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Seattle Pacific UniversityDigital Commons @ SPULibrary Newsletters LibraryFall October 1st, 2016Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2016Michael J. Paulus Jr.Seattle Pacific University, paulusm@spu.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/library_newsPart of the Library and Information Science CommonsThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Library at Digital Commons @ SPU. It has been accepted for inclusion in LibraryNewsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ SPU.Recommended CitationPaulus, Michael J. Jr., "Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2016" (2016). Library Newsletters. 11.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/library_news/11Friends of the Library Newsletter, Autumn 2016​http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4c391aef18e52b5c7b2e2962b&id=d6e8aac9de&e=bf47a42710[12/15/2016 1:48:04 PM]  F R I E N D S  O F  T H E  L I B R A R Y  N E W S L E T T E R   |   A U T U M N  2 0 1 6   Beginning the Next 125 YearsSeattle Pacific College Library, circa 1940 (Source)This year is the 125th Anniversary of the founding of SeattlePacific University and its library. The Library began as amodest vision in the Articles of Incorporation from June 1891:There would be a reading room with books on hygiene,missions, and other resources necessary for the school. OnDecember 1, 1891, the Seattle Public Library began to realizeits own vision by providing access to some 6,000 books inrented rooms in a Pioneer Square hotel. Although foundersexpected these libraries to grow over time, no one in the1890s imagined how radically library collections, services, andspaces would evolve throughout the coming century. EvenH.G. Wells, whose time-traveling protagonist journeysthousands of years into the future, did not imagine a librarybecoming much more than books in a building.The pace and magnitude of technological change in theSPU Library NumbersIn academic year 2015–16: 255,777entries into the Ames Library.37,427books checked out.194information literacy sessionstaught by librarians.8,915reference, research, andtechnology consultations. Orbis CascadeAlliance NumbersSPU is one of 39 universities andcolleges in the Orbis CascadeAlliance.Alliance libraries hold over 30million items.The Alliance provides access toover 160,000 ebooks.SPU patrons checkedout 3,999 items from otherAlliance libraries.The SPU Librarydelivered 3,415 items to otherAlliance libraries.Subscribe Share Past Issues RSSTranslatehttp://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4c391aef18e52b5c7b2e2962b&id=d6e8aac9de&e=bf47a42710[12/15/2016 1:48:04 PM]21st century causes many to wonder about the future oflibraries, even though libraries have been at the center oftechnological changes for millennia. A common mistake is toreduce libraries to the function of providing books in rooms —i.e., access to information. If libraries were merely aboutinformation access, the internet and the devices we use toaccess digital networked resources would largely replacethem. But libraries are about much more than informationaccess. A library intentionally selects and mediates access toinformation to enable people to discover and use the bestinformation so that they may grow in knowledge and wisdom.As this year’s Annual Report and previous reports show, theSPU Library continues to evolve in its second century toenable students and scholars to discover, create, and shareknowledge in both traditional and innovative ways. Sinceimplementing a new strategic plan five years ago, we have:increased access to digital content (books, journals,databases, and video);increased librarians’ time for and with students in andbeyond the classroom;created new instructional and scholarship services forfaculty;reorganized service areas to provide greatertechnological support;enhanced learning spaces, equipment, and aestheticsin the Ames Library building;implemented new systems to support the discoveryand use of library resources and services;pursued creative collaborations to improve everydimension of our work.The SPU Library — like all dynamic libraries — will continue toevolve in both expected and unexpected ways. But, like anygood library, this evolution will be shaped by, with, and for thecommunity that generated and sustains us. Friends of the Library 125th AnniversaryEventOne of the ways we decided tomark SPU’s 125th Anniversary wasto commission historian andtheologian Howard Snyder to write abook about the early history of ourinstitution. In Rooted in Mission: TheFounding of Seattle PacificFor more information about theLibrary in 2015–16, seeour Annual Report. ConnectBecome a Friend of the Libraryby giving to an endowment thatenhances both the quantity andquality of resources available toSPU students and scholars. Ifyou are not already a member, orhave not yet renewed yourannual membership, please visitthe Friends of the Library givingsite.Attend the Library’s speakerseries Creative Conversations, inwhich members of the SPUcommunity share scholarly andcreative works in progress. Theseries runs during the schoolyear and is open to the public.View videos from the lectureseries “Digital Wisdom:Conversations at the Intersectionof Technology, Theology, andCulture.”Follow theLibrary’s blog and Twitteraccount.Explore the Library's website, andthe resources and servicesavailable through it, byvisiting spu.edu/library. http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=4c391aef18e52b5c7b2e2962b&id=d6e8aac9de&e=bf47a42710[12/15/2016 1:48:04 PM]University, 1891–1916, Snyder tellsthe story of Seattle Seminary beforeit became Seattle Pacific College in 1916, situating itsdevelopment within the historical context of the Free Methodistdenomination as well as the growing city of Seattle.On Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 7 p.m. in Upper Gwinn, theLibrary will host a panel discussion on Rooted in Mission.Snyder will join a panel of SPU faculty and staff to discussvarious dimensions of SPU’s history — local, national,ecclesial, missional, and more. University Archivist AdrienneMeier will be part of the panel, to talk about the archivalresearch she has done on the early history of SPU. The workof former University Librarian Bryce Nelson on the history ofSeattle will be featured as well.We will announce additional information closer to theevent. Rooted in Mission was featured in the summer issueof Response and SPU’s 125th Anniversary site has additionalinformation about our quasquicentennial. A collection of digitalarchival resources is available in the SpecialCollections section of the Library’s Digital Commonsrepository. A special collections exhibit, “The SPUQuasquicentennial, 1891–2016,” is currently on display in theAmes Library. Published by: Seattle Pacific University, 3307 3rd Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119-1950, U.S.A.Website: spu.edu/library | Unsubscribe

Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2016

Paulus, Michael J., Jr.

Seattle Pacific UniversityDigital Commons @ SPULibrary Newsletters LibraryFall October 1st, 2017Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2017Michael J. Paulus Jr.Seattle Pacific University, paulusm@spu.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/library_newsPart of the Library and Information Science CommonsThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Library at Digital Commons @ SPU. It has been accepted for inclusion in LibraryNewsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ SPU.Recommended CitationPaulus, Michael J. Jr., "Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2017" (2017). Library Newsletters. 12.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/library_news/12Friends of the Library NewsletterAutumn 2017SPU Library continues legacy of promoting informationliteracy with digital literacyA recent report from the Pew Research Center, “The Future of Truth andMisinformation Online,” showed experts “evenly split on whether the comingdecade will see a reduction in false and misleading narratives online.” While 51percent of these experts do not expect the information environment to improve,49 percent were more hopeful. Members of this latter group acknowledged that“misinformation and bad actors have always existed but have eventually beenmarginalized by smart people and processes,” and they “believe betterinformation literacy among citizens will enable people to judge the veracity ofmaterial content and eventually raise the tone of discourse.”Librarians have taught information literacy and related content at SPU fordecades and currently teach over 200 class sessions each year. Last year, aspart of the University’s new writing program, librarians began teachingembedded research sessions within disciplinary writing seminars. In addition tolinking writing and research literacies, the Library has been evolving itsinstruction program and services to include digital literacies. New competenciesin information technology literacy, digital participation, and digital scholarshipnow supplement information literacy. And each competency includes attentionto the cultivation of reflective and ethical dispositions. Evaluations of instructionsessions, writing courses, and library programs reveal the relevance ofteaching information and digital literacies for student success and, we believe,holistic flourishing beyond college.Library launches new Information Studies minorAs information and communication technologies (ICTs) continue to change ourlives and world, the study of information is becoming increasingly important. Tofurther respond to the need for more reflective, critical, and ethical engagementwith information and ICTs, the Library will begin offering a minor in InformationStudies next year. Information Studies explores the creation, dynamics,management, and use of information and ICTs and examines the relationshipsbetween people, information, and technology. This new minor provides afoundation for information-related professions, as well as relevant knowledgeand skills for careers in a variety of fields, and will help prepare students tothrive academically, professionally, and spiritually in our information society.This minor, designed to support and supplement related programs in the arts,sciences, and professions, creates a new curricular space at SPU forunderstanding and shaping our present information age. The program consistsof three core courses: “Information and Attention,” which considers the natureof information, attention, and agency; “Digital Literacy and Life,” which exploresthe digital dimension of our lives; and “Information and Society,” a service-learning course examining information challenges in Seattle. The minor alsoincludes electives drawn from other disciplines such as art, computer science,history, and philosophy and an integrative independent research project orinternship. While there are similar programs at other schools, this will be aunique offering for a Christian university.ETM and the Library combine to enhance teaching andlearningLast year the department of Educational Technology and Media (ETM) becamepart of the Library. Bringing together a range of professional skills and programs— instructional design and technologies, instructional services and research,and faculty and student scholarship — this change enables us to integrateprogramming for faculty and students and find innovative ways to advanceteaching, learning, and research at SPU.Last summer, R. John Robertson joined the library faculty as Digital EducationLibrarian to lead ETM. Prior to joining SPU, Robertson was an instructionaldesigner with Oregon State University Ecampus. Robertson’s previousexperience includes working with e-portfolios at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and working with research projects at the Center for Digital LibraryResearch and the Center for Educational Technology and InteroperabilityStandards at the University of Strathclyde. Some of the projects Robertson andhis team are working on this year include faculty development on blendedcourses and online presence, supporting exploration of scholarly blogging andopen educational resources, and providing pedagogical and technologicalsupport for faculty.SPU Library NumbersIn academic year 2016–17:424,077 entries into the Ames Library.31,467 print books checked out.10,093 e-books checked out.240 information literacy sessions taught by librarians.6,889 reference and research consultations.Orbis Cascade Alliance NumbersSPU is one of 39 universities and colleges in the Orbis Cascade Alliance.Combined, there are over 30 million items in Alliance libraries.The Alliance provides access to over 178,000 e-books.SPU patrons checked out 3,997 items from other Alliance libraries.The SPU Library delivered 3,444 items to other Alliance libraries.For more information about the Library in 2016–17, see our annual report.ConnectBecome a Friend of the Library by giving to an endowment that enhances boththe quantity and quality of resources available to SPU students and scholars. Ifyou are not already a member, or if you have not yet renewed your annualmembership, please visit the Friends of the Library giving site.Attend the Library’s speaker series Creative Conversations, in which membersof the SPU community share scholarly and creative works in progress. Theseries runs during the school year and is open to the public.Explore the Library's website, and the resources and services availablethrough it, at spu.edu/library. Published by: Seattle Pacific University, 3307 3rd Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119-1950, U.S.A.Unsubscribe  |  View this email online.

Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2017

Seattle Pacific UniversityDigital Commons @ SPULibrary Newsletters LibraryFall October 1st, 2015Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2015Michael J. Paulus Jr.Seattle Pacific University, paulusm@spu.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/library_newsPart of the Library and Information Science CommonsThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Library at Digital Commons @ SPU. It has been accepted for inclusion in LibraryNewsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ SPU.Recommended CitationPaulus, Michael J. Jr., "Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2015" (2015). Library Newsletters. 10.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/library_news/10    FRI ENDS  OF   THE   L I BRARY  NEWSLETTER    |     AUTUMN  2 015    Partnering for New ResourcesCollaboration and digital technologies are two of the mostimportant trends impacting libraries today. New and emergingtechnologies present many challenges and opportunities forlibraries, but new collaborative partnerships enable libraries toimprove as well as evolve collections and services. As one of37 academic libraries in the Orbis Cascade Alliance, whichexists “to advance institutional missions through collaborationand innovation,” the SPU Library is part of a leadingorganization that is discovering new ways to create and sharedigital content and systems.This last summer, with funds generated by the Friends of theLibrary Endowment, the Library was able to subscribe to anew and discounted Alliance Collection Package. Thispackage, anchored by the cross­disciplinary researchtool ProQuest Central, provides members of the SPUSPU Library NumbersIn academic year 2014–15​: 267,818people entered the library.37,412books were checked out.210information literacy sessionswere taught by librarians.10,971reference, research, andtechnology consultations tookplace. Orbis CascadeAlliance NumbersSPU is one of 37 universities andcolleges in the Orbis CascadeAlliance. Combined, there are over 30million items in Alliance libraries.The Alliance provides access toabout 140,000 e­books.SPU patrons checkedout 3,054 items from otherAlliance libraries.Subscribe Share Past Issues Translatecommunity with expanded access to 37 research databasesin subjects such as business, psychology, and religion. TheProQuest platform and content, already familiar to many atSPU, is fully integrated with SPU’s discovery system — anew search tool developed and shared by all Alliance libraries.Our Library is fortunate to be part of such a strong andinnovative library consortium, which enables us to leverageour financial resources for greater access to and use of libraryresources. The Library is also blessed to have a committedgroup of supportive friends, who believe in our mission andprovide us with financial support to fulfill it. Archives WestIn addition to our shared and more comprehensive discoverysystem, the Alliance provides a service and a specializedsearch tool that exposes archival and manuscript collectionsheld in libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions in thewestern United States. Previously called Northwest DigitalArchives, the new Archives West website includes enhancedaccess to expanded content.The SPU Library has been contributing information aboutits archival materials to this program for a number of yearsand adds to it regularly. Through Archives West, researcherscan discover information about the John NewtonLetters recently featured in Response; the personal papers ofPete Hammond, whose personal library established the coreof the Work and Faith Collection; and various record groupsthat are part of the SPU Archives. An increasing amount ofdigitized content from these collections — especially contentrelated to the early history of SPU — is available through theLibrary’s Digital Commons repository. The SPU Librarydelivered 3,070 items to otherAlliance libraries.For more information about theLibrary in 2014–15, seeour Annual Report. ConnectBecome a Friend of the Libraryby giving to an endowment thatenhances both the quantity andquality of the resources availableto students and scholars at SPU.If you are not already a member,or have not yet renewed yourannual membership, please visitthe Friends of the Library givingsite. Attend the Library’s speakerseries Creative Conversations, inwhich members of the SPUcommunity share scholarly andcreative works in progress. Theseries runs during the schoolyear and is open to the public.Follow the Library’sblog and Twitter account.Explore the Library's website,and the resources and servicesavailable through it, byvisiting spu.edu/library.  At the Intersection of Technology andTheologyThis November, the Library is hosting a series of lecturestitled “Digital Wisdom: Conversations at the Intersection ofTechnology, Theology, and Culture.” With funding from theProvost’s Academic Innovation Fund and SERVE, threetheologians are visiting SPU to discuss issues related toliving wisely in the digital age:Tuesday, November 3: Jana Bennett (University ofDayton), “In the Beginning, Who Created? ADiscussion of Theology, Identity, and Social Media.”Dr. Bennett is author of Aquinas on the Web?: DoingTheology in an Internet Age (T&T Clark, 2012).Thursday, November 12: Brent Waters (Garrett­Evangelical Theological Seminary), “Mapping the MoralTerrain of the Emerging Technoculture: LivingFaithfully Between Babylon and Jerusalem.” Dr.Waters is author of Christian Moral Theology in theEmerging Technoloculture: From Postman Back toHuman (Ashgate, 2014).Monday, November 30: Michael Burdett (OxfordUniversity), “Forming the (Virtual) Self: ChristianPractice and Internet Living.” Dr. Burdett is authorof Eschatology and the TechnologicalFuture (Routledge, 2015).All lectures will be at 7 p.m. in the Ames Library SeminarRoom and are open to the public. More information isavailable from the related project site, where we will sharerecordings of these lectures. We have been discussing theconcept and practice of digital wisdom within the Library forsome time now (see last autumn’s newsletter), and we areexcited to see this conversation continue through and beyondthese lectures.   Published by: Seattle Pacific University, 3307 3rd Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119­1950, U.S.A.Website: spu.edu/library | UnsubscribeView this email online.  

Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2015

Seattle Pacific UniversityDigital Commons @ SPULibrary Newsletters LibraryFall October 1st, 2014Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2014Michael J. Paulus Jr.Seattle Pacific University, paulusm@spu.eduFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/library_newsPart of the Library and Information Science CommonsThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the Library at Digital Commons @ SPU. It has been accepted for inclusion in LibraryNewsletters by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ SPU.Recommended CitationPaulus, Michael J. Jr., "Friends of the Library Newsletter Autumn 2014" (2014). Library Newsletters. 8.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/library_news/8 The Ames Library The Seattle Pacific University Library building was rededicated onNovember 20 and given a new name -- the Ames Library, namedafter Gary and Barbara Ames. At the ceremony President Dan Martinand Board Vice Chair Doug Backous thanked the Ameses for allthey have given to Seattle Pacific. University Librarian MichaelPaulus spoke of the history and value of the Library, which hasevolved dynamically over the past 123 years, and UniversityChaplain Bo Lim prayed that the Ames Library would be a place ofaccess to information as well as transformation.In the digital age a library is much more than a building, but a librarybuilding remains an important part and manifestation of what alibrary is for. Like a Gothic cathedral, a library building tells a story ofthe world that was, that is, and that is to come. Every day, students,faculty, and others actively use the Ames Library -- and theinformation resources, technological resources, and humanresources accessible through it -- to interact with that story bydiscovering, creating, and sharing knowledge.It is great honor to have our Library building named after Gary andBarbara Ames, who have done so much to advance the mission ofSeattle Pacific and increase access to an SPU education, especiallyfor high school graduates from traditionally underrepresentedbackgrounds.Revisiting the ArchiveLast March, the Library hosted a well-attended and dynamic panelfor our Annual Friends of the Library event, titled "The Archive ofSeattle Pacific University: A Panel Exploring the Origins of SPU inTime and Place." University Librarian Michael Paulus started the panel with a briefoverview of the history of archives and early Pacific Northwesthistory. Dean of the School of Theology Douglas Strong talked nextabout Wesleyan/Holiness educational institutions. Past UniversityLibrarian Bryce Nelson then spoke about Seattle in the late 19th andearly 20th centuries, as well as his work with institutional archives SPU Library NumbersIn academic year 2013-14:264,811people entered the SPU Library.44,196books were checked out.224information literacy sessions weretaught by librarians.12,266reference, research, and technologyconsultations took place.Orbis Cascade Alliance NumbersSPU is one of 37 universities andcolleges in the Orbis CascadeAlliance.Combined, there are over 30 millionitems in Alliance libraries.SPU patrons checked out 3,874 itemsfrom other Alliance libraries.The SPU Library loaned 2,897 items toother Alliance libraries.For more information about the Libraryin the past year, see our 2013-14Annual Report.ConnectBecome a Friend of the Library bygiving to an endowment that enhancesboth the quantity and quality of theresources available to students andscholars at SPU. If you are not alreadya member, or have not yet renewedyour annual membership, please visitthe Friends of the Library giving site.Attend Creative Conversations, theLibrary’s speaker series, in whichmembers of the SPU community sharescholarly and creative works inprogress. The series runs during theschool year and is open to the public.Follow the Library through its blog,Twitter and Tumblr.Explore the Library's website, and theresources and services availablethrough it, by visiting spu.edu/library.FOLLOW US         converted by Web2PDFConvert.comand archives "in the wild." Professor of Theology Priscilla Pope-Levison followed with a talk about her archival research on Seattleevangelist and rescue mission worker Emma Ray. UniversityArchivist Adrienne Meier concluded the panel by sharing from ourown institutional archives some of what we know about the earlyhistory of SPU.In addition to exhibiting how a library such as SPU’s keeps alivememories for communities by bringing historical materials forwardin space and time, this event stimulated ideas and plans forcelebrating our upcoming 125th anniversary. To explore historicalmaterials from the SPU archives, visit the growing collection ofimages and documents available online through the Library’sinstitutional repository, Digital Commons.Digital WisdomIn addition to being an archive (the focus of the Spring 2014 Friendsof the Library Newsletter), which keeps the past present throughmemory, a library functions as a site of present action and futureanticipation. For decades, the SPU Library has been committed toteaching information literacy and research skills to help ourstudents succeed academically and prepare for the future. A fewyears ago, with the creation of the Tech Desk, the Library beganintroducing more technology training and access into our services. Asurvey of undergraduate students conducted earlier this yearvalidated the importance of this service area and identifiedadditional ways we can help students become digitally literate.A foundational literacy we have been discussing is an ancient one:attention. With new digital technologies providing us with so muchinformation -- and too much of the present -- it is increasingly difficultto focus on immediate goals and sustain narratives that link ourpast experiences with our future plans. But if we cultivate our abilityto focus on what is most important among all the stimuli with whichwe are presented, and connect these with a narrative that givescoherence to our lives, we will be better prepared to use newtechnologies wisely. Libraries' collections, spaces, and services have been transformedby digital technologies in impressive ways, and all of these changeshave enhanced teaching, learning, and scholarship. Even moreimportant transformations occur when we help our studentsattentively and productively integrate new technologies into theirlives as they seek to become people of wisdom. © 2014 SPU Library, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 3rd Ave West, Seattle, WA 98119-1997Unsubscribe from the Library Newsletterconverted by Web2PDFConvert.com

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