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TowersNewsletter of the Library Associates of the University of Idaho Library

Late Winter 2013 Volume 16, Issue 1

Jazz Festival’s true spirit is to educate, inspire

875 Perimeter Dr. MS 2350Moscow, ID 83844-2350Phone: (208) 885-6534Email: librdean@uidaho.edu

Inside this issue:

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival ........1-2

Briefly ...................................... 2

Turning of the Wheel.....................2

ALA Emerging Leaders.... . ..............3

Student Employee Award .. .............3

Dean’s Corner: The Beat Goes On ..... 4

Ways to Give .............................. 4

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You can definitely expect exciting performances from an impressive line-up of jazz artists at the 46th Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, which gets underway Feb. 20-23 in Moscow. But the annual event on the University of Idaho campus is about more than just entertainment. The festival’s educational workshops and jazz clinics for students give the event its true spirit.

In fact, the theme of the 2013 festival, “Inspiring Futures through Jazz,” may say it best. “Education is the true mission of the LHJF,” said Steve Remington, the festival executive director. “More than 150 schools from all over the Northwest come in for the workshops,” he said. “When we select our artists, we look for artists who are more than just performers; they also have to be able to engage with our students.”

During the festival visiting artists, as well as University of Idaho faculty and other musicians and educators, will conduct on-campus clinics that share the music, techniques, and personal experiences that have made them the successful musicians and performers they are today. The 2013 lineup includes TAKE 6, the Jeff Hamilton Trio, and a “string summit,” featuring violinists Regina Carter, Sara Caswell, and Aaron Weinstein.

Library seminar, exhibits highlight International Jazz Collections

This year, the University of Idaho Library will contribute a new element to the festival’s educational offerings. An hour-long seminar,

“Hamp’s Legacy: The International Jazz Collections at the University of Idaho,” is scheduled for the second day of the festival, Thursday, February 21 at 12:30 pm on the main floor of the library.

Formally established at the University in 2000 with Lionel Hampton’s papers and photographs, the International Jazz Collections merged into the UI Library’s Special Collections & Archives in 2007 and are now considered one of the world’s significant jazz archives.

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Jazz Festival inspire futures, continued

Presenters Garth Reese, head of Special Collections & Archives for the library, and Barry Bilderback, an assistant professor in the Lionel Hampton School of Music, will give an overview of the types of material in the collections and discuss their value to researchers. In addition, selected artifacts from the collections will be featured in display cases on the library’s main floor.

“We are proud to take part in this year’s Jazz Festival by highlighting the University’s International Jazz Collections and the many unique artifacts and documents that inspire musicians, music historians, musicologists and other researchers,” said Reese.

The seminar is part of the new University of Idaho Library Research Colloquium series, which was established to bring librarians and faculty researchers together to discuss a common research interest. To learn more about the library’s International Jazz Collections, go to http://www.ijc.uidaho.edu/

The University of Idaho Library’s Digital Initiatives department has released its latest collection on the library website. “Turning of the Wheel: The Interplay of the Unique and Universal” is a compilation of videos, photographs, and transcripts documenting over 30 events that took place as part of the “Turning of the Wheel Humanities Colloquium Series, a Humanities Exploration of the University of Idaho” during the 2011-2012 Academic Year. The series was directed by Dr. Rodney Frey, Director of General Education and Professor of Ethnography, U-Idaho Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

For each Humanities Colloquium event, a University of Idaho community member offered his or her own response to the thematic question: “What is the significance for you of the interplay between the particular/diverse/ unique and the shared/universal/ubiquitous?” The collection features lectures by prominent University of Idaho and Moscow community members, as well as plays, musical performances, panel discussions, and essay readings.

“Turning of the Wheel is unique to our collections in that it recreates the object that so often remains unrecorded on a University campus, the lecture itself,” said Devin Becker, the University’s Digital Initiatives Librarian.

“This collection documents the types of events that are the lifeblood of the intellectual community here at the University,” said Becker. “Thanks to the foresight, care, and attention that Rodney Frey had in planning, scheduling, and then recording these events, we now have an online, publicly accessible collection that documents the feel and rhythms of a University of Idaho public event, circa 2012.”

The Turning of the Wheel collection can be viewed at http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/turning/index.html. For more information, contact Devin Becker at dbecker@uidaho.edu.

Latest addition to Digital Collections chronicles UI Humanities Colloquium

Briefly . . .

• Dean Lynn Baird served as Commencement Speaker for the 2012 Winter Commencement. Baird was the first library dean ever to deliver a University of Idaho Commencement address. In sharing her journey from student to dean, Baird said, “learning doesn’t stop after you get your degree.” She encouraged the new graduates to find ways to use their strengths for the betterment of society. “Wherever you land, whatever you do, you will carry your Vandal spirit with you. And because you are a Vandal, you will be making a difference to the world around you,” said Baird.

• The library recently added several new electronic databases. The Vogue Archive contains the entire run of Vogue magazine, from 1892 to present. Subject coverage includes textiles and fashion history, popular culture, gender studies, photography and graphic design, marketing and advertising. Everyday Life & Women in America, c.1800-1920 features monographs, pamphlets and periodicals addressing 19th and early 20th century political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and pastimes. Rock and Roll, Counterculture, Peace and Protest: Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 includes images of manuscript and rare printed materials, as well as photographs, ephemera, video footage, and memorabilia from this turbulent era.

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UI librarian Kathleen Monks tapped for ALA Emerging Leader programFor the third consecutive year, a University of Idaho librarian has been nationally recognized by the American Library Association’s prestigious Emerging Leaders program. Kathleen Monks, Reference and Instruction Librarian, has been selected as one of 55 participants in the class of 2013 Emerging Leaders. Kristin Henrich was selected in 2012 and Ben Hunter in 2011.

Now in its seventh year, the Emerging Leaders program awards grants to newer library professionals to attend ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in January and Annual Conference in June, where they participate in problem-solving work groups with their peers and serve the profession in a leadership capacity. Emerging Leaders attend a day long session during the Midwinter Meeting and take part in an online learning and networking environment during the next six months, culminating with a poster session presentation at the Annual Conference.

Monks, whose participation is sponsored by the Idaho Library Association, says of the program, “Admittance to the American Library Association’s Emerging Leaders provides a catalyst for developing skills to excel in my profession and better serve the university and the Idaho community. The

program also provides an opportunity to build a national reputation through the American Library Association. I am very grateful for the support of my colleagues, Dean Baird, the Idaho Library Association, and the University of Idaho.”

The American Library Association promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members.

Kathleen Monks assists a student at the reference desk. Photo courtesy of Philip Vukelich/Argonaut

Library names 2012 Donna K. Smith Student Employee Awards winnersChloe Rambo is convinced the library is the best place to work on campus. “It’s a great environment for a student,” she said. “Everyone here is always happy to see you come in and eager to help students with whatever they need. That’s what I love most about working here.”

Rambo’s enthusiasm as a library circulation worker is one of the reasons she was chosen, along with Alyna Murray and Keila DuBois, to receive the library’s 2012 Donna K. Smith Student Employee Award. To be considered for the award, a student must have worked at the library or IMTC for at least two semesters and receive a written recommendation from a faculty or staff member attesting to the student’s contribution to the library.

In addition to her job at the circulation desk, Rambo, a senior journalism major, writes for the University’s student newspaper, The Argonaut. She aspires to a career in broadcast news, but first, she says she plans to take a year off after graduation to hike the Pacific Coast Trail.

Alyna Murray’s job in the Instructional Materials and Technology Center (IMTC) is preparing her to be a teacher. The sophomore elementary education major says she enjoys working at the IMTC for the hands-on experience it gives

her working with the materials she will eventually need to use in her teaching.

Like Murray, senior Keila DuBois, who works in the Digital Initiatives department, plans to use her library work experience in her career – as a librarian. The music major has already applied to two Library and Information Sciences master’s degree programs.

“What I like the most about working in Digital Initiatives,” said DuBois, “is helping to make the library’s collections accessible online for people who might otherwise not be able to view them. I’ve had a great opportunity to learn about both the history of the University and the state of Idaho by working with these collections,” she added.

“Our students are why we are here,” said UI Library Dean Lynn Baird. “Awarding student employees for excellent work supports their education, not only in the classroom but in their future careers. We are very proud of these three young women.”

Chloe Rambo (above), Alyna Murray and Keila DuBois were named outstanding

student employees.

Ways to GiveFor more information on giving options and ensuring your gift is used exactly the way you want it to be, contact Dean Lynn Baird at (208) 885-6534.

• Cash Gifts

• Planned Giving

• In-kind Gifts (Materials and Personal Collections)

• Tax Benefits Appreciated Assets

• Memorial or Honorary Gifts

For more information, please visit: www.lib.uidaho.edu/giving/ways.html

875 Perimeter Dr. MS 2350Moscow, ID 83844-2350Phone: (208) 885-6534Email: librdean@uidaho.edu

The University of Idaho Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival is a world-class event for our university. We are honored to welcome jazz greats and jazz-in-formation players and aficionados alike to Moscow. The four-day festival is a time when the entire community takes a deep breath and squeezes in to make space for nearly ten thousand extra bodies, all armed with instruments and powered by an insatiable joy. What a celebration!

“Inspiring Futures” is the theme and focus of this year’s festival, and we’ve seen how mentors have been essential in providing the support for future generations. You, our donors, do that for our students. You open the doors that make it possible for them to explore worlds beyond the campus. You give them the tools to extend what they are learning in classrooms. Together, we offer them opportunities to discover new ideas and make connections to their world.

Dr. Lynn Baird, Library Dean

Dean’s Corner: And the beat goes on . . .

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As we move into our festival week, please know how much we value your contributions to our students’ learning. You help us help them. It’s as simple as that. And we thank you!