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The University of Texas at Austin School of Information
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/
Issue 5 - August 2003
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DEAN'S WORD
Greetings and welcome to the latest edition of the e-newsletter. The
budget clouds have lifted somewhat since the last edition; at least now we
can clearly see what we face and the result is a severe shortage of
funding. Recent legislative changes mean the situation will likely improve
but not for at least two years, and even then, this school will have to
compete across campus to regain what we have lost in our operating budget.
However, we have protected core support for students, are able to maintain
our staff, and have rearranged summer offerings to minimize the impact on
our ability to run the school. On a more positive note, we will likely be
hiring two faculty members this year, which will bring new energy to the
program, and we are planning some exciting curricular developments that
will see us expand offerings in the legal area and expand our
undergraduate offerings. Furthermore, our enrollments are going back up,
reversing a long-term trend which has seen our student numbers drop
considerably since the heights of the early 1990s.
	While it is too early to say for sure, the demographics of our student
body also seem to be shifting and we are attracting a greater proportion
of younger students than before. We cherish you all, no matter your age,
but the future of the field really rests on us educating a larger number
of young people to enter the profession. So, financial woes aside, the
future looks positive. As always, we love hearing from you, so stay
connected!
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SCHOOL NEWS: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/about/news/index.html

GOOGLE DONATES SEARCH APPLIANCE
Google, Inc. donated a commercial/industrial grade search engine to the
UT-Austin School of Information. The hardware and software will be used by
students and faculty in their research endeavors and to enhance the
navigability of iSchool's Web site, http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/. The use
of advanced technology such as the Google Search Appliance is one of the
many progressive projects on information architecture now underway at the
School of Information. Google's donation is a first for the company and is
recognition, according to Dean Andrew Dillon, of the cutting-edge research
now being conducted by faculty and students at Austin.

GATES FOUNDATION
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded two tuition scholarships for
full-time iSchool students. The scholarships are intended for students who
are dedicated to improvement of the public library system. The recipients
are expected to serve in a Texas public library for at least one year
following graduation.

2003-2004 ACADEMIC YEAR BEGINS AUGUST 27TH
The academic year is off to a great start: 165 new students admitted
including 75 from other states and 26 international students.  Increased
enrollment of non-resident and international students from varied
disciplines is an indication that our school is developing a national and
international reputation. Another favorable factor is the recruitment of
doctoral students with the ability and motivation to excel.  Using
excellence and experience as criteria for selection, 11 doctoral
students were admitted (2 summer/9 fall) this year.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
To recruit qualified applicants, it is necessary to provide at
least partial funding.  This year the School of Information was able to
provide funding for 59 students.  Major University fellowships provided
funding for eight additional students and three of our students received
prestigious outside fellowships.

ALUMNI DINNER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL
Fred Heath, new Vice Provost and General Libraries Director, will be the
guest speaker at the alumni dinner which will be held at the UT Club.
Festivities will begin with a cash bar starting at 6:00 p.m. followed by
dinner at 7:00 p.m. The menu includes Longhorn salad, sauteed breast of
chicken, strawberry shortcake, tea and coffee. A vegetarian entree will be
available upon request. The $25 cost per person includes the meal,
gratuity, and parking in the garage across the street. For more
information contact:  Marion Scheick, mscheick@ischool.utexas.edu

SOUND SAVINGS SYMPOSIUM
The Sound Savings Symposium organized by Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa and
others at PCS, July 24-26, was a remarkable event.  Attendees -- key
stakeholders in the field of sound archives -- were enthusiastic in their
support, vocal in their contributions to discussions, and positive in
their assessments of its value. Student volunteers did a marvelous job
ensuring that the event ran smoothly and Quinn Stewart made the A/V work
so seamlessly that participants could concentrate on the material, not the
media.

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/about/news/index.html
	The latest issue of JoDI (e-journal) contains a number of papers
(including one by our new colleague FRED HEATH (Director, General
Libraries) on the economics of digital libraries and preservation. It's
worth a look: http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/?vol=4&iss=2
	Professor Emeritus Eugene B. Jackson died in June. Professor
Jackson was a member of the faculty from 1970-1985 when he was recognized
as Professor Emeritus.  Memorial contributions can be made to the Jackson
Student Loan Fund c/o School of Information, 1 University Station D7000
Sanchez Building 546, Austin, TX  78712.

ALUMNI NEWS
	70s-- John Milward Meador,'73, professor and dean of University
Libraries, John Davis William Library, The University of Mississippi will
relocate to New York to become the director of University Libraries at
Binghamton University (SUNY). He will begin his new post on July 1. Don
Dunn,'72, has been appointed Dean of La Verne College of Law, Ontario, CA.
Janet Harbour,'77, a contract negotiator in the Jet Engtine Propulsion
Division at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, completed the Air Command and Staff
College in June. She had previously worked as a contract specialist in the
Foreign Military Sales Division at Kelly AFB, Texas.
	80s-- Carol Pitts Diedrichs, '81, has been appointed dean of
libraries at the University of Kentucky effective July 1. She is currently
the assistant director for technology services and collections at Ohio
State Libraries.  Barbara Fister, '81, is an academic librarian at
Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN, where she created a Web
research guide that is geared towards mystery writers. The research guide
made the "Personal Technology: Top Sites" in the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE.
In her spare time Barbara is a mystery writer-publishing her first novel
ON EDGE in December. Mark Smith, '82, works for Library Systems & Services
(LSSI) as the deputy administrator of the Riverside County Library System
in California. Last year he edited and contributed to a collection of
essays titled MANAGING THE INTERNET CONTROVERSY  published by
Neal-Schuman.  Pat Jefferson, '83, chaired the 2002 Bluebonnet Award
program, a project of the Texas Library Association that encourages Texas
children to read and explore current books and provides the opportunity to
honor and encourage authors who create books that appeal to children.
Darrel Hoerle, '88, relocated to Pyongtaek, Korea where he heads a main
library and two branch libraries.
	90s-- Teresa Diaz,'99, was one of the library leaders profiled in
THE SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL (June 2003) article "People to Watch: Ten
leaders Who Are Making a Difference in School and Public Libraries".
After working ten years as an archivist for the Beinecke Rare Book and
Manuscript Library at Yale University, Timothy Young,'92, was promoted to
assistant curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts. Timothy shares the
responsibility for building the library's collection of humanities and
literary holdings in the modern period, oversees the Betsy Beinecke
Shirley Collection of American Children's Literature, and organizes
exhibits, readings, events, and academic gatherings. He recently completed
an essay on the nature of ephemera in research libraries that will appear
in an upcoming issue of RBM.  Sarah R. Demb, '96, formerly museum
archivist for the Peabody Museum, Harvard University and lead assistant
archivist at the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI),
Smithsonian Institution, has moved to London (UK) to work as project
manager for the International Records Management Trust. Lynna (Jan)
Ferrari,'94, is a records and information management analyst for Water
Services for the Lower Colorado River Authority. This spring she
participated in the iSchool's Capstone Project--as field supervisor for
student Mrudula Yadav.  Brenda Gunn,'95, and Stan Gunn,'98, are pleased to
announce the birth of their twins, Zane Asher and Paxton Xander, born on
March 28, 2003.  Cindy McPeters,'97, was promoted to assistant coordinator
for the Texas Trans-Pecos Regional Library System. Lauren Sayer,'97,
accepted the position of law librarian at the Executive Office of the
Presidential Law Library, in Washington, DC. She began work in May 2003.
Yuwu Song '99, is a web developer and instruction librarian at Arizona
State University. He published a new book this year A HISTORICAL
DICTIONARY OF SINO-US RELATIONS" (Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2003) and
signed contracts with McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers for 3 books:
CHINESE STAMPS, CHINESE FEATURE FILSM, 1913-1949: A FILMOGRAPHY, AND
BUILDING BETTER WEBSITES: A HOW TO DO IT MANUAL FOR LIBRARIANS. For more
info: http://www.public.asu.edu/~ysong/publication.htm.
	00s-- Hector Escobar,'00, was elected to the ALA Council.  The
Council works directly with the ALA President and ALA's Executive Director
to establish policy. His term begins in 2003 and expires in 2006.  Sarah
Ziebell Mann, '00, is leaving Pacific Film Archive to begin work, as
Director of Cataloging and Research, at the American Museum of the Moving
Image in New York City. Lori Lysiak,'00, is a public services librarian
for the Alamo Community College District at the Northwest Vista College
campus in San Antonio, Texas.  Amy Filiatreau,'01, fulfilled a year-long
contract position as project archivist for the SBC Archives and History
Center in San Antonio. In May she was offered a permanent position with
the company. She will continue working with Bill Caughlin, corporate
archivist to build and maintain the archives of SBC Communications Inc.
Eleanor Lisney, '02, is a policy analyst  for the Center for Health and
Policy Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in
Worcester, MA. Misha Sra, '02, is the Web developer for the Auraria
Library, established as a shared library for the Community College of
Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver and the University of
Colorado at Denver.  You can see an example of her work at
http://library.auraria.edu/. Norma Palomino  '03, was appointed as Library
Director of the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, in Buenos Aires.

STUDENT NEWS
Heiko Haubitz accepted a lecturer position at Kent State University in
Ohio.  He will return to UT for his dissertation defense during the Spring
Semester. Lorely Ambriz, a student in the El Paso distance education
program was recently awarded scholarships from the Border Regional Library
Association and from the College and University Libraries Division (CULD),
a division of the Texas Library Association (TLA). Lorely, who has a
background in mass communications/journalism, was also appointed to a
3-year term on the TLA Public Relations Committee. Sarah Bradley-Leighton,
teaching assistant, received a $500 Texas Excellence Award for best
teaching assistant from the Texas Exes. Brandon Burke received a Forum
Fellowship worth up to $1000 from the Digital Library Federation. The
award will be used to help defray the costs of attending the May 2003
Forum held in New York. In addition to the award, Brandon was also invited
to attend a special dinner with the other Fellowship winners. Rebecca
Miller represented the iSchool as the Student to Staff Representative at
the American Libraries Association (ALA) annual conference held in
Toronto, Canada in June. As a staff representative, Rebecca earned the
privilege of having hotel and meals paid for by the ALA as well as being
able tonetwork with the various library entities around the country.

FACULTY NEWS
	Dr. Loriene Roy was elected Councilor-at-Large of the American
Library Association. Council, the governing body of ALA, has 182 members,
100 of whom are elected by the 64,000 members of the association. Dr.
Roy's term begins in January 2004.
	Dr. Bill Lukenbill delivered a paper entitled "HIV-AIDS,
Community, and School Libraries" at the 32nd. Annual Conference of the
International Association of School Librarianship meeting in Durban, South
Africa, July 7-11, 2003. His paper, given at one of the major sessions of
the conference, was based on research that he has conducted over the last
decade and suggests ways that schools librarians can address the growing
challenge of HIV-AIDS. The conference was attended by well over 500 school
librarians and educators from over 25 countries.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SEP. 5-6	Basics of Book Repair, Continuing Education
		http://sentra.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/continuing_education/
SEP. 20-OCT. 11 Patent and Trademark Searching: Web-based Continuing
		Education
		http://sentra.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/continuing_education/
SEP. 29 	CAPSTONE PROJECT FAIR  4:30-6:00 PM. For more information,
		contact Lee Lacy via e-mail (leelacy@ischool.utexas.edu)
OCT. 17		Competitive Intelligence: Track Your Competitors.
		Continuing Education:
		http://sentra.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/continuing_education/
NOV 8:  	ALUMNI DINNER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TEXAS BOOK FESTIVAL
		For more information contact:
		Marion Scheick 
APRIL 27-29 	50TH ANNIVERSARY - 1954 CLASS REUNION
		If you would like host a reception for our early alums, in
		conjunction with the UT/Texas Exes Celebration, contact
		Dr. Don Davis via email (dgdavis@ischool.utexas.edu).
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GIFTS FROM ALUMNI AND FRIENDS (May-July 15, 2003)
PRESIDENT'S ASSOCIATES: D/M Kenneth W. Bartz, Andrew P. Dillon, M/M Darryl
S. Tocker.
ANNUAL FUND: Charise F. Bell, Anna L. Benavides, John M. Brooks-Barr,
Jesus Hector Campos, Angela M. Carreno, Susan L. Cisco, Donald B.
Cleveland, George T. Crafts, Hui Dai, Ann P. Daily, Giovanna E. Davis,
Virginia W. Davis, John A. Desrochers, Robert W. Doyle, Gary K. Duke,
Joyce Lucille Foegelle, Carol M. Fonken, Kathryn E. Fowler, Scott W.
Garton, Charles M. Hargrove, Ursula Heinen, Bobbie H. Henderson, Curtis P.
Holleman, Shannon Rae Jarrett, Steven L. Johns, Clare Marie Karabasz,
Brian E. Keefe, Neil S. Krasnoff, Rhonda F. Kuiper, Stephanie Langenkamp,
Sara J. Lee, Kaleen E. Lieck, Nancy R. McAdams, Cheryl N. Merchant, Robert
Kent Middleton, Patricia A. Mims, Carolie R. Mullan, Leta A. Mueller, C.
L. Nelson, Courtney G. Newmark, Gina H. Pepchinski, Sara R. Pietsch, Monte
B. Price, Richard D. Quartaroli, Scott C. Reeve, Suzanne L. Shanafelt,
Christine C. Wade, Perry M. Widener, Sarah A. Widener, Pamela D. Woody,
Kathleen F. Zalenski.
MATCHING GIFTS: ExxonMobil Foundation, Harcourt
Inc., IBM International Foundation, Motorola Foundation, Shell Oil Company
Foundation, Xerox Foundation.
SPECIAL GIFTS: GLISSA Endowed Scholarship & iSchool Development Fund: Mary Lynn
Rice-Lively; Loriene Roy-Faculty Research: Council on Library and Information
Resources; Paul N. Banks Graduate Fellowship: Peggy J. Pickle, Roberta S. 
Pilette.