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Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2006 (No. 31), Jay Schafer Jul 2006

Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2006 (No. 31), Jay Schafer

Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries

Message from Jay:

When I saw the cover of this newsletter in draft, my initial reaction was that champagne is not an image traditionally associated with research libraries. Where are the books? Where are the computers? Where are the smiling faces of our generous Friends? Then I rattled my chains of “Librarian Past” and realized that as “Librarian Future” champagne is the perfect symbol to celebrate the recent successes of the UMass Amherst Libraries. And success is the word that captures the events of the past several months. In a very short time, the Learning Commons has transformed the image, …


Valley Free Radio Program Takes Things ‘Farm To Fork’, Madeleine K. Charney Apr 2006

Valley Free Radio Program Takes Things ‘Farm To Fork’, Madeleine K. Charney

University Libraries Publication Series

Written by Amanda Cather, this article describes the radio show "Farm to Fork: The Pioneer Valley's Local Food and Agriculture" which airs every other Tuesday from 6:30-7:30pm EST on WXOJ-LP, 103.3fm, Valley Free Radio. Hosted by: Madeleine Charney, Kelly Coleman, Leslie Cox and Don Persons. Listen via live audiostream: www.valleyfreeradio.org


University Libraries Annual Report 2006, Jay Schafer Mar 2006

University Libraries Annual Report 2006, Jay Schafer

University Libraries Annual Reports

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Research And Publication In The Digital Age, Gerald Jay Schafer Feb 2006

Research And Publication In The Digital Age, Gerald Jay Schafer

University Libraries Publication Series

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Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2006 (No. 32), Jay Schafer Jan 2006

Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2006 (No. 32), Jay Schafer

Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries

Message from Jay:

Honoring the generosity of library donors has traditionally been a function of the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries newsletter. Last year this listing of some 5,000 donors required twenty pages with five columns of small print. This year we have even more names – 6,344 to be exact (and we are always in danger of omitting at least one person’s name in a list this long). To list or not to list, that is the question. Most donors enjoy seeing their names in print and we love to provide a documented list of our Friends, both …


Stocking Rates For Operators Of Small Horse Farms, Madeleine Charney, Sue Ellen Johnson Jan 2006

Stocking Rates For Operators Of Small Horse Farms, Madeleine Charney, Sue Ellen Johnson

University Libraries Publication Series

As Project Assistant, I collaborated with Dr. Sue Ellen Johnson on this brochure. The project was a planning grant for USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Planning Initiative, to support sustainable grazing practices in the Chicopee River Basin, Massachusetts’ largest watershed.