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The second annual Adams County Fall Basketball League will start August 23rd for boys and girls in grades 3-4, 5-6 and 7-8. The Cost is $45 a player, which includes a T-shirt and five weekends of games. For more information or to register, contact Ted Pennington at 937-549-0021 or at 740-981-9406. The league is open to all students regardless of attending school. Sign up individually or as a team.
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Tri-State Sports Outing
The Greater Southern Ohio Tri-State Sports Outing will be held Saturday, Sept. 6. It will be held at the shelter area in back of the James Dickey Post 23. Food will be provided by the Legion Post.
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McGraw Fall Basketball League
Registration for the seventh annual McGraw Fall Basketball League is now open. Open to girls and boys from grades 1-12, registration for the league is $50. Players can sign up as a team or individual. Registration is due before the first games are played on September 7, and a $5 late registration fee will be placed on all late applications. For more information, call (740) 352-1407, email firstname.lastname@example.com, visit www.mcgrawleague.net or follow on Facebook by searching the key words "McGraw Basketball."
West Sports Complex Fall Basketball League
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Buckeye Elite Travel Softball Tryouts
The Buckeye Elite softball team will hold tryouts for its 9U and 14U teams on Sunday, August 17. Tryouts will take place at Shawnee State Softball Field in West Portsmouth. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. for 9U and 4:30 for 14U. Tryouts begin at 2 for 9U and 5 for 14U. For questions about the 9U team, contact Steve at (740) 352-1822. For questions about the 14U team, contact Chris at (740) 710-1495.
Eighth Annual Ohio Middle School Cross Country State Championships
Registration is now open for the 8th Annual Ohio Middle School and Elementary Cross Country State Championships. The Event will be held at Groveport Madison High School on October 19. The first thousand athletes to register will receive a free sports bag.
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The biography of Castro Alves. This page has biographical information on Castro Alves, one of the best poets of all time. This PoetrySoup page also provides access to the poet's poems, best poetry, quotes, and video biographies...if available.
Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves (14 March 1847 – 6 July 1871) was a Brazilian poet and playwright, famous for his abolitionist and republican poems. One of the most famous poets of the " Condorism ", he won the epithet of " O Poeta dos Escravos " (" The Poet of the Slaves ").
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Inmates Let Out Early, Back In Jail Already
Updated: 07/15/2008 - Hundreds of inmates were released from jail early weeks ago, and some of them are already back in the act.
Updated: 07/15/2008 - Hundreds of inmates were released from jail early weeks ago, and some of them are already back in the act.
Posted: 07/14/2008 - FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Steve Beshear has announced a reorganization within the Justice Cabinet that will make Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement a division of Kentucky State Police.
Posted: 07/14/2008 - A new law has cleared the way for 16-year-olds to donate blood with parental consent. Right now, the age limit is 17.
Posted: 07/14/2008 - David Maehr's plane went down near the airport in Lake Placid. The biology professor was surveying black bears in the area at the time.
Updated: 07/14/2008 - The two men were hurt when a floor collapsed underneath them and they fell into the basement,
Updated: 07/14/2008 - Thieves have stolen appliances and copper from the Campus Courtside apartment complex on Red Mile Road.
Updated: 07/15/2008 - Police say he held up the Fifth Third Bank on Bryan Station Road on Monday afternoon.
Posted: 07/14/2008 - The eyes of the political world may be turned towards Kentucky later this summer.
Updated: 07/14/2008 - 22-year-old Corporal William McMillan III died in Iraq when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb.
Updated: 07/14/2008 - Said Biyad faces the death penalty for the October 2006 killings. Investigators say he slashed his children's throats. The victims were all under the age of eight.
Posted: 07/14/2008 - They are looking to figure out how and why sarin, a toxic nerve gas, leaked from a storage igloo.
Updated: 07/14/2008 - Lexington Police have arrested one suspect wanted in an early Monday morning police chase in Lexington.
Posted: 07/14/2008 - A Lexington pizza delivery driver is recovering after he was robbed on the job late Sunday night.
Updated: 07/14/2008 - Police say the suspect would not listen to their requests to put down the assault weapon he was holding.
Updated: 07/14/2008 - As gas prices soar to new records, bike thefts are soaring too. Lexington Police say they are getting more reports than ever of stolen bicycles.
Updated: 07/14/2008 - Minutes after the Dairy Mart on East Reynolds Road was robbed police nabbed a suspect.
Updated: 07/13/2008 - ... At a Monday hearing, public defenders will put on evidence to justify their decision to withdraw from juvenile status offender cases - which involve acts that aren't crimes for adults, such as smoking or truancy - because of budget cuts.
Posted: 07/13/2008 - ... Fayette District Judge Joe Bouvier ordered the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy to take the cases after the office said it would stop handling civil commitment cases from Fayette County.
Posted: 07/13/2008 - ...Under one of the most publicized new laws, people in positions of authority over children face felony criminal charges for having any form of sexual contact with the minors they oversee.
Updated: 07/13/2008 - .... Under one of the most publicized new laws, people in positions of authority over children face felony criminal charges for having any form of sexual contact with the minors they oversee.
Posted: 07/13/2008 - ...Pikeville-based Appalachian Land Company sued Equitable Production Company in U.S. District Court last week.
Posted: 07/13/2008 - ... evidence indicates the highway isn't needed or justified economically ...
Updated: 07/13/2008 - ... tighter supervision and laws have forced drug dealers as far away as Philadephia to get prescription for pay killers, purchased and sold in Eastern Kentucky...
Updated: 07/13/2008 - ...American Founders is struggling to right itself. It is losing money, its capitalization is shrinking and 8 percent of its loans are at least 90 days past due, which is six times worse than its peer group
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One of the rare ones — a Porsche 917 is up for sale in California.
There aren't that many truly rare and exotic race cars left out there, especially if they're more than 40 years old. The Ferrari 250GTO from 1962 to 1964 comes to mind (fewer than three dozen examples are still around.) The 250GTO is, yes, a race car but is also pretty streetable. Which brings us to […] [Read More]
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In this age of pampering, of the soft ride, the abundance of leather, the automatic everything (the "automatic earth," as Paul Simon put it), it's refreshing to know that there is still a sport utility vehicle that hasn't gone completely over to the dark side. We're speaking here of Toyota's venerable 4Runner, an SUV that's […] [Read More]
Debut of the all-electric Formula One races — very fast and very quiet.
It's something of an anomaly. We're used to the snarling, zillion-horsepower engines of Formula One cars, the exquisite sound of drivers hitting 15,000 RPM or more, the gear changes ringing in the changing pitch of the motors as the drivers gear down and scream out of that chicane. How about race cars that you can't […] [Read More]
Fabulous gallery of historic car photos goes online, courtesy of Stanford University.
The splash photo on autoblog's item on the just-released gallery of historic photos is, well, both historic and nostalgic. It shows two vintage Alfa Romeos flanking a Porsche Speedster (and we don't mean the 911-derived Speedster, but we do mean the 1950s version.) There are many car photos all over the web, but they are […] [Read More]
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2014 Ford Fiesta — a subcompact with a three-cylinder engine and good fuel mileage figures.
It's a mindset. You have to put into your brain the fact that you're driving a subcompact. No, it's not going to be a velvety, long-wheelbase ride down the road. And the car's not going to have a zillion luxury aids to cosset you and, in some cases, put you to sleep. The Ford Fiesta, […] [Read More]
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BlogMutt is the No. 1 marketplace for crowdsourced blog content for your business blog.
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The dishwasher made a loud grinding sound when it ran. We looked at new dishwashers and they're still basically the same, but the $$$ is so high. We looked at the reports PartSelect.com and after reading the reports, decided it was the pump motor/impeller unit and ordered it online. FIRST, read all the other installation stories. It will save you time. You will save unnecessary steps. In the end, it wasn't actually as bad as it sounded. So, here are the steps I took to install the new pump motor with impeller unit. ONE: turn off the water supply TWO: turn off the power (I had a dedicated circuit breaker just for the dishwasher)THREE: disconnect the water supply at the pipe(not the dishwasher) FOUR: Disconnect the drain hose at the drain(not the diswasher)FIVE: remove whatever screws are holding the unit inside the base cabinet SIX: pull out the diswasher(carefully watch the wires, hoses and insulation) SEVEN: tip the dishwasher forward (lay it on rags, watch for water)EIGHT: Disconnect the electrical supply plug to the pump (it's a plug-type connection, squeeze the edges to release)NINE: remove the one bolt holding the motor on the pump assembly and the heat sheild(you'll need a ratchet with extension) TEN: turn the pump motor counter-clockwise and pull it off. ELEVEN: align the arrows on the new motor of the pump and mounting assembly. TWELEVE: clean the o-ring on the pump and lubriate with drying agent THIRTEEN: place the motor on the pump assembly rotated counter clock-wise a bit past the bolt hole and press until it seats. FOURTEEN: turn the motor clock-wise to engage the locking mechanism and align the bolt hole. FIFTEEN: replace the bolt and heat shield. SIXTEEN:reconnect the power plug SEVENTEEN: tip-up the dishwasher, slide the unit back under the cabinet. EIGHTEEN: reconnect the drain, water, and power. NINETEEN: turn-on the water and restore the power TWENTY: test(start a wash cycle) the unit to be sure it doesn't leak. TWENTY: if all is good, replace screws holding the dishwsher in the cabinet(otherwise you will have to back-track to find your error - I didn't). And that's it! Now it's running smooth and silent, just as before. Good luck!
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Berdorf Things to Do
Tourist Office
If you plan on doing a hike then you may want to visit the friendly man in the tourist office. They have a free map (photocopied sheet) of Berdorf which indicated the starting points of the hikes. Alternatively, you can buy a proper map of the hiking paths in little Switzerland. I told the man that I was from Switzerland and he gave me the postcard...more
Tour Malakof
The hike through the Aesbech valley is very pretty and pleasant. It's shady and you can hear the birds sing. The rocky outcrop by the name of Malakof looks like a giant mushroom.more
After a shortish walk through the forest we reached the first sight - the amphitheatre. Sometimes there are actually performences as there are benches in front of the stage.more
To get to some of the beautiful sights in little Switzerland we took hiking path B1 from Berdorf. Make sure you wear comfortable walking shoes or some kind of hiking boots. BTW, we didn't buy a hiking map for our 2 hr hike but I photographed the map hanging in the car park, so that we knew where to go.more
Mairie (town hall)
Village town hall are always sturdy well shaped buildings. This one is opposite the church. Coming from the tourist information (tourist office or maps posted by the car park) walk past the Mairie (on your left) and then turn left. Then you are at the start of the hike we did.more
St. Johann church
The tower of the church stands entirely separate. To take a picture of the tower you need to follow the main road a bit further and then you enter someone's porch. I was surprised by the mosaic in the church.more
Hohllay / Houllay
This is an interesting little grotto. It's assumed that during the Roman period, people here have cut big rocks for mills - you can see the traces of it. Only some steps away is the "Amphitheater", another little grotto with some benches in front of it, perhaps some events take place there.From the parking at Perekop, it's not too long and a nice...more
The "Labyrinth" is a concentration of several rocks, but you don't have to fear to get lost! There are only some interesting rocks! It is some minutes away from the parking at the Perekop, you just have to follow the signs and go down the river Aesbach. We did it the other way round - from Perekop to Geierslay, then down to the Aesbach again and...more
From the "rock" there, called "Geierslay", you would have a nice view on the Sûre valley - if the trees weren't so high! Must be perfect in winter! But at least we could see a little bit...You can reach Geierslay if you park at Perekop and go up there. Turn left and soon you will reach the sign to Geierslay. At this sign you have to turn right -...more
Hiking around the Perekop
On the picture you see the Perekop. Several steps lead up the rock, where you'll find a platform. I was surprised to see how high we already were after climbing up the stairs! There are much more interesting rock formation to see in near environment, like Geierslay, Labyrinth and Houllay. We walked there 2,5 hours to see them. You'll find signs to...more
Berdorf Hotels
Hotel Perekop
89 rue d' Echternach, Berdorf, 6550, Luxembourg
Satisfaction: Average
Good for: Families
Hotel Scharff
1, Rue de Consdorf, Berdorf, L-6551, Luxembourg
Satisfaction: Excellent
Good for: Solo
Hotel Le Bisdorff
39 rue Heisbich, Berdorf, 6551, Luxembourg
Satisfaction: Very Good
Good for: Business
Berdorf Transportation
The most convenient way to get to Berdorf is by car. We took the road from Echternach. That way we already saw why Berdorf lies in Luxemburgian Switzerland. Alternatively, there are also buses.Related to:
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Berdorf Local Customs
Berdorf is very rural and there are farms around it. Starting our hike we got scrutinized by these lovely ladies.
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Four Illini Gymnasts Earn Scholastic All-America
Aug. 14, 2012
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGW/W) has announced both the team and individual Scholastic All-America award winners for the 2011-12 season. Four Illini gymnasts were honored for attaining a year-long or cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher, including seniors Kelsey Joannides and Hannah Welker, sophomore Amber See and freshman Sunny Kato.
Joannides, a business major, earned the distinguished award for the second time in her career. The 2011 Big Ten Beam Champion posted a 3.84 GPA. Welker, a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, made the list for the first time, achieving a 3.56 GPA in Broadcast Journalism. See, who won a team-high six floor titles, can add Scholastic All-America to the list by accomplishing a 3.59 GPA in Editorial Journalism. Finally, in her first chance to earn the award, Kato posted a 3.52 GPA in Communications.
Across all three divisions, 471 student-athletes hit the 3.5 benchmark while 60 of those earned perfect 4.0 GPAs.
Southern Utah University led all NCAA women's gymnastics teams with a cumulative team GPA of 3.843. Following the Thunderbirds in second was Southeast Missouri State University with a 3.736 team GPA. The University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse was third with a 3.711. Rounding out the top five were the University of Utah and Brown University with GPAs of 3.664 and 3.641, respectively.
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The National Forest Adventure Farm is a great family day out including both outdoor and indoor fun. You can meet, feed and pet animals and take part in daily events such as milking and pony grooming.
Explore the Funfield with pedal go-karts, crazy golf, giant jumping pillow, mini quad bikes and mini assault course. Inside children (and adults!) will love the gigantic 3000sqm play barn, which houses three levels of exciting adventure play equipment featuring demon drop slides.
In the summer months the Adventure Farm is home to the National Forest Maize Maze. The huge 15 acre maze is one of the largest in Europe featuring a different design each year.
There are special events held throughout the year including Easter Fun, Halloween day-time spooky delights, Screamfest nighttime Halloween scares and Christmas celebrations including Santa's grotto.
National Curriculum integrated school trips are also offered throughout the year.
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So lets have a different view at the Rhine-Main area:
starting in Frankfurt you will take the boat at Rüdesheim and catch sight of the famous Loreley. After a rustic lunch served in a typical restaurant you will be refreshed for the sightseeing of one of the castles. As this stretch the river is well known for its vineyards so you also will have a wine tasting at the end of the day.
Our package includes two nights, the rich buffet breakfast, use of sauna and steambath, as well as the above mentioned day-tour.
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In Dark Storm,you play as Amber, a security officer working in a classified laboratory facility near the Alaskan border. It's your first week on the job when suddenly your lab comes under attack by an unknown assailant. Your main objective now becomes survival. Using elements from your environment, escape is crucial, and the odds are against you. However, Amber's story is only a small part of Dark Storm. Through episodic content releases, you can explore the whole Dark Storm universe, find out what secrets the government doesn't want to let out, and what your part in all of it is.
While running some tests in the Dark Storm universe, a new audio log was discovered. It seems to be a news report, and we think it might have something to do with the events leading up to Dark Storm.
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A new audio log has been discovered in the Dark Storm universe. It seems to be a news report from a local news station in Alaska. The development team has spent days analyzing the audio, and we think it has something to do with the events leading up to the events of Dark Storm.
Take a listen, and comment down below to let us know what you think. Be sure to check out all the audio logs available on our website, iTunes, or right here on IndieDB. Our Launched Youtube link can also be found below!


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Libraries and the Net Generation
Issue 1, Fall 2005
the mAgAzine oF the universit y continuum oF m i n n e s otA L i b r A r i e s inside: "MORNING REPORT" TAKES THE LIBRARIES TO THE DOCTOR VIRGINIA WOOLF COMES TO CAMPUS WHY COPYRIGHT MATTERS LIBRARIES AND THE NET GENERATION issue FALL 2005 1 PREMIERE I s s u E continuum fall 2005 volume 1, number 1 University Librarian and Mcknight Presidential Professor Short Stacks News from the University of Minnesota Libraries 4 6 Wendy Pradt Lougee Editor Christopher James Designer Caught In The Net How the net generation is breathing new life into the University Libraries Mark Fox Photographer Jayme Halbritter Contributing Writers Campus Perspectives Life in the Digital Age 9 10 Erin George, Laura Gurak, Christopher James, Wendy Pradt Lougee, Brendan Loughrey, Lisa McGuire, Jessica Reyman, Lucia F. Vilankulu, Billie Wahlstrom continuum is the magazine of the Friends of the Libraries Looking Backward, Looking Forward university of minnesota Libraries, published three times each year. it is mailed to a broad readership that includes audiences both on and off campus. continuum supports the mission of the university Libraries and our community of students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends by providing information that: > highlights news, events, developments and trends within the Libraries > examines issues facing libraries globally > provides a forum for dialogue > connects the many constituencies of the Libraries continuum is available in alternative formats upon request. Contact: (612) 625-9148 or firstname.lastname@example.com send correspondence to: continuum editor university of minnesota Libraries 499 o. meredith Wilson Librar y 309 19th Avenue south minneapolis, mn 55455 firstname.lastname@example.com Woolf At The Door Corrie Beck Donates a BloomsburyInspired Collection 12 Residents, Research and Rhabdomyolysis "Morning Report" takes the libraries to the doctor 13 Chaos and Control Copyright and the Academy 15 15 17 Why Copyright Matters Concerns for Faculty and Staff New Faces Watson and Williams join the Libraries For more information about the university of minnesota Libraries visit www.lib.umn.edu the university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer � 2005 by the regents of the university of minnesota Printed on recycled paper containing 10% post-consumer waste what we hope will be an exciting and useful new program tailored to undergraduate needs and tastes. The ugvl also was developed to enhance effective information literacy skills�the ability to discern authentic and quality sources and use information. Information literacy is an important component of the Libraries' instructional mission. The development of information handling skills is also a key aspect of medical education. Our Bio-Medical Library's partnership in the "Morning Report" for medical residents provides a vivid illustration of the importance of timely and effective access to information as a critical path in the diagnostic process. Laura Gurak and Jessica Reyman provide a useful sidebar in this issue that brings home the growing importance of understanding copyright privileges and pitfalls. The Libraries are at the forefront of these issues, and our new Copyright Education program is shedding light on the complex (and changing) labyrinth of copyright law and its application. photo: Nancy G. Johnson WhAt is A LibrAry? This isn't just a rhetorical question, but one that is being asked both explicitly and implicitly as the once-familiar campus icon is visibly changing. Our new magazine, continuum, will both celebrate the traditional riches of the Libraries and help reveal the subtle and notso-subtle ways in which the Libraries are evolving. Alumni and friends who return to campus are sometimes surprised by the pervasiveness of technology, the more visible teaching spaces, and the more bustling atmosphere within our Libraries. Are libraries truly different from their traditional stereotype or is it just a veneer of new tools atop a fundamental mission? The Oxford English Dictionary defines library as "a place for books" or a "collection of books," but neither definition adequately captures the transformation underway, the fundamental shifts in the ways in which the library role � the preservation and sharing of knowledge � is carried out. Each and every day, around the clock and around the world, the University Libraries are playing out an intimate role in fueling learning and research. While collections are still vital to all that we do, the real change is the Libraries' deeper engagement in the processes of learning and research. Around the Clock, around the world Millennials, residents, faculty, students, the general public...they all use the University Libraries, and increasingly, they use them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Although physical volumes and print materials are still acquired in abundance, a growing proportion of the Libraries' resources are digital and accessible whenever and wherever the University community needs them. Whether it's the online catalog or electronic journals, art images or reference works (or even the Oxford English Dictionary!), these resources are now accessible in dorms, labs, classrooms, or even while studying abroad. The Internet provides a vast network, distributing the library broadly. Continuum New Initiatives Our goal is to bring you timely and topical articles about the changing library and the changing environment in which libraries exist and thrive. We are an organization with rich historical collections that continue to serve contemporary students and scholars. We're an organization with new technologies and tools that enable unprecedented access to content, old and new. The title continuum recognizes the consistent and persistent role the Libraries play within the academy and within the community. What is a library? It is collections, access, and services. It is pervasive expert help. It is programs to explore and intrigue. We hope, through continuum, that we can share with you all that a library is and does. This inaugural issue of continuum highlights several recent initiatives that reflect the Libraries' engagement within the University. Launched in 2003, our Undergraduate Services Initiative serves our largest constituency: millennial-generation undergraduates. Surveys of this community reveal the unique perspective of a generation that grew up in a high-tech, media-rich era. Yet, like earlier generations, they are challenged to build on their existing skills to succeed in the large, complex arena of research universities and research libraries. In the 1950s, the creation of separate undergraduate libraries was a growing trend on university campuses. These facilities focused on making the library experience "easier" for undergraduates with core collections of classic and timely books, instructional programs, and comfortable study space. While the University of Minnesota never adopted the undergraduate library model, this fall we will introduce an Undergraduate Virtual Library (ugvl) that similarly pursues the goals of simplicity, customized learning and accessibility (see www. lib.umn.edu/undergrad/). Core electronic resources, new Googlelike search tools, and online services come together in the ugvl in We n d y P r a d t L o u g e e u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r i a n and mcknight presidential professor WWW.Lib.umn.edu 3 S H O R T t h e news from u o f m givens gives back the warmth of good friends, the cheer of celebration, and the hushed excitement of listening to a great writer: this was the scene on April 21 as over 100 guests gathered in the elmer L. Andersen Library to mark the 20th anniversary of the Archie givens, sr. Collection of African American Literature. in 1985, the givens family and a group of twin Cities African American leaders founded the givens Collection. the original 3,000-piece collection has grown to more than 9,000 rare books, literary magazines, correspondence, pamphlets, photos, and more. A recent donation came from the 20th anniversary Jordan. miller's reading and discussion on April 21 explored his literar y and romantic relationship with Jordan, a relationship that by the time of Jordan's death in 2002 both poets considered a deep, spiritual connection. "the evening was a wonderful way to give back to the donors and friends who helped found the collection. With mr. miller, a donor, poet, and writer, as our speaker, it was truly a community event," said Karla davis, curator of the givens Collection. S T A l i b r a r i e s C K S by Erin George celebration's featured speaker, e. ethelbert miller. An award-winning poet, miller donated to the givens Collection 200 of his personal letters written between 1975 and 1999 chronicling his relationship with acclaimed poet and political activist June not your grandmother's study Carrel imagine walking into a room with all the tools you need to complete an exceptional research project. Welcome to the Wilson information Commons. opened in late 2004, the information Commons in Wilson Library on the West bank campus combines the power of state-of-the-art equipment and software, expert research assistance, and professional writing guidance (through a collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts Center for Writing.). As a one-stop, full service destination, any student, but particularly undergraduates, can use its resources to work on projects from start to finish. the success at Wilson Librar y has sparked plans to enhance an existing center space on the st. Paul Campus, to be called the smart Commons. smart represents science, math, And research & Writing. the Libraries are undertaking this new collaborative project in partnership with several collegiate and teaching service units. the Libraries are engaged in similar work with the university's Academic health Center ( ahc ). the bio-medical Librar y supports, in partnership with the ahc , the ahc Learning Commons. Located in diehl hall, it combines computer equipment with other technology, enabling faculty to design effective and dynamic teaching methods. beethoven bytes say you're in need of a quick listen to beethoven's Piano sonata no. 7 in d before class starts, but your cd collection and iPod are at home. What do you do? in July, the university Libraries launched access to two classical music audio streaming services (Classical music Library and naxos music Library). students, faculty, and staff on the university's twin Cities campus can listen to these online services 24 hours a day, even from off campus locations, using an authentication system which verifies their status as students, faculty or staff. As classes begin, brisk on-campus demand is expected, so the music Library, located in Ferguson hall on the West bank campus, added several computers to its listening area. staff have wired classrooms and provided computers so that instructors can access the services during classes. no need to stuff those cd s and albums in your backpack: Ludwig and the gang are online. 4 FALL 2005 . issue 1 We're honored international acclaim came to the university Libraries and the tretter Collection in gay, Lesbian, bisexual, and transgender ( glbt ) studies earlier this year when the collection received the 2004 Clio Cup for histor y from the international Lesbian and gay Cultural network ( ilgcn ), recognizing its work with glbt archives in eastern europe. At a 2003 speaking engagement, Jean tretter, the collection's founder, connected with members of the ilgcn and delegates from eastern europe, and a collaboration blossomed. forward to continuing to ehance the tretter Collection's place as a truly global resource." on october 14, the Clio Cup Award will be presented to the tretter Collection at the national Coming out day Luncheon at the minneapolis hilton. photo: Colin de la Motte-Sherman ilgcn works with cultural events and outreach around the world, helping to end discrimination and highlighting the cultural significance of the glbt community. the collection's stature as an international resource made a perfect match for the ilgcn . " ilgcn provides crucial connections with people and organizations that we wouldn't otherwise have had the chance to work with or know," tretter said. "i'm looking A book no backpack Could hold students may grouse about lugging big books to and from class, but a recent university Libraries acquisition puts them to shame. Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom is the largest book ever created, according to guinness World recordsTM. the tome weighs more than 130 pounds, and each of its 112 pages measures five feet wide by seven feet high. An anonymous donor recently gave an edition of the book � of which fewer than 25 exist � to the university Libraries. Bhutan's creator, technology pioneer michael hawley, unveiled the Libraries' copy and discussed its creation with an audience of over 200 on may 12. Alumnus and bibliophile russell Cowles graciously donated funds to support and publicize the unveiling. the book is a photographic tour of the kingdom of bhutan, a tiny country nestled in the himalayas northeast of india. bhutan has been called "the last shangri la" because of its rich ecology and unspoiled culture. hawley developed the book as a way to share the beauty of bhutan. "We thought we could allow readers to... step into this beautiful corner of the world � one which so few people will be blessed to visit," hawley said. before reinforcing your coffee table for your own copy, stop by the special Collections and rare books office in elmer L. Andersen Library to "step into" the Libraries' Bhutan. raiders of the Lost Archives William Watts Folwell, the university's first president and librarian, started collecting university publications and faculty papers in the 1920s, launching what is now known as the university Archives. it is a rich repository of historical and legal documents, captured over the years as departments deposited their publications and other resources. now, in an era where documents and photographs are increasingly produced digitally in a distributed environment, what is the future of capturing and managing those items, the university's history, in the university Archives? meet the team from the President's emerging Leaders ( pel ), a 12-month program providing a structured but flexible leadership development opportunity for high potential staff from across the university. over the past year, a team of four pel participants--from a variety of jobs outside the Libararies�worked with staff in the Archives to learn about the practice of archival preservation and the theory of institutional archives. the team developed an interview instrument and used it in meetings with key university stakeholders to assess their views on the university Archives and create more archival awareness. their research conclusions have been compiled into a white paper that was shared with the Libraries. using talented non-librarians and non-archivists such as the pel participants gives the question of university Archives in a digital age a fresh perspective while also building a cohort of ambassadors who in the future can help lend their voice to capturing and preserving the university's history. WWW.Lib.umn.edu 5 Caught in the Net How the Net Generation is breathing new life into the University Libraries by Brendan Loughrey My father, who gr aduated from the univer sity of minnesota in the early 1970s, had a habit of telling me s tories that seemed more like tall tales. Some were obvious fabrications--like the time he tried to convince me that i used to be so small that i could jump from finger to finger on his hand. Other s sounded unbelie vable, but ended up being true--like when he was a hockey goalie and didn' t wear a mask, le t alone a helme t. Howe ver, one s tory always s tood out because of its seemingly silly premise: during his s tudy time, he had to sign up to use the calculator room. the calculator room? it's a long way from calculator rooms to wi-fi-enabled libraries. today's undergraduates, who are younger than the personal computer itself, would most likely think of a calculator room in the same way they would view a slide rule or an abacus: with feigned interest at best. they wouldn't believe that, up until quite recently, if you wanted more than one person to receive a copy of a letter you were writing (most likely in cursive), you actually made a "carbon copy" of it. And the process involved quite a bit more than simply adding an email address to the "cc" field. What can the university of minnesota Libraries do for such a diverse group? The changing face of the "average" student yet, the idea that millennials, gamers, the net generation (or whatever marketers have dubbed the latest crop of 18-22 year olds) are completely computer-literate is not entirely true. For the amount of ink given to the technological savvy of today's young people, many are still taking pen to paper in every class. And just as students for decades have come to the u from widely varied educational and socio-economic backgrounds, many are still coming to school with widely varied computer skills. 6 FALL 2005 . issue 1 "the same thing we have always done," said Christopher James, Communications director for the university Libraries. "help to educate the more than two million users we have at our Libraries each year." And whether those users are computer neophytes or veteran bloggers, they're part of the computer-dominated landscape at the university. What is Information Literacy? information literacy is a critical life skill. it means knowing when a book may be more helpful than a computer. it means knowing how to find, evaluate and use information from a variety of sources. it means knowing what questions to ask: is the information complete? Accurate? is someone tr ying to sell me something? good decisions depend on good information. For more information, visit http://www.ala.org/ ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitoverview/infolitforfac/infolitfaculty.htm Educating gameboys and girls the millennial generation does have its share of computer experts. the class of 2009 has been tapping out emails since they first learned to write. in fact, most of them could type before they could write. internet use and the proliferation of computers have changed the way children learn. in Digital Game-Based Learning, author marc Prensky stated that video games are what have truly been changing the rules. "today's average college grads have spent less than 5,000 hours of their lives reading, but over 10,000 hours playing video games. today's students think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors." researchers have seen a shift in learning that can, at least in part, be traced directly to video game playing. Whereas prior generations have focused learning on logical, rule-based ways to solve problems, millennials primarily use trial-and-error learning, since "losing" is the fastest way to learn how to "win" most video games. WhAt others Are sAying About inFormAtion LiterACy: "young people need a baseline of communication, analytical, and technical skills. We are no longer teaching about technology, but about information literacy�which is the process of turning information into meaning, understanding and new ideas. students need the thinking, reasoning, and civic abilities that enable them to succeed in�and ultimately lead--a contemporary democratic economy, workforce, and society." � terr y Crane, vice-President for education Products, America online "Whatever else you bring to the 21st century workplace, however great your technical skills and however attractive your attitude and however deep your commitment to excellence, the bottom line is that to be successful, you need to acquire a high level of information literacy. What we in the knowledge industries need are people who know how to absorb and analyze and integrate and create and effectively convey information and who know how to use information to bring real value to ever ything they undertake." �Anthony Comper, president of the bank of montreal, speaking to the university of toronto's 1999 graduating class "What is true today is often outdated tomorrow. A good job today may be obsolete next year.to promote economic independence and quality of existence, there is a lifelong need for being informed and up to date." �American Librar y Association Presidential Committee on information Literacy Final report, 1989 The lost art of studying Another difference is that many students also come to college having never truly researched a paper or learned how to use simple library tools. standardized testing and funding cuts at many school media centers have made researching a lost art at many secondar y schools, and the sheer volume of information that the Libraries hold may seem too much for some students to even try to understand. the Libraries' "unravel the Librar y" workshop series is a welcome eye-opener to many students. undergraduate timothy Cronin said, "it can seem overwhelming to find yourself in the middle of the vast university library system without a clue about where to begin. through the unravel workshops, i've learned new services, search engines, and online subscriptions that the Libraries have to offer." When asked if he thought he could have learned all he knows now through trial-and-error, Cronin replied, "i shudder to think of what my searches would, or would not, have yielded without the tools offered by the Libraries." teaching information literacy�lifelong skills in determining how information is organized, how to research a topic, how to use multiple sources with different points of view, and how to determine the usefulness of information--is among the university Libraries' highest priorities. in addition to the unravel workshops, librarians are busy working with faculty to enhance their ability to teach critical information literacy competencies. this summer, the Libraries piloted an intensive seminar for faculty to retool course syllabi and assignments to help their students build these critical competencies. (see sidebar, opposite, for more information on information literacy). WWW.Lib.umn.edu 7 Fishing for information For most incoming students, computers are not technology, but appliances no more magical than televisions or toasters. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 85 precent of all undergraduates grew up with a computer in their home. three out of four of them used the internet as the number one research tool throughout high school. but students who tr y to research college-level papers using simple internet search engines are like commercial fishing operations. each search casts out a big net that gathers up huge piles of fresh, wriggling information. the problem is that many students can't separate the trophy fish from the bottom-feeders, and they ultimately get tangled in their own ropes. undergraduates may need to overhaul their study habits, as "googling" often yields unreliable information. experts like Chip nilges, director of new-product planning for the online Computer Librar y Center, knows that this generation believes in advertising. in an article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, nilges wrote, "they're driven by convenience, and they're trained in brands � and google is a brand, yahoo is a brand. they know the librar y has a lot of the information they need. they just want to marr y the value they find in the librar y with the value they find in these information sites." U of M Undergraduates: A Snapshot Come to the library (or don't) the university Libraries are tapping into that mindset. the Libraries debuted a new branded information site, the undergraduate virtual Library ( ugvl ), this fall (see sidebar, p. 18). the site's goal is to be a "wired" library that may make some physical trips to the librar y unnecessar y. on the surface, the idea seems to be at odds with what a library stands for � the place you go to for information. "the idea that the university library is the only arbiter of scholarly knowledge is pass�," said Jerilyn veldof, director of undergraduate initiatives for the Libraries. thanks to the internet, "students can get all kinds of information from a huge variety of sources while they are in their dorm, at the coffee shop, or wherever. What's important now is getting them to a place where they can sort the good information from bad. the challenge for the Libraries is that most young people now believe that if information is in a book, it's already out of date." in fact, studies show that students are much more likely to use a web-based source than information found in a book, even if they believe that the book is more complete. by using the ugvL site to start their research, students get the synergistic benefits of instant web-based research, the filtering-out of suspect sources, and the knowledge that the material is available from the Libraries for further study. Further stitching the internet into the fabric of the Libraries is the recently-constructed information Commons. Located in the lobby of Wilson Library, the Commons is a high quality, internet-connected librar y lab, with workstations sporting the latest computers and software as well as librarians, computer experts, and writing tutors to help students complete complex projects. veldof noted that the university Libraries would also soon be home to a new caf� housed in Walter Library, to better "integrate the libraries into students' daily lives. this is important to us--to be central to the academic and social life of students," veldof said. "We know that learning happens contInuEd on PagE Number of Undergrads Median age Percent from Minnesota Percent male/female Most popular majors: 28,740 20 73 47/53 Psychology; English; Biology Percent of Twin Cities campus undergraduates who say they use library resources to complete assignments Percent of Twin Cities undergraduates who say they surf the internet for information to support their coursework 97 82.2 Information provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Reporting, University of Minnesota. 18 8 FALL 2005 . issue 1 campus PERSPECTIVES Life and Learning in the Digital Age by Billie Wahlstrom literacies--the focus of this fall when classes begin at the university of minnesota, we will have five generations on campus. World events have shaped each generation, certainly, but increasingly, world events are shaped by technology. Cell phones and the internet are as integral to the terrorist attacks in London and spain as they are to our daily activities. this fall, the university will be home to the g.i generation (born 1901�1924), silent generation (1925�1942), baby boomers (1943�1960), generation X (1961�1981), and the millennials (the high school class of 2000). each approaches life and learning differently, but no generation is as different as the last one--the millenial generation�is from all the others. i understand these differences intellectually as an academic, but as a parent i have been forced to learn what these generational differences mean in a more personal way. i have three children--a son, 33, a daughter, 20, and a son, 13. the oldest and the youngest are constant reminders that we live in a liminal period marking the shift from analog technologies to digital ones. the oldest one, mike, is my analog son and the youngest, misha, my digital son. how differently these two see and interact with the world suggests the accommodations higher education will need to make to meet the needs of its newest generation of students. mike, who graduated from the university of minnesota, was shaped by an analog world where clocks had hands pointing at numbers. if i ask him the time, he says "about 20 minutes to 12." misha inhabits a digital world; he doesn't know what "counter-clockwise" means or that clocks once had hands. if i ask him what time it is, he looks at his alarm clock, the microwave, the cable box, or the computer and says "it's 8:27." For misha, information is ubiquitous, precise, and accessible almost ever ywhere. For mike, the phone is one thing, but the television, computer games, and music systems are other things. For misha, they are all the same thing. Phones take pictures, have text and games; refrigerators have internet access, and cars have dvd players. my older son has some patience; misha has almost none. imagine how this impatience, time awareness, and sense of ubiquitous information shapes expectations of how information repositories such as libraries should work. Compare my generation's pleasure at leisurely browsing in the stacks with my digital son's demand for immediate answers to all questions from a google search. At the university of minnesota, my analog son carried his id to offices where he stood in lines, walked to the librar y to find his books, and waited, sometimes, for interlibrary loan or his professor's office hours. When misha gets to the university, he--like many of his generation--will be impatient; he will expect information and resources to be available all the time from ever ywhere, and he will expect faculty to answer his email within the hour. As faculty and administrators we have the responsibility of understanding the needs of all the generations at the university. one way to do that is to foster multiple which isn't just knowledge about tools but the knowledge of how to create learning communities where learners have access to the information they need and in which robust and principled discourse can thrive. university libraries have led the way in this effort by moving collections into digital formats and providing information literacy courses for students so they could access and evaluate information. the demands of digital citizenship in a democracy are great. university libraries face this challenge by preserving and sharing their resources and by educating faculty, staff, students, and the community about the multiple literacies needed to thrive in a digital democracy. this last task isn't theirs alone, however. the whole university community needs to realize that how we see the world and the tools we prefer to navigate it may differ from others. Faculty must take their students' learning preferences into consideration as they develop classroom materials. students have to understand how different generations' views of the world are shaped. Administrators have to provide professional development for faculty, and they have to fund libraries to continue their work. in The Quiet Crisis, Peter smith points out that our "educational model . . . has been in place since the 14th century", and, as he argues, if we fail to take advantage of the opportunities afforded to higher education by technology, we will retain "a system of education that is as outdated, outmoded, and outlandish as an ox cart plodding down interstate 405." Billie Wahlstrom is Vice Provost for Distributed Education & Instructional Technology at the University of Minnesota. WWW.Lib.umn.edu 9 D ear F rienDs , Welcome to the first issue of continuum , the new University of Minnesota Libraries magazine! The Friends of the Libraries work to advance and strengthen the Libraries as the vital center of intellectual life at the University of Minnesota. We provide financial support and present events that showcase the exceptional resources of the Libraries. We look forward to seeing the energy and creativity of the Friends and the Libraries mirrored in continuum . ebration featuring a special treasure from each of the Archives and special Collections and welcoming Kris Kiesling, the newly appointed first elmer L. Andersen director of Archives and special Collections. On January 26, we continue our tradition of joining together at the Campus Club for laughter and feasting. Last year's "baker street buffet" was a huge success! that event featured a menu based on sir Arthur Conan doyle's much-loved sherlock holmes stories. this year, the Friends will co-sponsor a similar evening based on the work (and menus) of novelist P.g Wodehouse. it should be a fun and entertaining way to spend a cold Januar y night! This year, the Friends' programs will focus on "Backstage at the Libraries," where we will explore and share the Libraries' connections to some of this area's exceptional arts organizations. The Libraries' Performing Arts Archives are a remarkable repository of records, photos, sketches, and correspondence from the Minnesota Orchestra, the Guthrie Theater, and many other organizations. This year's events celebrate this exciting collection and the interplay among literature, the collections and the performing arts. For a full list of Friends and other Libraries events, see the events calendar inserted inside your issue of continuum . Some highlights: We are pleased to co-sponsor the Hans Christian Andersen 200th Anniversary Celebration with the Kerlan Collection of Children's Literature and the university's department of german, scandinavian and dutch. this event, scheduled for october 6, will offer an array of activities based on the work of the acclaimed children's author: talks about his writing by university faculty, an exhibit of Andersen's books and illustrations, and a performance of the short stor y "the tinderbox" by the acclaimed local Frank theatre. On October 19, the Friends will host Minnesota Treasures, the Living Legacy of elmer L. Andersen, a cel- If you haven't joined the Friends yet, please join us now and help us support our Libraries and their wonderful collections, which contribute so much to our community. As a member of the Friends, you can also take advantage of exclusive member benefits (see the facing page for more information on membership). I look forward to seeing you throughout the year! Mary McDiarmid p r e s i d e n t, f r i e n d s o f t h e l i b r a r i e s 10 FALL 2005 . issue 1 the Friends go inside the CooKbooK Cookbook author and radio personality Lynne Rosetto Kasper was the featured speaker at the 2005 Friends of the Libraries Annual Dinner and Meeting on May 17. Kasper, host of American Public Media's popular radio show The Splendid Table�, spoke about the history and cultural influence of cookbooks. To a record-capacity crowd at the University's McNamara Alumni Center, she spoke about how cookbooks are places where magicians and alchemists play, where politics and medicine meet, and where secrets about geography, gender, culture and class are revealed. Pictured (from left): Friends of the Libraries President mary mcdiarmid, Kasper, and university Librarian Wendy Pradt Lougee. JOin THe Friends OF THe UniversiT y OF MinnesOTA LibrAries! A Great University Needs A Great Library ... in all outstanding universities--and for the libraries that provide the foundations of their intellectual vitality--the difference between adequacy and excellence rests on private support. by joining the Friends of the university of minnesota Libraries, you'll provide crucial support for the Libraries to acquire and maintain important research collections, as well as for the technology and infrastructure required to share those collections with users. What's more, when you join the Friends you also join a dynamic, engaged community�people whose interests mirror your own. you'll be invited to attend stimulating and thought-provoking events celebrating books, knowledge, and the Libraries' collections. Annual membership rates begin at only $40. membership benefits include: student booK CoLLeCtion Contest Winners of the Friends of the Libraries' Annual Student Book Collection Contest were announced at the Friends' annual meeting on May 17. The contest celebrates University students who are excited about reading and collecting books. Entrants submit a bibliography of their collection (books may be about any subject) along with an essay describing the collection. Successful essays define the collection and describe the books persuasively, and winning bibliographies reveal the collector's knowledge of the subject. Each winner receives a cash prize ranging from $300 to $700. The Friends thank Maxine and Winston Wallin for their generous and continuing support of the contest. Pictured (from left): Contest Coordinator Carol zinda; Winners sean nye, dave osterhuis, Laura Case, Amber burnette, and Kim ballard; Contest Coordinator elaine Challacombe Not pictured: Winner gary Arndt. > invitations to lectures, exhibit openings, author readings, and other special events at the university Libraries > A subscription to continuum, the magazine of the university of minnesota Libraries > discounts at the university of minnesota bookstores > borrowing privileges at most twin Cities libraries (for members at the $80 level and above) to join the Friends of the Libraries, complete and return the form with the envelope provided in this issue of continuum. For additional membership information, call (612) 624-9339 or email Lanaya stangret at email@example.com. WWW.Lib.umn.edu 11 WOOLF AT THE DOOR Corrie beck donates a bloomsbury-inspired Collection "...But here I was actually at the door which leads into the libr ary itself. I mus t have opened it, for ins tantly there issued, like a guardian angel barring the way with a flutter of black gown ins tead of white wings, a deprecating, silvery, kindly gentleman, who regre tted in a low voice as he waved me back that ladies are only admitted to the libr ary if accompanied by a Fellow of the College or furnished with a le tter of introduction." --Virginia Woolf, a R ooM of by Christopher James o nE ' s o wn esteemed author virginia Woolf (1882-1941) may have been barred from entering oxbridge Librar y in 1928, but she was welcomed warmly into the elmer L. Andersen Library last year. A collection of some 81 items�books by and about Woolf, along with works by and about her writer contemporaries in the bloomsbury group�is now part of the university Libraries' holdings. the bloomsbur y Collection was a gift from longtime Libraries supporter Corrie beck, a university alumna and former instructor in Classics. the collection's original owner was maeve butler beck, the first wife of Corrie beck's late husband, regents' Professor robert h. beck. maeve beck, who died in 1979 at age 59, built the collection--and her admiration for Woolf--over her lifetime. After maeve's death, "the collection remained in my husband's study with his own and his father's books," Corrie beck said. "After bob's death, i thought something should be done with maeve's collection. i wanted to give her books to a place where they would be appreciated and that maeve herself would approve of." the original owner's connection to Woolf is notable. maeve butler beck, a daughter of st. Paul lawyer Pierce butler Jr., "had become an authority on virginia Woolf," Corrie beck said. "she followed in Woolf's footsteps literally. i was told that, whenever she was in London, maeve would go for walks in bloomsbury to take in the atmosphere." the collection will fill a unique niche on campus. "We have many readers of virginia Woolf associated with classes and the curriculum," said Librarian marcia Pankake, who with Rare Books Curator tim Johnson manages the collection for the university. "but we also have a heavy circulation of her books and many readers of the bloomsbury group who read them for pleasure and insight." the materials and programs of the bloomsbury Collection will support the teaching and research of faculty members and students in the english, Creative Writing, and Women's studies departments. more than a half-dozen faculty regularly teach virginia Woolf and her associates in their courses, and graduate students also teach Woolf and the bloomsbur y writers. but Corrie beck's gift will reach beyond the classroom. in addition to the collection, she gave $50,000 to support preservation, additional collection development, and outreach programs. Pankake plans to use the funds to support, in alternate years, a graduate student's presentation of a research paper at the annual international virginia Woolf Conference. she also plans to introduce an annual or biennial lecture on virginia Woolf and her circle by a distinguished scholar or speaker. "A public lecture could be an important site for the development for the english department and the librar y," said Andrew elfenbein, professor of english at the university. "We [have] hundreds of readers in the twin Cities who would love to hear someone talk about virginia Woolf and others." Corrie beck is thrilled with the plans for the collection. "maeve would be happy to know that the books she enjoyed during her life will continue to give pleasure and be useful to others but without additional money, these books wouldn't have anywhere to go," she said. "now they have a future." 12 FALL 2005 . issue 1 RESIDENTS, RESEARCH AND RHABDOMYOLYSIS "MOrninG rePOrT" TAKes THe LibrAries TO THe dOCTOr by Lucy Vilankulu if you've ever gone online to try and diagnose an itchy rash or a disquieting lump, you already know the dizzying amount of information a typical search engine will return. Luckily for ever yone involved, residents and medical students at the university's medical school are getting help narrowing it down. When surveys of residents and medical students showed that they were largely unaware of the web-based health information databases available through the univeristy's bio-medical Library, Associate Librarian Cindy gruwell and medicine-Pediatric residency Program director dr. bradley benson teamed up to renovate morning report (a program in practice-based learning) to combine evidence-based medicine with the skills of effective research. in each week's class session, students are presented with the symptoms from a reallife case at the university hospital, and they try to determine the diagnosis within the hour allotted by asking questions about the case. it is a kind of medical "twenty Questions." For the past year and a half, morning report has included real-time online investigation performed by biomedical Librar y research librarians. As the students ask questions and consider the evidence before them, gruwell does research on a laptop, accessing resources like ovid medline, Pubmed, journals available only through the university, and drug databases. the addition of the real-time research has galvanized the program, which benson said, has been around "since the beginning of medicine." "it's a place where we can model clini- WWW.Lib.umn.edu 13 cal reasoning, clinical judgment and more and more access to the best evidence to answer questions," benson explained. "What they're doing in the process is developing a skill they need to have, and so we bring that searching capability right to these discussions. so when questions arise in the course of discussion of a case, we can model how in five minutes you can get an answer. it's 3 a.m. and you're admitting this patient and you realize if you knew more you could take better care of this patient. this is what you could do to get that answer. so we tr y to show them all the resources that are out there." the time one of the residents ventures to mention the word "rhabdomyolysis," gruwell has cross-referenced the drugs simvastatin and gemifibrovil and determined that together they can cause the condition. At the end of the session, she shares the steps of her search with the rest of the group. this would seem to support the idea that "When you're dealing with real lives, it's so different than an abstract discussion or a lecture. It's reflection on real practice." � Dr. Bradley Benson it's monday morning at the weekly morning report session. normally two research librarians are present, but gruwell is on her own today. moreover, she has usually gotten the diagnosis and other information from the chief resident ahead of time, but today she hasn't gotten it. "it doesn't mean you can do a lot of ultraprepping," she said. "usually i'm trying to figure out the disease they're talking about, if it's not familiar, and looking at some of the resources that i might look up." shortly before the students arrive, Chief resident dimitri drekonja greets her with the diagnosis of the day--rhabdomyolysis--and a short list of prescriptions: simvastatin, gemifibrozil and cyclosporin. the participants have arranged themselves to reflect an unspoken hierarchy: residents at the conference table, medical students ranged along the walls. the "clues" appear on the white board as one of the residents reads the case file: 58year old male suffering from weakness, which seems vague enough. After a brief speculative silence, the residents start peppering the case reader with questions. is the weakness in any specific muscle group? has the patient suffered any falls? does he have problems getting up out of a chair? out of bed? getting only negatives, the residents change the focus of the questions. does he live alone? is he depressed? how many alcoholic drinks does he consume per day? "think more diversely," dr. Jonathan ravdin, who leads the sessions, urged them. "What else might you think of?" their attention turns to the prescriptions--the patient is taking a daunting number of medications including cholesterol-lowering drugs and sleeping pills. by benson stresses the importance of the critical thinking skills that morning report promotes. "one of the things that is so critical in medicine is reflection. you build in reflection on people you've cared for, looking critically at what could we have done better, what would we do next time, what went well. When you're dealing with real lives, it's so different than an abstract discussion or a lecture. it's reflection on real practice." residents seem to enjoy morning report, and benson's surveys have revealed that they are pleasantly surprised by how many tips and tricks they pick up during the sessions. Chief resident in Pediatrics michael Kim adds that there is an important social component to morning report. "residency contInuEd on PagE the real usefulness of morning report is in the on-the-scene, on-the-fly discussion. 19 14 FALL 2005 . issue 1 CHAOS AND CONTROL means little unless it's shared. universities provide a forum for scholars Copyright and the Academy First of a three-part series universities are in the business of scholarship, but scholarship to create new knowledge and publish it so that it can be shared with students, with other scholars, and with the public. that sharing is the academy's foundation. it leads to learning, to scholarly dialogue, and to further creative output. but competing concerns make knowledge sharing a tricky thing indeed. by Christopher James Copyright is a federal law (title 17 u.s.C.) with defined parameters and exceptions. but it's not always easy to understand these laws, which were developed to help maintain balance among the interests of copyright owners and the general public. today, there are three key stakeholder groups in this arena: > A Precarious Pyramid in the world of knowledge sharing, a pyramid of sometimes conflicting interests teeters precariously, threatening to topple at any moment. Copyright law awards creators--in the academy, the scholars who have conducted the research--exclusive rights that give them a limited monopoly over their work. but the law also attempts to protect the public's interest in the widest possible use and dissemination of information. Complicating the equation are the interests of publishers, who provide the vehicles (printed journals, books, and electronic media) through which knowledge is shared and whose interests have become increasingly important over the past three decades. Scholars who conduct research and, through this process, create new knowledge. As creators, scholars own the copyright to their knowledge products. their biggest priority is often to share this knowledge through publication, usually in journals that are perceived by the academy as prestigious. > The public , who uses the fruits of scholars' work for education, information, and enlightenment. in the academy, this group includes students, other A Triumvirate of Interests Copyright is among the most hotly debated issues in the legal world. in 2003, for example, copyright cases in the u.s. generated over $1 billion in settlement funds. WHY COPYRIGHT MATTERS concerns for faculty and staff by Laura Gurak and Jessica Reyman Copyright law mediates between producers' rights to information (i.e., the rights of writers, artists, scholars and publishers) and users' rights to information (i.e., the rights of teachers, readers, researchers and the public). As members of both groups, academics are faced with many challenges concerning copyright in their regular work activities. So what are the top copyright concerns for University faculty and staff? Understanding Fair Use. the fair use provision of the 1976 u.s. Copyright Act allows instructors and researchers to use copyrighted works, under certain circumstances, for purposes such as instruction, research, and critique. Fair use is the most widely applicable exemption to the rights of copyright owners afforded to faculty and staff. For this reason, it is essential that academics become aware of this important exemption and learn how to responsibly apply it to their teaching and research activities. Copyright in Technology-based Teaching. While developments in digital technology offer new opportunities for teaching and learning, they also present new challenges for WWW.Lib.umn.edu 15 scholars, and a global community of learners whose access to information is most often through the librar y. their biggest priority is access to published research. > Publishers --commonly, commercial entities that require transfer of copyright from the author before they will publish the author's research. once publishers control copyright, they can also legally control use of the author's work--and charge large fees to others (like academic libraries) who want to distribute that content to the public. For commercial publishers, the biggest priority is usually financial profit. For more information about copyright and the academy, visit these sites created by the university of minnesota Libraries: Access denied www.ib.umn.edu/scholcom/ An interactive forum for sharing information and ideas for action related to changing patterns in publication and scholarly communication. Libraries: Advocates and Experts Libraries play at least three fundamental roles in maintaining the tenuous "copyright balance." traditionally seen as advocates for the public interest, libraries and librarians are often called upon to represent this public interest during the legislative process. Furthermore, libraries are often the only entities that keep and preserve information (like scholarly research) that is still protected by copyright and that is unavailable elsewhere--and so librarians, in effect, guard the gates to copyrighted material. Lastly and perhaps most significantly, scholars who wish to use published research in their work rely upon librar y collections for access to that research. hence, libraries and librarians must become experts in navigating the twists and turns of copyright on behalf of their users. the digital age has brought rapid technological change. the second part of this threepart series of articles, which will appear in the winter issue of continuum, examines the interplay between technology and copyright. it looks at how the digital age continues to revolutionize--and challenge--the academy's approach to knowledge sharing. Copyright information and education initiative www.lib.umn.edu/copyright informational resources, workshops, and consultation services for faculty and staff on the use of copyrighted works in teaching and research. managing the use of copyrighted works. digital technologies allow course content to be easily copied and exchanged, but at the same time enable copyright owners to restrict access and use. Faculty and staff should stay current with their rights and responsibilities under new copyright laws, like the 2002 teACh Act, that make possible the educational use of digital course materials. ownership and Course materials. many faculty do not realize that they may not hold the rights to the course materials they've created. While some institutional intellectual property policies grant faculty the right to claim ownership of their work, other university policies give the institution the right to claim ownership over Publishers' Agreements. many publishers' agreements for journal articles and books ask that the author of the article transfer her/his ownership rights to the publisher. As a result, the author is unable to make use of the article in many ways � including photocopying for class, sharing with colleagues, or republication � without the publisher's permission. Authors should understand their rights and negotiate to reserve their ownership of their published materials. With so much at stake, it is important for faculty and staff to become part of the critical conversation about copyright on their campuses. Laura Gurak is professor of rhetoric at the University of Minnesota. Jessica Reyman is a doctoral student in rhetoric at the University of Minnesota. 16 FALL 2005 . issue 1 New Faces Linda Watson began as director of the University's Health Sciences Libraries on August 1. Watson comes to this position from the University of Virginia, where since 1990 she has been the Associate Dean and Director of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library in Charlottesville. Her record of professional service includes chairing the committee on scholarly communication for the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries and service on the PubMed Central National Advisory Committee. She is also a recent former president of the Medical Library Association. She publishes and presents on a wide variety of topics including scholarly communication, open access publishing, and library outreach projects that enhance access to health information. in a recent interview, continuum asked Watson about her new position. ways to harness information technologies that support scholarly work, and to influence new models of scientific publication. What will the library of the future look like? it's for us to help invent that future. i also see potential in the university's growing partnerships with the mayo Clinic, including a medical informatics training grant from the national Librar y of medicine. ogy now realizes that idea in a broader way--it's for anyone, anywhere in the world. On higher education: i'm such a believer in higher education. Attending college teaches us how to be happy, healthy, productive citizens. you can get so much more out of higher education than just what goes on in the classroom. Libraries are a key part of that, because they provide lifelong learning skills. not only do libraries have all this great stuff, but we teach people how to educate themselves--and how to keep on educating themselves after they've left the academy. How do you feel about moving to Minnesota after living in Virginia for 15 years? my husband and i are looking forward to exploring a new part of the country. And we are both huge sports fans, so we are anticipating lots of outings to big 10 and professional events. On library as place: there's a misconception that once everything's available online that no one will want to come to the library anymore. that's just a fallacy. Libraries bring together expertise and content and allow students to work together--in learning commons types of spaces. What i like about the smArt Commons that we're creating here [at the university of minnesota] is that it provides students with expert help in a variety of arenas � research, writing, math and science. it will be an educational space with social and community aspects as well. -- Lisa McGuire Karen Williams began as Associate University Librarian for Academic Programs in November 2004. Before she came to the University of Minnesota, she worked for 21 years at the University of Arizona Library in a number of capacities--as a reference librarian, an instructional librarian, team leader of the Digital Library Initiatives Group and, most recently, team leader for the Undergraduate Services department. In her position at the University of Minnesota, Williams is responsible for the educational, reference, and research services of the Libraries. The Academic Programs unit is comprised of more than 100 staff who provide general and specialized reference services, collection development, outreach, instruction, and program development. in a recent interview, Williams shared some of her thoughts with continuum What inspired you to apply for the position? the broad scope and potential of the position attracted me right away. And during ever y interview with Academic health Center leadership, i found an eagerness to engage the health sciences Libraries in strategic thinking � about curriculum and physical spaces, to name just two important issues. On copyright: technology in libraries opens up a whole world of possibilities that we can provide people. that world is automatically narrowed by existing copyright law. i want to help figure out how to change the ways in which scholars share information and the ways in which copyright laws are developed. What do you hope to accomplish in your first 12 months on the job? in my first 12 months, i expect to spend time learning from library staff of course, and interacting with all the health professions throughout the state where students train. i'd like to position staff as essential partners (and leaders) in curriculum enhancement, knowledge discover y and knowledge management, evidence-based patient care, and community outreach. On Minnesota: What was attractive about this position was that i did many different things sequentially at Arizona, in a variety of positions. here i can do them all at the same time. With the leadership that Wendy [Lougee] provides, the Libraries are poised to make a difference both on campus and off in many public arenas. the twin Cities are also a great place to live. i love the performing arts scene here. i'm a big dance fan. i'm passionate about being an audience member at arts performances. the arts scene in this city is rich. On technology: i think librarianship is changing very rapidly, and technology is a key factor in that. technology changes in libraries have been faster and fartherreaching than for many other area of higher education. i like what technology can do for the traditional parts of our business--it takes resources that we've collected in physical formats and makes them available to a much larger audience. Libraries have always been thought of as `the people's university.' technol- What challenges face atcademic health sciences libraries? there are a number of grand challenges for the profession of librarianship as well as the health professions. i anticipate working with colleagues to develop new WWW.Lib.umn.edu 17 neT GenerATiOn from page 8 Digital librarians the university Libraries are adapting in other ways as well. As traditional, face-toface visits to the reference librarian have declined, "virtual" visits have more than doubled, creating a net increase in total assistance. real-time chat programs allow librarians to help multiple students at once. As new technologies become readily available, future plans include mobile phone text messaging help, where students can use their mobile phones to "ask" a reference librarian a question from anywhere on earth. the Libraries are offering other novel ideas to incorporate the digital experience into traditional learning. "most recently i discovered a tool on the Libraries website that builds a bibliography for you as you find new sources," Cronin said. "maybe that's not the coolest thing to do on the internet, but it's a testament to how eager the Libraries are to see students succeed at the university." When it comes to online access to the Libraries' collections, one size doesn't fit all. the university Libraries' main website was designed to meet the research-intensive needs of of upper level scholars, graduate students, and faculty. these audiences are comfortable with a web environment that makes use of academic and librar y jargon and provides a vast array of upper-level online research tools. many undergraduates, on the other hand, need a different kind of online librar y environment. new undergraduates often enter the university with the belief that a google search is the same as research. today's undergraduates A brAnd-neW LibrAry (virtuALLy) Not your father's library the once-ubiquitous leather bound book increasingly has to share space with an inordinate number of digital tools. electronic portfolios and digital libraries, as well as online courses, research and information management tools are all "helping to reshape the learning environment and the student experience at the university," reports John butler, director of the digital Librar y development Laboratory. "in a sense, students are pushing these changes simply through their expectations that the university should be as technologically-featured as their day-to-day lives." one of those changes is the university Libraries' wildly successful "blogosphere," called uthink. the largest academic blog site in north America, it brings students, faculty, and staff together on over 1,400 individual blogs. uthink blogs included class-based blogs, personal blogs, blogs about sports, entertainment and, blogs about politics on a university, local, and national level. are used to the ease and simplicity of google, but they may not understand the vast difference between the amount of material potentially available using a google search (relatively little) compared to what's available in the Librar- Adapting, evolving and educating new technologies, new ways of learning and new ways of teaching have always been at the forefront of the university. Just as the university and the Libraries have adapted during the past 15 decades, they will continue to do so. students will, too. What the future holds for both is, of course, unknown. Will instant messaging pass into histor y, or will it become a tool that works within the framework of higher education? Will lecture-based courses adapt to include the multi-media technology that younger students are so accustomed to? stay tuned, as these and many more ideas are discussed, argued and, most likely, "blogged" upon during the upcoming semester and beyond. ies' collections (vastly more). the undergraduate virtual Library (ugvL) bridges the gap. the first site of its kind in the u.s., the ugvL ( http:// www.lib.umn.edu/undergrad) gives beginner students a set of innovative and easy-to-use tools to be successful without overwhelming them with jargon and unnecessarily complicated interfaces. A 18 FALL 2005 . issue 1 MOrninG rePOrT from page 14 is demanding and it is easy to feel isolated," he said. "by having an interactive time (as opkey component of the site is a google-like search engine that searches across multiple librar y databases and returns a unified-looking results list with both articles and books. the site also features: > the ability to search across pre-selected groups of librar y databases that cover particular areas of study. > Quick access to a particular article that might be located in one of hundreds of databases or in one of the many university Libraries. > A timeline and step-by-step support to help students complete research papers on time. > Powerful tools like "my Librar y" which track information for individual students (such as what books they have checked out, the status of their interlibrar y Loan orders, and what subject pages might be useful given their current course enrollments). > the latest uthink blogs. both sites�the Libraries' homepage and the ugvL�the Libraries provide access to a new technology called "Libraries onesearch." this is a search engine for many, but not all, of the Libraries' databases, indexes, e-journals, web resources, and catalogs. onesearch also offers you the chance to create your own searchable collection of favorite electronic resources. posed to being lectured to) with other residents, we create a sense of community and share our burdens." gruwell, who admits to using google when appropriate, maintains that the inclusion of the researchers encourages information literacy in students. "Libraries offer much more directed searching [than google]," she says. "With the rate of information and the pace of technologies there are a lot of things you can do, but knowing how to do it saves a lot of time." benson agrees. "the problem with google is information overload. What we teach them is search strategies that not only make sure that you maintain the highest quality of evidence that you retrieve, but also eliminate the garbage. you want the highest level of evidence." "if google worked ever y time," he adds, "that's all we'd do." WWW.Lib.umn.edu 19 Cutting-edge Technology the millennial generation may be redefining the Libraries' approach to technology, but a high-tech approach to learning is nothing new for the university. in this image, culled from university Archives, undergraduates use cutting-edge calculations in a business class in vincent hall. the school of business Administration was established in 1919; by 1938, when this photograph was taken, 800 students were enrolled in the school. Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Mpls., MN Permit No. 155 499 Wilson Libr ary 309 19th Ave. South Minneapolis MN 55455 Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Mpls., MN. Permit No. 155