Indiana State University Library Newsletter

June, 2002

Is Modular Computing in Your Future?
By Paul Asay
With all the talk of handheld computing, and the benefits that it provides, it still has one major drawback, "Screen Size". How about a design that can easily switch from a small display size when on the go, to a large display while you are in the office ...

Adieu to Ann O' Bryan

By Darla Beasley

As many of you may already know, May was the last month we had the pleasure of Ann O’Bryan’s company here at CML. Ann has accepted the position of Cataloging Team Leader at IUPUI in Indianapolis and will be moving there soon, to assume her new duties. But of course, we couldn’t let her go without an exit article. So, without further ado, what follows are a few of the many adventures of Ann O’Bryan.

Ann originally hails from the green, green grass of Kentucky. She was born in Murray, Kentucky before her family moved to Louisville. When she was six years old, the O’Bryans spent a brief hiatus in Atlanta, Georgia, before settling down in the charming, small town of Somerset, Kentucky, the cousin to Faubush, Kentucky, which is pictured here.

Although she was raised in the Kentucky, Ann has long held an affection for another place where green is a trademark color Ireland. In 1999, she was able to combine two of her favorite things, the library and the Emerald Isle. Ann, as well as Jeff Schneider--who collaborated with her on their paper entitled Isn't It Queer? Cataloging the Closet--were invited to present the topic at a conference in Liverpool. This visit to England also allowed Ann some time to explore Ireland. She spent three days in Howth and was pleased to recently discover a picture of Howth in a book she was cataloging. Ann has walked the same route that is shown in the photograph, which was taken in 1901.

Some other highlights of her trip included a visit to
The sites she recalls most from Dublin revolve around the memorials established there for all the people killed during the Irish troubles. She was especially moved by the Garden of Remembrance, which features a swan statue by Oisin Kelly and a Pool of Remembrance.

Ann also visited the General Post Office where the 1916 Easter uprising started. She also connected with Dublin's famous Trinity Library, home to many of Ireland’s treasures, including the Book of Kells. There’s really no need to ask Ann if she would return to Ireland, but if you did, the reply would be in a heartbeat. When she does go back, she’d like to explore the west coast of the island and have more time to simply walk around the towns and villages she encounters along the way.

Ann’s love of history has served her well as the cataloging librarian for CML Rare Books and Special Collections. Her fondness for historical items comes from a fascination with objects that other people have held and used. She loves learning about the origination of these items, but she also enjoys tracing their path of ownership through time, into a contemporary setting. Her favorite historical CML items include the Eugene Debs scrapbook, and the Debs roll book for labor unions. Ann’s favorite picture from the Debs collection is of the embrace between Eugene and his brother Theodore, after Eugene’s release from prison. This photograph is also featured on our RBSC website.

Music is also another one of Ann’s abiding interests. She earned a B.S. and Masters degree in Piano Performance from Louisiana State, before attaining her MLS degree from Indiana University. Her musical accomplishments include a recent collaboration performance of Pastiche as composed by Rafael Hernandez. She has also found pleasure in her role as a CML subject specialist in music.

Although she says she will miss working with rare books, Ann’s adventures at IUPUI will be just as exciting. She will be learning a new computer system and will be working under consortium conditions, since IUPUI shares many of its records with IU. Since IUPUI also catalogs objects for the Herron Art School, Ann is jazzed about the variety of odd items that her team might be called upon to catalog. During her orientation, she was told about the cataloging of an engine part for the art library, as well as a book on the artist, Christo, wrapped in the actual cloth used in one of his recent exhibits.

Also joining Ann in Indy will be her daughter, Anna Claire, who will be majoring in Sociology at Butler University in the Fall. Visitors are always welcome, are Ann’s parting words for everyone here at CML. She hopes that people can make the drive to participate in the Indianapolis Irish Festival in September. So, in honor of Ann, we will leave her with some parting Gaelic phrases from all of us:

Slan go foill (Bye for now) we’ll miss you

Go raibh maith agat (Thank you) for the work you’ve done at ISU

Beir bua agus beannacht (Best Wishes) to you and

Nar lagai Dia thu (More Power to You)

Go meadai Dia thu! (May God Prosper You!) in all that you do.

Book Review - LIE -
By Darla Beasley

Not everything is what it seems in David Hollander’s new novel, L.I.E., which stands for the Long Island Expressway, the troubled artery that holds this book and its characters together ...

Two Library Staff Members to Receive a Support Staff Scholarship
By Carol Jinbo

Congratulations to Diana Randolph & Debbie Robinson ...

IOLUG Spring Meeting
By Steve Hardin

The USA PATRIOT Act, enacted after the September 11th terrorists attacks, may profoundly affect libraries and the confidentiality of library patron records ...

Eight Months Later: The World Trade Center
By Karen Evans

On May 30, 2002 at 10.29 am, the exact time the second tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, a memorial to mark the end of the clean-up will be held at ground zero. An empty stretcher, covered with an American flag, symbolizing those not recovered, will be carried away from the site ...

Book Review - Measure of Love
By Darla Beasley

The subject matter horology, clockmaking has long fascinated me. And when this subject was combined with another story line, which revolves the narrator’s wife and her slow descent into pre-senile dementia ...

Take 10 - Terre Haute Triathlon
By Paul Asay

Saturday May 18th marked my tenth entry into the Terre Haute Triathlon, either as part of a team, or on my own. Probably the best part of taking my spot in the starting line this year was the fact my health has withstood the time and testing that's taken place since I first showed up there in 1992 ...

Build Uour Very Own Powered Model Aircraft
An Internet Special

Using a razor blade, carefully split a match ....

Judy and the Blarney Stong
Photo Special From Judy Tribble

The castle was built in 1446 and legend says that kissing the stone brings the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence or blarney ...

Book Review - Second Hand, a Novel
By Darla Beasley

Are you compulsively drawn to yard sales? Do you salivate at the notice of estate auctions or telephone poles that point with an arrow to a garage full of sundry, used goods? Then chances are, you are a junker just like the main character, Richard, in Michael Zadoorian’s new novel, Second Hand. Unfortunately, Richard says, most people live their lives without the wisdom junk can give them ...

Will This Day Ever End OR Celebrate the Summer Solstice!
By Karen Evans

June 21st is the summer solstice. Also known as the official start of summer! If you are feeling somewhat European on the 21st, you will consider the day to be Midsummer (about the middle of the growing season in Europe.) ...

Newsletter Teammates
Editorial Board: Carol Jinbo, Darla Beasley Co-Editors
Paul Asay, Ann O'Bryan, Karen Evans, Marsha Miller
Behind the scenes at a Newsletter Meeting

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Is Modular Computing in Your Future? By Paul Asay	With all the talk of handheld computing, and the benefits that it provides, it still has one major drawback, "Screen Size". How about a design that can easily switch from a small display size when on the go, to a large display while you are in the office ...	Adieu to Ann O' Bryan By Darla Beasley As many of you may already know, May was the last month we had the pleasure of Ann O’Bryan’s company here at CML. Ann has accepted the position of Cataloging Team Leader at IUPUI in Indianapolis and will be moving there soon, to assume her new duties. But of course, we couldn’t let her go without an exit article. So, without further ado, what follows are a few of the many adventures of Ann O’Bryan. Ann originally hails from the green, green grass of Kentucky. She was born in Murray, Kentucky before her family moved to Louisville. When she was six years old, the O’Bryans spent a brief hiatus in Atlanta, Georgia, before settling down in the charming, small town of Somerset, Kentucky, the cousin to Faubush, Kentucky, which is pictured here. Although she was raised in the Kentucky, Ann has long held an affection for another place where green is a trademark color Ireland. In 1999, she was able to combine two of her favorite things, the library and the Emerald Isle. Ann, as well as Jeff Schneider--who collaborated with her on their paper entitled Isn't It Queer? Cataloging the Closet--were invited to present the topic at a conference in Liverpool. This visit to England also allowed Ann some time to explore Ireland. She spent three days in Howth and was pleased to recently discover a picture of Howth in a book she was cataloging. Ann has walked the same route that is shown in the photograph, which was taken in 1901. Some other highlights of her trip included a visit to The sites she recalls most from Dublin revolve around the memorials established there for all the people killed during the Irish troubles. She was especially moved by the Garden of Remembrance, which features a swan statue by Oisin Kelly and a Pool of Remembrance. Ann also visited the General Post Office where the 1916 Easter uprising started. She also connected with Dublin's famous Trinity Library, home to many of Ireland’s treasures, including the Book of Kells. There’s really no need to ask Ann if she would return to Ireland, but if you did, the reply would be in a heartbeat. When she does go back, she’d like to explore the west coast of the island and have more time to simply walk around the towns and villages she encounters along the way. Ann’s love of history has served her well as the cataloging librarian for CML Rare Books and Special Collections. Her fondness for historical items comes from a fascination with objects that other people have held and used. She loves learning about the origination of these items, but she also enjoys tracing their path of ownership through time, into a contemporary setting. Her favorite historical CML items include the Eugene Debs scrapbook, and the Debs roll book for labor unions. Ann’s favorite picture from the Debs collection is of the embrace between Eugene and his brother Theodore, after Eugene’s release from prison. This photograph is also featured on our RBSC website. Music is also another one of Ann’s abiding interests. She earned a B.S. and Masters degree in Piano Performance from Louisiana State, before attaining her MLS degree from Indiana University. Her musical accomplishments include a recent collaboration performance of Pastiche as composed by Rafael Hernandez. She has also found pleasure in her role as a CML subject specialist in music. Although she says she will miss working with rare books, Ann’s adventures at IUPUI will be just as exciting. She will be learning a new computer system and will be working under consortium conditions, since IUPUI shares many of its records with IU. Since IUPUI also catalogs objects for the Herron Art School, Ann is jazzed about the variety of odd items that her team might be called upon to catalog. During her orientation, she was told about the cataloging of an engine part for the art library, as well as a book on the artist, Christo, wrapped in the actual cloth used in one of his recent exhibits. Also joining Ann in Indy will be her daughter, Anna Claire, who will be majoring in Sociology at Butler University in the Fall. Visitors are always welcome, are Ann’s parting words for everyone here at CML. She hopes that people can make the drive to participate in the Indianapolis Irish Festival in September. So, in honor of Ann, we will leave her with some parting Gaelic phrases from all of us: Slan go foill (Bye for now) we’ll miss you Go raibh maith agat (Thank you) for the work you’ve done at ISU Beir bua agus beannacht (Best Wishes) to you and Nar lagai Dia thu (More Power to You) Go meadai Dia thu! (May God Prosper You!) in all that you do.

Book Review - LIE - By Darla Beasley	Not everything is what it seems in David Hollander’s new novel, L.I.E., which stands for the Long Island Expressway, the troubled artery that holds this book and its characters together ...

Two Library Staff Members to Receive a Support Staff Scholarship By Carol Jinbo	Congratulations to Diana Randolph & Debbie Robinson ...

IOLUG Spring Meeting By Steve Hardin	The USA PATRIOT Act, enacted after the September 11th terrorists attacks, may profoundly affect libraries and the confidentiality of library patron records ...

Eight Months Later: The World Trade Center By Karen Evans	On May 30, 2002 at 10.29 am, the exact time the second tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, a memorial to mark the end of the clean-up will be held at ground zero. An empty stretcher, covered with an American flag, symbolizing those not recovered, will be carried away from the site ...

Book Review - Measure of Love By Darla Beasley	The subject matter horology, clockmaking has long fascinated me. And when this subject was combined with another story line, which revolves the narrator’s wife and her slow descent into pre-senile dementia ...

Take 10 - Terre Haute Triathlon By Paul Asay	Saturday May 18th marked my tenth entry into the Terre Haute Triathlon, either as part of a team, or on my own. Probably the best part of taking my spot in the starting line this year was the fact my health has withstood the time and testing that's taken place since I first showed up there in 1992 ...

Build Uour Very Own Powered Model Aircraft An Internet Special	Using a razor blade, carefully split a match ....

Judy and the Blarney Stong Photo Special From Judy Tribble	The castle was built in 1446 and legend says that kissing the stone brings the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence or blarney ...

Book Review - Second Hand, a Novel By Darla Beasley	Are you compulsively drawn to yard sales? Do you salivate at the notice of estate auctions or telephone poles that point with an arrow to a garage full of sundry, used goods? Then chances are, you are a junker just like the main character, Richard, in Michael Zadoorian’s new novel, Second Hand. Unfortunately, Richard says, most people live their lives without the wisdom junk can give them ...

Will This Day Ever End OR Celebrate the Summer Solstice! By Karen Evans	June 21st is the summer solstice. Also known as the official start of summer! If you are feeling somewhat European on the 21st, you will consider the day to be Midsummer (about the middle of the growing season in Europe.) ...