Archive for January, 2008
A Message from the Dean
Up to our Necks in New Library Planning!
The excitement of receiving 48 million dollars to build a new library has sunk in, and so has the reality of the difficult work of predicting future student learning styles and trends in information and libraries. The good news is that there is progress to report.
Last summer the Library put together an Internal Library Building Committee (ILBC) who, along with members of the faculty and administration, conducted a number of site visits to new libraries and began developing a program statement for UTC’s new library building. Information about the site visits, as well as meeting minutes from the ILBC are available at www.library.utc.edu/building. Then, in the Fall semester, Chancellor Roger Brown put together a super university-wide committee to conceptualize, plan, and draft the Program Statement for the new library and all it contains. Information about the New Library Program Statement Committee, including membership, minutes, and other supporting documents is available at www.library.utc.edu/building.
New Library Building Facts
Project Funded: July 2007
Target Completion Date: July 2011
Project Dollar Amount: 48 million
Estimated Gross Sq. Ft.: 180,000
Estimated Usable Sq. Ft.: 126,000 – 144,000
Site Location: Corner of Vine and Douglas, adjacent to Chamberlain Field
Project Architect: Derthick, Henley & Wilkerson / Artech (Joint Venture)
Alexander Calder Tapestry on Display
The UTC Art Department has teamed up with the library to display a unique Alexander Calder tapestry on loan from the collection of Nancy Bowen Wiggins. The piece, made of dyed and woven jute is entitled, “Zebra,” and was created in 1975, a year before Calder’s death.
New Faculty Service
Announcing a New Service Just for UTC Faculty
Do you need a journal article from Lupton Library’s paper or microform collections, but you don’t have time to come over and print or copy it yourself? Simply submit your request at http://illiad.lib.utc.edu/ and library staff will scan and post these articles directly to your ILLiad account. You’ll be notified by email when your articles are ready. Sweet!
For questions or concerns, contact the ILL department at 423-4739 or email Melanie-Dunn@utc.edu or Andrea-Schurr@utc.edu.
Top 10 Circulating Films
Lupton Library has 8,869 DVD and VHS Tapes available for you to check out! We thought you might want to know what your fellow Mocs are watching, so here’s a list of our 10 most popular videos from last semester:
- The Illusionist - PN1995.9.S87 I4587 2006
- Babel – PN1995.9.S87 B3345 2007
- Little Miss Sunshine – PN1995.9.C55 L5885 2006
- Munich – PN1995.9.S87 M86534 2006
- A History of Violence – PN1995.9.S87 H5786 2006
- Pan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) – PN1995.9.F36 P367 2007
- Apocalypto – PN1995.9.E79 A663 2007
- Crash – PN1997.2.C737 2005
- Children of Men – PN 1995.9.S87 C4553 2007
- Notes on a Scandal – PN 1995.9.S87 N6847 2007
Don’t forget, we also have 2,263 Compact Discs, 629 AudioBooks, and 380,000 Books any of which you can check out and take home this weekend for your listening/reading pleasure.
Can’t Find What You Need? Use InterLibrary Loan (ILLiad)
ILL Staff–Melanie Dunn, Jane Beene, Beatrice Hudson, Shauna Jones
Have you discovered that Lupton Library doesn’t own everything? We’ve got a solution for you. Last year UTC Lupton Library borrowed over 2,800 books, 8,848 articles, and numerous musical scores, videos and microfilm from libraries worldwide for our students, faculty, and staff. Want a piece of the action? Continue reading »
Lupton Library At-A-Glance
| LUPTON LIBRARY AT A GLANCE (Fiscal year 2006-2007) | |
|---|---|
| Library Holdings | |
| Books and Bound Periodicals | 579,122 |
| Online Journals | 21,468 |
| Journal subscriptions (print, digital, microform) | 1,737 |
| Audio | 9,345 |
| Video | 8,595 |
| Library Services | |
| Materials Borrowed from Other Libraries – InterLibrary Loan | 10,698 |
| Materials Loaned to Other Libraries – InterLibrary Loan | 2,083 |
| Total number of items checked-out | 54,561 |
| Book Circulation | 27,296 |
| AV Circulation | 6,960 |
| Laptop Circulation | 9,091 |
| Visits to library website (2005-2006) | 1.5 million |
| Library Faculty & Staff | 31 |
| Library Instruction Classes/Group Presentations | 315 |
| Student/Faculty Attendance at Presentations | 5891 |
| Questions answered (Reference, Virtual Reference, Special Collections) | 11,422 |
| Library Facility | |
| Gate count | 283,705 |
| Days open | 331 |
| Hours open per average week | 91 |
| Library Budget | |
| Materials | $1,229,025 |
| Library Faculty & Staff | $1,209,885 |
| Operating Budget & Student Assistants | $150,513 |
Special Collections Online
The Letters of the John T. Wilder
The Special Collections recently digitized one of its more significant collections: The Letters of the John T. Wilder Collection. General John T. Wilder (1830-1917) was a Union officer who moved to Chattanooga after the Civil War, having distinguished himself in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee battles, particularly the battle of
Chickamauga.
He was an industrialist and an entrepreneur who, after the war, opened a series of mines in Tennessee, and also served as Mayor and Postmaster of Chattanooga. The largest monument in the Chickamauga battlefield was constructed in his honor.
Podcasting @ Lupton Library
So what is a podcast anyway? A podcast is a digital recording made available on the internet for viewing or listening either online or through a personal audio player such as an iPod. Lupton Library is creating short podcasts which cover resources, services and research strategies. Found under the Podcasts and Tutorials link on the library home page, the first set of recordings includes short movies on:
- How to Find a Book
- How to Find an Article
- Scholarly vs. Popular Articles
- An Introduction to Lupton Library
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