APRIL 2001
CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK @
New Mexico Tech Library
Library Hours for Spring Holiday
Thursday April 12 8–5 PM
Friday April 13 Closed
Saturday April 14 1–5 PM
Sunday April 15 1PM – midnight
From the Director’s Desk
This year during National Library Week American Library Association will launch its public-awareness campaign for public, school and college/university libraries. The campaign is a tool for all libraries to remind their communities of the programs, services and technologies they offer to all citizens.
The campaign theme is summed up in the logo @ your library. You will see a similar logo used throughout this newsletter. Remember that your ultimate search engine is @ New Mexico Tech Library.
Kay Krehbiel
National Library Week April 1-7, 2001
We are celebrating the beginning of a new era—the Digital Age. Similar to the printing press, the computer is now the new medium by which we can read books and articles. However, not everyone owns a computer. Consequently, libraries must bridge the gap between the rich and poor or the haves and have-nots. Libraries are for everyone, everywhere. Libraries are more than just storehouses of information and the preservers of the past. Libraries provide a safe place for people of all ages and of all nationalities. Thus, a library provides equality, freedom and knowledge for all. However, in order for our democracies to survive, we need an informed public. Thus, it is incumbent for all libraries to disseminate information not only among its constituents but to outsiders as well. Libraries must become the builders and uniters of communities.
Helen Zerling
Library Director Attends National Conference
Tech Library Director, Kay Krehbiel, attended the Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, April 15 – 18.
Michael Hawley of MIT MEDIA Lab, who gave a humorous, illustrated talk on some possible developments in information and entertainment technology gave the kick-off speech. Hawley thinks that in the future we might find computer chips imbedded in salsa jars and milk jugs to tell us when the food item should be tossed out.
Another keynote was given by Patricia Limerick, Chair of the Center for the American West, University of Colorado-Boulder. Limerick is one of several contemporary historians who are challenging the myths and assumptions most folks, including historians, hold about the American frontier. These titles by Limerick are in Tech Library.
Desert Passages: Encounters with the American Deserts (E161.L56 1985)
Revealing Territory: Photographs of the Southwest (F787.K56 1992)
Sweet Medicine: Sites of Indian Massacres, Battlefields, and Treaties (E81.B73 1995)
On the program were other sessions on e-journals, e-books, ethical decisions, copyright and intellectual property, assessment of student learning, library services for distance learners, collaboration with faculty and other issues faced by academic librarians.
The ACRL meeting is the biggest conference for librarians in colleges and universities with almost 200 exhibitors and over 2000 registrants this year in Denver.
Kay Krehbiel
Tax Time at Tech Library
Well, it’s that time of year again, when everyone is trying to find the right tax form and get tax forms filed on time. Tech Library participates in the distribution of tax forms from both federal and state agencies. You can pick up a copy of the more common tax forms, or access tax forms on the web. From the Library’s new web page, select the What’s New link, then select the Federal and State Tax Forms link. Our new policy permits users to print out one free copy of tax forms (but no instructions, please). You can also make photocopies from our reproducible tax forms, available at the circulation desk.
While we are happy to provide access to tax forms, please be aware that we can not give tax advice.
Internet Tax sites
New Mexico Tax & Revenue Dept. Tax Forms http://www.state.nm.us/tax/trd_form.htm
IRS Tax Forms http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/forms.html
State Tax Forms from TaxWorld http://www.taxworld.org/Othersites/States/stateinfo.htm
Tax Forms from Tax Web http://www.taxweb.com/tax forms
Marty Jonas
Poets’ Corner @ New Mexico Tech Library
Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, and died on April 23, 1616, 52 years later.
National Poetry Month
Library
Here is where people,
One frequently finds,
Lower their voices
And raise their minds.
Richard Armour
The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.
Rita Dove
Looking for some romance in your life? April is National Poetry Month, so why not check out some books or web sites on poetry? Tech Library has quite an extensive collection of poetry from the classics to the modern; from Browning, Shelly and Yeats to Frost, and Faulkner, and on to Latin American poets such as Neruda, Helguera, and Fray Luis de Leon, we have poetry to suit every taste. Our collection includes over 500 books on poetry. Forget about your taxes and relax this month with a good book of poetry. Here is a short list to get you started.
A Gift That Cannot Be Refused PN1059 .A9 1990
The Immortal Poems of the English Language PR1175 .W563
The Book of Good Love PQ6430 .A5 E5 1970
The Golden Book of Italian Poetry PQ4208 .B6
A Treasury of Great Poems PR1175 .U65
The Royal Gallery of Poetry and Art PR1175 .T43 1886
Residence on the Earth (Pablo Neruda) PQ8097 .N4 R4 1973
Antologia del Poema en Prosa en Mexico PQ 7257 .A86 1993
The Complete Poems of Emily Jane Brontë PR4172 .A1 1941
Complete Poems of Keats and Shelley PR4830 .F00
The Unknown Light: The Poems of Fray Luis de León PQ6410 .L3 A5 1979
12 Spanish American Poets: An Anthology PQ7084 .H35 1972
These are not Sweet Girls: Poetry by Latin American Women PQ7087 .E5 T43 1994
Latin American Revolutionary Poetry PQ7084 .M28
Poesía Chilena Contemporánea PQ 7971 .P64 1992
La Suave Patria Y Otros Poemas PQ7297 .L68 S83
In the Clearing (Robert Frost) PS3511 .R94 I5
Poetic Web Sites
Poetry.com http://www.poetry.com/
Poetry Today http://www.poetrytodayonline.com
Poetry Daily http://www.poems.com/
Poetry Magazine Online http://www.poetrymagazine.org/
About.com: Poetry http://poetry.about.com/arts/poetry/
Marty Jonas
Important Dates for April
4/1 --- Daylight Saving Time (Remember to set your clock ahead one hour)
4/1 – 4/7 -- National Library Week
4/7-- Trinity Site will be open to the public.
4/7 -- New Mexico State Science Fair at NMT
4/15-- Easter Sunday
4/16 -- Income Tax Returns are due.
4/23-- World Book and Copyright Day
4/28 -- Astronomy Day/ Sun-Earth Day
DID YOU KNOW?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth.
Billy the Kid was being held in the Lincoln County Courthouse Jail near Carrizozo, NM on April 28, 1881. However, he escaped and killed 2 guards. He used an 1876 single action army revolver made by Samuel Colt.
The Library of Congress, founded April 24, 1800, is the nation’s oldest f federal cultural institution and the world’s largest library. It preserves a collection of 119 million items. In addition to its primary mission of serving the research needs of the U.S. Congress, the Library serves all Americans through its popular Web site and in its 22 reading rooms on Capitol Hill.
For more information, go to this web site: http://www.loc.gov/
HAPPY EASTER!
From Tech Library Staff
FAVORITE HOLIDAY WEBSITES
http://www.holidays.net/easter/story.htm
http://www.night.net/easter/e-poems.html-ssi
http://directory.google.com/top/home/cooking/holidays/Easter
http://directory.google.com/top/home/cooking/holidays/Passover
http://www.theholidayspot.com/easter/easter_recipes.htm
http://www.polstore.com/html/easterrecipes.html
http://www.ccinet.com/~wizzle/spring/easter.htm
STARS @ New Mexico Tech Library
Jane Goodall, the animal behaviorist, was born on April 3, 1934. She is renowned for her work with chimpanzees in the wild.
Among the Wild Chimpanzees VIDEO QL 737 .P9 A5
Judith Resnik was born on April 4, 1950. She was the second US woman astronaut. She perished in the Challenger explosion on Jan. 28, 1986.
Women’s Chronology REF HQ 1122 .W67 1997 v. 1&2
Amelia Earhart, known as Lady Lindy, was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.
Women’s Chronology REF HQ 1122 .W67 1997 v. 1&2
Laura Gilpin was born on April 22, 1891. She was the first woman photographer.
Denizens of the Desert: A Tale in Word and Picture of Life Among the Navajo
Indians E99.N3F62 1988
The Enduring Navajo E99.N3G5
The Rio Grande, River of Destiny F392.R5G5
Bette Davis was born on April 5, 1908. She won Academy Awards for best actress in Dangerous in 1935 and Jezebel in 1938.
All About Eve VIDEO PN 1997 .A55
CONTACT @ New Mexico Tech Library
Astronomy web sites:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/SECEF_SunEarthDay/
http://www.sciam.com/explorations/010697sagan/010697explorations.html
See the stars at the National Radio Astronomy’s (NRAO) Very Large Array(VLA) radio telescope facility. The visitor center in Datil is open daily from 8AM to dusk for self-guided tours. For more information see the NRAO website: http://www.nrao.edu
VIDEOS @ New Mexico Tech Library
Check out these videos about the world of astronomy.
Cosmos by Carl Sagan VIDEO QB44.2 .S235 Volumes 1-7
Eclipse of the Century VIDEO QB541 .C69 1992
Death of a Star VIDEO QB801 .D43
Flying by the Planets VIDEO QB605 .F48
Dance Videos @ New Mexico Tech Library
Spring is here! Kick up your heels, learn a new step or turn.
Are you ready to swing, cha cha, two-step or step dance?
We have many videos that will help you learn these steps and more.
Dancing the Swing, the Lindy, the Jitterbug VIDEO GV1796.J6S9 1989
Dancing Latin, Cha Cha and the Salsa VIDEO GV1796.C2L3
Two-Step Dancin’ Texas Style VIDEO GV1580.T81
Celtic Feet: Irish Dancing VIDEOGV1688.I7C4 1996
Polka Dancin’ Texas Style VIDEO GV1580.P64 1988
Kay Krehbiel
Government @ New Mexico Tech Library
Colin Powell was born in New York City on April 5, 1937. He was sworn in as Secretary of State on January 20, 2001. For more information, go to this website:
Birds @ New Mexico Tech Library
John James Audubon was born on April 26, 1785. Check out the birds at NMTLIB:
Audubon’s Birds of America Ref QL681 .A97 1990 in Kuellmer Reading Room
NMTLIB is not just for the birds; it is for everyone!
Thoughts on Libraries
Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.
Walter Cronkite
The free access to information is not a privilege, but a necessity for any free society.
Edward Asner
Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual’s right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.
James Michener
Academic librarians answer 97 million reference questions each year – almost three times the attendance at college football games.
College libraries receive less than less than 3 cents of every dollar spent on higher education.
If the cost of gas had risen as fast as the cost of academic library periodicals since 1990, it would cost $3.00 a gallon to put fuel in your car.