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“Exploring Sustainability in Library Support for Open Pedagogy Collaborations,” an article by UH librarians Kate McNally Carter and Ariana Santiago, was cited in "2024 Top Trends in Academic Libraries" in College and Research Libraries News
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2024 Top Trends in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Trends and Issues | Research Planning and Review Committee | College & Research Libraries News 2024 Top Trends in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Trends and Issues

Have a wonderful Cougar Red Friday, remember to hydrate, and visit your University of Houston Libraries☀️

Inquiring Minds This innovative UH program cultivates undergraduate researchers from all academic disciplines.

The Music Library will be closed tomorrow, Friday, June 14. Have a great weekend, Coogs!

Heads up, Coogs! UH Libraries will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Emancipation Day http://libraries.uh.edu/hours

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How are your summer classes going, Coogs? Visit MD Anderson Library for study space and access to the sources on your course syllabi.

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Cougar Red Friday is a great day to visit your MD Anderson Library...we're open 'til 6 PM☀️

Today's NPR Morning Edition featured the story of the Gulf Coast LGBT Radio and Television Digitization Project which was launched in 2020 with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Program. Bethany Scott and Emily Vinson led the project to digitize, preserve, and make accessible thousands of hours of Houston’s LGBTQ broadcast history, including recordings that had not been publicly available since their initial broadcast. Over 3,500 unique files were successfully digitized.

Read/listen to "Saving Houston’s LGBTQ history through thousands of hours of radio archives" https://www.npr.org/2024/05/28/nx-s1-4969775/pride-houston-lgbtq-history-radio-archive

Read Scott and Vinson's 2023 post "Preserving Houston’s LGBTQ Broadcast History: The Gulf Coast LGBT Radio and Television Digitization Project" https://libraries.uh.edu/news/preserving-lgbtq-broadcast-history/

Saving Houston’s LGBTQ history through thousands of hours of radio archives Archivists at the University of Houston have saved decades-worth of episodes of local LGBT radio shows that started in the 1970s. Together they tell the story of a complex, diverse community.

It's Monday, Coogs! Welcome to the start of the summer session. Visit your University of Houston Libraries for:

☀️study and group meeting space
☀️books, articles, and primary source materials
☀️computing/printing access

and more! https://libraries.uh.edu

University of Houston Libraries seeks a collaborative, enterprising, and creative candidate for the position of open publishing librarian.

This position resides in the Libraries’ Research Services department, which provides infrastructure, programs, and services in support of digital humanities, research visibility and impact, data management, and scholarly publishing activities. Reporting to the head of Research Services, the open publishing librarian contributes to and helps organize UH Libraries’ expanding publishing program.

The successful candidate will manage and promote the UH Institutional Repository, oversee UH’s Vireo Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) management system, lead the Libraries’ open access journal and monograph support, and collaboratively advance other elements of its publishing operations, which span Open Education Services, Teaching and Learning, Resource Description and Metadata, and Collections Strategies and Services.

The candidate is expected to collaborate throughout the Libraries while maintaining and expanding partnerships across campus to address current and emerging scholarly publishing needs among faculty, students, and research centers, including the Division of Research, University Information Technology, and the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Data Science Institute, among others.

https://libraries.uh.edu/about/employment/open-publishing-librarian/

University of Houston Libraries welcomes new Coogs for New Student Orientation happening all summer☀️libraries.uh.edu

❗There's still time to apply❗

✍️ Apply to join the next 2024-2025 cohort of FrameWorks fellows! Students pursuing traditional or interdisciplinary humanities research are encouraged to apply. FrameWorks is a year-long program that will help conceive, write, present, and publish work. Rising sophomores and juniors from all majors are eligible.

Go to uh.edu/frameworks to apply.

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at UH University of Houston Libraries UH English Majors UH Center for Mexican American and Latino/a Studies University of Houston - Creative Writing Program UH Writing Center Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage

University of Houston Libraries will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.

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You can practically hear Marvin Zindler's resounding sign-off 📣
Stop by MD Anderson Library floor one to see undergrad Ryan Banda's curated exhibit on Marvin's Angels.

Congrats to UH's newest cohort of Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholars! Fourteen UH students and alumni will have the opportunity to teach English or conduct research abroad in countries such as Belgium, Indonesia, Brazil, and Taiwan among others. Read more about our 2024 Fulbright recipients online: https://stories.uh.edu/2024-Fulbrights/index.html

Please join us in congratulating Katy Allred on her new project role as assistant university archivist in UH Special Collections 👏👏👏

Please describe your responsibilities in the new role. How will your work support the University’s upcoming centennial?

"In preparation for the UH centennial in 2027 and the anticipated increase in demand for access to and use of archival University materials, I will be arranging, describing, and preserving collections of personal papers and organizational records within University Archives. We will prioritize collections that document UH students, faculty, administration, colleges, programs, organizations, departments, and milestones. I will also assist with accessioning new materials and identifying materials that are good candidates for digitization. I will continue to do general reference work in the Reading Room to support researchers as well. Since starting my new role, I have already processed materials in the Sidney Berger Papers about the Houston Shakespeare Festival, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary this summer. Soon, I will begin work on UH President’s Office Records and Student Organization Records."

Please share a bit about your background and professional interests. How do these inspire and shape your approach as an archivist?

"I am originally from Bossier City, Louisiana, but my wife and I have lived in Houston for 8 years. I earned a BFA in Communication Design from Louisiana Tech University in 2010 and worked in graphic design for several years. I completed my MLIS remotely at the University of North Texas and graduated in August 2021. Before this role, I worked as a project archivist in UH Special Collections beginning in March 2020. I am especially interested in processing backlogs, developing policies and best practices for processing hybrid and born-digital archival collections, and making archival collections and spaces more accessible, more discoverable, and less intimidating. It’s important to me that all users feel like they belong in a reading room and can confidently access and use archival collections. I work with those goals in mind especially when I describe materials, write finding aids, assist researchers, and talk to potential patrons at outreach events."

What are some insights you’ve gained while processing archives?

"In my previous role as a project archivist, I processed the Dorothy Hood Papers, the José María Velasco Maidana Papers, the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Papers, the Margo Grant Walsh Papers, the PFLAG Houston Records, and a few other small collections. I enjoy processing because I love structure and making things usable, but I also love getting to be creative. Every collection requires creative problem-solving to create an accessible structure because every collection is different. Lives are messy, and I’ve learned that our records usually reflect the messiness, despite people’s best efforts. I approach each collection using what I’ve learned from the last one, all while knowing I’ll have to do things a little differently and be ready to learn new lessons to make the next collection navigable and understandable. It keeps me on my toes. I am looking forward to the challenges University Archives has in store!"

With a tropical flourish, University of Houston Libraries celebrated high-performing employees at the 2024 Library Excellence Awards this week. Now in its 24th year, the joyous event, held at the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion in MD Anderson Library, recognizes the exceptional work and talent of UH librarians and staff. The annual tradition is supported through the generosity of the John P. McGovern Foundation.

Kerry Creelman, associate dean for collections strategies and discovery, opened the ceremony. Pinch-hitting for interim dean Christina Gola, Creelman emphasized the importance of Libraries colleagues gathering to show appreciation for one another and to acknowledge professional wins of the past year.

The many individuals who helped produce the awards event, including all nominators, members of the awards committee (Jeannie Castro, Jamie Duke, Alma Gallo, Julie Grob, and Natalia Kapacinskas), Dwendol Nelson, Mauricio Lazo, Melinda Colmenero, Devianee Vasanjee, Beryl Sang, Jessica Rodriguez, Michael Caldwell, Larry Schmidt, Santi Thompson, and members of the employee engagement committee, were recognized for a superlative job. Eight Libraries student employees who won scholarships were also honored.

Read the full list of 2024 Library Excellence Award winners: https://libraries.uh.edu/news/2024-excellence/ 🏝🌴🌺☀️

Intersession quietude at University of Houston

Heads up, Coogs and visitors!

Good morning, Coogs and visitors! MD Anderson Library is currently on intersession hours: 8 AM - 5 PM. Check libraries.uh.edu/hours before arriving.

Heads up for Sunday, May 19: all computers in the MD Anderson Library north lab (across from the Service Desk) will be *out of service* as we make a replacement to network hardware. Desktops in the south lab (behind the Service Desk) will be available.

It is with both inexpressible sorrow and overwhelming gratitude that we announce the passing of our Founding Pastor, Reverend William A. Lawson on May 14, 2024. He has completed his time of service here on earth and is now enjoying eternal rest.

In his nearly 96 years, Reverend Lawson has served as husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, as well as preacher, professor, and civil rights leader. But whatever title you may have used to describe him, it has been said many times that Reverend Bill Lawson was “Houston’s Pastor.”

Our February Houston’s Lit authors event was so successful, we decided to host another 😎

Join us Monday, May 27th from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM to network and connect with fellow, local authors and literary organizations! We can’t wait to see you all there.

To celebrate the legacy of notable Houston news personality Marvin Zindler (1921 – 2007) and his humanitarian efforts, Ryan Banda, anthropology major and Research for Aspiring Coogs in the Humanities (REACH) scholar, selected items from UH Special Collections' Houston and Texas History Research Collection to show the positive impact of local business owners and community members, known as Marvin’s Angels, on the lives of those in need.

"This has been a very rewarding experience as it helped to elevate my understanding of what it's like to work in the archives and the necessary research that goes into curation work," Banda said.

The exhibit is now on display at MD Anderson Library floor one.

University of Houston Concert Chorale - GRAND PRIX WINNERS! 🏆

The International Choral Competition Ave Verum has awarded Concert Chorale the Grand Prix prize along with two Best Interpretation awards, Best Repertoire Selection, and the Part A Winner prize.

If you know any of our singers, you know how hard they have worked for this competition, and the resilience they have mustered these past few days. This is a very special moment for all of them. Congratulations to all the singers and Dr. Weber!