xt7gb56d3f4r https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7gb56d3f4r/data/mets.xml Lexington, Kentucky University of Kentucky. Libraries 19900810 The title, The Green Bean, was not used until December 14, 1973. During 1992-1993 some issues were sent via email with the title: Green Screen. Unnumbered supplement with title, Wax Bean, accompanies some issues. journals English University of Kentucky. Libraries Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Green Bean The Green Bean, August 10, 1990, no. 577 text The Green Bean, August 10, 1990, no. 577 1990 2014 true xt7gb56d3f4r section xt7gb56d3f4r T` GREEN BEAN Number 577 Au•ust 10 1990 AGRICULTURE LIBRARY CLOSED The Agriculture Library will close for a collection inventory on August 16th and 17th. Everyone will be working in the stacks so the phone will not be answered and the doors will be locked to the public. If there is a need to get in touch with anyone, please send an E-Mail message to "APP". The mail will be checked twice a day. The Library is sorry for the inconvenience but it has been four years since the last inventory and this maintenance is long over- due. (Submitted by Toni Powell.) ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TO BE MONITORED Members of the Environmental Conditions Task Force of the Preser- vation Planning Program will be monitoring temperature, humidity, and ultra-violet light in the branch libraries and various loca- tions in M.I. King Library through early September. Faith Har- ders and Dan Hodge will place a hygrothermograph, which measures temperature and humidity, in the branch libraries. The hygro- thermograph provides a twenty-four hour a day record of tempera- V ture and humidity. The equipment will remain in each branch library for one week and will be moved each wednesday. Norma Jean Gibson and Mary Molinaro will place a hygrothermograph in various locations of M.I. King Library. The equipment should not be disturbed. Barbara Hahn and Cheryl Jones will measure ultra-violet light in the branch libraries and in M.I. King Lib- rary. If there are any questions or problems, please call Cheryl Jones, Chair of the task force, at 7-5133. (Submitted by Cheryl Jones.) O O 11% Newsletter of the Umversnty O O of Kentucky Lnbrarnes UKCC SHORT COURSES IN SEPTEMBER The following classes are helpful if you are just starting to use BITNET on the campus mainframe. They are offered free to all UK faculty, staff, and students, but you must preregister. You can register by calling 257-UKCC and leaving a message. It is a Voice Mail Exchange--VMX box, like the Systems Office has. Your registration will be confirmed by phone within five days. Introduction to VM/CMS and XEDIT September 11 and 12, 2-4 p.m. in 103 McVey Hall or September 18 and 19, 1-3 p.m. in 103 McVey Hall This is a basic introduction to moving around in the campus mainframe, including using XEDIT which is the text editor used in electronic mail. This course is not mandatory, but the basics learned in this class can keep you out of trouble when you are using VIEW. You will learn how to create and manage files on the mainframe. This includes printing files and checking to see what files you have stored under your password. Maybe someone will become interested in how we create the files for VIEW LIBRARY. Introduction to Electronic Mail on the IBM September 13, 3-5 p.m. in 103 McVey Hall or September 20, 1-3 p.m. in 103 McVey Hall This course is intended for beginners and deals with the basics of using BITNET on the mainframe (UKCC). You will 4 learn how to send mail to other BITNET users, whether they are on the mainframe,_ one of the campus WANG computers, or at some other campus that has BITNET. You will learn how to check your mailbox and some tricks for managing your elec- tronic mail files. You will also learn how to set up an electronic mail address file that can save you time. If you have taken the Introduction to VM/CMS course, you will notice some reinforcement of the basic concepts as they are pre- sented again in the Introduction to Electronic Mail course. In both courses, you will be given manuals to remind you of the concepts covered. Chris Corman, who is our Computer Center Liai- son, is the instructor again this year, and this will be an ex- cellent opportunity to get to know Chris. (Submitted by Tari Keller.) 2 FAX NUMBER CHANGES Several FAX numbers have been changed recently. The new numbers are: Engineering 8-1911 A Business 8-5912 ILL 8-1908 CHECK YOUR "WHOIS" DIRECTORY ENTRY ON UKCC ` The WHOIS online directory lists the name, electronic address, and, optionally, telephone number for users of UK computer sys- tems. It can be queried by users on the Internet and BITNET and other connected networks using mail or interactive messages. The name and electronic address sections are printed in the campus telephone directory each year using the information as of the middle of August. Your entry is under YOUR control. If you want to be found by other users you should have an accurate entry. If you have user- ids in several systems you should select just one as your home address for listing with WHOIS. CMS users can display their entries with the command: whois show and can add or change their entries with the command: . ` whois name Firstname Lastname where, of course, "Firstname Lastname" would be the user's name as it should be listed in the directory. A telephone number can be added to an entry with the command: whois phone number where "number" would be the telephone number. WHOIS is available by mail from many systems on campus, including the campus Wang network. Send WHOIS requests by mail, one com- mand per line, to WHOIS@UKCC or whois@ukcc.uky.edu. For example, you might mail the following lines to update your entry: name Jan Smith phone 257-9000 3 AUTHORS WANTED FOR NEW SERIES G.E. Gorman of the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt Univ., Australia and Ronald Powell of the School of Library and Information Science, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia are editing a new monographic series for Bowker—Saur Publishing Company. The ser- ies is entitled "Topics in Library and Information Studies." Future titles in this series will present studies on a wide range of topics and issues relevant to professionals and para-profes- sionals in all types of libraries and information centers as well as to students of library and information science. Professors Gorman and Powell are in the process of recruiting authors for this new series. Interested writers should contact · Ronald R. Powell at the School of Library and Information Sci- ence, Dept. of Information Science, lll Stewart Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, (314) 882-4044. ACTS MEETING SET There will be a meeting of ACTS on August 14, 9:30-11:00 in the Gallery. Walt Skiba will be speaking on Grievance Procedures. (Submitted by Karen Cline.) TOXIC CHEMICAL CD-ROM ARRIVES The EPA's Toxic Chemical Database on CD-ROM is now available in · the Libraries. Sites with the database are GPD, Biological Sci- ences Library, Medical Center Library, and Agriculture Library. Anyone wanting more details on the content of the database, con- tact Maggie Johnson or Sandee McAninch. UK EMPLOYEES REGISTRATION DAY AT UKCC This is to remind you that a special time has been set aside for UK employees to register for classes at Lexington Community Col- lege. On Thursday, August 16, 1990, from 11:00-1:00 or 3:00- 5:30, you can talk with a faculty advisor about the classes that you want to take, participate in placement evaluation, complete the admissions process, register on-line by computer and receive your bill, and leave your tuition defrayal document with us. For more information you can call 7-4872. 4 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN ARCHIVAL ADMINISTRATION The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives is pleased to announce its internship in archival administration for the acade- mic year 1990-91. The internship runs from early September 1990 until May 1991, and interns are compensated at the rate of $7.099 per hour for a fifteen-hour week. The internship is open to graduate students in the fields of Archival Administration, Eng- lish, History, Library and Information Science, Political Sci- ence, and Records Management. Applications are due by Monday, August 20, 1990. For more information, telephone 502-564-8030. PROFESSIONAL READING Lucas, Henry C. Managing Information Services. New York: Mac- millan, 1989. [Z674.4 .L8] This book is management-oriented and, although it is in- tended for a course in managing information services, it is relevant to those working in the field as its coverage in- cludes management of systems analysis and design, programm- V ing, and workstations. Burrows, Toby. British University Libraries. New York: Haworth Press, 1989. . [Z675 .U5 B985] Burrows work surveys the academic library scene in Britain covering the way university libraries, during a climate of accountability, have been affected by a cut of one in seven academic positions and by a decline of 34% in book budgets ‘ in the 1980s. (Submitted by Jill Buckland.) * JOB OPPORTUNITIES * Job descriptions on file in the Reference Department. UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LIBRARY TECH. III, GRADE 7, Reference. LIBRARY TECH. II, GRADE 6, LIBRARY TECH. IV, GRADE 8, Circulation. half-time, IBM Library. 5 LIBRARY TECH. V, GRADE 9, GPD. MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY TECH. V, GRADE 9, P/N/M. HEAD, MONOGRAPHIC SECTION, ACQUISITIONS, Univ. of Mass., If interested in any of these, Amherst. Salary: $24,000- positions, please contact Ann 38,000. Deadline: Oct. 1, Howell in the D.O. 1990. ARIZONA MICHIGAN HEAD LOAN LIBRARIAN, Univ. of AGRICULTURE LIBRARIAN, Mich. Ariz. Salary: $32,000 min. State Univ. Salary: $28,000 Deadline: Sep. 1, 1990. min. Deadline: Aug. 15, 1990. INDIANA NEBRASKA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, Ind. Univ. SENIOR SERIALS CATALOGER, Salary: $24,000 min. Deadline: Univ. of Neb. Salary: $28,000 Sep. 7, 1990. min. Deadline: Sep. 15, 1990. VETERINARY MEDICAL LIBRARIAN, Purdue Univ. Salary: $20,000 min. Deadline: Aug. 15, 1990. NEW JERSEY PRESERVATION OFFICER, Prince- IOWA ton Univ. Salary: none given. Deadline: Nov. 1, 1990. DIRECTOR, INFORMATION SYSTEMS SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY/SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGY, Univ. of Iowa. SCIENCES CATALOGER, Princeton Salary: $50,000 min. Deadline: Univ. Salary: none given. Sep. 1, 1990. Deadline: Aug. 31, 1990. CURATOR OF MANUSCRIPTS, Princeton Univ. Salary: none KENTUCKY given. Deadline: Oct. 1, 1990. LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR REGIONAL (two positions), KY Dept. for Libraries and Archives, Henry County and Perry County. Sala- ry: $1,683-1,851/month. Dead- line: Aug. 24, 1990. 6 OHIO OREGON l H ASST. DIR. FOR TECHNICAL SER- CATALOG LIBRARIAN, Univ. of VICES, Ohio State Univ. Sala- Ore. Salary: $21,500 min. ry: $50,040-57,000. Deadline:_ Deadline: Oct. 15, 1990. Aug. 31, 1990. SOCIAL SCIENCES REFERENCE LI- HEAD, COPY CATALOGING SECTION, BRARIAN, Univ. of Ore. Sala- Ohio State Univ. Salary: ry: $21,500 min. Deadline: $29,520-34,560. Deadline: Aug. Oct. 15, 1990. 31, 1990. LAW REFERENCE LIBRARIAN, Univ. CATALOGER, AMERICAN FICTION, of Ore. Salary: $22,000 min. Ohio State Univ. Salary: Deadline: Oct. 31, 1990. $23,160-24,600. Deadline: Aug. _ 31, 1990. REFERENCE AND COLLECTION DE- PENNSYLVANIA VELOPMENT LIBRARIAN, Ohio State Univ. Salary: $23,160-25,200. Deadline: Aug. 31, 1990. HEAD, ACQUISITIONS RECEIVING SECTION, Penn State Univ. REFERENCE BUSINESS LIBRARIAN Salary: $30,000 min. Dead- (half-time), Ohio State Univ. line: Sep. 15, 1990. Salary: $11,580-12,600. Dead- line: Aug. 31, 1990. TENNESSEE OKLAHOMA INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES COOR- DINATOR, Univ. of Tenn. Sala- _ HEAD, ACQUISITIONS DEPT., Univ. ry: $25,000 min. Deadline: of OK. Salary: $30,000 min. Oct. 15, 1990. _ Deadline: Oct. 15, 1990. NEXT GREEN BEAN: FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1990. DEADLINE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1990. GREEN BEAN STAFF: Lew Bowling, editor and typist. 7