June 2008 library newsletter

You can read the latest issue of the Library Insider newsletter online at http://www.bsu.edu/ library/ virtualpress/ libinsider. Articles in the June 2008 issue included:

• Meet Some Friends’ Board of Governors Members, p. 1
• University Libraries’ Program Goals for 2008-2009, p. 2
• Newly Received LSTA Grants Support Digital Collections Development, p. 2
• Upgrading Desktop Computer in Scholar Carrels, p. 4
• Cardinal Kids Camp Explores Hero Theme at Bracken, p. 4
• What Some of our Libraries’ Personnel are Reading this Summer, p. 5
• Ditsky Collection Donated to Libraries to Enhance Stein Research, p. 6
• Libraries’ Marketing Communications Manager Speaks about Library Marketing, p. 6
• Contemporary Chairs Added to Bracken Library, p. 7
• OCLC and Google Partnership Facilitates Research, p. 8
• Membership in ALI Consortium Saves Libraries Money for Obtaining Databases, p. 8
• Art Exhibit at Bracken Focuses on Human Drawings, p. 9

May 2008 library newsletter

The May 2008 edition of the Library Insider newsletter became available on May 19. Check it out online at http://www.bsu.edu/ library/ virtualpress/ libinsider/. Articles in this issue:

• University Libraries’ Danny Taylor Receives Prestigious A. Jane Morton Award, p. 1
• Ball State’s 152nd Commencement, p. 2
• Furniture Outside Bracken Library Provides Additional Gathering Place, p. 2
• Libraries Sponsor the Fifth Annual Copyright Conference, p. 3
• Online Testing Proves Popular New Service at Bracken Library, p. 3
• How a Digital Collection Grows, p. 4
• Campus and Indiana Landscapes Available for Viewing and Study, p. 4
• Donors Honored at the Friends’ Annual Dinner, p. 5
• Student’s Thesis and Exhibit Focuses on Typographer Frederick Goudy, p. 6
• Bracken Library’s Open Microphone Poetry Night, p. 6
• Improving Research and Learning through Innovation, p. 7
• Libraries Participate in Access World News Beta Test, p. 7
• Libraries’ Employees Participate in University Sponsored Health Programs, p. 8
• University Libraries’ Personnel Contribute to Midwest CONTENTdm Users, p. 9
• Libraries Provide Students Rich Resources and Access to Food, p. 9
• Media-Rich Summer Faculty Development Programs, p. 10
• Ming-ming Shen Kuo to Retire from the University Libraries, p. 11