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apter ne I. Fo Friend othGereA S.Lirre UnvriyoFliaW tr203 Advance Library Collections T little doubt exists that University of Florida faculty members are an important source of support for our libraries because they gener- ously and continually donate their collections to the libraries. These gifts are made available to students and other library users through valuable additions to the collection in the form of books and journals. They enhance a subject area with new material or replace missing volumes. Donations range in size from a few books to entire collections, and in some (more often, many) budget years such gifts are especially welcome because they mitigate the effects of stretched and diminishing materials budgets. Dr. Raymond Gay-Crosier, profes- sor of modern French literature, will be retiring on June 30, 2003. With great concern for the continuing development of the libraries' collec- tions, he is donating approximately 1,000 volumes from all sections of his personal library. The first two install- ments consist of 835 books and 110 issues of "Bulletin des Amis d'Andre Gide". The third and most significant installment (although not the largest) will be transferred to the libraries in the spring. The selections will Dr. Alan Katritzky, who is Kenan enhance students' research in the Professor and director of the Institute areas of philosophy, French history, for Heterocyclic Compounds in the French I II ~I LIr c1rii icismn1 l d Ci I[I- -LUnitI' 'r[V I t FIiIdj' i [',pjir[m! n!. of cla ["h!ory, Gc m li ta! tu 5i, S,\iS Ch." m is r hs, hj i ilci the y na s don,, .td cultr.i aJnd cin iizati,:in, French a signiihc .ant 'uLIdlntit. Or Iarni d anf;LIaI,, and rmancc" phi gy.. I urn.i s lt':i t he library s. Some lt these A bi:,id s0lctCi:,n t \,:,iks b\ and :-,n Litis ; l' I ::tzre y in he,.he 'I !! in am us ".. ... ... V l I Q'B pitnLii mhe inner Mt Ih eeni used oito el QI : c;,T PTiz_ 1;r L itrattiare I bIaIieC Iand l' Irininrec-th included in his donations, helped to increase resources at the Retired chemistry professor and University of Florida. Examples of former dean of the College of Liberal donated titles include runs of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Charles Sidman, (Continued on page 5 recently donated 339 books in the fields of Germanic studies, British history, American history, political literature, and science, with more to follow next year. c 2 Government Documents Dr. Sidman said he gave books Department that he will no longer be consulting or reading for pleasure. "I'm sure they c 4 Friends of the Libraries will be valued by the library. They are books useful for students' coursework 6 Libraries to Add Four- Millionth-Volume and papers. It is a potpourri of sub- jects with most being sets on modern 7 Desiderata German history from 1918-1945 that would be difficult to find in < 8 A Message from the Director Antiquarian shops." ) I Government Documents Department Offers Publications From Nearly all Levels of G by Jan Swanbeck, Mary Gay Anderson, Joe Aufmuth, and Sally Cravens Government Documents Department t the top of the stairs on the second floor of Library West is the Government Documents Department, appreciated for years by scholars at the University of Florida and researchers throughout the state. The friendly staff pride themselves in : the high level of service they provide. K They recognize that information is col their output and never say, "No, we Tu don't have it" to a patron. kn Michael Gannon, author of the me recently published Pearl Harbor Betrayed, a work described by Kirkus tio Reviews as "thoroughly researched, me closely argued, utterly convincing" arc cites in his acknowledgements Sally Re Cravens, state/local documents librar- De ian, and her fellow librarians in the U.; Documents Collection. Prolific author do Kevin McCarthy, an avid user of the Flc collection, says that the Government Ca Documents Department has been Fe very helpful to him, especially with tio documents that are not available the Ho Ses .Do do tw pu .-. .. .. list Bu -. Re a.1i t Documents Department". *i I The Department receives publica- :. . nt and from virtually all areas und the world. Serving a h the election that a server at Ruby esdays restaurant once said, "Oh, I ow you, you work in the Govern- ent Documents Department". The Department receives publica- ns from nearly all levels ofgovern- nt and from virtually all areas wund the world. Serving as the gional pository of S. Federal ._vSStnniw cuments forllec oe of nly rida and the stat. Te m t pul ribbean, l] deral publica- ns make up majority of the collection. iwever, the second floor also hous- a collection of Florida Planning cuments and the European Union cuments collection, one of only o in the state. The most popular blications, by far, are those pub- hed by the Bureau of Census. The reau of Business and Economics search has long depended on the UF collection to obtain the raw data Ito.. used in its Florida Statistical Abstract and other publications. Whenever the Bureau receives telephone questions from the general public requesting information, they are transferred to the Documents Department. International iDocuments Librarian Mary Gay Anderson thas supplied infor- mation to patrons in a variety of ways through the years including helping a blueberry grower with regulations, trade stats, and contact numbers so he could export his crop to the European Union. She also found cigar production statistics from the 1950s-1990s for economists who were using that as an indicator of Cuba's economy. And because they are the only European Union library to catalog all of their materials, they get many Interlibrary Loan requests. Page2 c Chapter One at 1 a ha: The Urban and Regional Planning Documents collection contains infor - mation of interest not only to students and faculty in urban and regional planning but also to those in architec- ture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, building construction, real estate, political science, and those doing research related to the counties and communities in the state of Florida. Local and area planners use the collection for background infor- mation and examples for their plan- ning projects. Access to the collection is through a card file or browsing, and over half the collection is now search- able in the libraries' online catalog. The department's comprehensive holdings of current and retrospective Florida state documents include not only administrative reports but also budget and financial reports; statisti- cal reports; laws and regulations; handbooks, manuals and guides; research reports on studies prepared by or for the agencies; and consumer information to name a few. The Documents Department's "Florida Government Information Resources" page at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ fefdl/florida/florida.html provides links to the current state agencies. Increasingly, government informa- tion posted on the Internet is replac- ing paper documents. Researchers needing current data go first to the Internet. Recognizing this trend, the staff of the Government Documents Department has created a web site to deliver information over the Internet (http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/docs/). In 1998 the State awarded the depart- ment a grant to create the Florida Electronic Federal Depository Library (http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/). This site delivers a vast amount of government information for the coun- ties and cities of Florida and is used by libraries and government agencies GIS Librarian Joe Aufmuth shows the FEFDL web site to English professor Richard Brantley. throughout the state. In 2001 the State awarded another grant to update census information on the Florida Electronic Federal Depository Library and to add virtual reference. The new virtual reference service, GovXpress, (http://govxpress.uflib.ufl.edu/gov) allows anyone logged on to the Internet to chat with a staff member of the Documents Department. While the number of in-person users of the Government Documents collection continues to number of vir- tual visitors to the web sites has gone sky high and far eclipses in a month the number ofvisi- tors in a year. There were 23,539 visitors to the document department's web sites in September 2002. Thus the staff have learned to coexist in the traditional paper environment as well as the exciting new world of the Internet. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) GIS and remote sensing at the University of Florida is integrated into many academic departments and research efforts. In support of patrons and the university's programs, the library offers free GIS and remote sensing consulting services. GIS Librarian Joe Aufmuth is avail- able to consult with faculty, staff and students on all aspects of spatially ref- erenced data and GIS software. Large format plotting services are available for U.S. government electronic maps and images such as 2000 census maps, nautical charts, and topographic maps. Aufmuth also participates in UF's interdisciplinary certification in GIS. Consulting projects have included a re-certification mapping for UF's nuclear reactor, population distribu- tions for a Health Science Center breast cancer study, and mapping travels of historic naturalists. Teaching opportunities have extend- ed GIS instruction to building and construction, anthropology and Civil and Coastal Engineering's Geomatics program. Map & Imagery Library The Map & Imagery Library (http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/maps/), located in the Marston Science Library and featured in the fall 2002 issue of Chapter One, is another component of the Government Documents Department and the largest academic map collection in the southeastern United States. - Chapter One C' Page 3 of the Libraries Donations received by the Smathers Libraries between November 1, 2001 and November 1, 2002 The Libraries of the University of Florida form the largest information resource system in the state of Florida. Nine campus libraries reflect the university's increasingly broad research and instruction programs. Over the past 100 years, faculty and librarians have built hundreds of specialized collections, now totaling nearly four million volumes, printed in practically every written language by publishers throughout the world. The George A. Smathers Libraries of the University of Florida include specialized collections in science, architecture, art, history, languages, and music. Our collections cover all areas of contemporary knowledge, from agriculture to zoology and from philosophy to history. All of the libraries serve all of the university's faculty and students, but each has a special mission to be the primary support of specific colleges and degree programs. The libraries support the very best educa- tional, research and service performance by university faculty and students using the latest on-line technology and time- honored methods of collection and preservation. For more information on giving to the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida contact Sandra Melching, director of development, at (352) 392-0342. $1000 or more The Hon. C. Farris Bryant John E. Ingram Walter G. Jewett, Jr. Cecilia L. Johnson Madelyn M. Lockhart The Hon. George A. Smathers State of Florida Comptroller Office University Athletic Association, Inc. Georgia B. Wahl Page 4 c- Chapter One $500 $999 Elizabeth P. Boyd John S. Chu William C. Covey III Lou and Allen Y. DeLaney Grady W. Drake Florida Council of 100, Inc. Barbara P. and Earle E. Muschlitz Maud H. and Charles A. Rheault, Jr. T.O.P. Jewish Foundation, Inc. Joanne M. and Stanley G. Tate Joseph Wittenstein $100 $499 Kent M. Blocher Alice R. Boyington Glenna and Billy Brashear H. Jane Brockmann Gilbert M. Brown Suzanne and Jack N. Camp Dale B. and Marcelo Canelas Jean C. Chance Steven G. Christovich Ira G. and Joanna M. Clark Peter J. Congiundi Kathleen A. Deagan Robert C. Dowd Robin B. Forman Louis A. Gaitanis Donald E. Gerson Lawrence D. Harris Betsy M. and Rufus M. Holloway, Jr. Dimitrios Ioannou Nancy A. Johansen K2 Engineering, Inc. William R. and Carol Ritzen Kern Vernon N. Kisling, Jr. Maribeth Krupczak Murray D. Laurie Ilene S. and Jeffrey H. Levenson David L. Mason William H. McBride, Jr. Jean M. Moyle The Hon. Jon C. Moyle Carol J. Murphy Robin H. and Robert B. Murphy Donna W. and George H. Nickerson H. E. Osteen Jonathan W. Owen Marcia 0. Pearce Howard R. Pitman Carol A. Pooser Charlotte M. Porter Alice L. and Robert B. Primack Judy L. Quick Meredith E. and Larry A. Ratliff Stephanie M. and William A. Ratner Thomas D. Rider Renee and Morty Rosenkranz Daniel M. Schulgasser Judith P. and Richard A. Shoaf Mary K. Singley Adelaide A. Sink Chris G. Snodgrass State Street Anne V. and David W. Steadman Hilary L. Surratt Frances W. Tomasko Wenbin Tuo Ronald P. Trunzo United Business Systems Daniel J. Waters Candace S. Wrobel Darning Zhu Under $100 Amer S. Abouhamze Mary L. Abrahamsen Shelley A. Arlen Angela D. Bailey Jeanette H. Bailey Greggory L. Baker Beverly F. and Rodney J. Bartlett Christopher A. Baumann Peter G. Betz Carole W. Bird Alan J. Bliss Allison S. Bryan Keith and Mrs. Jean C. Bullivant Daniel A. Bunye Devora Burke Frank J. Burton Bruce S. Chappell Marie A. Churney Charles A. Clarkson Robert R. Colot, Jr. Martha L. Comiskey Crystal S. Compton Sachiko and Kirtley R. Cook Randolph R. Cornelius Gerald G. Crans Laurel J. Davis Valentina Devescovi Antoinette S. and Gerard G. Emch Richard H. Estes Russell Fairman Brian C. Fox Christine N. Gerges Robert C. Gibbs Teresa F. and John C. Gilmour, Jr. Alejandro Grajal Joan M. Griffin Anne M. and Phillip S. Haisley Lillian F. Halberstein Lura S. Harding Elizabeth V. Harrer Roger K. Haverlah John H. Holly Barbara J. Hood Martha K. Horger Parkman Howe E. L. Roy Hunt Charles H. Jackman Kristina L. Jensen Jonathan S. Jones Beverly J. and Paul J. Keyser Henry 0. Langston Tam H. Le Jo-Fu Liao James P. Liversidge Sally L. and Raymond L. Logue Stanley Y. Lynch Murdo J. and Shena M. MacLeod Julie L. Majersky Maxine L. Margolis Adrienne R. Martin Michael J. Matthews Edward J. McAloon Bonnie G. McEwan Walter A. McRae, Jr. Constance M. and Jason A. Mesiarik Deborah V. Michelson Jerald T. Milanich Jeffrey M. Mitchem Judith R. and Charles J. Molnar John H. Moore Carl F. Muller Kay P. and Edward W. Netscher Barbara M. and John P. Oliver John W. Partridge, Jr. Cheryl L. Phillips Richard F. Phillips Linda M. Prince Helena Puche Kay A. Quinn William J. Quirk Teresa A. Rheinheimer Caroline J. Rister Paul A. and Susan P. Robell Marcia I. Roberts Pamela J. Rock David Rosenfeld Craig E. Rothburd Eduardo M. Silva Claudia D. and Robert L. Singerman Rita and Stan Smith Lauren D. Stern William Louis Stern Blake H. Ulrich Carl L. Van Ness Jeff Vawter David J. Wesley Stephanie R. Weinstein Mollie & James West Mary K. Whitson Mary N. Wolz Alice B. Wyatt Anne M. and Bertram Wyatt-Brown Elaine M. Yacalis Sydney P. Young Gifts in Kind Shelley A. Arlen Al Berlin Leslie D. Bram William F. Brundage Chuck Chichra Farris Cadle Timothy Davis Frank Di Trolio Glenn Duffee Mark J. Flannery Joan Frosch Raymond Gay-Crosier Richard M. Gordon Eugene E. Grissom Emma Holmes Frances Arthur Holmes Alan R. and Linde Katritzky Paul Magnarella The Hon. Kenneth H. MacKay, Jr. Wade W. McCall Julian M. Pleasants Hugh Popenoe V. Ramaswamy Juan Riera Marianne Schmink Charles Sidman Peter Speronis Charles Gordon and Mrs. Stefan Irene Thompson Diane Tinsley Manjuka Varma Leonardo A. Villalon Tony R. White I u D i. pa Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Australian Journal of Chemistry, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, Liebigs Annalen, Methods in Organic Synthesis, Polyhedron, Recueil des travaux chimiques des Pays-Bas, and Synthetic Communications. Carol Drum, head of the Marston Science Library said, "Dr. Katritzky's generous contributions to the Marston Science Library have broadened our journal holdings, provided research materials for faculty and students alike, and added to the international dimension of the collection. Heterocyclic chemistry continues to be of major importance in organic chemistry research and some of the work Dr. Katritzky and his group have done is widely used in pharmaceutical and chemical industries." For hundreds of years libraries - great and small have benefited from donations of library materials from their institutional members. Great research libraries build collec- tions within the framework of their budgets. Genuinely great libraries are able to advance their support through another significant source of research materials: donated collections from their faculty. The level of library resources for our students and faculty would be truly diminished without faculty support through donations of their personal libraries (large and small). With continued encourage- ment and appreciation of their efforts by the libraries, we hope that UF's faculty will maintain that cultural tradition of sharing their resources.c ' Chapter One c' Page 5 Libraries to Add Four-Millionth Volume in Spring 2003 his spring the UF Libraries will celebrate an important milestone in its history the addition of the four-millionth-volume. The book that has been chosen is Urania Propitia by Maria Cunitz (1610-1664). The book examines the theory and art of astronomy, as well as presents her calculations, and a guide to astronomy for nonscientists. According to Cunitz, there were four components to astronomy: carefully recorded observations, the construc- tion of astronomical instruments, theory, and the calculations or tables of predictions. Cunitz was the first modern female astronomer. The book is very rare one of nine copies in existence - and is an important addition to the libraries because it celebrates the university's commitments to women's studies, history of science, astronomy, and the printed word as the prime means of communication for more than five hundred years. The original university library was moved to the Gainesville campus in 1907 and contained 3,000 volumes housed in a one-story frame building. The UF Libraries marked its one- millionth volume in 1963 with The Great Bible of 1541 in English. Then- director Stanley West said, "The library is the fountainhead of a university and its depth increases the effectiveness of the learning process and also of the contributions to research." The two-millionth-volume mark was reached in 1979 and celebrated with the addition of several titles to support major areas of study at UF: Reichenbachia: Orchids Illustrated and Described, 1888-1894; an original red book by Humphrey Repton for the House and Grounds of Witton in Norfolk, 1801; Washburn College Bible, 1979; Walter Crane's Triplets, 1899; manuscript diary of Lt. Henry Prince re: Seminole War, 1835-1838; Studies 1963 photo of the one-millionth- volume, The Great Bible, from 1541. Shown are English professor Charles A. Robertson, Stanley West, director of University Libraries, and J. Wayne Reitz, University of Florida president. in Psychology and Pedagogics, Vol. 2, Vilna, 1940. 1991 marked the addition of the third-millionth-volume and the selection was The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles: with the names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours from their first beginning, Ano: 1584 to 1624 by Captain John Smith, 1580- 1631. The book was presented at the annual dinner of the Howe Society, the support organization for the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections, which partially funded the purchase. Milestone volumes are always significant to an academic institution in that they help keep alive the history of an institution's evolution and devel- opment. To measure how'great' a library might be is not only to note the number of holdings contained in the collections, but also perhaps more important than sheer size to esteem the value of the collections for their intrinsic worth and potential use for research. The University of Florida's milestone volumes range among broad disciplines, and our latest millionth most appropriately represents where the university is currently directing its strategic energies in the sciences and humanities. c, Message From the Director (Continued from page 8) We plan to have the main service research library collections because areas on the second and third floors, they provide information that cannot leaving space on the fourth, fifth and be stored and accessed in traditional sixth floors for quiet study and reflec- ways and they are essential to meet tion. There will be well-designed work- university requirements for access to spaces for the use of online databases, information. There will be training digitized images, video and audio for- facilities for group instruction in the mats and micro-formats. All of these use of electronic information or use of formats are permanent parts of UF's library collections. Most floors will Page 6 c- Chapter One have quiet reading areas, wired group study rooms, carrels and tables for the use of personal computers, centrally located photocopiers, etc. Noise pro- ducing activities will be isolated inso- far as possible from study areas. We anticipate that this building will create library conditions genuinely support- ive of UF's faculty and students. c Students, faculty, and librarians are always looking for the perfect resource to complement their research. While we do our best to be responsive to special needs, there are always a few titles or equipment needs that lie beyond our grasp. If you are interested in helping the Smathers Libraries acquire any of the following, please contact Sandra Melching, director of development, at (352) 392-0342. Allgemeines KEu1 ilI, l, ,:A.,, Die Bildenden K,,il, Ir aller Zeiten und Volker (Artists of the world I, i 'n.,g i all ages). Volumes 16-32 plus indexes for volumes 11-20 and 21-30. Libraries have volumes 1-15 and index for volumes 1-10. EURO 210per volume or 3990for complete set Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Proceedings Series for 1993-1999 $6,000 Sources of British Feminism. 6 volume set. A collection of documents that record the uneven progress made in the area of women's rights from the late 17th century up until the early decades of the 20th century. $785 Perry Mission to Japan, 1853-54. 9 volume set edited by W. G. Beasley Richmond, Japan Library, 2002. $577 Church Missionary Society Archives Africa Missions. Part 8 Nigeria/Yoruba Missions 1880-1934. 23 reels microfilm. This resource has potential use for linguistic, religious, cultural, anthropological and historical research in West Africa. $2,875 Warum Sind Wir Antisemitten? (Why Are We Aa iiL : i, ) by Adolf Hitler. 1920. One of only two recorded surviving copies of a broadside advertising the first speech given by Adolf Hitler in public immediately after the union of the National Socialist and German Workers Party into the NDSAP or "Nazi" party. The condition of this extraordinary piece of Nazi propaganda is very fine. $18,500 of the Libraries Name Address City State Zip Home Phone Business Phone Yes. I/we wish to support the George A. Smathers Libraries with a gift of $ Make checks payable to the University of Florida Foundation, Inc. and mail to Dir. of Development, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117001, Gainesville, FL 32611-7001. To pay by credit credit card fill out the following: MasterCard Visa Credit Card No. Exp. Date_ Cardholder's Name Cardholder's Signature Your gift may be eligible for a charitable contribution deduction. Giving to UF is now just a click away UFgiving.uff.ufl.edu Visit our new online giving Web site and find out how simple it is to support the Smathers Libraries Please usemy II i1 i l. 1 11. i,_ Smathers Libraries Purchase Fund _ Special & Area Studies Collections Latin American Collection Price Library ofJudaica Africana Collection P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature Belknap Performing Arts Collection _Rare Books Manuscripts Archives _ Architecture & Fine Arts Library _ Education Library _ Journalism and Communications Library _Map and Imagery Library _ Music Library SMarston Science Library _ Digital Library Center _Other Please send information about making a planned gift/bequest Chapter One C- Page 7 GEORGE A. SMATHERS LIBRARIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Dale B. Canelas Director of University Libraries Martha Hruska Director for Technical Services John Ingram Director for Collections Stephen Shorb Director for Support Services Carol Turner Director for Public Services Sandra Melching Director of Development Chapter One is published quarterly and distributed to friends of the Libraries and selected institutions. Questions and comments should be addressed to the editor, Barbara Hood, Public Information Officer, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117001, Gainesville, FL 32611-7001, (352) 392-0342. Email: bhood@ufl.edu Smathers Libraries Web address: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu NON-PROFITORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 94 GAINESVILLE FL 1 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Chapter One University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries PO Box 117001 Gainesville FL 32611-7001 A e age fro th Direto Library West Addition Set's an exciting time for the library; we are busy designing a new addition for humanities and social science students! Library West, completed in 1968, had needed addi- tional space for growing collections and expanding electronic services for 15 years. However, the university had just finished the Marston Science Library in 1987, so a second major library project was out of the ques- tion. In the meantime, university- wide, our collections grew by 1.2 million volumes and public access computers grew from 0 to 350. We were desperate for more space house expanded collections and services. A 60,000 square foot addition has been approved, planning funds received, and we expect construction to begin late next summer. The select- ed architects are Ross Barney + Jankowski of Chicago partnering with Long & Associates of Tampa. Ross Barney +Jankowski have recent experience working on main library renovation with the University of Chicago, Northwestern, and the University of Illinois. The concept for our library project is that the new building will house the collections in electrically operated com- pact shelving while the current Library West will be renovated to provide state- of-the-art user space. The goal is to create, in the heart of the humanities and social science part of campus, a library designed to emphasize support of the scholarly needs of faculty and the learning needs of students. We expect the expanded building to house a collection of about two million volume equivalents (books, journals, microforms, electronic, and multi-media formats) and provide space for 1,600 readers, creating an environment where scholars can move easily between books and jour- nals and elec- tronic, micro and multi- media formats by providing readily available service space for each, so that the flow of ideas and research need not be interrupted. In increasing the amount and diversity of reading space for students and faculty, we hope to create habitats suited to learning and research in multiple disciplines by diverse users. The new "Library West" will have a stack area closely related on each floor to read- ing areas with combinations of carrels, tables, group study rooms, and closed studies so that scholars at every level would find appropriate working conditions as they use the needed collections. (Continued on page 6) |