Volume 3
Spring, 2010
Coleman Library Connection
http://www.pvamu.edu/Library
J O H N
B . C O L E M A N
L I B R A R Y
P R A I R I E
V I E W
A & M
U N I V E R S I T Y
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
Director's Message
2
Distance Library
Services
2
Black History Month
Women’s History
Month
National Library
Worker’s Day
L i b r a r y
3
4
5
National Library Week
Banned Books Week
6
ILLAD
Library Carpet Project
7
HBCU Mellon Grant
Special Collections
Archives
8
SACS and QEP
Reference Department
9
Library New Hires
Friends of the Library
10
Librarians in the News
11
Library Art Gallery
13
Retirement Bound
14
Music Library Naming
14
President Obama
Collection
15
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http://www.pvamu.edu/library
Virtual Library Tour’s web digital
image first page
The John B. Coleman
Library has a Virtual Tour at
www.pvamu.edu/pages/5161.asp
where you may view the various
areas and services of the five
floors of the Library. Navigating
around the virtual library is very
simple. Each screen has multiple
links and a floor key which takes
you to different parts of the Library.
Are you aware of the
services available at the Library?
There is a computer lab on the
second floor with over a hundred
computers as well as the Tutoring Center. On the fifth floor is
the home of the Library’s Special Collections / Archives.
The Fourth Floor Exhibit Space is the Library art
gallery which showcases local
and national artistic talent, an art
G o e s
V i r t u a l
collection displays
the large number of
African works of art
and the Wilhelmina
R. Delco Exhibit.
There is the
Jazzman’s café on
the first floor as well
as the first floor art
gallery. Self-service
scanning and faxing services
are available for students.
Across from the Circulation
Desk is the Reference Desk.
The Reference Desk
assists you with your research
needs. You may come in person, call (936) 261-1535 or by
email –
AskaLibrarian@pvamu.edu
All of the electronic resources
are available 24/7 from your
home, dorm room or office on
or off campus. There are
many services provided at the
John B. Coleman Library than
meets the eye. Patrons are
always welcome to stop by or
call to ask a question of the
library’s many services.▲
By Karl Henson ,
Electric Services Librarian
kehenson@pvamu.edu
Digital image of the front
entrance of the library
Virtual Library Tour web digital image
All photos and designs by Karl Henson, Electronic Services Librarian
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C o l e m a n
F r o m
T h e
l i b r a r y
c o n n ec t i o n
D i r e c t o r
Follow these guidelines:
1. Review your goals regularly.
Each week, review your goals and
link them to your activities for the
week. This will help you stay on
target.
2. Prioritize your efforts. Ask
yourself whether each activity takes
you closer to your goals. Prioritize
tasks that contribute to those objectives.
Rosie L. Albritton, Ph.D.,
Director of Library Services
Professor of Educational Media &
The secret of using your time effectively is to be sure that every action
you take supports your goals and job
requirements. However, this is usually
easier said than done. Instead of checking things off a to-do-list, make sure
each item on your list is tied to one of
your main goals.
New Northwest Houston Center Campus Library
Photo by Elizabeth Brumfield, Distance Services
The Northwest Houston Center has moved to the former Lone Star
6. Do less. Spend your time doing
those things that only you can do. Use
delegation to develop employees and help
them grow so they can take on more responsibility.
Source:
3. Set deadlines for all critical
activities. Then, do what’s necessary to meet them. This will boost
your self-esteem and establish your
credibility.
4.
Plan your day in advance.
Each day, plan your schedule for
tomorrow to support your goals.
Remember to allow some flexibility
to handle emergencies and leave
room to respond to last minute
changes.
D i s t a n c e
PHOTO BY
5. Schedule creative or challenging
activities for your peak hours. For example, if you are a morning person, schedule
a negotiation at 8:00a.m. and return your
calls at 3:00pm.
L i b r a r y
The Manager’s Intelligence Report. June
2010, p.6.▲
By Rosie L. Albritton, Ph.D.,
Director of Library Services
Professor of Educational Media & Technology
rlalbritton@pvamu.edu
S e r v i c e s
College building at 9449
Grant Road near
Willowbrook
Mall. The new
location provides 52,000
square feet of
classroom and
meeting space
and is a fully
functional extension of the
PVAMU main
campus.
Distance Library Services
will expand to accommodate the
increase of students and program
offerings including the Master of
Nursing, Master of Science in Accounting and Master of Community
Development.
In addition the Office of
Continuing Education will offer courses
conducted by the Distance Services Librarian, Elizabeth Jean Brumfield, including Introduction to Grant Writing,
Advanced Grant Writing and Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning.
The grant writing workshops
take participants through the grant seeking process to the development of a grant
proposal with emphasis on how to identify and evaluate the most appropriate
funding sources.
Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning provides an understanding
of how information and knowledge is
organized and disseminated. Participants learn how to locate information in
a variety of formats, digital, audio,
video, photographic and print.▲
By Elizabeth Brumfield,
Distance Services Librarian
ejbrumfield@pvamu.edu
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Pa g e
H i s t o r y
Library Black History Month 2010 speaker ,
Attorney Genora Kendrick Boykins
Prairie View A&M University’s John B. Coleman Library Saluted the 2010 Black History
Month with speaker, Attorney
Boykins. The theme of the 2010 Black
History Month was The History of
Black Economic Empowerment.
Attorney Genora Kendrick
Boykins was the guest lecturer for
John B. Coleman Library 2010 Black
History Month Program in February.
She spoke on Black Economics and
her life accomplishments. Attorney
Boykins is an Associate General
Counsel for Reliant Energy Retail
Services LLC. She is active in leadership roles in the Houston Community.
Attorney Boykins is President
and Board Chair of Pyramid Community Development Corporation and
Pyramid Residential Community Corporation which developed The Power
Center and Corinthian Point, a 462
home residential subdivision, the largest residential development by a nonprofit minority developer.
Attorney Boykins is coowner of La Maison in Midtown
Houston, an urban bed and breakfast
which is currently under construction
at 2800 Brazos Street. Boykins shared
four major points with the audience:
(1) Education is essential. Don’t limit
your education to the classroom (2)
M o n t h
F e b r u a r y
Establish a standard of excellence (3)
Have an entrepreneurial mindset (4) Empathy is the final key ingredient. Try to
do something to improve the situation of
others. At the start the program, Ms.
Alicia Mable and Mr. Brandon Cooper,
who were members of Dr. Clarissa
Booker’s class, sung I Know I’ve been
Changed.
Participating in the program
was Ms. Alicia Mable, a senior, Interdisciplinary Studies / Special Education EC
-12 major was the presider and did the
introduction of the Speaker, Attorney
Genora Kendrick Boykins. Dr. Rosie L
Albritton, Director of Library gave the
welcome, made presentations, and gave
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The library also sponsored a
Scavenger Hunt. Dr. Lee McGriggs,
Assistant Professor Political Science,
had three of his classes participate in
the learning experience. The answers
to the questions were found in Archives Department of John B. Coleman Library. All of the students that
participated were given beautiful
certificates that they can include in
their resume. The program was
sponsored by the John B. Coleman
Library Black History Month Committee.▲
By Marion Williams,
Specialist Library Development
mmwilliams@pvamu.edu
Attorney Boykins addresses the audience
Dr. McGriggs-left and Mrs. Juanita
acknowledgements.
Ms. Kimberly M. Gay, Refer- Walker, Assistant Director of Public Services passing out the library
ence and Instruction Librarian gave the
scavenger hunt certificates
closing comments and announcements.
At the closing, Ms. Alicia
Mable and Mr. Brandon
Cooper, led the audience in
singing the National Black
Anthem song Lift Every
Voice and Sing.
During the entire
month of February, Ebony
Magazines from 1960 to the
present were on display on
first floor in the foyer showcases. These are a part of
the collection in Archives.
The Ebony magazines were Attorney Boykins speaks to the students, faculty and staff
donated by Dr. Jonel L.
Brown from his father’s (Dr. J. L.
Brown, former Director, Division of
Education, 1969-1973 Prairie View
Photos by Karl Henson,
A&M University) collection.
Electronic Services Librarian
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C o l e m a n
W o m e n ’ s
Poindexter Guest Speaker at the Library’s 2010
Women’s History Month program
The John B. Coleman Library
presented their Annual Women’s
History Month Library Guest Lecture
Series with Mrs. Jimmie L. Phillip
Poindexter, Retired Professor of Social Work and Sociology at Prairie
View A&M University on March 30.
The program was held in the Public
Events Room 108 and followed with
a reception in room 109.
Poindexter discussed her
new book, Campus Children: wonderland in Pantherland. The book is
a historical account of some of the
children who lived on the campus of
Prairie View during the 30s, 409s and
50s. Poindexter explained how the
children of Prairie View stayed engaged with everything on the campus
and learned how to build friendships
with each other.
From being involved in
campus outings to classroom settings,
the children of Prairie View stayed
connected to the campus. “As a child
of the Prairie View campus, I learned
how to build comradeship that has
lasted over 30 years now. I will always be connected to the campus,
stated Poindexter.”
According to Poindexter’s
biography, she was born on the campus of Prairie View College, in the
old hospital. The hospital was located on the site of the Delco Building. She is the older of two daughters born to Rev. and Mrs. Lee C.
Phillip. Her father was the first Dean
of the Chapel at the university. She
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M o n t h
attended the Prairie View Training
School, grades 1 to 12. The 2010 theme
for Women’s History Month was
“Writing Women Back into History”.
Poindexter stated that the children of Prairie View now make up parts of the rich
history of not only the university but the
city as well. “As children, we played and
enjoyed each other’s company and
learned that we could be the best if we
just put our minds to it, stated
Poindexter.”
Poindexter graduated from Prairie View College in 1955 with a major in
Sociology and a minor in Business Administration. She furthered her education
and received a Master of Social Work
degree from Howard University and began a career as a Medical Social Worker,
in Texas and Maryland.
Poindexter
stated, “I was able to excel in my educational endeavors because everyone in the
community helped to raise the campus
children of Prairie View, Yes, it does take
a village to raise a child.”
Poindexter returned to Prairie
View A&M University in 1971, as the
first professional social worker on the
faculty of the undergraduate program in
social work. She later received a Certificate in Gerontology from the University
of North Texas in 1980. She introduced
Gerontology courses to the social work
program. Poindexter retired from Prairie
View A&M University in 1998, after 28
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years of service.
Poindexter is now the owner of Phillips Place Apartments, with her husband,
who is a retired Pharmacist. They are the
parents of two adult children and grandparents of four. They reside in Prairie
View, Texas. Poindexter is active in
community organizations which include: Life time member of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., member of the
Episcopal Church Women Organization,
Lay
Reader, St. Francis Episcopal
Church, member of the local Prairie View
Alumni Association, Life member of the
National Prairie View Alumni Association and member of the Anne Preston
chapter, Retired Teachers Association.
The 2010 Women’s History
Ms. Kaia Johnson, Former Student Of Poindexter and
Library Assistant II, Periodicals Department
introduced speaker
Month library program had Mr. Stoney A.
Owens, Senior; Major, Interdisciplinary
Studies as the preside. The introduction of
the speaker was by Ms. Kaia Johnson,
former student of Poindexter in the Social
Work and Sociology Department and
currently Library Assistant II, Periodicals
Department. The library’s Special Events
Committee sponsored the event.▲
By Kimberly Gay
Reference and Instruction Librarian
kmgay@pvamu.edu
Mr. Stoney A. Owens, Senior; Major, Interdisciplinary Studies and Event Presider
Photos by Phyllis Earles,
University Archivist
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C o l e m a n
N a t i o n a l
Ms. Anika Sala, Guest Speaker of the 2010
National Library Worker’s Day program and
Manager of the Shrine of the Black Madonna
Cultural Center and Bookstore in
Houston Texas.
Photo by Ms. Anika Sala
The John B. Coleman Library
held its annual National Library
Worker’s Day Guest Speaker Series
during National Library Week on
April 13, 2010. The 2010 American
Library Association's National Library Week theme was Communities
Thrive @ Your Library. The guest
speaker for the National Library
Worker’s Day lecture was Ms.
Anika Sala, Manager, Shrine of the
Black Madonna Cultural Center and
Bookstore in Houston Texas.
The event was held in the
Public Events Room 108 of the library. Sala engaged the audience
with information about the importance of libraries and librarians. She
discussed how libraries helped to
form not only her life but her community as well. “The library was
almost the only outlet or gathering
place that I had in the neighborhood. The librarians reached out to
me and others in the community.”
Anika Sala’s biological or
given name by her mother is Diana
Worthy. She took the African
Name, given to her by the Shrines of
the Black Madonna as Anika Sala
(which means Sensitive and Loving).
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L i b r a r y W o r k e r ’ s
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Sala was born and grew up in Detroit,
Michigan, the Motor City, where it was a
very powerful experience for her. Sala
said, “The city was very conscious in both
socially and politically aspects of people. The experiences I had growing up in
Detroit, Michigan helped to shape my life
into the person that I have become today.”
Librarians and libraries have been
a very important part to Sala’s journey in
life. For as far back as she can remember;
she has always frequented the library. Sala
said, “The librarians helped me begin the
journey of reading about all types of subjects, people and places. Librarians and
Libraries also helped me to realize to always be a part of something bigger in life
that helps people move forward for prosperity and hope,” said, Sala.
Sala discussed how the students
should always be engaged on how to
make their surroundings better, and to
always remain passionate about reading
and learning.
Sala attended Wayne State University and majored in Business. In 1972,
she joined the Shrine of the Black
Madonna where she has been a member
for more than 30 years. Sala moved to
Atlanta, Georgia in 1975 where she
stayed for 10 years in the Shrines of the
Black Madonna located in Atlanta.
She moved to Houston, Texas in
1988 and started working for the Houston’s Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center and Book-store. I”I feel honored to be
working at this
Fine Cultural
Institution,”
said Sala.
Sala
also said, “I
enjoy working
at the Shrine
because I am
able to connect more with
people of my
heritage. I am
able to help
people connect with their culture and be
enlightened by the rich knowledge of the
C o n n e c t i o n
D a y
African Diaspora.” Sala said, “ I see people’s lives being touched as they look
through the Shrine’s Culture Center and
they leave with a better understanding of
Africa and the African American culture
than when they came in.”
Her work experience at the Shrine
of the Black Madonna includes managing
the Shrine’s Cultural Center and Bookstore. The Shrine has brought many people
into Sala’s life.
From educators, historians, civil
rights’ workers, editors, poets, librarians,
comedians, and many more, Sala has
gained a wealth of knowledge and information from all the people that she has
Ms. Anika Sala Guest Speaker at the 2010
National Library Worker’s Day Program
meet while working at the Shrine of the
Black Madonna Culture Center and Bookstores. The event and reception was sponsored by the John B. Coleman Library Special Events Committee.▲
By Kimberly Gay,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
kmgay@pvamu.edu
Photos by Kimberly Gay,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
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C o l e m a n
N a t i o n a l
The
l i b r a r y
John B. Coleman Li-
brary saluted National Library
Week during April 11 to 17, 2010
with a host of activities, give-aways, a week-long book amnesty
and a program. The 2010 American
Library Association's theme for National Library Week was Communities Thrive @ Your Library.
The library held a campuswide program on Tuesday, April 13
for National Library Worker’s Day
with Ms. Anika Sala as the guest
speaker. She spoke on the importance of libraries and librarians. Sala
is the Manager of the Houston,
Texas Shrine of the Black Madonna
Cultural center and Bookstore. The
program was held in the library’s
public events room 108 and a reception followed the event.
The library also had a weeklong amnesty for books with fines.
Criteria for returning the book/s and to
have the fines erased was if the book
was overdue and the patron was not
blocked the fines were waived. The
amnesty did not include lost book/s
and the overdue book/s must be returned in person to the Circulation
Desk at the library in order for the
fines to waived. The book/s fine forgiveness was for students, faculty, staff
and community library card holders.
The library showcased Texas
Library Association and the American
Library Association magazines in the
glass and free-standing display cases
for National Library Week and displayed books to be checked out at the
Circulation Department on the history
of libraries and librarians. The library’s
Assessment Committee passed out
their annual Patron Satisfaction Help
us Help you Survey. The Circulation
Department had National Library
Week give-a-ways when you checked
out a book during the week that was
one free gift per-person.
C e l e b r a t i n g
The
w e e k
John B. Coleman
Library at Prairie View
A&M University joined
libraries of all types
across the nation, September 26 to October 3, 2009,
in celebrating the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual
recognition of Banned Books Week:
Celebrating the Freedom to Read. The
theme last year was: “Speak, Read,
Know” Banned Books Week is observed
during the last week of September each
year.
Observed since 1982, the annual
event reminds Americans not to take this
precious democratic freedom for granted.
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to choose or the freedom to express
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The Periodicals Department hosted a
weeklong event
on “How about
those Government
Documents!” Library
patrons had the
opportunity to
look at the evergrowing collection and gather information on Government Documents in the
Periodicals Department.
The department had give-a-ways
that included pens and bookmarks. National Library Week and National Library Worker’s Day were sponsored by
the library’s Special Events Committee.▲
By Kimberly Gay,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
kmgay@pvamu.edu
B o o k s
Photos, by the
American Library Association
W e e k
one's opinion even if that opinion might
be considered unorthodox or unpopular
and stresses the importance of ensuring
the availability of those unorthodox or
unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to
read them.
Some of the books that were challenged, restricted or banned due to sex,
profanity and racism in 2008-2009 were:
To Kill a Mocking Bird by Lee Harper,
The Bluest Eyes by Toni Morrison, The
Color Purple by Alice Walker, The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin by, Mark
Twain ( Samuel L. Clemens).
The library held special activities
during the week that included: Check out a
banned book and get a free "Speak, Read,
Know" button and a bookmark; Patrons
Photo, by the
American Library Association
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had the opportunity to write the
name of banned book that they had
read on the giant Banned Books
Week banner located in the front
lobby of the library; Patrons viewed
displays of banned books in the
front lobby display cases. For additional information on Banned Books
Week please visit the American
Library Association's Banned Books
website www.ala.org.▲
Source: "Banned Books Week," American Library
Association, July 29, 2008. http://www.ala.org/ala/
i ss u es ad vo ca cy/ba nn ed /b ann edbo oks w eek/
index.cfm (Accessed June 09, 2010) Document ID:
501452
By Kimberly Gay,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
kmgay@pvamu.edu
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C o l e m a n
I L L A D :
One
of the most
important
and useful
resources
the John B.
Coleman
Library has
to
offer
you is the
Interlibrary
Loan (ILL)
Ollie Mayberry
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator service.
(936) 261-1525
ommayberry@pvamu.edu
Mrs. Ollie Mayberry, Library Assistant II, Interlibrary Loan
with more than 26 years of service
to the library is here to help you.
The ILL service orders
books and journal articles from
other libraries from the United
J o h n
B .
I n t e r l i b r a r y
States available to you. It is financially
impossible to purchase everything you
might need.
Libraries throughout the United
States have created a program called
Interlibrary Loan. The John B. Coleman
Library has agreements with hundreds of
libraries throughout the United States to
share books and journal articles.
How can I take advantage of this service?
From the Library home page
http://www.pvamu.edu/Library click on
Interlibrary Loan link. The first time you
use the system, you will need to register.
Books - For books, search for a title and
then click on Request from ILL. An ILLiad screen should pop up (make sure
your browser allows pop-ups), enter
your ILLiad id and password.
The ordering information will
populate the ILLiad form and all you
have to do is click on Submit Request at
the bottom of the screen. Journal Articles
C o l e m a n
L i b r a r y
The John B. Coleman Library’s
carpet project was during fall 2008 to
fall 2009 semesters. The carpet had not
been replaced since the library opened in
1988. The PVAMU Facilities Maintenance Department supervised the carpet
remodeling. Three floors of public area
space was re-carpeted and the 4th floor
Exhibit Space had the floor re-finished
as well. The floor for the staff in the
Technical Services and Circulation Department areas was done in December
2009.▲
By Kimberly M. Gay,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
kmgay@pvamu.edu
Photos by Karl Henson,
Electronic Services Librarian
L i b r a r y
C o n n e c t i o n
L o a n
– Search one of the Libraries electronic
databases such as EBSCOhost. If the
article is not available from the database,
there often is a link at the bottom of the
citation “Request from ILL” click on this
link and follow the online instructions
like above.▲
By Karl Henson,
Photos by Karl Henson, Electronic Services Librarian
Electronic Services Librarian
kehenson@pvamu.edu
NOTICE
WARNING CONCERNING
COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS
The Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United
States Code) governs the making of photocopies, scanned
images or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, a library is
authorized to allow photocopying, scanning or other
reproduction on the premises. One of these specified
conditions is that the photocopy, scanned image or other
reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than
private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a
photocopy, scan image or other reproductions for purposes
in excess of "Fair Use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
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H B C U - M e l l o n G r a n t
P h o t o g r a p h P r e s e r v a t i o n P r o j e c t
The John B. Coleman Library’s Special Collec-
Below is an illustration of the before and after treatment of one our
historical photographs.
tions/Archives Department was awarded an initial grant
of the panoramic photographs selected for conservation treatment
award of $59,936.00, on April 14, 2008, and an extended A before image of one
by Rachel Wetzel, consultant, CCAHA April 2009.
grant award of $7,300, on November 6, 2009, for a total
grant award of $67,236.00, to improve the condition of our
historical photograph collections, as requested in the grant
proposal submitted by the library, March 17, 2009.
The grant project was an integral part of the
HBCU Photograph Preservation Project, funded by The
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in response to a proposal
submitted by the Art Conservation Department of the University of Delaware and SOLINET (now LYRASIS) in
partnership with the HBCU Library Alliance and the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA).
During the 30-month period the department was
able to:
1. Surpass the initial rehousing goal of 5,000 photographic
images by rehousing a total of 11,946 images.
2. Monitor environment conditions storage areas of the
photographic collections via PEM dataloggers from IPI
with quarterly reports, campus workshop and a comprehensive report from IPI’s Director Jim Reilly .
3. Staff training on preservation techniques and procedures; such as proper treatment, storage, handling, labeling, and organization by photographic material conducted
by Rachel Wetzel of Photographic Conservator, CCAHA.
4. A Preservation Needs Assessment by Preservation Consultant Laura Hortz-Stanton and an assessment of the Tom
Goodwin Photographic Collection by Rachel Wetzel both
from (CCAHA) Conservation Center for the Art and Historic Artifacts, Philadelphia, PA.
5. Purchase of a museum quality file cabinet for oversized
and fragile items.
6. Conservation treatments of selected fragile photographs
by Rachel Wetzel.▲
S p e c i a l
An after image of the same panoramic photographs selected for conservation treatment
by Rachel Wetzel, consultant, CCAHA, December 2009.
Photos by Phyllis Earles, University Archivist
By Phyllis Earles,
University Archivist
plearles@pvamu.edu
C o l l e c t i o n s a n d
D e p a r t m e n t
The department has been quite busy since
the last
publication. Highlights from the department are as follows:
HBCU-Mellon Photograph Preservation Project - Prairie
View A&M University was of one of eleven selected HBCU
that participated in the project which commenced in 2007.
Please refer to the http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/5867.asp for
the initial news release regarding the grant.
The department is revamping current policies and
procedures to improve our services and generate needed supplemental funds for equipment and supplies. One recent example is the printed Fee Schedule, separating the permission
to publish forms into two categories “Educational/Non-Profit
A r c h i v e s
and Commercial Uses”.
The department has received several requests for
photographic images to be featured in new publications
(monographs), as well as an exhibition and films related to
the musical talents of former university musical groups.
More updates are forthcoming once we receive permission to
release details on these ventures that showcase our rich heritage at Prairie A&M University.▲
By Phyllis Earles,
University Archivist
plearles@pvamu.edu
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Prairie
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S A C S
View hosted The
Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on Colleges
(SACS-COC) March 22-24 as part of
our reaccreditation process. Prairie
View has been continuously fully reaccredited since 1959. This process is
repeated every 10 years.
Continuous quality improvement is the hallmark of the current
SACS process. One of the newest features is the Quality Enhancement Plan
(QEP): a "…carefully defined and
focused course of action that addresses
a well-defined topic or issue related to
enhancing student learning."
The proposed QEP for Prairie
View is iREAD: increasing Reading
and Engagement for Academic Development, which will target student’s
academic skills, habits and selfconcepts. Substantial input National
Survey of Student Engagement
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R e - A f f i r m a t i o n
(NSSE), the Beginning Student Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE),
the Measure of Academic Progress
and Proficiency (MAPP), and other
assessment measures from students,
staff, faculty and alumni indicated an
interest in mentoring, learning communities and increased opportunities
for reading.
Starting in 2011, freshmen
will join a learning community based
in the UC, as well as the Principles of
Effective Learning courses. As students progress to their sophomore
year, academic colleges will take up
the role of creating and sustaining
learning communities based in their
academic discipline.
Faculty and staff will also
participate as academic coaches- joining and meeting with the Learning
Communities to discuss the common
themed reading. Technology (social
media, course response systems
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(clickers), and electronic portfolios) will be
used to augment and supplement the learning
experience in exciting new ways, both inside
and outside of the classroom.▲
By Steve Shaw,
Head of Reference and Information Services
sjshaw@pvamu.edu
PHOTO DESIGN BY PRAIRIE VIEW A&M
UNIVERITY QEP COMMITTTEE
J o h n B. C o l e m a n L i b r a r y
R e f e r e n c e d e p a r t m e n t
The
Reference Department is
located on the first floor of the John B.
Coleman Library. Reference Librarians
can offer assistance for any reference
question: using print materials, electronic databases, Internet, online catalog,
full-text journals, indexes, e-books,
online encyclopedia, and so forth. Our
assistance is provided at the desk, by email, and phone.
The Reference area includes 22
computers for access to library resources. These computers are for research purposes. They are equipped
with the Microsoft Word viewer only,
suitable for printing a document without
making changes. These computers do
not have PowerPoint.
If you need to type your paper,
or print out PowerPoint materials, please
use the computer lab on the second floor
room 210. In addition, each student is
allotted 200 sides of paper (100 sheets
per semester) on the first floor.
RICHARD LAVALLAIS CLASS OF 2009 SCANNING A PAGE FROM A BOOK
Please bring your USB drives to
save files, in case if you do not want to
use your first floor printing allotment.
The Reference Department has
provided a scanner for student use since
2009. The scanner has been very popular
among students. We
received requests for
scanner use 78 times
last month. The scanner is located in Room
126-D. Students must
sign-in at the Reference Desk to use the
scanner.
The student’s
PVAMU ID card is
required, and each user
is allotted 30 minutes.
Only one person is
allowed to be in the
scanning room. The
library provides a fax service as
well. If you want more details,
please go to http://
www.pvamu.edu/pages/5391.asp.▲
Photo by Karl Henson,
Electronic Services Librarian
By Cheiko Sato,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
chsato@pvamu.edu
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Angie Eason
Ervin
Full-time night Circulation. Previously
work in the Financial Aid Office as a
Data Assistant.
Library Assistant II
(supervisor), who
oversees the Circulation, Reference
and Periodicals departments during the
night shift. Ervin is working on his B.A.
in Information Systems at Prairie View A
& M University. Future plan is a M.L.S.
from Texas Woman’s University with a
concentration in library administration.▲
Email: ceervin@pvamu.edu
Barbra Canion
Serials and Government Documents Librarian.
She received her
Master’s in Library Science at
Kent State University in Kent,
Ohio in 2008 and
received her Bachelor of Fine Arts at
Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She
was hired at Prairie View in March 2010
and is a recent transplant to Texas after
moving from Ohio less than a year
ago.▲
Part -time night Library Assistant I
Reference Department. Barbara joins
the library following
a 20 year career in
real estate. She also
was an Adult Reference Library Associate at Baltimore County Public Library. She holds a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Speech Pathology from
Howard University and a Masters of
Science in Public Relations from
American University’s Kogod School
of Business.▲
Email: ameason@pvamu.edu
Email: bbcanion@pvamu.edu
J o h n B . C o l e m a n L i b r a r y
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JOHN B. COLEMAN LIBRARY
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
The
John B. Coleman Library is
pleased to announce that a group of friends of
Prairie View A&M University have formally
organized as Friends of John B. Coleman
Library. The mission of the Friends of the
John B. Coleman Library is to contribute
funds for acquisitions and special projects; to
encourage and facilitate gifts; to promote
awareness of the of the library’s resources and
services; and to organize programs of literacy
to support the library. The reasons to join the
Friends of the John B. Coleman Library include:
As a member of the
Friends, your support of the library will provide
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manuscripts, computers and software, online resources, and improve library spaces. Your contribution will help us build our digital initiative to knowledge, transform our physical spaces, and
preserve our paper-based collections.
All gifts to the library are
tax deductible as defined by law.
All donors to any area of the Library are considered Friends of
the Library, regardless of the
designated purpose of their gift.
Membership in the Friends of the
John B. Coleman Library is extended on an annual basis for the period January 1 to December 31 to
those persons contributing $25.00 or
more. The eight Charter Members to
the Friends of the John B. Coleman
Library are:
• Mrs. Pauline P. Bonner
• Mrs. Linda Durham
• Dr. Frank T. Hawkins
• Mrs. Anna G. James
• Mrs. Ruby B. Miles
• Dr. Bessie Smith
Mrs. Marion M. Williams serves as
the Library Liaison for the friends
group.
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Specialist Library Development
mmwilliams@pvamu.edu
Government Documents
Have you checked out the John B.
Coleman Library’s Government
Documents? The library has a wide
range of subjects that may be of interest to professors, including agriculture, environment, military, health,
safety, education, and justice. Stop on
by and feel free to browse the shelves.
Any questions, comments, or suggestions for Government documents
you’d like to see, please contact the
Serials and Government Documents
Librarian, Angie Eason at
ameason@pvamu.edu.
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librarians continue to be
active members of the scholarly community.
Dr. Rosie L. Albritton ,
Director of Library Services
Recently appointed to the American Library Association (ALA) – Council Orientation Committee for a two-year term,
2010-2012, beginning at the end of the
2010 ALA Annual Conference. The
charge to this Committee is to develop
and carry out a mentoring and orientation
program for new and continuing Councilors and to manage the Council suite or
lounge at the Midwinter Meeting and at
the Annual Conference
Recently appointed to the Texas Library
Association (TLA) – Nominating Committee for 2010-2011. The charge to this
Committee is to select the best qualified
candidates for officer positions in the association, who will represent different
types of libraries, and from different geographic areas around the State.
Attended the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference in Boston,
MA January 15-19, 2010 along with
Helen Yeh, Associate Director, Juanita
Walker, Assistant Director, and Dr.
Stephen Shaw, Head of Reference and
Information Services recently Librarians
converged to meet and discuss cuttingedge library ideas.
Recently featured in the American Library Association (ALA) journal American Libraries. Dr. Rosie Albritton was reelected to serve a third 3-year-term as a
Councilor-at-Large, on the ALA Council.
The election results are published in the
June/July 2009 issue of "American Libraries. on page 12.
Ms. Jean “Elizabeth” Brumfield,
Distance Services Librarian
Published an article in the Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning entitled: Applying the
Critical Theory of Library Technology to
Distance Library Services. June, 2010,
v.4 no1/2 issue.
Presented a paper at the Juvenile Justice 6th
Annual Research Symposium on April 16,
2010 entitled: Library Collaboration to Reduce Recidivism Among Youth Offenders.
The presentation was based on an article
Brumfield published entitled: Library Outreach to Juvenile Offenders in Intensive
Supervision Probation Programs
(Community Centered House Arrest). The
article can be found in the ERIC
(Educational Resource Information Center)
database, ERIC no. ED502892
Received the Certificate of Advanced Study
in Library and Information Science from the
University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences May 2010. Other certificates
and trainings include: TAMU Summer Instititute Training, Dallas, June 2010; the
Copyright and Teach Act Training Workshop, San Antonio, October 2009; and the
HBCU Library Alliance Scenario Planning
Workshop, March 2009.
Moderated two sessions at the 14th Annual
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Cloud Collaboration: Using Microsoft
SharePoint as a Tool to Enhance Access
Services and Untapped Potential: Seeking
Library Donors among Alumni of Distance
Learning Programs. Brumfield also served
on the Conference Advisory Committee.
Presented the following papers at various
conferences including: HBCU Libraries and
Technology at the National Association of
African American Studies and Affiliate
Conference (February, 2010, Baton Rouge);
Technology and the HBCU Librarian at the
16th National HBCU Faculty Development
Symposium, (October 2009, Atlanta, Georgia); Culture and Distance Learning: Theories of Time and Space in Online Environments and Electronic Retrieval Systems,
(March 2009, Prairie Texas).
Dr. Steve J. Shaw,
Head of Reference and Instruction
Services
Presented a roundtable discussion entitled
Closing the Loop on Library Assessment:
Lessons Learned, Ideas Shared at the 10th
Annual Assessment Conference at Texas
A&M University, February 22, 2010 with
Karl Henson, Electronic Services Librarian
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Attended the 9th Annual Texas
A&M University Assessment Conference in College Station February
22-24, 2010 with Jean Brumfield,
Distance Services Librarian, The
conference’s theme, “Using Assessment to Drive Improvement,” highlighted the emphasis of evaluating
student learning outcomes on the
program level. The information
learned will be of use as Prairie
View continues to prepare for the re
accreditation visit from SACS in
2010.
Attended the HBCU Library Alliance’s Double ‘O’ -Freshman Orientation and Outreach workshop in
Atlanta March 19th, 2009.
Mr. Karl E. Henson,
Library Webmaster
Conducted a seminar at Lone Star
College at North Harris September
17th entitled “Assessment and the
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Shaw, Head of Reference and Instruction. The seminar, presented to
the Library Directors and other senior library staff of the eight campuses of the college system, focused
on setting goals and objectives, departmental mission statements, overall library assessment best practices
including data storage and documentation as well as an overview of
the library requirement for SACS re
accreditation.
Ms. Phyllis Earles,
University Archivist
Attended the Tuesday, March 17,
2009, "Scanning the Turf: The
HBCU Library Alliance Digital
Initiative" online class with Helen
Yeh and Miguell Ceasar, Library
Assistant II– Technical Service.
SOLINET. The free class was designed for institutions new to digitization or just beginning to form
their initiative. The class focused on
increasing participants’ understanding of the unique HBCU Library
Alliance Digital Initiative project.
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Ms. Kimberly Gay,
Reference and Instruction
Librarian
Attended the Historically Black Colleges
and University’s Information Literacy
Buddy Program meeting on March 16,
2010 in Mississippi at Jackson State University.
Attended the 2010 Texas Library Association Conference in San Antonio April
14-17, 2010 with Karl Henson, Electronic
Services Librarian.
Appointed to the Texas Library Association’s Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List
Task Force committee. Her responsibilities will include but not limited to researching and evaluating adult fiction
books for TLA’s reading list.
Presented at the Harris County Public
Library’s Northwest Branch Library on
Saturday, February 20, 2010 as part of
their Black History Month Presentations.
Ms. Gay’s presentation was on African
American Genealogy 101 - How to begin
researching your family's past.
Co-presented at the RAMP (Research
Association of Minority Professors) 29th
Annual Conference; on Friday, February
5, 2010 in Houston, Texas. The presentation was Pathways to Pathfinders: Academic Librarians and Researching Credible Health Data in the World Wide Web
for Minorities. She co-presented with
Riley, Ola, M.L.I.S. Medical Academy
Librarian at PVAMU.
Keynote speaker for the University College Building Number 38 Lecture Series
on February 9, 2010, held in the John B.
Coleman Library. The theme of the lectures series was “Gaming: Body v.
Brain”.
Presented at the 16th National HBCU
Faculty Development Symposium in October 2009 in Atlanta Georgia. Ms. Gay
presented on “Enhancing, Engaging, and
Exciting: Global Intersections of Information Literacy, Technology, and Professional Writing”.
Co-Presented at a workshop on ”Read
and Celebrate African American Literature” at the 16th National HBCU
Faculty Development Symposium in
October 2009 in Atlanta Georgia.
Presented a workshop on “Global Librarian: Preparing Librarians to Stay
Connected with the 21st Century Library Patron” at the Texas Library
Association’s District 8 annual Fall
Conference held Saturday October
17th at University of Houston at Sugar
Land.
Presented at the PVAMU National
Day of Writing Workshop on October
20, 2009, sponsored by the English
Department and the Writing Center.
The topic of the workshop was Got
Media Information Writing Literacy?
Keynote speaker for the University
College Building Number 38 Lecture
Series on September 22, 2009, held in
the John B. Coleman
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Path to Success: Life Skills 101. Are
you Man Enough”.
Guest judge for the Houston Independent School Districts’ Middle
Schools’ Name that Book Contest on
Friday, May 8, 2009.
Attended the 2009 Texas Library Association Conference in downtown
Houston March 30 to April 3, 2009.
chaired the Genealogy Round table
Committee and organized three programs. Featured speaker for one genealogy program entitled Web 2.0 Genealogy Researching. Guest speaker for
a panel discussion program entitled K20 Learners: Preparing our Students
for College and Career.
Attended the HBCU Library Alliance
“Library Scenario” workshop in Atlanta March 25, 2009. .
Keynote speaker at Gama Gama
Sigma, PVAMU Service Organization
on March 24, 2009. The seminar entitled “All My Single Ladies”
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distinct honor of being a member
of The Montclair Who's Who in Collegiate Faculty™ 2010-2011 Edition.
Appointed Texas Library Association
Black Caucus Councilor 2010-2013
and Scholarship Chair 2010-2013.
Invitation to join Beta Phi Mu International Library Science and Information
Studies Honor Society appointment as
an Executive Chapter Officer.
Ms. Lauren Kelley,
Art Curator
Lauren Kelley, Art Curator Awarded a
one-year “Fellowship” to study at the
Studio Museum in Harlem (SMH).
Mr. Bob Grundy,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Presented "The Internet as a Legitimate
Research Tool" at the Houston Area
Law Librarians (HALL) Spring 2009
March
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kmgay@pvamu.edu
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The John B. Coleman Library in
conjunction with Lauren Kelley, M.F.A.,
Library Art Curator and Art History Adjunct Professor at Prairie View A&M University showcased four art galley presentations during 2009-2010. From exhibits on
Evidence of Faith to a Student Art Exhibition to a retrospective exhibit on Gordon
Parks, America’s most accomplished 20th
Century artist, the library and Kelley presented talented art at its highest forms,
features and functions.
Featured above: DJ Play Her Song, Oil on canvas,
Maya Imani Watson
Evidence of Faith: The art of
Maya Imani Watson was presented on the
4th Floor Art Gallery Exhibit with an
opening reception on February 3, 2010.
Prairie View A&M University and the 4th
Floor Art Gallery were pleased about hosting the work of Houston based artist Maya
Imani Watson and her ambitious exhibition
entitled Evidence of Faith. The artist created a series of paintings that are inspired
by the understanding that faith is the evidence of things not seen.
All art programs and the exhibitions were made possible by the generous
support of The Prairie View A&M University Student Fee Allocation Committee.
Admission was free and open to the public
for all showings and presentations.
Please call ext. 1523 or e-mail
ldkelley@pvamu.edu for additional details on all
exhibitions and programs.
Artwork featured on this image was created by
student Michael Love
Student Art Exhibition at the
John B. Coleman Library First Floor Art
Gallery - Room 109 convened with an
open reception and lecture on December
2, 2009. The exhibition featured artwork
by the following students: Nyasha BeckAmerican Gothic, 1942,
temba • Damario • Greg Gray Mitchell
Photo Print by Gordon Parks
Johnson • Charis Kelley • Michael Love
Prairie View A&M University Keiana Mitchell • Kenya Prestage • Charwas proud to present Gordon Parks: ity Woodard • James Wiggins • Ms JohnCrossroads, a 45-photograph retrospec- son’s Drawing Class.
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one of America’s most
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A photographer, poet, novelist,
composer, musician and filmmaker,
Parks spent a lifetime shattering barriers in his pursuit of truth, beauty, social
justice and artistic expression. Gordon
Parks: Crossroads was on view in the
John B. Coleman Library, 4th Floor Art
Gallery, from July 2009 through an
extension to October 16, 2009.
All photographs were courtesy
of the Gordon Parks Foundation and the
Art work By Michael Kahlil Taylor
Howard Greenberg Gallery. The exhibit was organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions.
Re vision pro cess: Art Work By
Parks was born in Fort Scott, Michael Kahlil Taylor showcased from
Kansas, the youngest of fifteen children November 4 to December 5, 2009 on
of a tenant farmer. In 1938 Parks pur- the 4th Floor Art Gallery of the John B.
chased his first camera at a pawn shop. Coleman Library . There was an opening
He pursued his new passion with gusto: reception on November 4th and an artwithin months, despite his lack of for- ist’s lecture on December 2, 2009 in the
mal training, his probing portraits of John B. Coleman Library Room 109.▲
African-American women were exhibited in the windows of the Eastman By Kimberly Gay,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Kodak store in Minneapolis.
Parks became the first black kmgay@pvamu.edu
photographer to join the FSA, and Source: John B. Coleman Library. “News and Events”
shortly thereafter made his signature http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3998.asp. Accessed June 17,
2010.
image, “American Gothic.”
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Mrs. Eva Kirby, Library Assistant II
Technical Services headed to retirement on
May 28, 2010 with a library retirement party
on that Friday. “I can now do all those things
that I was planning to do someday”, said
Kirby. Kirby retired from John B. Coleman
Library after working just 10 years.
Photos by Kimberly Gay,
Reference and Instruction Librarian
M u s i c
“Retiring is not the end of your life,
it is really just the beginning of it”,
said Kirby. The age of Kirby and
her 10 years of service to Prairie
View A&M University is what lead
to her official retirement status.
Kirby’s first job at the library was
part-time library assistant in the
Periodicals Department. She moved
to the Technical Services Department in 2000.
Kirby stated that a good
work philosophy is to always come
to work on time and do the work to
the best of your ability, plus respect
others. Kirby said, “My favorite
motto is do unto others as you
would have them do unto you.”
Kirby has worked about 10
years in the Technical Services Department and found the job very
interesting. “I enjoyed working in
the department because I got a
chance to see the collection of
L i b r a r y
materials that the library was getting
and I learned the process of how the
materials get to the public”, said
Kirby.
Kirby and her husband had a
business in Houston, Texas for 26years and their sons run the business
now. Her husband has already retired and they live in Hempstead.
“Retirement is when stop living at
work and begin working at living.”▲
By Kimberly Gay,
Reference and Instruction Librarian.
kmgay@pvamu.edu
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Taylor, Sr. Hall, has
been organized as a library since the Fall of
1995.
Many of the
materials in the library
are cataloged in the John
B. Coleman Library
Catalog. The Dr. Henry
Library, room 1F155 of
Hobart Taylor Hall, has
listening facilities for
LPs, cassette tapes and
CDs. The Music LibrarPhoto by Dr. Victor Hebert , Department Head of Music and Theatre
ian, Christine Moore, is
always available to help
with music related questions.
The Dr. Robert A. Henry Music LiEveryone is welcome to
brary was dedicated on April 18, 2010. The visit the Dr. Robert A. Henry Music
dedication ceremony was held in the Dr. H. Edi- Library. During the academic semesson Anderson Recital Hall, which was dedicated ters, hours are posted on the door or
at the same time. Dr. Henry was a professor in you can call before you come at
the Prairie View University’s Department of Art, (936) 261-3322. Please visit:
Music and Theatre from 1967 to 1983.
www.pvamu.edu/pages/5940.asp.▲
Dr. Henry was the choral conductor and
head of the department during those 16 years at
PVAMU. The Dr. Henry Music Library which is By Christine Moore,
Music Librarian
located in the Hobart Thomas
chmoore@pvamu.edu
Fall 2010 LIBRARY
WORKSHOPS
John B. Coleman Library
Public Events Room 108
September 2010
6th – 7‐8pm, Research Basics
15th – 2‐3pm,
Business Source Premier
24th – 10‐11am, APA Style
28th – 3‐4pm, WorldCat
October 2010
4th – 6‐7pm, JSTOR
13th – 1‐2pm,
Communication and Mass Media
18th – 11‐noon, APA Style
29th – 4‐5pm, Avery Index
November 2010
1st – 9‐10am,
Business and Company Resource
10th – 2‐3pm, Web of Science
19th – 2‐3pm, WorldCat
24th – 9‐10am, Research Basics
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John B. Coleman Library is
pleased to announce: “The Barack Obama
Special Collection,” in honor of the 44th President of the United States. The “Collection” now
consists of about 40 titles that were released as
a Selected Bibliography during the National
Library Week Program, on Thursday, April 16,
2009, at the John B. Coleman Library.
Other books and research materials
“by or about” President Obama, the “First African-American President of the United States,”
will be added to the “Collection” when published and received by the Library. One copy
of each title will be held in the Special Collections/Archives Department of the Library for
“special research projects, programs, and displays.” The titles are currently available for “inhouse-use-only,” at the Reserve Desk in the
Circulation Department, on the 1st Floor. Listed
below some of the titles and call numbers of the
books that are located at the Circulation Department:
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The
L i b r a r y
Bierfeldt, S. et al. (2008). Who is the real
Barack Obama? For the rising generation,
by the rising generation. Bloomington, IN:
Author House. (E901.1 O23 B54 2008)
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• Corsi, J. R. (2008).
The Obama Nation:
Leftist politics and the
cult of personality.
New York: Threshold
Editions. Simon &
Schuster. (E901.1.O23
C67 2008)
• Devaney,
S.
2007). Barack Obama.
Detroit: Lucent Books.
(JUV E901.1. O23
D488 2007)
• Dupuis,
M.
(2008). Barack Obama:
The new face of
American politics.
Westport, Conn.: Praeger. (E901.1. O23 D87 2008)
Freddoso, David. (2008). The
case against Barack Obama: The
unlikely rise and unexamined
agenda of the media’s favorite
L i a i s D.C.:
o n
candidate. Washington,
2 0
Regency Publications. (E901.1.
O23F74 2008)
Goff, K. (2008). Party Crashing:
How the hip-hop generation declared political independence.
New York: Basic Books.
(E185.G55 2008)
Leanne, S. (2009). Say It Like
Obama: The Power of Speaking
with Purpose and Vision. New
York: McGraw-Hill.
(PN4129.15.L42 2009)
Lightfoot, E. (2009). Michelle
Obama: First Lady of Hope. Guilford, Conn.: Lyons Press.
(901.1.O24 L53 2009)
Mansfield, S. (2008). Faith of
Barack Obama. Nashville, Tenn.:
Thomas Nelson Publishers.
(E901.1.O23 M36 2008
Mendell, D. & Thomson, S. L.
(2008). Obama: A promise of
change. New York: Amistad/
Collins. (JUV E901.1. O23 G75
2008)
Mendell, David (2007). Obama:
From promise to power. New
York: Amistad. (E901.1. O23
M46 2007)
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Morris, D. (2008). Fleeced: How
Barack Obama, media mockery of
terrorist threats, liberal who wants
to kill talk radio, the do-nothing
Congress, companies that help
Iran, and Washington lobbyist for
foreign governments scamming us
and what to do about it. New
York, NY: Harper. (JK22449.
M664 2008)
• Obama, B. (2008). An American
Story: The Speeches of Barack
Obama. Toronto: ECW Press.
(E901.1.O23 O45 2008)
• Obama, B. (2007). Audacia de la
esperanza: Reflexiones sobre
como restaurar el sueno Americano. Nueva York: Vintage
Español. (E901.1.O23 A3318
2007)
• Obama, B. (2006). Audacity of
hope: Thoughts on reclaiming the
American Dream. New York:
l iCrown
b r Publishers.
a r i a n
s
(E901.1.O23
0 6 - 2 0 0 7
A3 2006)
• Obama, B. (2007). Dreams from
my father: A story of race and
inheritance. New York: Crown
Publishers. (E185.97. O23 A3
2007)
• Obama, B. (2004). Dreams from
my father: A story of race and
inheritance. New York: Random
House. Large Print. (E185.97.O23
A3 2004b)
Books are currently available for InHouse-Use-Only at the Reserve Desk
– Circulation Department. Information
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Senior History Major 2009 and Kimberly M. Gay, Reference Librarian,
Jan. 2009. The titles were updated and
edited by Dr. Rosie L. Albritton,
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