American Students Experiences with Libraries – is based on an ongoing research study. You can view their slides http://go.osu.edu/alaoholla

Photo credit: Cyndi Preston

 

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Published: Hilary Bussell https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/15/published-hilary-bussell-2/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/15/published-hilary-bussell-2/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 14:47:04 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8917 Hilary Bussell has two recent publications:

Howard, M., & Bussell, H. (2018). Habituated: A Merleau-Pontian analysis of the smartphone. Library Trends, 66(3), 267–288. https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2018.0003

Bussell, H. (2018). Whose medium? Whose message?: A critical media literacy approach to “Information Has Value.” In M. K. Oberlies & J. Mattson (Eds.), Framing information literacy: Teaching grounded in theory, pedagogy, and practice (Vol. 2, pp. 171–184). Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries.

Both publications are available in Knowledge Bank:
http://hdl.handle.net/1811/85593 (journal article)
http://hdl.handle.net/1811/85594 (book chapter)

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Job Posting: Educational Resources Program Assistant https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/15/job-posting-educational-resources-program-assistant/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/15/job-posting-educational-resources-program-assistant/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 14:39:54 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8915 Submitted by Kristen Gall:  

Description: The Educational Resources Program Assistant makes decisions that help OSU Libraries advance the University’s priorities around reducing the costs of textbooks for students as well as open educational resources and OhioLINK activities, which provide discounted textbook access. Serves as lead contact for the Course Reserve Program for OSU Libraries and related activities and projects. Oversees the Thompson Library Course Reserves area and has daily direct communication with patrons and faculty. Works at the Thompson Library Circulation desk to provide exceptional public service to all patrons and ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Serves as the resource point for the Libraries patron appeal process and makes independent decisions about patron fines as they apply to policy and procedure. Provides rush digital reformatting for Special Collections materials. Provides support for other Circulation Operations and resolves problems. Works primarily 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Required qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent combination of education and experience; excellent customer service skills and attitude and the ability to work with and instruct a diverse range of external and internal constituents; ability to seek patrons and research and reference staff in need of assistance; must be able to lift 40 lbs. and push a cart weighting up to 80 lbs.

Desired qualifications: OhioLINK and Sierra experience; Supervision experience; Course reserve experience; public service experience.

Please apply online at http://www.jobsatosu.com/postings/86526 from May 12, 2018 through May 20, 2018.

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Published: Dan Noonan https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/published-dan-noonan/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/published-dan-noonan/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 19:44:47 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8913 Dan Noonan, OSUL’s digital preservation librarian, who edits the Journal of Archival Organization’s “Technology Matters in Archives” column, has recently published the second entry for that column, “Email” An Appraisal Approach” (Journal of Archival Organization, 13:3-4, 146-151, https://doi.org/10.1080/15332748.2018.1445607).

Additionally, since early 2017, Dan has Co-Chaired an EDUCAUSE Working Group that recently published “Research Data Curation: A Framework for an Institution-Wide Services Approach” (https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/5/research-data-curation-a-framework-for-an-institution-wide-services-approach). Universities and colleges should consider an institution-wide approach to developing services for managing and curating research data. This paper identifies service areas and includes a framework for institutions to document current research data curation services and responsibilities. The publication is available to all EDUCAUSE members for one year, following which it made public. A full list of member institutions can be found at: https://members.educause.edu/.

For more information about this paper and EDUCAUSE Working Groups, contact WG@educause.edu

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Participate in the DLF eResearch Network! https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/participate-in-the-dlf-eresearch-network/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/participate-in-the-dlf-eresearch-network/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 19:31:40 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8910 Submitted by Amanda Rinehart:  

University Libraries recently joined the DLF eResearch Network, a program that guides a team in developing a roadmap for data and digital scholarship services. Our team consists of Amanda Rinehart, Hilary Bussell, and Dan Noonan, and we want you to participate as well! You can sit in on the monthly webinars, provide your feedback via 3×5 cards, and help the team represent your views in discussions and assignments.

The six webinars are from 1:30-3 p.m in the Research Commons:

  • May 16: Building an eResearch Services Roadmap
  • June 20: Advocacy and Promotion
  • July 11: Research Funding, Planning, and Proposals
  • August 15: Data Discoverability/Metadata Reusability
  • September 19: Digital Scholarship
  • October 10: Assessment (Metrics for success with Data Services and Digital Scholarship)

If you are interested, please contact Amanda Rinehart.

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Donors needed for May 16 Blood Drive at Thompson Library https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/donors-needed-for-may-16-blood-drive-at-thompson-library/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/donors-needed-for-may-16-blood-drive-at-thompson-library/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 19:23:57 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8906 Submitted by Shannon Niemeyer:  Life is a gift.  Give more of it.  

Blood is desperately needed during the summer months.  Schedule an appointment to give at the next blood drive at the Thompson Library, May 16 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Call 1-800-REDCROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org, sponsor code “buckeyes.”

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Annual Research Excellence Award recipient announced https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/annual-research-excellence-award-receipient-announced/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/annual-research-excellence-award-receipient-announced/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 16:22:04 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8901 Submitted by Belinda Hurley:  

The Committee for Faculty Benefits, Research, and Responsibilities is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Annual Research Excellence Award.

Leigh Bonds

Congratulations to Leigh Bonds on her article “First Things First: Conducting an Environmental Scan.” University Libraries’ colleague Amanda Rinehart nominated Leigh’s work. 

You can read Leigh’s (Editors’ Choice) article at http://acrl.ala.org/dh/2018/01/31/first-things-first-conducting-an-environmental-scan/
 

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University Libraries announces recipients of research awards https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/university-libraries-announces-recipients-of-research-awards/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/14/university-libraries-announces-recipients-of-research-awards/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 16:06:08 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8894      *A version of this story is accessible from the news section of the Libraries’ web site.  Please share that version in your social media postings:  https://library.osu.edu/news/university-libraries-announces-recipients-of-research-awards

The Ohio State University Libraries announce the winners of newly-established research awards.

Three scholars have been awarded the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum’s (BICLM) first annual Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award, while an international researcher will receive the first Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program (BPCRCAP) research award.

The BICLM Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award, named for the founding curator of the Cartoon Library provides up to $2,500 to support researchers who need to travel to Columbus, Ohio to use the collections and materials of the BICLM on site.  Ongoing support of this award was made possible by a generous gift from the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, which was matched by many additional donors to create an endowment.  A panel of ten reviewers from a variety of disciplines at Ohio State was appointed to assess the proposals.

The recipients for 2018 are:

  • Dr. Daniel Worden, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology’ School of Individualized Study.  He holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University.  His project is entitled “Oil Comics: Iconographies of Energy, Environment and Motion.” Worden’s research aims to chronicle the imbrication of comics with the oil industry and the normalized use of petroleum as a fuel source, from the late 19th century to the present.
  • Xavier Dapena, Ph.D. candidate in Hispanic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.  His project is called “’They do not represent us’: Radical Imageries of Contemporary Spanish Graphic Narratives (1973-2011).” Dapena’s project centers on the intersection of graphic narratives and political imagination and seeks to understand how the political repertoire of images, symbols, and metaphors express three processes: memorialization, precarization, and legitimation.
  • Frank Santoro, creator of Pompeii, Storeyville and other comics.  He is also an educator who runs ComicsWorkbook, a training and residency program for cartoonists.  His research on “The Ohio School of Naturalist Cartooning” will look at how Billy Ireland’s influence on Edwina Dumm, Noel Sickles, Milton Caniff, and C.N. Landon informed a language of 20th century cartooning that has carried on into the 21st century.

Support from the Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation made the awarding of three gifts possible for the first year of the prize.  Subsequent years will see one award presented annually from the established endowment.

Worden, Dapena, and Santoro will complete their research at the BICLM by June 30, 2019, and will share their work with the Ohio State community.  Applications for the 2019 award will open in November 2018. 

Dr. Jean de Pomereu, of France, was selected as the first BPCRCAP Research Award winner.  The award is for $5,000.              

Dr. de Pomereu’s research focuses on the history of ice sheets, and how “it focuses on the introduction of satellite observation and computer modeling, and how the latter turned ice sheets into virtual objects of the digital imagination, as well as into emblems of human coexistence with the physical world.  It also considers the scientific and cultural processes by which, from the late 1960’s, computer models contributed a new temporal dimension to ice sheet knowledge and extended ice sheet science from a regional to an Earth System scale, as well as from a historical to a predictive approach imbued with profound political implications.”

His research will require the use of a number of collections held by the Polar Archives, including the papers of John H. Mercer, Robert W. Gerdel, Ned A. Ostenso, Ian M. Whillans, and Mortimer Turner.  Time permitting, Dr. de Pomereu also plans to consult the Charles Bentley and Amory Waite Papers. 

Dr. de Pomereu’s ultimate goal is to publish a monograph on the cultural and scientific history of ice sheets.  Dr. Pomereu said, “This book will address a considerable gap in the literature and will connect with a broad range of disciplines that include Environmental History, the History of Science, Historical and Cultural Geography. It will draw extensively on visual archives to demonstrate how cultural imaginings and visual representations and narratives of ice sheets have transformed through time.”

The BPCRCAP Research Award will be given annually, with the next call for proposals scheduled for October 2018.

 

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Announcing the 2018 Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award Winners https://library.osu.edu/blogs/cartoons/2018/05/14/announcing-the-2018-lucy-shelton-caswell-research-award-winners/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/cartoons/2018/05/14/announcing-the-2018-lucy-shelton-caswell-research-award-winners/#respond Mon, 14 May 2018 14:00:57 +0000 Caitlin McGurk http://library.osu.edu/blogs/cartoons/?p=3853

Will Eisner and Lucy Shelton Caswell

The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (BICLM) is pleased to announce the winners of the first annual Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award.  The award of up to $2500, named for the founding curator of the BICLM, Professor Emerita Lucy Shelton Caswell, supports researchers who need to travel to Columbus, Ohio to use the collections materials of the BICLM on site.

Thanks to the generosity of the Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, we are able to give three 2018 awards in celebration of the launch of the program.  Moving forward, we will give one award per year.

We were delighted to receive a large and diverse range of proposals from both national and international scholars and artists. A panel of ten reviewers from a variety of disciplines at Ohio State was appointed to assess the proposals.

The recipients for 2018 are:

  • Dr. Daniel Worden, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology’ School of Individualized Study.  He holds a Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University.  His project is entitled “Oil Comics: Iconographies of Energy, Environment and Motion.” Worden’s research aims to chronicle the imbrication of comics with the oil industry and the normalized use of petroleum as a fuel source, from the late 19th century to the present.
  • Xavier Dapena, Ph.D. candidate in Hispanic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.  His project is called “’They do not represent us’: Radical Imageries of Contemporary Spanish Graphic Narratives (1973-2011).” Dapena’s project centers on the intersection of graphic narratives and political imagination and seeks to understand how the political repertoire of images, symbols, and metaphors express three processes: memorialization, precarization, and legitimation.
  • Frank Santoro, creator of Pompeii, Storeyville and other comics.  He is also an educator who runs ComicsWorkbook, a training and residency program for cartoonists.  His research on “The Ohio School of Naturalist Cartooning” will look at how Billy Ireland’s influence on Edwina Dumm, Noel Sickles, Milton Caniff, and C.N. Landon informed a language of 20th century cartooning that has carried on into the 21st century.

Worden, Dapena, and Santoro will complete their research at the BICLM by June 30, 2019, and will be sharing their work with the community.  Congratulations to the 2018 awardees! Applications for the 2019 award will open in November 2018.

Ongoing support of this award was made possible by a generous gift from the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation, which was matched by many additional donors to create an endowment.  The endowment will provide funding for one award to be given each year.

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Happy Mother’s Day from the Polar Archives! https://library.osu.edu/blogs/archives/2018/05/13/happy-mothers-day-from-the-polar-archives/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/archives/2018/05/13/happy-mothers-day-from-the-polar-archives/#respond Sun, 13 May 2018 08:00:17 +0000 John Hooton http://library.osu.edu/blogs/archives/?p=6452 It’s Mother’s Day today in the United States, which means that many mothers in the States are opening letters and cards given to them by their children in honor of today’s holiday. Mothers play a critical role in the lives of their children. This was just as true in the past as it is in the present. Every explorer that made history exploring the polar regions and made contributions to science through their efforts was also someone’s child. In honor of Mother’s Day, we’d like to share a few (of many) items in which explorers write to their mothers and share with them their experiences.

Sir George Hubert Wilkins, before exploring the polar ends of the Earth, served his country as an official photographer for the Australian War Records Section during the First World War. Writing a few months before the end of the war, Wilkins explains to his mother his thoughts and experiences with enemy prisoners under his care. Sir George Hubert Wilkins Papers: Box 12, Folder 6.

8/28/1918

Dear mother,

You will have seen by the papers that we have been pretty busy over here, so busy in fact that I have not written a private letter for three weeks until today. Two of my staff; I have fifteen now are in hospital and it makes ever so much more work for me. They are not seriously ill however and may soon be back at work again.

The happenings for the last few weeks makes it seem that the tide has turned. And that we may… at last that we are on the road at last toward making the enemy understand that we mean to fight to a finish. It may not take long but now I’m sure that everyone wants to go on until the job is done.

I think I told you before that I do not carry arms for fighting yet I have captured two prisoners lately myself. They have been hiding when others went past and came out and surrendered to me.

It is curious to feel you have the custody of another man who would have, a few minutes before, done his best to kill you but after all we all are human and have yet to find a really blood thirsty enemy.

Many of them now are glad to be captured and some seem to think they have much chance against our numbers.

If only the people at home could see the war as the soldiers see it the war would soon be over. I have received with pleasure several of your letters lately and look forward to them anxiously. You maybe by now have seen some of our work on exhibition in Australia. Anyway it will be there soon.

Much love from your loving son,

George

Admiral Richard E. Byrd‘s wife, Marie Donaldson Ames, probably received this handmade card from her children,  Richard, Evelyn, Katharine, and Helen, around the time of one of Admiral Byrd’s early expeditions. Richard E. Byrd Papers: Box 29, Folder 1299.

Richard Lockhart aboard the USS Pine Island as an naval ensign during Operation Highjump (1946-1947), which was was the largest expedition into the Antarctic to date and was the first expedition to Antarctica officially sponsored by the United States in over a century. Richard Lockhart Papers: Box 1, Folder 2.

January 17, 1947

On ice fields of Cape Dart

Dear folks,

The destroyer “Brownson” is coming alongside for provisions today or tomorrow and will take off some mail and will then transfer it to the states somehow.

You have probably been getting all sorts of news from the expedition especially concerning the missing plane from the Pine Island. As you no doubt know, we found them and they are being sent back to the states with this letter. All the survivors except Captain Caldwell are being sent home, as the skipper don’t want to leave the ship. As you also know, three of our boys won’t be back, among them Ensign Lopez, a good buddy of mine, who now lies buried in the snow on Cape Dart.

We have been ice bound for the past two weeks but it looks as if we may be able to move further south in a short while which will put us in totally unexplored and uncharted waters. I am keeping up a chart of the Antarctic and am plotting in our positions every so often. Don’t worry, I’ll have plenty to show you and all yours when I get back.

I sure do miss all of you and feel so awfully far away down here. It is now thirty-seven days since we last saw land! And it will be a heck of a lot more, too. All we see is ice, ice, ice. When I get home, if you have iced tea, don’t put ice in mine. I am inclosing a picture which I took and developed myself to give you a rough idea of the ice we have; this is a shot of a huge ice berg we just missed.

Not much more news except that I am O.K. and in good health. Tell everybody hello for me and take care of yourselves.

Well, that’s about all for now. So be good and I’ll see you. Oh, by the way, a promotion list came out and I just missed it. In about four or five months, you’ll; be calling me Lieutenant.

Love to all,

Dick

Donald L. Jeanroy participated in Operation Deep Freeze I, II, and III, which were United States military missions that dated from 1955-1958 undergone to support the scientific expeditions of American scientists. Around the time of this letter, Jeanroy likely had just left the Machinist Mate School, Great Lakes National Training Center in Illinois to report to the USS Arneb. Donald L. Jeanroy Papers: Box 1,  Folder 4.

May 8, 1955

Dear Mom,

Happy Mother’s Day to you, Mom! I hope you are well and happy on this bright and cheerful Sunday afternoon.

Well, tomorrow morning I’ll be boarding the USS Arneb, starting my three and a half years of cruising the world. We’ve waited down here at Norfolk for over a week for this ship to come in and yesterday when we went down to the piers there she set “AKA 56”. It looks like a great big, scufty son of a gun, which has really seen the roughest of seas and mightiest of battles. But all this shine and glitter will soon where off once I get aboard. This boy from Texas and myself went down to the pier and was talking to the dock watch off of the Arneb. He said that the old ship really gets around. She has just gotten back from the Carilion, bringing down a load of supplies to the marines down there. He also said that in mid-July we’re going up to Greenland for maneuvers until October and then we’re coming back to the States for a few days and then we’re going down South again. But this time, way down Sough. They call the cruise “Expedition Deep Freeze” to the Antarctic for six months to a year. I shake at the thought of going way down there but it’s a place that not many people can say they’ve been at. Especially traveling by cargo ship.

You might wonder how all this information gets around. Well the Bureau of Ships in Washington makes up a schedule for each ship, a year in advance, and then passes the word along. It’s only during wartime and secret missions that this info isn’t given out. There are a few other minor operations that the Arneb is going to get but I can tell you more about it when I get aboard.

The liberty down in this place is terrible. In Norfolk there is no type of entertainment, women or pass-times which are worth our while going to. We went down last Saturday to see the town. After we walked up and down the couple of main and side streets, and a stroll through the colored sector we went into a bar and spent the rest of the evening there, listening to the jukebox and drinking beer. We’ve found out since that that’s the only thing you can do in that town.

Yesterday, a couple of fellows and myself went over to Newport News to see the carrier Forestal and the naval shipyard over there. We couldn’t get into see neither but we got a good view of the Forrestal. It sure is a big hunk of ship and a mighty powerful weapon in war. I took my camera along and got a few pictures of it but I don’t know how they’ll turn out. We have to come back from Newport News by ferry. When we got on it was just about sunset, the prettiest part of the day. So we rode the thing back and forth three times all on the same 20₵.

Today we’re just hanging around the base, trying to find something to do. Later on tonight we might go downtown and have a few beers. I’ve found out that this town surely deserves its name of “Shit City”. The people down here are as unfriendly as hell (not like Milwaukee) and when we do find one that will talk we can’t understand them with their Rebel talk (accent). But we really have ourselves a ball when we meet some trueblooded Yankee, we all talk the same language then.

The USS Iowa was in port last weekend but I didn’t get a chance to go aboard to see Billy Milligan. It was long gone when I went down the following Monday to see it. But I’ve been aboard a couple of other ships and seem quite a few buddies from boot camp. When we go aboard they show you all around the ship from stem to stern. Last Friday night this kid from Cincinnati, Ohio and myself went aboard the battleship Wisconsin and saw most all the whole ship. Those ships are surely built to precision and to a lot of expense.

Well to get down on the ground again, how are things going back home? I haven’t heard anything yet because all the mail is probably over aboard ship I hope things are okay. Have you gone into New York for the medical check-up yet and when are you going to see Min and Eric and the rest of the family in Chicago? When you do go travel only airplane. Never by bus of train, except when you’re going on a short hall. Take the word of advice from the “Traveler” himself.

Well it looks like I’ve just about ran out of words. I’m sending you a clipping from the base newspaper telling about the Arneb’s Antarctic cruise. Maybe you can save it for me or put it in a scrapbook or picture book for safe keeping. It’s a nice little souvenir.

So I’ll sign off about here but until I write again or hear from you it with lots of

Love, Don

P.S.: Send my love to Nancy and Claudette and a hello to Bob and Alice for me

Don

Paul A. Siple was the “Boy Scout with Byrd”, the young man  who was selected to accompany then-commander Richard Byrd on his first expedition to the Antarctic (1928-1930). On that expedition, Byrd made his historic flight over the South Pole, something no one had done before. Siple was only nineteen when he became a part of this expedition. Paul A. Siple Papers: Box 3, Folder 2.

Little America, Antarctica

November 22, 1929

Dear Ones at home:

Mother, Father, Grandmother, Uncle Loyd, Pierce- and also to all my home friends, yes in short all my friends- do I address this letter;

On this intended eve of the South Polar flight I am writing this note to my loved ones at home. By good luck this letter will be taken in the Floyd Bennet over the pole by the Commander to prove that it can be done. But for me the letter is to convey my love and best wishes to those at home.

Your loving son, grandson, etc.,

Paul A. Siple

Well, that’s all for the Polar Archives today. Be sure to check out our newly redesigned website and have a look around all of our collections! Happy Mother’s Day!

Written by John Hooton

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Marjorie Murfin recognized by Board of Trustees for contributions to librarianship https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/11/marjorie-murfin-recognized-by-board-of-trustees-for-contributions-to-librarianship/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/11/marjorie-murfin-recognized-by-board-of-trustees-for-contributions-to-librarianship/#respond Fri, 11 May 2018 18:59:53 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8889 University Libraries faculty Emerita Marjorie Murfin passed away February 26. Professor Murfin, who retired in 2002, will be remembered for her work as a reference librarian at University Libraries and serving as a mentor for several new faculty members over the years. 

Following her death, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees honored Professor Murfin with a resolution acknowledging her work.  

The complete story is available here:  https://library.osu.edu/news/marjorie-murfin-recognized-for-contributions-to-librarianship

 

 

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Departing: Mason Kamolpechara https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/10/departing-mason-kamolpechara/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/10/departing-mason-kamolpechara/#respond Thu, 10 May 2018 18:52:32 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8881 Mason Kamolpechara, East Asian Studies Assistant in Special Collections and Area Studies, has submitted his resignation effective May 18. 

We wish Mason all the best in his future endeavors as he leaves University Libraries.

Mason Kamolpechara

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Bookmarking the staff intranet https://library.osu.edu/blogs/it/bookmarking-the-staff-intranet/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/it/bookmarking-the-staff-intranet/#respond Thu, 10 May 2018 18:43:46 +0000 Beth Snapp http://library.osu.edu/blogs/it/?p=4716 The staff intranet, which includes NewsNotes, links to the document registry, staff directory,  forms and staff resources, is no longer a link on the public (patron-facing) web site. If you haven’t already bookmarked it, the address for the intranet is:  go.osu.edu/osulstaff

 

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Two additional Libraries’ Faculty taking on Special Assignments https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/10/two-additional-libraries-faculty-taking-on-special-assignments/ https://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/2018/05/10/two-additional-libraries-faculty-taking-on-special-assignments/#respond Thu, 10 May 2018 16:11:37 +0000 Larry Allen http://library.osu.edu/blogs/osulstaff/?p=8877 Submitted by Belinda Hurley:  

Two additional Special Assignments (SA) are being taken by our colleagues.

  • Jolie Braun will be on SA from May 9 – August 20 working on When the Underground went Mainstream : Zines and Sassy Magazine.
  • Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros will be working on “Pontes into the Curriculum: Introducing DH pedagogy through global partnerships” during her SA from May 7 – August 17.

My apologies for omitting these in the earlier post (mix up in dates).

 

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