NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY, 2011-5

FEATURED RESOURCE

In this issue, NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY invites your attention to a collection of the most valuable resources available through the Ramsey Library web site ~ LibGuides. From the library’s home page, click on the “Research & Collection Guides” link located just below the divide in the white, mid section of the page. This will transport you to the remarkably useful “Welcome to LibGuides.” A quick tour of the page reveals information about featured resources (currently ICPSR), a way to sign up for email alerts to new guides, featured new books, and, most importantly, links to more than 40 guides to subjects (e.g., African American Studies, Art, Economics, Gender & Sexuality, Statistics, and Women’s Studies) as well as useful tutorials (e.g., Zotero, Writing in the Disciplines,Library 101, and Career and Job Search). Check it out!!

NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY congratulates Brandy Bourne, Web Services Librarian, and all the librarians who put so much time and effort into making the LibGuides such a valuable resource!

CHANGES TO LIBRARY WEB SITE

Hopefully, you’ve already seen them, but NOTES FROM RAMSEY LIBRARY is very pleased to congratulate Brandy Bourne, Web Services Librarian, for the recent housekeeping improvements on the library’s primary pages. We’ve added a link and widget to our new service, LibAnswers, added a daily library hours box, and changed our header and colors to more closely align with the University colors. Email library@unca.edu to let us know what you think!.

ONLINE EXHIBITS

Check out Ramsey Library Special Collections Online Exhibits Asheville’s Black History andFaces of Asheville’s Black History.

ICPSR MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

As part of its mission to support the social sciences, ICPSR presents biennial awards to individuals who have distinguished themselves in their service to the social science community and is now seeking nominations for these two awards. The Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences was initiated in 1993 to recognize individuals who have had a profound impact on social science research and infrastructure. Warren E. Miller, a founder of ICPSR and its first Executive Director, demonstrated throughout his career exemplary service to the social science community and a talent for building institutions that have survived beyond his direct involvement and continue to prosper. ICPSR requests nominations be sent to mf-awards@icpsr.umich.edu and include a brief summary of the individual’s qualifications and explanation of why the nominee is a worthy recipient. The Prizes committee will consider the nominations, make a final determination of the award winners, and inform ICPSR Council of their decision. The awards will be given during the ICPSR Biennial Meeting of Official Representatives held October 5-7, 2011 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Nominations are due no later than March 25.