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The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 2 (Summer 2007) Complete Issue Jul 2007

The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 2 (Summer 2007) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 55, No. 2 (Summer 2007).


Leebaw Appointed To Post At Emory Library Apr 2007

Leebaw Appointed To Post At Emory Library

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Danya Leebaw was appointed business research librarian at the Goizueta Business Library of Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library in Atlanta, Georgia.


Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes Apr 2007

Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chattahoochee Valley Library System.


Chestatee Regional Library News And Notes Apr 2007

Chestatee Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chestatee Regional Library System.


South Georgia Regional News And Notes Apr 2007

South Georgia Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the South Georgia Regional Library System.


Library Journal Names Five Georgians To Annual List Of 'Movers & Shakers' Apr 2007

Library Journal Names Five Georgians To Annual List Of 'Movers & Shakers'

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on five individuals in the library industry in Georgia who are noted in the list of fifty 2007 Movers & Shakers of the "Library Journal." Among them are Michael Casey of the Gwinnett County Public Library, Dustin Holland of library vendor Better World Books and Brian S. Mathews of the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center.


Dtae Libraries Earn Accreditation Apr 2007

Dtae Libraries Earn Accreditation

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the accreditation of libraries at the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) through the Commission on Colleges (COC) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It states that this accreditation process has offered advantages such as bringing a working team closer together. Linda Floyd of Coosa Valley Technical College remarks that the library in her school has made progress with the support of the college.


Librarian Publishes Book On Tv Comedies Apr 2007

Librarian Publishes Book On Tv Comedies

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the book "The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms," by David C. Tucker.


Emory’S Woodruff Library Acquires Love Letters Of Ted Hughes And Assia Wevill Apr 2007

Emory’S Woodruff Library Acquires Love Letters Of Ted Hughes And Assia Wevill

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on a collection of letters from British poet Ted Hughes and his lover Assia Wevill acquired by Woodruff Library at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It says that this correspondence starts from March 1963 until 1969. These letters include more than 60 letters from the poet to his lover and 6 from her to him, as well as some fragmentary diary entries and photographs of Wevill.


Smyrna Library Celebrates A Life Of Service Apr 2007

Smyrna Library Celebrates A Life Of Service

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on a dedication ceremony for a library meeting room at the Smyrna Public Library in Georgia named after former director Doris Patterson Morris. Her family, friends, library patrons and local political leaders attended the ceremony. During her tenure as director of the library, Morris developed a classic antique book collection and supervised a feasibility study that resulted in a new library on the Village Green.


South Georgia Regional Director To Retire Apr 2007

South Georgia Regional Director To Retire

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Liza Newsom will resign as director of the South Georgia Regional Library System (SGRL).


Tech Retirees Account For 95 Years Of Service Apr 2007

Tech Retirees Account For 95 Years Of Service

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces the resignation of several administrators of Georgia Tech Library including Kathy Sharp Brackney, head of the Architecture Library, Jean Price Hudgins, head of Information Control and Management and Charles Crittendon Stuart, associate director for public services.


Athens Regional Library News And Notes Apr 2007

Athens Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Athens Regional Library System.


Snacking On Candy Apr 2007

Snacking On Candy

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the demolition of an old candy factory in Augusta, Georgia for the new Augusta-Richmond County library. A photograph of a Komatsu 450 dinosaur and Godzilla clearing the site is provided. According to the article, the new library will have 90,000 square feet of space and is slated to open in the summer of 2009.


East Central Georgia News And Notes Apr 2007

East Central Georgia News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from East Central Georgia libraries.


Georgia Southern News And Notes Apr 2007

Georgia Southern News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from Georgia Southern University's library.


Hall County Library News And Notes Apr 2007

Hall County Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Hall County Library System.


Screven-Jenkins Regional News And Notes Apr 2007

Screven-Jenkins Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Screven-Jenkins Regional Library System.


Three Rivers Regional News And Notes Apr 2007

Three Rivers Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Three Rivers Regional Library System.


Georgia Library Quarterly, Spring 2007, Susan Cooley Apr 2007

Georgia Library Quarterly, Spring 2007, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Spring 2007, vol. 44, no. 1.


The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 1 (Spring 2007) Complete Issue Apr 2007

The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 1 (Spring 2007) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 55, No. 1 (Spring 2007).


Retired Librarian Revises List Of Best Books On The Indians Of Georgia, Louise S. White Jan 2007

Retired Librarian Revises List Of Best Books On The Indians Of Georgia, Louise S. White

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the revisions made in the list of best books on the Indians of North America in Georgia at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library. The list was compiled by retired librarian Louise S. White in collaboration with the members of the Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA).


Tillinghast One Of 25 Winners Of New York Times’ 2006 Librarian Awards Jan 2007

Tillinghast One Of 25 Winners Of New York Times’ 2006 Librarian Awards

Georgia Library Quarterly

Nancy Tillinghast, director of the Thomas County Public Library in Thomasville, Georgia, received the 2006 New York Times Librarian Award.


Henderson Library Opens In New Quarters Jan 2007

Henderson Library Opens In New Quarters

Georgia Library Quarterly

On October 1, 2006, Georgia Southern University opened the new quarters of the Zach S. Henderson Library. The quarters will house the most-circulated materials of the original structure.


Mitchell Elected Vp Of Lama Jan 2007

Mitchell Elected Vp Of Lama

Georgia Library Quarterly

Dean W. Bede Mitchell of Henderson Library has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA).


Emory’S Matthews Retires After 35 Years Jan 2007

Emory’S Matthews Retires After 35 Years

Georgia Library Quarterly

Linda Matthews, library director at Emory University Libraries in Atlanta, Georgia, retired in August 2006 after 35 years.


Martinez Appointed Liaison At Emory Jan 2007

Martinez Appointed Liaison At Emory

Georgia Library Quarterly

Ida Martinez has been appointed Social Sciences Liaison for the General Libraries of Emory University.


Hog Hammock Library Opens On Sapelo Jan 2007

Hog Hammock Library Opens On Sapelo

Georgia Library Quarterly

The Hog Hammock Public Library formally opened on Sapelo Island on December 9th, 2006. Novelist and journalist Tina McElroy Ansa was the featured speaker.


Emory Acquires Rushdie Archive Jan 2007

Emory Acquires Rushdie Archive

Georgia Library Quarterly

Emory University announced Salman Rushdie will join the faculty as Distinguished Writer in Residence and place his literary archive at Emory’s Robert W. Woodruff Library.


Bennett To Present At Conference Following Success Of Lakeland Teen Programs Jan 2007

Bennett To Present At Conference Following Success Of Lakeland Teen Programs

Georgia Library Quarterly

Paula Bennett, manager of the Miller Lakeland Library in Georgia, was selected to present to children's and youth librarians at the annual teen conference in Warner Robins in January 2007. The selection was based on the success of her teen program at Library Teen Advisory Council (LTAC).