Try Campus Pick-Up Service for a Late Night Ride
Date: November 27, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library, (575) 646-7492, jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu
Are you studying late at night and need a ride on the NMSU campus? Try “Pete’s Pick-Up Service” (formerly known as the ASNMSU Escort service) sponsored by ASNMSU. They will pick you up in their golf cart to get you safely to your on-campus destination.
The service offers hours that accommodate late night studying at the Library. Call Pete’s Pick-Up Service at 646-1111.
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Susan Beck Named Head of Library Access Services
Susan E. Beck is the new head of the NMSU Library’s Access Services Department, which includes the Circulation, Information Delivery Services and Reserves/Copy Services units.
Susan Beck
Beck has been with the Library since 1997, and she has served as Collection Development Coordinator, Reference & Information Services Department Head and Instruction Coordinator. She previously worked at libraries at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, North Seattle Community College, City University of Seattle and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
A graduate of The Evergreen State College, Beck received a master’s degree in linguistics from Ohio University and a master’s degree in library and information sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
She is professionally active in the Association of College and Research Libraries and is a member of the editorial board of the journal Public Services Quarterly. Beck co-authored a book, Practical Research Methods for Librarians and Information Professionals, with Kate Manuel (NY: Neal-Schuman, 2007).
Her interests outside the Library include hiking and quilting.
For more information, contact Beck at susabeck@nmsu.edu
Thank You, New Mexico!
Thank you to the voters of New Mexico for passing General Obligation Bond B. Our state’s libraries needed you, and you came through for us.
The $9 million in funding for publicly funded academic, public, school and tribal libraries in New Mexico will enable libraries to update their book and journal collections and subscribe to information databases.
The NMSU Library will receive approximately $386,090 and the Doña Ana Community College Library will receive $83,349. The NMSU-Alamogordo Library will receive approximately $26,442, the NMSU-Carlsbad Library will receive $13,539 and the NMSU-Grants Library will receive $10,461.
This successful initiative will make it possible for our libraries to continue to make a difference in New Mexico communities.
For more information, contact the NMSU Library Administration at (575) 646-1508.
Jeanette Smith Named Distinguished Achievement Professor
New Mexico State University Library Grants/University Relations Officer Jeanette C. Smith is one of 53 faculty members recognized in 2012 by NMSU’s Distinguished Achievement Professorship Award program. The award recognizes tenured faculty at the rank of Professor who have served at least seven years at that rank and have achieved an exceptionally outstanding record and who demonstrate a record of continued extraordinary contribution.
Smith has raised more than $1,175,000 for the Library in grants and gifts. Her work with the naming ceremony for Zuhl Library in 2000 garnered a John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award for the Library from the American Library Association in 2001. Her book The Laughing Librarian: A History of American Library Humor, published by the McFarland Publishing Company in 2012, has sold internationally.
Smith received a Bachelor of Science degree in English in 1968, a Master of Arts degree in English in 1970 and a Master of Arts degree in in Library Science in 1973, all from the University of Minnesota. She worked in libraries in Minnesota before moving to Las Cruces in 1983. She has been a member of the NMSU Library faculty for 29 years.
For more information, contact Library Dean Elizabeth A. Titus at (575) 646-1508.
Martha Andrews Named to State Advisory Board
The NMSU Library’s University Archivist, Martha Shipman Andrews, has been appointed to the New Mexico Historical Records Advisory Board (NMHRAB) by Governor Susana Martinez.
Martha Andrews
NMHRAB is New Mexico’s advisory board to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a branch of the National Archives and Records Administration.
NMHRAB reviews grant proposals for projects that identify, preserve, increase accessibility to and promote the use of New Mexico’s historical records and documents. These documents chronicle important historical developments, represent the heritage of our state and provide valuable insight into New Mexico’s cultures.
Andrews has been with the NMSU Library since 2004. She came to NMSU from The Madeira School in McLean, Virginia. A graduate of Wellesley College, Andrews received a master’s degree in library and information science with a concentration in archival studies from the University of Pittsburgh.
Andrews edited Out of the Shadows: The Women of Southern New Mexico (Rio Grande Books/NMSU Library, 2012) and The Whole Damned World: New Mexico Aggies at War, 1941-1945: World War II Correspondence of Dean Daniel B. Jett (Rio Grande Books/NMSU Library, 2009).
For more information, contact Andrews at (575) 646-5028.
Norice Lee Named NMSU Library Associate Dean
Norice Lee
Norice Lee has been appointed Associate Dean of the Library after serving for a year as Interim Associate Dean. Previously, she served as the department head of the Access Services Department.
Lee began her library career at the NMSU Library, working in Interlibrary Loan, Cataloging and Serials. Lee then worked at Doña Ana Community College, where she began as a library specialist, then became assistant librarian and then library director.
She earned her master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Texas at Austin in 1996. She has also worked as the regional branch library manager for the western region of the El Paso Public Library.
Lee brings leadership, energy, vision and a spirit of teamwork to her professional accomplishments. She has served as the chair of the New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries and is currently the Treasurer of the New Mexico Library Association. She has organized many library projects, including the community college/public library in Sunland Park, and was the first chair of the Border Health Information and Education Network executive board.
One of her projects as Associate Dean is the initiation of a series of staff development programs known as NMSU Library U. For more information, contact Lee at (575) 646-1508.
GO Bond B Helps New Mexico Libraries
NMSU students for libraries
Publicly funded libraries throughout New Mexico, including the NMSU University Library and NMSU-affiliated libraries, will benefit from passage of General Obligation Bond B on the November 6 ballot.
GO Bond B proposes a total of $9 million in funding for publicly funded libraries in New Mexico. $3 million in funding is requested for each of three groups of publicly funded libraries—academic libraries, school libraries and public libraries— for the purchase of library materials. $700,000 million is requested for tribal libraries for the purchase of library materials and construction.
If Bond B is approved, the NMSU Library will receive approximately $386,090 and the Doña Ana Community College Library will receive $83,349. The NMSU-Alamogordo Library will receive approximately $26,442, the NMSU-Carlsbad Library will receive $13,539 and the NMSU-Grants Library will receive $10,461.
GO Bond B will cost taxpayers 56 cents per $100,000 of their assessed property value. GO Bonds provide up to 25% of New Mexico academic library materials. The bond will enable publicly funded libraries to support students and faculty by updating book and journal collections and subscribing to information databases.
“The NMSU Library relies on bond funds in order to maintain its collection. We encourage New Mexicans to get out and vote on November 6,” said NMSU Library Dean Elizabeth A. Titus.
Bond B has been endorsed by the New Mexico Municipal League, the New Mexico Library Association, the New Mexico Consortium of Academic Libraries and the New Mexico Task Force for School Libraries.
The statewide Bonds for Libraries Special Interest Group of the New Mexico Library Association is conducting an informational campaign to assist library supporters in providing voter information about GO Bond B. For more information, visit the group’s the Web site at http://www.bondsforlibraries.org/.
Southwest and Border Cultures Institute Funds Library Projects
Four projects conducted by New Mexico State University Library faculty members were awarded funding through the mini-grant program of NMSU’s Southwest and Border Cultures Institute.
Molly Molloy was awarded $2,199.80 for expanding access to cartoneras in the U.S.-Mexico Border region and the American Southwest. Cartoneras are unique books made of recycled materials, resulting from an independent publishing movement that began in Latin America.
Mardi Mahaffy and Sarah Baker received $1,704.65 for the April 2013 Dia de los Ninos program. The Dia celebration emphasizes the importance of advocating literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
Cindy Watkins was awarded $2,000 for digitizing NMSU’s historical Cooperative Extension Service/Agricultural Experiment Station publications. These materials document the rich history of agriculture in New Mexico.
Ellen Bosman received $2,000 for creating an online map of New Mexico’s literary heritage. The searchable map brings together bio-bibliographical and geographic information on New Mexican authors. Bosman was awarded an additional $1,000 from the New Mexico Library Foundation for the project.
The Southwest and Border Cultures Institute (SBCI) resulted from a successful challenge grant awarded to NMSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, the Library and the University Museum by the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1998. The SBCI promotes humanities research, education and outreach, with special emphasis on understanding and maintaining the unique multicultural heritage of this region.
For more information, contact Jeanette Smith at (575) 646-7492.
GO Bond B! You Need Libraries and Libraries Need You!
Date: September 25, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Kristina Martinez, NMSU Library, (575) 646-3642, krismart@lib.nmsu.edu
Publicly funded libraries throughout New Mexico, including the New Mexico State University Library, will benefit from passage of a bond issue that will appear on the ballot in New Mexico’s November General Election.
GO Bond B is one of three bond issues in Senate Bill SB 66, the General Obligation Bond Bill, signed March 7, 2012, by Governor Susana Martinez.
If passed, GO Bond B will provide $9,700,000 for New Mexico Libraries, $3 million each to public, academic and school libraries statewide for the purchase of library materials and $700,000 to tribal libraries for the purchase of library materials and construction.
GO Bonds provide up to 25% of New Mexico academic library materials. Libraries at the NMSU Las Cruces campus, Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Grants and Dona Ana Community College will all benefit from this bond. If approved, the $9.7 million bond issue will cost taxpayers 56 cents per $100,000 of their assessed property value and NMSU Libraries would receive the following estimated amounts:
- NMSU Las Cruces Library – $386,090
- Doña Ana Community College Library – $83,349
- NMSU Alamogordo Library – $26,442
- NMSU Carlsbad Library – $13,539
- NMSU Grants Library – $10,461
The cumulative total for the NMSU Library system will be $519,881.
“The NMSU Library relies on bond funds in order to maintain its collection. We encourage New Mexicans to get out and vote on November 6th or to vote early,” said Dr. Elizabeth A. Titus, Dean of NMSU Library.
The statewide Bonds for Libraries Special Interest Group of the New Mexico Library Association is conducting an informational campaign to assist library supporters in providing voter information about GO Bond B. For more information, visit the group’s website at http://www.bondsforlibraries.org/.
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Library GO Bond B to be on General Election Ballot
Date: October 11, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library, (575) 646-7492, jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu
The New Mexico State University Library will benefit from passage of a bond issue that will appear on the ballot in New Mexico’s November General Election.
GO Bond B is one of three bond issues in Senate Bill SB 66, the General Obligation Bond Bill, signed March 7 by Governor Susana Martinez.
If passed, GO Bond B will provide $9 million ($3 million each to public, academic and school libraries statewide) for the acquisition of library materials, and $700,000 to tribal libraries for the purchase of library materials and construction.
“The NMSU Library relies on bond funds in order to maintain its collection. We encourage New Mexicans to get out and vote on November 6,” said NMSU Library Dean Elizabeth A. Titus.
Governor Martinez also signed the Severance Tax Bond Project bill. Among the five projects funded by this bill are $5 million dollars to support NMSU’s College of Business Institute for Public Policy and the Library’s Domenici Archives building project, which includes renovation and new construction.
Severance tax bonds do not require voter approval, and these bonds will go up for sale shortly.
The statewide Bonds for Libraries Special Interest Group of the New Mexico Library Association is conducting an informational campaign to assist library supporters in providing voter information about GO Bond B. For more information, visit the group’s Web site at http://www.bondsforlibraries.org/.
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