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Author Robert Morgan to speak at JSU

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Dr. Rebecca Turner, Vice-President of Academic and Student Affairs, has placed several items of interest on reserve. These items include:

Academic’s Handbook by A. Leigh DeNeefAmerican Faculty: the Restructuring of Academic Work and Careers by Jack H.

Schuster and Martin J. Finkelstein Competing Conceptions of Academic Governance: Negotiating the Perfect Storm

by William G. TierneyEnlightened Power: How Women Are Transforming the Practice of Leadership by

Linda Coughlin, Ellen Wingard, and Keith HollihanTeaching Without Tenure: Policies and Practices for a New Era by Roger G. Bald-

win and Jay L. Chronister.

These items and more can be found through the Library’s reserve system. From the Library’s home page, click on the “Course Reserves” link in the left-hand navigation and then select Dr. Turner from the drop-down list of instructors. Some of the reserve items are available electronically through the Library’s catalog. Those that are not can be accessed through the Reserves Desk located in the lobby of the Library.

Along with other notable Alabama women, Dr. Turner has also contributed to the book Dear Dani: A Gift of Pearls to Our Younger Sisters from Inspiring Women of East Alabama, published in 2008 by Leading Edge Institute. The Library has acquired a copy of the book, which can be found in the Alabama Gallery on the 10th floor, under call number BJ1681 .D43x 2008.

Vice-President’s Corner

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In this issue...

Vice-President’sCorner

Publications &presentations

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Personnel Changes Page 3

New Resources Page 2

Brown Bag Lunches Page 2

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Novelist, poet, and biographer Rob-ert Morgan will speak at Jacksonville State University on Thursday, 13 November 2008, at 7:00 p.m. The event will be hosted by the Friends of Houston Cole Library on the 11th floor of the Library, room 1103B. This event is free and open to the public.

Morgan is the author of eleven books of poetry, eight books of fiction

and, most recently, a biography. He has taught at Cornell University since 1971, where he is currently a Kappa Alpha Professor of English. During his career he has been a visiting professor at several universities and colleges. His work includes the New York Times best-selling novel and Oprah Book Club selection Gap Creek, winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for 2000, as well as the Appalachian Writers Association Book of the Year for 2000.

Morgan will speak about his latest book, Boone: A Biography. Winner of the 2007 Kentucky Literary Award for Nonfiction and the 2008 Southeastern Library Association Award for Nonfiction, this book is a biography about leg-endary frontiersman Daniel Boone. Morgan also plans to read poetry from The Strange Attractor: New and Selected Poems. A selection of his books will be available for purchase and signing.

Robert Morgan was raised on his family’s farm in the mountains of North Carolina. Initially encouraged to study science, he soon realized his passion was writing. His first writing teacher encouraged him to write stories and poems about the place where he had grown up and the people who lived there. His published works and awards show that he has accomplished his set task with distinction. In addition to poetry and short stories, his publica-tions also include The Hinterlands,

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Brown Bag Lunch Programs

Publications and Presentations...Once again, the faculty of the Houston Cole Library have been busy publish-ing and presenting papers. Here is a list of a few of their accomplishments…

John-Bauer Graham (2008). “Mentoring for Success.” Panel discussion and guest speaker at the KY/SELA Joint Conference. Louisville, KY, 1-4 October 2008.

Bethany Latham (2008). “Read-Alikes for Ross King”. EBSCOhost NoveList database. EBSCO Industries, Inc.

Bethany Latham (2008). “Review of Mad About the Boy?” Historical Novels Review v. 45 (August): p. 42.

Bethany Latham and John-Bauer Graham (2008). “Assessing Government Infor-mation Collections: An Integrated Approach.” Presentation at the Federal Depository Library Conference. Arlington, VA, 20-22 October 2008.

Harry Nutall (2008). “Basics of MLA Documentation Style.” Presentation at HCL Brown Bag Lunch, Jacksonville State University. Jacksonville, AL, 25 Sep-tember 2008.

Hanrong Wang and Carley Suther (2008). “Modern Distance Education in China: Developments, Challenges & Trends.” In Seren Hall, Megan Lewis (Eds.) Education in China: 21st Century Issues and Challenges. Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated.

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New Resources!

McAbee Retires, Poe Named Head, Technical ServicesJodi Poe, previously Distance Education Librarian/Electronic Resource Manager, has been appointed Head of Technical Services. She replaces Sonja McAbee, who retired in August with 31 years of service.

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Laurie Charnigo and Kim Stevens represented the Library on the “JSU Woodstock Gamecocks” team at the Woodstock 5K in Anniston, Ala. on August 2nd. The JSU team took second place in the team competition, bested only by “Honda Manufacturing.” The “Depot Dashers” came in

third of the nine teams competing. This year’s Woodstock 5K was the Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) Southern Region 5K Championship. Next year’s Woodstock 5K will be the RRCA National 5K Championship.

Left to Right:Carmine Di Biase, Laurie Charnigo, Matthew Morgan, Kim Stevens, Mark Hearn, Karen Gregg (with team trophy), Josphat Waweru, Jason Butler, and Roxanna Conroy.

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The Truest Pleasure, The Balm of Gilead Tree, This Rock, and Brave Enemies.

Most recently, Morgan was honored with the 2008 Thomas Wolfe Prize from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the ninth winner of the Thomas Wolfe Prize medal, which recognizes contemporary writers for their distinguished bodies of work.

In 2007, Morgan was chosen for an Academy Award in Literature by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Morgan said the academy honor is “particularly thrilling to me because you’re chosen by your fel-low writers at the national level, so it’s recognition by your peers. It’s a very distinguished list.” The award committee wrote, “A storyteller with an eye for detail, impeccable ear for language, devotion to craft and pas-sion for truth, Robert Morgan has written poetry and fiction of great distinction for many years.”

Morgan has previously won a Gug-genheim fellowship, a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship, and three Na-tional Endowment for the Arts grants. Other awards include the James B. Hanes Poetry Prize, the North Caro-lina Literature Award, and a 1997 O. Henry Award. Further information re-garding Robert Morgan can be found at http://robert-morgan.com.

Sources:1. http://robert-morgan.com2. http://www.news.cornell.edu/sto-ries/April07/Robert.Morgan.dea.html3. http://www.news.cornell.edu/sto-ries/Sept08/Morgan.Wolfe.da.html

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FEATURED DVDSMany of you may know about our Audio Visual Center’s educational video collection. However, the AV Center has other titles you might not have on your radar. Since we are in the heart of the football season, you might want to take a timeout with Friday Night Lights; or if horse power is your game, how about taking a run with Seabiscuit? If you’re in need of a queen, then Elizabeth is the right card to play. Make plans to take a Crash course in The DaVinci Code, Babel, Black Hawk Down, or take time to admire A Beautiful Mind. If the Sound of Music sounds good to you, then sing along with West Side Story or Chicago; while in the city you might want to ride A Streetcar Named Desire or mourn the Death of a Salesman. If real life is what you seek, try Hotel Rwanda, Mississippi Burning, or fight with the Band of Brothers, Saints and Soldiers, or Gods and Generals. I’m not sure about you, but my wardrobe at home looks small at times, so perhaps we could enlarge it with The Chronicles of Narnia. All these titles and more are available on DVD at your Library. Come check out a story today!

This Fall, the Library Instruction Committee, chaired by Charlcie Pettway Vann, held a series of brown bag lunches to familiarize students and faculty with Library services. The first program, presented by Ms. Vann, was held on 8 September, and demonstrated how to navigate the Library catalog and newly-updated website. On 15 September, Jodi Poe, Distance Education/Electronic Resource Manager, showed patrons how to use remote services to access databases and other Library resources from home. The following week Harry Nuttall and Laurie Charnigo Phillips presented on MLA citation and the new APA citation style. The month wrapped up with Carley Suther’s presentation on ALLIES (the consortial borrowing agreement between Auburn, AUM, UA, and UAB) and interlibrary loan, as well as tips on using WORLDCAT. Upcoming programs include a presentation on 19 November by Simon Bevis of Noah Valley Farm on locally grown, organic foods; a volunteerism lecture by David Zeigler and Ron Hindman on 14 January; and a talk by Barbara Curry, the first African American to enroll at JSU, on 4 February. Please contact Charlcie Pettway Vann at 782-8434 or cvann@jsu.edu if you are interested in presenting a brown bag lunch at the Library.