Respiratory Book Collection Increased through EZ Grant Award

The J. Murrey Atkins Library has purchased over 100 Respiratory Therapy books from a $10,000 “EZ Strengthening Public and Academic Library Collections” Grant, thanks to the efforts of Research Librarians’ Lisa Nickel and Lois Stickell working with UNCC faculty. This grant will be used to add a collection of over “100 high quality texts in the areas of respiratory care, pulmonary pathology and critical care medicine, according to Dr. Joe Coyle, Department of Kinesiology.

Dr. Coyle also explains, “These additions will be tremendously useful not only to the BSRT students and faculty but to anyone in the University with an interest in these subjects".  Title examples are:

 Pulmonary Rehabilitation:  Guidelines to Success [edited by] John E. Hodgkin, Bartolome R. Celli, Mosby/Elsevier, c2009

 Laboratory Exercises For Competency in Respiratory Care,  Thomas J. Butler, F.A. Davis Co., c2009

The State Library of North Carolina (a division of the Department of Cultural Resources) administers the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant program. This program, funded from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), funds projects across the state that help libraries deliver learning opportunities for a lifetime, support libraries in their mission to provide cost-effective access to the Internet and as well as information expertise and make library resources more accessible to all users. Atkins Library’s $10,000.00 grant will cover 79% of the total cost of the program, resulting in 21% (or $2,696) of the cost being financed by nongovernmental sources.

To see all respiratory books available from the EZ grant, go to the library’s catalog at: http://library.uncc.edu/catalog and search using the terms “EZ grant”

 

Special Collections' Katie McCormick Selected for Archives Leadership Institute

UNC Charlotte’s J. Murrey Atkins Library is proud to announce that Katie McCormick, Assistant University Librarian for Special Collections, has been selected to attend the Society of American Archivists’ Archives Leadership Institute.  Being one of only 25 archivists selected from a pool of 90 applicants, Katie will attend this week-long event, hosted by the University of Wisconsin’s School of Library & Information Studies.

 The event goal “is to examine the leadership needs of the archives profession and to prepare participants to influence policy and effect change on behalf of the profession (and ultimately, on behalf of the public served now and in the future)”. 

 Katie looks forward to participating and believes, “it will be a great opportunity to learn from leaders in the field, to problem solve with colleagues and to have focused time to consider the broader implications of archival work”.  Her experience will certainly benefit UNC Charlotte’s rich Special Collections unit, currently including more than 8,500 rare books, 1500 oral history interviews, 4 million manuscript items and 1.4 million items in the University Archives.

Two Atkins Library Staff Members awarded ALA Scholarships

Recently, the American Library Association (ALA) awarded scholarships to two J. Murrey Atkins Library staff members for the 2008-2009 Academic year.  Denelle Eads and Melinda Livas were recognized with scholarships to help with their studies in pursuit of a Masters in Library Science.  Details are below:

Denelle Eads		Denelle Eads was named the 2008 recipient of the Tony B. Leisner Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship, named for Tony B. Leisner, an active ALA member and former member of the ALA Council, is awarded to a library support staff member pursuing a master’s degree in library and information studies. The scholarship was established with funds donated by Leisner. Denelle currently works in Special Collections at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Atkins Library where she provides service to patrons in such areas as manuscript, rare books, university archives and oral history collections. She plans to continue working in Special Collections after earning her degree. Her interest in the field of library and information science came from her time at the Atkins library. As a circulation desk clerk, Denelle’s responsibilities included serving patrons with materials and checking out equipment. “My experience as a library circulation desk clerk was a blessing, because it helped me discover a career that fit perfectly with my background, work experience and interests,” Denelle said.  She is pursuing her Masters in Library Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
		Melinda Livas was named as a recipient of a 2008 Spectrum Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship aims at recruiting applicants and awarding scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students for graduate programs in library and information studies. Its mission is to improve service at the local level through the development of a representative workforce that reflects the communities served by all libraries in the new millennium. Since 1997, the ALA has awarded a total of 564 Spectrum Scholarships. Nearly 70 percent of past Spectrum Scholars remain active in the ALA three years after graduation. Melinda works in Course Reserves providing assistance to patrons and scanning materials to be placed on electronic reserve.  "I thoroughly enjoy helping information seekers find what they need," Melinda states.   "That is one reason why I have chosen to pursue an MLIS degree, plus the professional opportunities within this field are endless. I have always been drawn to libraries. An MLIS degree will provide me the necessary skills to morph into a techno savvy, website searching guru, in other words a 'Librarian'".  Melinda plans to work in an academic library after completing her MLIS from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and focus in the area of library instruction.		Melinda Livas