- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

��Vlog��ýLR, Central Arkansas Library System launch ArkReach

Shanna Fitzgerald — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 21:10:27 +0000

Library patrons will benefit from the latest partnership between the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS).

Through ArkReach, a new joint online program, ��Vlog��ýLR staff and students can use their university-issued library cards to borrow and return select materials fromwithout ever visiting one of the system’s branches. Similarly, CALS patrons can reserve and receive ��Vlog��ýLR materials without setting foot on campus. “No longer will CALS patrons have to place interlibrary loan requests and then wait to borrow books from ��Vlog��ýLR,” said Carol Coffey, head of CALS’ Library Resources and Digital Services. “ArkReach will allow them to place holds on the ��Vlog��ýLR materials themselves and receive the books in just a few days as easily as they receive books from other CALS branches.” The program increases the accessibility of materials like fiction, videos, and CDs for ��Vlog��ýLR’s faculty and students, while giving CALS patrons an opportunity to reserve some scholarly materials unique to ��Vlog��ýLR. It’s available through the online catalog of both institutions. “We are pleased that ArkReach will expand our partnership with the Central Arkansas Library System and enhance our commitment to our students, faculty, and university community,” said Deborah J. Baldwin, associate provost of ��Vlog��ýLR Collections and Archives. “In times of increased materials costs, partnerships like this one offer a smart way to expand the institutions’ already rich collections.” While the program currently is a partnership between the two institutions, those involved hope to extend its scope — and its benefits — throughout the state of Arkansas by welcoming other library systems in the future. The official launch of ArkReach coincides with another cooperative effort of the institutions: CALS Library Card Day at Ottenheimer Library on the ��Vlog��ýLR campus. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, ��Vlog��ýLR students and staff can sign up at the campus library for a CALS card. The card entitles users to to music, movies, magazines, TV programs, eBooks and audiobooks as well as the entire CALS collection. On Thursday, CALS staff members will demonstrate the online features available through its network, and Ottenheimer staff will provide demonstrations of ArkReach. ��Vlog��ýLR is a metropolitan research university that provides a quality education through flexible learning and internship opportunities. In addition to its main Little Rock campus, 2801 S. University Ave., the university includes the William H. Bowen School of Law, 1201 McMath Ave., Little Rock, and the ��Vlog��ýLR Benton Center, 410 River St., Benton. The Central Arkansas Library System has 14 branches in Pulaski and Perry counties. libraries in Little Rock include: , 100 Rock St.; , 4800 W. 10th St.; 6325 Baseline Road; 823 North Buchanan St.; 2100 John Barrow Road; , 11 Otter Creek Court; 2015 Napa Valley Drive; 38 Rahling Circle; and 1800 Chester St. CALS libraries in surrounding communities include: 609 Aplin Ave, Perryville; 10 Lake Pointe Drive, Maumelle; , 703 W. Main St., Jacksonville; 31 Shelby Drive, Sherwood; and , 13024 Highway 365 S., Wrightsville. For more information, contact the ��Vlog��ýLR Ottenheimer Library at 501-569-3123.

Ottenheimer Library grant boosts student GIS research

Shanna Fitzgerald — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 21:35:58 +0000

Staff members of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Collections and Archives division plan to create a service to improve students’ research capabilities. The ��Vlog��ýLR Collections and Archives division recently was awarded a $4,000 grant to develop Geographic Information System (GIS) support for student research at Ottenheimer Library in Little Rock. With the funds from Amigos Library Services — one of the largest library service networks in the nation — the division will implement a system that will have librarians leverage available datasets and assist students in the use of GIS research techniques. The grant makes it possible for the library to install a GIS workstation, train librarians and staff on GIS theory and methodology, and support the development of an interdisciplinary GIS project in collaboration with faculty. GIS is particularly applicable to the social science community-engaged research that the university promotes. ��Vlog��ýLR currently offers a certificate in geospatial technology and incorporates GIS methods and theory in a wide range of disciplines, including geography, earth sciences, anthropology, business, criminal justice, engineering, health studies, history, sociology, and interdisciplinary studies. “We are excited about the opportunity the Amigos grant presents to us,” said Associate Provost Deborah Baldwin. “The ��Vlog��ýLR Collections and Archives division has a new vision for a technology-rich library and archives organization where it will be a hub for students to use information and technology resources for collaboration and scholarship,” Baldwin said. Amigos grant funding will provide seed money for one of the first steps in supporting that vision. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock was one of two universities to receive a 2015 Amigos Fellowship and Opportunity grant. Amigos Library Services is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization dedicated to serving libraries. Founded in 1990, the Amigos grant program has awarded over $120,000 to foster resource-sharing and development. For additional information, visit the Amigos website .

Ottenheimer librarian named to federal advisory council

Gloria King — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 18:18:24 +0000

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) has named a University of Arkansas at Little Rock Ottenheimer librarian a member of its Depository Library Council. Associate Professor Karen Russ, research and community engagement librarian at ��Vlog��ýLR, was appointed as one of five new members to the council serving a three-year term that begins June 1. Council members advise GPO Director and Chief Executive Officer Davita Vance-Cooks on policy matters relating to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The FDLP was established by Congress to ensure the public has access to government information. In addition to experience working in various types of libraries, Russ and her fellow council members are knowledgeable of current developments in library science and government information, Vance-Cooks said in a recent news release. “Their advisory role on issues facing our nation’s federal depository libraries will be invaluable to me,” said Vance-Cooks. Russ is known throughout the state and region for her leadership in marketing Federal Depository Library Program services and for her scholarship and presentations on government information. She has also worked closely with GPO as an advisor for “Ben’s Guide to Government Information.” Russ is the recipient of multiple awards from the Arkansas Library Association. “I am very proud to be the first representative from Arkansas in the 50-plus years of the council and its predecessor’s existence,” Russ said. “I look forward to enlarging and preserving the public’s access to information from agencies of the federal government,” she said. ��Vlog��ýLR’s Ottenheimer Library was also one of the two Federal Depository Libraries of the Year in 2014.

- University News Archive - ����Vlog��ý Little Rock

����Vlog��ýLR, Central Arkansas Library System launch ArkReach

Ottenheimer Library grant boosts student GIS research

Ottenheimer librarian named to federal advisory council

- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock

��Vlog��ýLR, Central Arkansas Library System launch ArkReach