UnitAnnualReport
LiteraturesandLanguagesLibrary
IUnitNarrative
TheLiteraturesandLanguagesLibrary’s(LLL)missionistoprovidelibrarymaterialsand
servicestotheUIUCcampusforresearchandstudyoftheliteratureandlanguagesof
WesternEurope,NorthandSouthAmerica,andFranco‐andLuso‐phoneAfricaaswellas
cinemastudies,translationstudiesandlinguistics.Theunitservesastheprimarylibraryfor
theSchoolofLiteratures,CulturesandLinguistics,theDepartmentofEnglish,andCinema
Studies.Theunit’smajorfunctionsaretheselectionandorderingofprintandonline
materials(books,journals,magazines,films,referenceworksanddatabases),reference,
instruction,andoutreachtothecampusandlocalcommunity.Throughitsvariousactivities
theLLLparticipatesintheLibrary’sstrategicmissiontotheUIUCcampus.Lastyearwasthe
LiteraturesandLanguages’firstfullyearofoperation.Theexpertise,hardworkand
dedicationofthestaffoftheLLLresultedinagreatmanyachievementsinFY12,themain
onesbeingpresentedhere.
Staffing
TheLLLishometothreelibraryprofessionals:PaulaCarns,Head,LiteraturesandLanguages
LibraryandLibrarianforLiteraturesandLanguagescoveringcontinentalEuropean(with
theexceptionofFrench)andLatinAmericanliterature,linguisticsandtranslationstudies.
SheisalsotheInterimLibrarianforLatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanandasaconsequenceis
partoftheInternationalandAreaStudiesLibrary.HarriettGreenistheEnglishandDigital
HumanitiesLibrarian,whoalsooffersofficehoursandworkscloselywiththeScholarly
Commonsaspartofherservicesfordigitalhumanities.RobertCagleistheCinemaStudies
andMediaServicesSpecialist.CarolineSzylowicz,Kolb‐ProustLibrarianCuratorofRare
BooksandManuscripts,continuestobethelibrarianforFrenchstudiesthoughsheisno
longerofficiallyapartoftheunit,nowbeingfull‐timeintheRareBookandManuscript
Library.CarolinestillpurchasesmaterialsforFrenchlanguageandliterature,istheliaison
withtheDepartmentofFrenchandprovidesthemwithinstructionandupper‐level
reference;basicreference,however,ishandledintheLLL.TheprofileoftheLLL’s
professionalstaffchangedlastyearwiththedepartureoftheLibrarianforGermanic
LanguageandLiterature,LinguisticsandTranslationStudies.PaulaCarnsassumedthese
dutiesinexchangeforLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudiesexceptforliteraturesand
languages,whichshewillcontinuetodo.However,untilthearrivalofthenewLACSlibrarian
December2013,shewillcontinuetomanagethisarea.TheLLLhadtwocivilservicestaff:
TonyHynes,SeniorLibrarySpecialist,andCarlGraves,LibraryAssistant,whojoinedtheLLL
staffinJune2012toprovidecoverageatthecirculationdeskandhelpwithprocessing.InFY
12theLLLhadthreegraduateassistants(seemorebelow)andsixStudentAssistants.
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InFY12LLLfacedtwochallengeswithregardstostaff.Thefirstchallengewasthe
diminutionofprofessionalstaff.ThedepartureoftheLibrarianforGermanicLanguageand
Literature,LinguisticsandTranslationStudiesreducedtheprofessionalstafffrom4.5to3.5
FTE.WhileProf.Carnstookoverthedutiesofthisposition,shestillcontinuedtobethe
LibrarianforLatinAmericanandCaribbeanstudies(50%)andbeaffiliatedwiththe
InternationalandAreaStudiesLibrary.Thesecondchallengewasthelossofacivilservice
staffmember,TonyHynes,whotookapositioninanotherunitafterreceivinganupgradein
lateMay2012.Asaresult,theLLLwaswithoutafull‐timestaffmember.CarlGraves,a
LibraryAssistant,joinedthestaffinearlyJuneandwhileheprovidedhelpwithcirculation
deskcoverageandfunctions,hisfrequentabsencesduetomedicalissues,meantthattheLLL
oftenlackedastaffmember.Asaconsequenceofthisstaffingcrisis,theprofessionalstaff
membersoftheLLLwereforcedtotakeoverthecivilservicestaffduties.
CollectionDevelopment
Humanitieslibrarianshipisstillprimarilyfocusedontheacquisitionofbooks,journals,
magazines,films,andonlinetools.TheprofessionalstaffattheLLLspentmostofthelast
yearbuildingthecollectionsintheirrespectiveareas.Informalconversationsandrecent
library‐basedsurveyshaveshownthathumanitiesscholarstreasuretheUIUCLibrary
primarilyforitsrichandvariedcollections.Thusbyconcentratingoncollection
development,thelibrariansmettheneedsofthecampusandsupportedthemissionofthe
Library.Theircollectiondevelopmentactivitiesnotonlyprovidedfacultyandstudentwith
librarymaterialsforcurrentresearchandteachingbutalsoforfutureneeds.Acquisitionsof
notewere:
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Avant‐gardeandexperimentalfilmworksfromtheearliestdaysofcinemauptoand
includingthe1980s,thankstothereleaseofseveralveryimportantcollectionsof
workonDVD.TheseworksincludeconsiderablecollectionsbyGartenbergMedia,
IndexDVD,theFilmmuseumMünchen/GoetheInstituteCollection,andSecondRun
Pictures.
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BibliothekdeutscherKlassikerDatabasecoverstheworksofmajorGermanauthorsspanning
elevencenturiesandincludeshistorical,philosophical,theological,politicalandarthistory
textspluscollectionsofessays,speechesandothernon‐literary.Thisresource,purchasein
partwithcentralfundsmadeavailablethroughtheLibrary’sOfficeofCollections,isan
importantsourceforGermanscholars.
TellMeMoreLanguageLearningSoftware.Foranumberofyearsfacultyandstudentsat
UIUChaverequestedanonlinelanguagelearningtool.FindingtheperfectonefortheLibrary
hastakenaseveralyears.Lastyear,withthefinancialsupportofseveralunits,theLLLwas
abletopurchaseTellMeMore.Withinweeksitwasagreatsuccessaroundcampusandisa
verypopularsoftware.
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CollectionManagement
LastyearthelibrariansattheLLLacquiredagreatdealofprintmaterial,whichneededtobe
processed,housedandmaintained.AsstatedintheNSMreportfortheLLL,thecollectionin
theLLLservesasastartingpointforresearch.ThebulkofthecollectionisintheMainStacks
withlesseruseditemsstoredattheOakStreetStorageFacility.Bytheendoftheyear,the
shelvesintheLLLwerealmosttocapacity.Onechallenge,then,washowtobesttoweedthe
collectionandwheretosendthematerialstransferredoutoftheLLL.Overthenextyearthe
librarianswillconsidertheseissues.Theywillalsoconsiderhowbesttomaintaincontrolof
thecollectionsintheMainStacks.
LibraryInstruction
LibraryinstructioniscentraltotheLLL’smissiontoaidtheeducationalroleoftheUIUC
campus.Asthenumberandcomplexityoflibrarytoolshasincreased,theneedforlibrary
instructionbysubjectspecialistshasbecomeessential.Withdeepknowledgeoftheir
disciplinesandthepublicationtrendsforthem,subjectspecialistsofferthemost
comprehensiveassistanceoutsideoftheteachingfaculty.Lastyear,thelibrariansattheLLL
taughtalargenumberofinstructionalsessionstoagreatmanystudents.Inmanycases,the
instructionwasforclassesthatpreviouslyhadnothadlibrarysessions,indicatingboththe
needforinstructionaswellasthegoodworkbythelibrariansinpromotingtheirservices.
RobertCagleprovidedbibliographicinstructionandone‐on‐oneconsultationforstudents
enrolledinseveralclasses.Forinstance,hedidtwosessionsforProfessorMaraWade's
courseonGermancinema.RobertalsoprovideinstructionalsectionsforProfessorJulie
Turnock'scinemahistoryclassandanadvancedseminaronhistoriography.Healsoworked
individuallywithanumberofgraduatestudentsdoingdissertationresearchonvariousfilm‐
andmedia‐relatedsubjectshelphisaudience,whetheritbeagrouporasingleindividual,to
betterunderstand.
PaulaCarnstaught17instructionalsessionsto410intheDepartmentofSpanish,Italianand
Portuguese,DepartmentofGermanicLanguagesandLiteratures,andCenterforTranslation
Studies.Fordetails,seeattachedspreadsheets.Inaddition,sheofferedlibraryinstructionto
studentsandfacultyinone‐on‐oneconsultations.
HarriettGreentaught11instructionsessionstocoursesinthedepartmentsofEnglishand
Linguistics,andadigitalhumanitiesworkshoptoanarchitectureclass.Shealsohelda
numberofone‐on‐oneresearchconsultationswithstudentsandfacultythroughouttheyear.
Seetheattachedspreadsheetfordetails.
Reference
EachyearthelibrariansattheLLLanswermanyreferencequeriesinperson,overthephone
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orthroughemail,andlastyearwasnodifferent.Thelocationoftheunitonthebusysecond
floorledtoagreatdealmorewalk‐inreference.PaulaCarnsandHarriettGreenalsospent
severalhourseachweekattheResearch,ReferenceandScholarlyServices’InfoDeskto
providecoverageandexpertiseinthehumanities.WhentheTellMeMorelanguagelearning
softwarebecameavailable,PaulaCarnsandagraduateassistantAndrewWalsh,theLibrary’s
designatedcontactsfortheproduct,werebusyansweringtechnicalandusabilityquestions
fromfaculty,staffandstudentsacrosscampusandoccasionallymadeofficecallstohelp
patrons.Toassistinreferencetransactions,thelibrarians,withthehelpofgraduate
students,developedandenhancedonlineguides.
Outreach
OutreachtotheUIUCcampusandbeyondisanimportantcomponentoftheLLL’sservice
profile.TocelebratetheLLL’sgrandopening,thestaffhostedalibrary‐widepartyin
NovemberintheReadingRoom.RobertCaglecontinuedtoworkwiththeNewYorkCity‐
basedBlackTheatreProject,dedicatedtocompilingandorganizingarchiveofmaterial
relatedtothehistoryofblacktheatreinNYC,aprojectthathefirststartedsometimeago.
Uponcompletionoftheproject,RobertwillgotoNewYorktoattendtheopeningofalarge
historicalexhibit,completewithscreeningoflong‐lostdocumentariesaboutthistheatrical
troupe.PaulaCarnshostedareceptionfortheCenterforTranslationStudies’fallprogram
onnewtrendsintranslationattheLLL.HarriettGreenspokeatseveralEnglishdepartment
eventsforstudentsandfaculty,includingtheNewGraduateStudentOrientationandthe
EnglishStudentLeadershipCouncilcareernight.Shealsoco‐organizedthe2011Bloomsday
celebrationwiththeRareBookandManuscriptLibrarystaff.Harriettalsoworkedwiththe
ScholarlyCommonsstafftogiveapresentationondigitalhumanitiesservicesattheLibrary
atthefall2011GSLISLEEPweekend.
Majoraccomplishments
RobertCaglewasinvitedtotakepartintheMinistryofCulture,Sport,andTourism'sVisiting
ScholarprogrambytheConsulGeneraloftheRepublicofKorea'sChicagobranch.Hewill
traveltoKoreainSeptembertomeetwithandinterviewanumberofKoreanwriters,
directors,producers,andfilmstars.HarriettGreenwaselectedinMay2012totheposition
ofMember‐At‐LargeintheLiteraturesinEnglishSectionofACRL.
GraduateAssistants
The LLL employed three graduate assistants, each with 25% appointments:
MeredithDrake,JordanRuud,andAndrewWalsh.Theformerwaspaidonstatefunds
andthelattertwowerefundedwithspecialGSLISmoney.Theirmajordutieswere:
1. Redesigned,enhanced,andimprovedthecontentandusabilityoftheLLLwebsite.
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2. Createdsubjectresearchguides,suchasScandinavianCrimeFiction,VikingCulture,
CreativeWritingGuide,LanguageHistory,FilmStudyReferenceGuide,ENGL300S:
WomenandRevolution,ENGL300X:MedievalWomenWriters.
3. Processedgiftmaterials.
4. AssistedinreferenceservicesattheLLL
5. Helpedwithcollectiondevelopmentandmanagement
6. Createdalistofpublishersandonlinewebsitesforcollectiondevelopmentof
Colombianmaterials.
MeetingFY12’sUnitAnnualGoals
TheLLLwasextremelysuccessfulinmeetingitsgoalsforFY12.
1. Furtherdevelopmentofwebsite,particularsubjectguides.ThelibrariansandGAsin
theLLLdevelopedanumberofresearchguides.Inadditiontothoselistedabovein
thesectionongraduateassistantsare:OrientationforGraduateStudentsinGerman
Studies,OrientationforGraduateStudentsinScandinavianStudies,andGuidefor
GermanLanguage.
2. Furtherdevelopmentofpublicitymaterials.TheLLLreceivedaLibrary’sStrategic
CommunicationsandMarketingCommitteeGrantof$250.00forthepurchaseof
bookmarkstohelppublicizeitsservices.
3. Developcollaborationswithotherunits,namelytheInternationalandAreaStudies
Library,History,PhilosophyandNewspaperLibrary,RareBookandManuscript
LibraryandScholarlyCommons.PaulaCarnswasactivelyinvolvedinthe
InternationalandAreaStudiesLibrarythroughherappointmentasinterimlibrarian
forLatinAmericaandtheCaribbean.HarriettGreenworkedwithstaffatScholarly
Commonstoprovideresearchconsultationsandservicesfordigitalhumanities.
UnitAnnualGoalsforFY13.
TheLibraryExecutiveCommitteehaschargedaNewServiceModelteamtolookinto
mergingtheLLLwithotherhumanitiesandhumanities‐relatedunitsintheMain
Library,suchastheClassicsLibrary,History,PhilosophyandNewspaperLibrary,and
ScholarlyCommons.ThelibrariansintheLLLwillbeontheplanningteam,whichwill
beginitsworkinFall2012.Onegoaloftheunit,then,willbetoparticipateinthisNSM
andconsiderthefutureoftheLLL.Anothergoalistoworkmorecloselywiththe
ScholarlyCommons.AthirdgoalwillbetoweedthecirculatingcollectionintheLLL.
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StatisticalProfile
1.
Facilities
Userseating(ifapplicable)
Tables–24
PublicWorkstations–4
GroupStudyRooms–6
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ComfyChairs–8
Other–2
Carrels–n/a
IndexTables–n/a
2.
Personnel
Faculty
PaulaCarns
HarriettGreen
100%
100%
JanicePilch
100%(departed
July15,2011)
Academic
Professionals
RobertCagle
CivilService
TonyHynes
100%
100%(departed
May28,2012)
100%(startedMay
24,2012)
SeniorLibrary
Specialist
LibraryAssistant
25%
25%
25%
WageBudgetof
$17,000.
StateFunds
GSLIS
GSLIS
CarlGraves
Graduate
Assistants
MeredithDrake
JordanRuud
AndrewWalsh
SixStudent
Assistants
3. UserServices
ThefollowingdatawillbegeneratedbytheOfficeofUserServices,butpleasereportany
additionaldatathatiscollectedwithintheunitandisnotreflectedincentrallycollecteddata.
 GateCountorHeadCount(asreportedduringFY12SweepsWeek,oractualforunits
maintainingcontinuousstatistics).
 Circulation
o Initialandrenewal.
o Reserves.
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o Manual(ifapplicable)–Reportusingthewebformat:
https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/1804189
o Other(ifavailable)
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Referencen/a
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Numberofhoursopentothepublicperweek
o SummerII2011,40
o Fall2011,54
o Spring2012,54
o SummerI2012,40
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Numberofstudentenrolledinindependentstudiesorpracticumexperiences
supervisedbyunitfacultyorstaff,e.g.:
PaulaCarns,LIS592‐IndependentStudy,Istudent,SummerII2012
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Creditcourserubricandnameforanycredit‐bearingcoursestaughtbyunitfacultyor
staff,andthenumberofstudentsenrolled:
n/a
Presentationstogroups
PaulaCarns,ChrétiendeTroyes’RomansinIvory,LecturetotheDepartmentofFrench,
UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign,November16,2011.
PaulaCarns,CollectingChildren’sBooksinSpanish,LecturetotheChildren’sResource
Center,GraduateCollegeofLibraryandInformationScience,UniversityofIllinoisat
Urbana‐Champaign,December1,2011.
HarriettGreen,“ResourcesintheLiteraturesandLanguagesLibrary,”NewGraduate
Studentorientation,DepartmentofEnglish,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign,
August12,2011.
HarriettGreen,EnglishStudentLeadershipCouncilcareernight,UniversityofIllinoisat
Urbana‐Champaign,October13,2011.
HarriettGreen,“CreatingaBibliography:PartridgeandBrittan,SpiritualTelegraphersof
theAge,”LIS511:Bibliography,GraduateSchoolofLibraryandInformationScience,
UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign,February28,2012.
HarriettGreen,“ResourcesintheLiteraturesandLanguagesLibrary,”EnglishStudent
LeadershipCouncilSpringResourcesRoundRobin,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐
Champaign,March6,2012.
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HarriettGreen,“DigitalHumanitiesServicesatUIUCLibrary,”LIS504LEA,Graduate
SchoolofLibraryandInformationScience,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana‐Champaign,
March1,2012.
4.
CollectionManagement
AsofFY12,wenolongerreportbreak‐downsofmaterialsaddedtothecollectionbyphysical
format.
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PreservationStatistics
ASofFY12,wenolongerreportdetailedpreservationstatistics.
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