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100,000 printed pages

While it's still too early to tell, our printing pace is only slightly off from this time last year. As you know, the College had to make some changes to printing policies, to offset tremendous costs & waste. There are still ways that you can save time & money.

- use simple filenames with proper extensions, example PsycPaper1.docx
- consider reading PowerPoints (PPTs)and PDFs onscreen when practical
- print double-sided and multiple pages per page side whenever possible
- avoid dark backgrounds in Powerpoint, saves toner and speeds printing

More detailed information about GoPrint and printing policy can be found at http://library.fandm.edu/printing.html.

Lonely Labor Day?

With a skeleton staff in the Library, and most of the working world enjoying the LAST weekend of the summer, one would think Shad-Fack would be a ghost town. But its actually been a bit busy. Students are looking for books. Others are requesting items we don't own, or that are currently checked-out through E-Z Borrow, and there's LOTS of printing.

The Library is buzzing with activity!

RENEWAL

Renewal can means so much, from the anticipation and excitement of a new school term, to the renewed sense of purpose in a simple library blog.

It is hoped that this post might mark the start of something new & interesting for What (was) New, and that informative bits are offered, library musings are shared, and people read and comment.

RENEWAL!

F&M students help city woman in need

Below is a story of the college and community working together to help a Lancaster city resident rebuild her house. What connects this story to the Library is that two librarians were involved, Scott Vine and Andy Gulati. Hopefully by blogging the video and newspaper article, the event will be captured (forever!).

Fox43 story from May 14.

(Fox video was removed, but you can view this short Youtube clip to get an idea of work performed. And pictures can be found here.)



Lancaster Newspapers story from May 13.

By BERNARD HARRIS, Staff Writer

After rebuilding flood-ravaged homes in New Orleans and Galveston, Texas, Franklin & Marshall College students this week are tackling relief work closer to home, or at least closer to their dorms.

Students of the college's Catastrophic Relief Alliance and faculty mentors are helping to renovate a home in Lancaster City's southeast area.

"You go on these trips and you see so much destruction, but you never realize that there is so much need in your own backyard," said Grace Gallagher, president of the student disaster relief organization.

Gallagher and three fellow students were working this morning to repair a water-damaged wall at the home of Betty Jones, 222 S. Ann St.

On Monday they began hauling out debris from a first-floor apartment. By the end of the week, they hope to have the space ready to house Jones' elderly and blind mother.

"When you have so much happen to you, you just freeze," Andy Gulati, a college librarian and the student group adviser, said of Jones.

Jones, who recently had a knee replaced, lost her father, sister and a brother in the past few years, said neighbor Darlene Byrd, who helped direct the students to her.

Gulati said the student group was formed in early 2006, a few months after Hurricane Katrina had ripped through the Gulf of Mexico. After an initial two-week trip to Picayune, Miss., the group has gone twice to New Orleans and once to Galveston to help with rebuilding efforts.

But Gulati said the group also has been looking for ways to help people closer to home.

His heating oil dealer, the East King Street Improvement District and Byrd sent him to Jones to offer student help with home repairs.

The oil dealer, Conquistador Oil Heating & Air Conditioning, is splitting the cost of roof and gutter repair with the student group.

The business and F&M students also are splitting the cost of materials for an electrician, Macias Home Improvement, to upgrade the electrical service and wiring in that part of the house. Macias is donating the labor. York Waste Disposal is contributing the use of a trash bin.

Through arrangements by Byrd, the nearby Ray's Temple Church is organizing meals for the students. They will have food from Venezuela and Belize and African-American soul food prepared by residents of the multi-ethnic neighborhood.

The F&M students and the neighborhood's South Ann Concerned Neighbors group hope to keep the relationship going with later projects.

"It seems like this will be good for the college and the community," said Winston Bowen, 20, of Norristown.

And this, from our college web'zine, The Diplomat, June 25

Bringing Relief Closer to Home

Franklin & Marshall’s Catastrophic Relief Alliance (CRA) has brought willing workers to help in recovery efforts in destinations such as Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Out of a desire to respond to the crises of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Ike, student, faculty and staff volunteers have helped to rebuild homes in storm-damaged regions since 2005.

Now, the CRA is setting its sights on providing aid closer to campus, said adviser Andy Gulati, systems librarian and senior assistant librarian. “I had been thinking about having our group work locally, so we quickly aligned with the South Ann Concerned Neighbors organization and got involved.”

The CRA devoted five days in mid-May to helping a Lancaster resident make her home suitable for an aging family member and is currently seeking other worthy nearby projects. “We want to help our college neighbors,” said Gulati, pointing out that national crises may be the ones that grab the headlines, but smaller crises also deserve attention.

Anyone who would like to contribute financial support or supplies to the CRA is invited to contact Sandi Smoker at the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement.

another 24/7

A few pics from another non-stop Library season



circ desk is a beehive of activity



overload



Rachel Martin was at the Library EVERY single day, for four years, it's true



Naomita is under suspicion



mousetrap



making good use of the microform room



beach blanket bingo, and coffee



this might end poorly



she used ALL those books!



Jenna is stressed



fishbowl



Nicole turned an art paper from a pamphlet into a book



smoking 30 feet from the entrance



Computer, coffee, bed, pillow, ventilation - what more could you want?



melts in your mouth, not on your Library books



lobby living room



second level sliver



Rachel multitasks - research, makeup bag and Powerbars



over & out

Birdwatcher is Friend of the Library

Author Elizabeth J. Rosenthal spoke about “Roger Tory Peterson: World Naturalist and Inspiration to Generations,” on April 9 to an enthusiastic audience

Rosenthal is author of Birdwatcher: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson.

A lifelong civil servant, Rosenthal became fascinated with birds in 2002. She is an avid reader of birding books and takes frequent trips to watch and study birds. Her Burlington, N.J., home is surrounded by bird feeders frequented by loyal patrons.

Below are a few photos from the event.



Christopher Raab, Archivist, introduces Elizabeth Rosenthal.

Hot Topics & Dry Documents

Do you ever feel like reading the federal budget? Do you want to know EVERYTHING that's contained in the Stimulus Bill? Worried about Afghanistan? Nervous about flu pandemics?

Have we got a resource for you!

Tom Karel (above), Collection Development Librarian and government documents guru, maintains a web page containing a section of noteworthy and timely government reports called, Hot Topics & Current Issues.

Recent additions include:

• Proposed Fiscal 2010 Budget (Obama's budget)


• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (PL 111-5)


• Recovery.gov (tracks stimulus spending)


• House Reports on President Bush's Abuse of Executive Privilege


• Financial Crisis Timeline


• GAO reports on gas prices


• The Strategic Posture of the United States

Be sure to check Hot Topics & Current Issues frequently for more essential reading.

And contact our Gov Guru, Tom Karel by email or phone at tom.karel@fandm.edu or 717.291.3845 for all your Gov Doc needs!

F&M 360

Standing on top of the rusty bridge, taking a 360 view of all the activity taking place at the former Armstrong property. New athletic fields to the west, and LGH(?) activity to the east.

You can take your own 360 with our resources from All Around the World!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Irv, our Lucky Library Leprechaun!

By the numbers...

A few fun facts & figures from the Spring term...

- 402,799 - pages printed in the Library and Martin Workroom
- 39,435 - pages deleted by GoPrint, that would have been wasted
- 70,354 - Library homepage visits (counted once per browser session)
- 1,029 - items added to Library collections, with the 2009 pub year
- 192 - students in Shad-Fack the night of March 10, busiest so far
- 14 - brand new recycling units added in Shadek-Fackenthal
- 1 - new roof added to Shad-Fack (maybe we'll leak a little less!)

Celebrating Scholarship

The 7th Annual event was held March 5 in the Shadek-Fackenthal Library Academy Room. Sixty professors and professional staff produced 111 pieces over the previous calendar year.

That's A LOT of scholarship!

Here are a few pictures of the celebration.

*NEW* Recycling containers

Big, bright blue and green recycling units have been added to various locations in Shad-Fack.

The BLUE units will handle any plastic, aluminum and glass containers. Currently, this doesn't include coffee cups.

The GREEN units are for office or printer paper.

Please help us stay clean and green!

*NEW* Library food policy

Starting this term Shad-Fack is experimenting with a new space where students can enjoy snacks and other food, along with their studies. Muffin & potato chip eating students no longer need to step out to the foyer or porch.

The Periodicals Reading Room is to the left as you enter the Library lobby. We've changed the furniture a bit to provide a cafe-like feel.

While food and snacks are restricted to the Reading Room, covered beverages are still permitted throughout the Library.

This is a work-in-progress, so there may still be future changes.

Suggestions welcomed!

What's all that banging!

Shad-Fack is getting a new roof. While new shingles are not as glamorous as a new dining area in the Library, it will finally end year's of leaks.

Here are a few photos of roof work involving BIG equipment, which is always exciting!

Something for nothing

In these days of belt-tightening, its reassuring to know that your favorite Library is here to serve all of your research needs, for FREE!*

Books checkout for free. Articles can be obtained for free. Interlibrary Loan and E-Z Borrow are free services. We won't even ask for a nickel at the Ask Me desk for research help!

So before you consider paying for articles, or buying books through Amazon, stop by the Ask Me desk or Ask Andy for assistance.

* i.e. paid for by the Library

a few 24/7 moments

Just a few snaps of students, enjoying (OK, tolerating) their stressful end-of-term.

Happy Holidays from your friends at the Library!



Winter scene, looking out Shad-Fack onto Gerhart.



Shy Corinne and smiling Nicole.



The remaining 3 seem unaware that number 4 has imploded, in a pile of paper.



Cute couple, enjoying the best seat in the house, the second-level lobby corridor.



The always busy, always buzzing first-level.



Lauren finds a comfortable spot.



The Lobby Lounge.



Who knew the Library had a gang. Good thing I knew their sign.



Irv was a college dean in another life. He had had enough of ALL THOSE CIGARETTE BUTTS!

Lockup your laptop!

It's reassuring to know that students feel safe and comfortable in the Library. But unattended and unsecured laptops and valuables provide a would-be thief with opportunities. Don't create that opportunity!

Shad-Fack and Martin have security cables and locks available for checkout. There are many mounts available throughout the Library, and locks are programmable.

All Around the World

(Balading, Great Wall, China)

The Library has many sources to obtain information on countries. History, policies, economics and social issues.

JStor is excellent for historic events and primary resources.

Lexis-Nexis is good for current events, in national and international newspapers.

PAIS provides a range of materials, including politics, economics and social issues.

CIAO offers research in international affairs from NGOs, conferences and policy briefs.

World Development Indicators contains statistical data for over 200 countries.

Our Catalog contains a wealth of country info, including materials written in native languages.

and many more!

Stapling 101

Many people know that the Library prints more than 1.5 million pages each year. But what they don't know is that we go through more than 5 million staples! Here's why...

Some students conduct stapling at Olympic levels, exerting more force on one staple than a 20 foot crock might exert on the leg of an unwitting gazelle.



In a mere 15 minutes, we might accumulate a snarling pile of staples, looking something like this



A beautifully executed staple job might look like this



Whereas a poorly executed job might turn out to be a ghastly horror



But with careful practice, and a healthy dose of patience, you too can become a happy and content stapler!