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Journal Selected for New JSTOR Collection
Libraries & the Cultural Record has been selected for inclusion in JSTOR, the online, full-text archives of leading academic journals. Digitization of all back issues of L&CR and its predecessors, Libraries & Culture and the Journal of Library History, is scheduled for completion in mid-2010. L&CR was cited as a key publication in the disciplines of library and information science, bibliography, and history. According to JSTOR, L&CR was included for its "unique historical perspective," "rigorous review process," "encouragement of interdisciplinary work," and international subject matter. The journal will be added to the Arts & Sciences VI Collection, accessed by more than 1,500 institutions.
Editor Honored for Service to Archival Profession
L&CR Editor David B. Gracy II recently received the Council Exemplary Service Award of the Society of American Archivists. He was honored for his long career as an archivist, educator, author, editor, and association leader and as a "tireless and enthusiastic advocate and ambassador" for the importance of archives and the work of archivists.
The award was presented at SAA's annual meeting held in Austin August 11-16.
Board Member is Author of Book on French Revolution Fugitives
Bette W. Oliver, a member of the editorial advisory board of Libraries & the Cultural Record, is the author of the recently published book Orphans on the Earth: Girondin Fugitives from the Terror, 1793-1794. It is the first book on the harrowing experiences of the moderate Girondin deputies who fled Paris and were pursued by the Jacobins. According to one historian, the book "lays bare the tragic human cost of the French Revolution." Oliver, who lives in Austin, is an independent scholar of late eighteenth-century French history. She holds a Ph.D. in modern European history from the University of Texas at Austin. Orphans on the Earth is available through the publisher, Lexington Books, and on Amazon.com.
Managing Editor to Present at History Conference
L&CR Managing Editor Janelle Dupont will be a co-presenter at the fall meeting of the East Texas Historical Association in Nacogdoches September 25. The session, "Promoting Texas Women's History," will spotlight a new website developed by the Ruthe Winegarten Memorial Foundation for Texas Women's History, womenintexashistory.org. As a foundation board member, Dupont was involved in developing the site, which is designed to aid teachers, students, and researchers in exploring topics in Texas women's history.
Literature Survey To Appear in Issue 44:4
Issue 44:4 of Libraries & the Cultural Record (November 2009) will feature the latest in the journal's series of bibliographic essays on library history. The essay will cover two years of library history publications, 2006 through 2007. (A review of literature from 2003-2005 appears in Issue 43:4). The essays are written by Edward A. Goedeken, humanities bibliographer and professor of library science at Iowa State University.
Issues Highlight Women in History of Information Sciences
A forthcoming issue of Libraries & the Cultural Record, 45:2 (May 2010), will be the second of two issues devoted to profiles of women
in the history of the information sciences. Women from the fields of librarianship, information science, and archival enterprise are featured in the two issues. The first issue, 44:2, covered the period approximately from 1900 to 1950; the second will cover 1950 to the present. Issue editors are Trudi Bellardo Hahn and Diane Barlow, professor and associate dean of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland.
ALA Honors Miksa's Work in Cataloging and Classification
Francis Miksa, a longtime member of the advisory board of Libraries & the Cultural Record, is the recipient of the 2009 Margaret Mann Citation, awarded by the ALA Association for Library Collections & Technical Services Cataloging and Classification Section for outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification. He was honored for his "notable publications" and his "outstanding contribution in the area of teaching cataloging and classification." Miksa is emeritus professor in the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin and book review editor of L&CR.
LHRT Research Forum July 12 on Children and Young Adults
The history of librarianship for children and young adults was explored Sunday, July 12, in Chicago at the annual Research Forum of the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association. Panelists were Jennifer Burek-Pierce, University of Iowa, "When the Reign of Children Began: Games, Toys, and Activities for Young People in Libraries, 1876-1920; Kate McDowell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "Children's Voices in Librarians' Words: Children as Readers in Libraries from 1890 to 1930"; Ellen Pozzi, Rutgers University, "An Early Model of Youth Services Cooperation Betwen Public Libraries and Schools (Newark Public Library)"; and Cindy Welch, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, "Are you a YA Librarian?...The Young Adult Alternative Newsletter, 1973-1979." Christine Jenkins, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, served as commentator. The forum was co-sponsored by the Association of Library Services to Children and the Young Adult Library Services Association.
