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January/February 2008

Library Career Day
Lexington librarians joined together to present
the second Library Career Day for the University
of Kentucky Minority College Awareness
Program (MCAP). There was an audience of 50
that included primary and secondary school
students enrolled in the MCAP program and their
parents. Mildred Bailey is the director of MCAP,
which is a division of the University of Kentucky
Multicultural Affairs Office. For 20 years,
students, parents, and teachers have met every
other Saturday on the UK campus for classes in
reading, math, and other school subjects. The
goal of the program is to prepare underrepresented minority students for success in
higher education.

Students purchasing books at the Book Cellar.

On November 17, 2007, everyone met at the Lexington Public Library (LPL) for a program on the
importance of libraries and reading, and librarianship as a career. The program was organized by UK
Librarian Reinette Jones, who was also a participant along with Sarah Vaughn, Acting Director of the
UK Education Library; Bob Krause, UK Reference Librarian; Dennis Carrigan, Assistant Director of
the UK School of Library and Information Science; Kathleen Imhoff, Lexington Public Library
Director; Betty Abdmishani, Director of the LPL Village Branch; and Carolina Fernandez, a UK
library student and an employee with the Lexington Public Library.
When the presentations were over, everyone was given a tour of the library, followed by a visit to the
LPL Book Cellar. Donations to the Library Career Day made it possible for each student enrolled in
MCAP to have a voucher for the purchase of books from the Book Cellar. It was our lucky day
because the Book Cellar was having a discount sale, which made the vouchers all the more valuable.
Judging from the thank you letters received from the students, they were still very excited for the
opportunity to buy their very own books.
They were just as excited about
the large pendulum clock on the
first floor of the Lexington
Public Library. There were nice
things also said about the
library information, and one
student made a confession.
“Unfortunately, I don’t want to
be a librarian, but I would like
to help out. It seems like fun.”
Library Career Day participants.

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* News To Use
 
Spot Bonus Award Winner 
 
Heather Petsche, a Little Fine Arts Library senior technician, recently received
a spot bonus for a recent special project.
Heather was interested in conducting a user survey in Little to discover what
our users thought of specific services and how well the staff was doing in
meeting their needs. Heather immediately took the ball and ran with it. She
consulted with Judy Wiza who felt that if we waited until after LibQUAL
ended, it would be acceptable to run an “in house” survey for Little users.
From there, Heather developed a draft survey, which she completely conceived and managed.
The Little Library survey began mid-April and ended with completion of the spring 2007 semester.
In an attempt to get more faculty input, Heather worked with Daniel Naas to create an online survey
form which was e-mailed to all Center of Fine Arts faculty. When the survey ended, Heather compiled the results and compared them with a survey conducted in 2004. She shared survey results with
the Little staff and immediately began actions to address some of the suggestions from the survey.
Heather’s interest in identifying the Little Library’s service strengths and areas for improvement, followed by her expert management and follow-up of a successful patron survey, are indicative of contributions well above and beyond her library technician job duties. Her analysis of survey data has already led to some significant changes in the Little Library. Heather Petsche’s work on this special
project exemplifies the enthusiasm and effectiveness worthy of recognition.
 
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UK Libraries gets an… 

 
You might have noticed a change recently when you went to search the library’s catalog. You might
even have felt a little bit cooler, a little bit hipper and did not quite know why. Well, it’s because Encore has moved out of the background and into a more prominent position on our webpage. In fact, it
is now the default search when you bring up the catalog. What does this mean to you? Well, aside
from the fact that you are integrating yourself into a Library 2.0 environment, you now have an alternate way to search UK’s catalog and to show it to patrons. How did we get such a new and flashy
product? By agreeing to partner with Encore’s developers, Innovative Interfaces Incorporated (III),
we were able to get in on the ground floor of this interesting new product. As Kelly Vickery says, we
are part of the “development process,” which means we help III figure out how to interface with traditional catalog software, get it working in a real-world situation, and help them work out the kinks. In
exchange for this service, we get the product right away and at a discount. So, your job is to use the
product and provide feedback using the link on our Encore page. As you search, be aware that Encore
is by no means finished. More features are being developed even as you are reading this. If this constant change is a little overwhelming, don’t forget that the old, traditional InfoKat is just a click away
(even the coolest of us can’t be cool all of the time). And, InfoKat has some information that’s not
available on Encore, such as current circulation data and new title additions. Encore’s server, currently located in California, is only updated once daily, making it always a day behind. If you haven’t
done so already, take a look at Encore -- and try not to lose yourself in a tag cloud.
 
 
 

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New Dart Machines
If you’ve been noticing that our patrons are a little more content
lately, it might be attributed to the new DART machines that have
recently been added in 7 campus locations (Nursing Building,
Business and Economics Building, King Library, Little Library,
and 3 in W.T. Young – Basement, 1st, and 2nd Floors). These are
in addition to new machines that were previously added to the
Ralph G. Anderson Building, the Medical Center Library and the
Education Library – for a total of 10. The new DART machines
(now actually called CVST machines) are a great improvement
over the old ones. For one thing, the new machines connect directly to the network, rather than going through an intermediary step like the old ones did. If this intermediary step failed, as it often did, no connection could be made. Add to that the fact that the old machines were no longer supported by the company that produced them, so spare parts were nearly impossible to get, and you start to understand why the old DART machines were so troublesome. Besides being
easier for IKON to maintain them, the new machines are also easier for our patrons to use. The interface
is more user-friendly and the screen prompts are much easier to follow. If you are interested, take a look
at the online guide  or, better yet, go see one of the machines for
yourself.
 
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* News to Use (cont.)
 
Blue 2.0 - You can still sign up!
We have just completed the first two weeks of Blue 2.0 which covered
blogging and instant messaging. There is still time to join in on the fun.
The next two week phase will cover RSS, NewsReaders and Wikis.
Where did it come from?

It’s not too late to sign
up for Blue 2.0!

The Blue 2.0 activity stirred up by the Employee Development Committee has its roots in the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg
County's (PLCMC) Learning 2.0 Program, "a discovery learning program designed to encourage staff to explore new technologies and reward them for doing 23 Things." Their program, designed by PLCMC
Technology Director, Helene Blowers, "is loosely based on Stephen
Abrams article, “43 Things I might want to do this year." and the Website “43 Things” .

The online program uses Web 2.0 technologies such as Blogger,
Flickr, Odeo, YouTube, PBWiki and Bloglines that are available on
the Internet. "2.0" refers to web-based communities, hosted services,
and online tools and applications which foster creativity and collaboration between users.
Following the PLMC mission, libraries all over the country and
around the world have instituted similar programs that encourage
their staff to explore Web 2.0 for the purpose of "expanding minds,
empowering individuals and enriching our community.”

Nintendo Wii bowling at the
Blue 2.0 kick-off party.

A small group of UK librarians—Jen Bartlett, Sarah Glassmeyer, Stacey Greenwell, Beth Kraemer,
and Shawn Livingston—are the guides for the program, and participants are encouraged to ask
them, or each other, for help with the modules. In the weeks to come, participants will be learning
about tagging, podcasting, and social networking (e.g. Facebook), among other technologies.
So far, participant response has been very favorable. Even those who had some initial misgivings
have found the activities to be fun and easy to master. One participant commented that she signed
up for the program so she would be able to help students who had any questions about these technologies and found that the tools could be very useful to her in her daily work life. She had even
set up a blog for her department!
While much of the participant interaction is taking place online—through instant messaging and
comments left on blogs, Blue 2.0 will also include several parties that will allow everyone to meet,
mingle, and share their experiences. The first face-to-face gathering will be Wednesday, February
13 in the Young Library Gallery. In addition to food and
fun, there will be a drawing for a $50 restaurant gift certificate. All the participants who are on schedule with
the program will be eligible for this prize. The March 18
gathering will feature a drawing for an ipod shuffle.
Blue 2.0 ends in April, and everyone who completes the
program will receive recognition at Staff Appreciation
Day and will be entered into the drawing for the grand
prize—an ipod!

More video games at the kick-off party!

Even if you missed the kick-off party in December, you
can still sign up! Just contact one of the Blue 2.0 guides
and start exploring. You’ll be in the 2.0 groove before
you know it!

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* Going Green….

By Lalana Powell

...and the Library Green Committee.

The Library Welcomes a New Committee
This month a new group was formed to focus on helping the library system be
more green. The group members are Alice Wasielewski, Jesse Brasher, Mary
Schleifer, Kathy Franklin, Jane Bryant, Lewis Warden, Kevin Campbell, Ryan
Valentin and Lalana Powell. The group’s mission is to create awareness of
green issues, to provide practical methods for progressing towards a more environmentally conscious workplace and to emphasize personal responsibility.
The group is interested in your ideas for making the library a more environmentally friendly place to work. Please send your ideas to lapowe03@uky.edu.
Below are some suggestions from the EPA’s web site which are especially pertinent for the winter that help the environment.
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Consider using non-toxic de-icing substances such as clean clay cat litter,
sand, or fireplace/stove ash to prevent hazardous waste from chemicals.
Chemical de-icers can be hazardous to your pets, your trees and shrubs, and
the environment.

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If you have a wood-burning fireplace, save your ashes in a tin instead of
throwing them away. Cold wood ashes can be mixed in your compost heap
to create a valuable soil amendment that provides nutrients to your garden.

•

If you have a manual thermostat or no thermostat at all, one way to save energy and money this winter is to install an ENERGY STAR qualified programmable thermostat. When installed and used with the four preprogrammed temperature settings for weekend and weekdays, you can save
about $100 each year while staying comfortable. Before leaving for vacation, turn down your thermostat (or use a programmable one) so that you
don't waste natural resources by generating unneeded heat. You can also
buy outdoor and indoor lights with timers so that lights don't stay on all
night.

•

Winter storms often cause power outages. Prevent waste by keeping rechargeable batteries rather than disposable ones stored throughout your
house with your flashlights. If you do use disposable batteries, prevent hazardous waste by buying batteries with low mercury content.

For more great ideas go to  and
look for our new monthly column in Off the Shelf.

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* Spotlight Series
The Spotlight Series features an employee from a different campus
library each month. Hopefully, this series will enable you to match a
name to a face, along with some interesting facts too!
 
Jeff Suchanek, Public Policy Archivist, Special Collections and Digital Programs
Jeff Suchanek is the Public Policy Archivist with the Special Collections and Digital Programs. He
admits to being a political junkie. Sometimes he drives his wife to distraction, but she is a good sport
about all of it. Jeff says that “being Head of the Public Policy Archives here at UK for me is like dying
and going to heaven. And the best thing is I’m being paid to do it!”
Since he was five years old he has always been interested in politics. In 1960 he distinctly remembers
watching the Republican and Democrat conventions on television, and from that time on he was hooked.
He was always an avid reader of the daily newspaper and grew up reading about the Kennedy
assassination, the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. Sunday morning is not complete at his
house without watching morning talk shows like Meet the Press and Face the Nation, and weekday
evenings are spent watching Hardball.
Jeff and his wife, Jeanne, moved to Kentucky in 1987 after spending six years in Columbus, Ohio. He
worked for six months at the Military History Museum in Frankfort before landing a job in the Oral
History Program at UK. He had worked at the Ohio Historical Society on a nine-month contract and before that he worked for the
WIC Program (Women, Infants and Children nutrition program) at the Columbus Health Department.
In April, Jeff and Jeanne will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Their “children” are three Australian Shepherds that they got
from the Australian Shepherd Rescue Program. They are now volunteers for the rescue program and have saved over 25 dogs from
kill shelters.
Jeff likes to tell people that he is an Ohioan by birth but a Kentuckian by choice. His father was a musician (trumpet) and had his
own music store, and two of his uncles were also professional musicians. Both of his grandfathers emigrated from Poland, what was
then Czechoslovakia. They were known as “mill-rats,” meaning they worked in the Youngstown steel mills, which no longer exist.
He has three brothers (one a retired teacher and the other two are engineers) and a sister (a special education teacher) and they all
have graduate degrees.
He grew up on the outskirts of Girard, Ohio where he had acres and acres of fields and wooded land on which to roam. He rarely
spent a day during the summer in the house and would exasperate his mother by going swimming, fishing, or playing baseball or
basketball all day instead of doing chores. He recently had surgery for skin cancer on his ear and suspects all those years running
around outside without a shirt or hat contributed to that.
He played high school basketball and was the MVP of his team during his senior year and made All-League. His visions of playing
college ball were dashed when he asked his coach what division of ball he was good enough to play in. The coach asked if he
thought he was a good shooter, and Jeff answered yes, and the coach agreed. The coach then asked if he was a good rebounder and a
good dribbler, and Jeff answered that he didn’t think he was very good at either and again the coach agreed. Then the coach said,
“Jeff, there are a lot of good shooters out there.” The coach was honest but the truth was brutal, so that ended his hopes of playing
college ball.
Jeff graduated from Liberty High School in 1973 and worked his way through college. He graduated from Youngstown State with a
bachelor’s degree with honors in history in 1980. He was awarded a two-year graduate assistantship in the Oral History Program in
the Department of History. He wrote a master’s thesis and graduated from Youngstown State in 1983 while working in Columbus.
And in case you don’t know, Youngstown State won three Division I-A college football championships in the 1990s, and Jim Tressel
coached there before moving on to become the head coach at The Ohio State University.
His interests and hobbies, besides politics, include playing with the dogs, gardening, following the Cleveland Indians (which he can
do via satellite TV and radio), feeding the birds, listening to smooth jazz music, reading mystery or adventure novels, and scuba
diving, in that order. He has a treadmill, stationary bike, and home gym, and he’s getting into Pilates. He’s pulling, straining or
tearing muscles he didn’t even know he had when he was younger. He dislikes exercising even when he’s healthy. Jeanne does most
of the cooking in their house because she cooks healthy meals. Jeff, on the other hand, is adept at cooking rich Polish and Slovak
dishes that probably aren’t very good for you. His chili is to die for, and he makes a holiday nut or poppy seed roll called kolache
from a recipe that has been passed down through his mother’s family for generations. Not healthy, but boy is it good!
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Comings and Goings
Ryan Valentin has joined us as our newest Reference Librarian. Ryan comes to us most recently
from Florida where he earned his M.L.I.S. from
Florida State University. Ryan also holds a B.S.
in both Environmental Studies and Political Science from the University of Utah and a J.D. from the University
of Oregon.
Ryan’s office is located in the Law Library beside the Circulation
Desk Please welcome Ryan to Lexington and the University of
Kentucky.
Stephen Sizemore has accepted the position of
Administrative Staff Officer III, filling Pat
Lloyd's former position as the Libraries' Budget
Officer in the Office of the Dean. Stephen has
degrees in both Accounting and Finance, as well
as a Masters in Business Administration. He has ten years of experience as a Senior Business Analyst at Lexmark and was most
recently employed as Director of Industry Research at a printer
industry consulting firm.
Stephen's first day is February 1. Please make him welcome!
Beth Eifler (SCDP) will be leaving us at the end
of January when the NEH grant funding her position ends. From 2005 to 2008, Beth has served as
the Project Archivist for the Libraries' National
Endowment for the Humanities "We the People"
Appalachian-related Arrangement and Description grant--a collaborative project between the Appalachian Center and Special
Collections and Digital Programs. The grant made possible
the arrangement and description of more than thirty Appalachianrelated archival collections. Beth arranged and described many of
the collections herself while assisting in the supervision of the
processing of several others. In addition, she was responsible for
the improvement of existing collection inventories and for
the creation of many new inventories. Moreover, Beth became
very knowledgeable regarding EAD (Encoded Archival Description) and applied the mark-up language to all of the collection inventories produced as a result of the grant. We wish Beth
well in her future endeavors.
Tanya Reeves accepted the Library Technician
Senior, Document Delivery Technician position
in the Access & Delivery Division. Tanya holds a
B.A. in Music and an M.A. in Musicology from
U.K. She was a House Manager at the Singletary
Center for the Arts for more than three years, and a Student Lending Assistant in ILL during the 2005-06 school year. Since 2006,
she has held a Library Technician position in the Borrowing area
of Interlibrary Loan Services. Tanya began her new position on
January 6.

Editor: Jessica Hughes
Jessica.hughes@uky.edu
257-0500 x 2159
Cindy Cline

cdcline@uky.edu
257-9421
Laura Hall

lehall1@email.uky.edu
257-0500 x 2119
Jo Staggs-Neel
Jo.Staggs‐Neel@uky.edu 
257‐2758 
Dennis Davenport
dennis.davenport@uky.edu
257-2758
Peter Hesseldenz
phessel@email.uky.edu 
257‐0500, ext. 2117 
Columnists:
Donors: Reinette Jones
Spotlight: Cindy Cline
Going Green: Lalana Powell
Reporters:
Agriculture Information Center:
Jo Staggs-Neel
Chemistry/Physics Library:
Dennis Davenport
Design Library: Jo Staggs-Neel
Education Library: Laura Hall
Engineering Library:
Dennis Davenport
Equine Research Library:
Jo Staggs-Neel
Fine Arts Library: Peter Hesseldenz
Geological Sciences and Map Library: Peter Hesseldenz
Health Information Library:
Cindy Cline
KY Transportation Center:
Dennis Davenport
Law Library: Peter Hesseldenz
Math Library: Dennis Davenport
Medical Center Library:
Cindy Cline
Medical Center AV Library
Cindy Cline
Special Collections & Digital Programs: Jo Staggs-Neel
Young Library: Laura Hall
Web Site/ Graphics:
Dennis Davenport
Newsletter submissions are due by
the 15th of the month.

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