melvyn and joan new donate personal rare book collection

For Friends of the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Fall 2012

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Melvyn and Joan New donate personal rare book collectionMelvyn and Joan New have donated a portion of their personal collection of books to the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries’ Department of Special and Area Studies Collections, 544 individual titles in 944 volumes. The collection is centered on Professor New’s area of specialization, eighteenth-century English literature, and most significantly on Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) and his writings, but there are also titles from the seventeenth century to the present. The collection was evaluated at close to $200,000. Its most valuable item, perhaps, is the 9-volume set of Sterne’s most famous work, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (1760-1767), with the rare concealed second editions of volumes 7-8; and another 9-volume set, with a concealed second edition of volume 4.

There are also two first editions of Sterne’s second great fiction, A Sentimental Journey (1768), including a copy of the rare large-paper edition designed for subscribers, and first editions of all seven volumes of his Sermons (1760-1769). The real strength of the collection, however, is in its multiple editions of these works, providing an important bibliographical history from the eighteenth century through numerous reprintings into the modern era. Hence there are more than 50 different editions of Sentimental Journey, alone, many finely illustrated. There are also translations of Sterne’s works into French, German, Russian, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and Japanese. When the scholarly journal, Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer, reported this donation to the profession, it remarked that it “constitutes the most valuable holdings for the study of Sterne west of Shandy Hall in Coxwold, Yorkshire (Sterne’s

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The rare 1760-1767 edition of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, (London). Nine volumes bound into four in original full leather bindings with the spines rebacked in modern calf leather. As noted by Professor New, they are an unusual combination of signed (and unsigned) first and second editions.

Mobile ApplicationsThe Libraries website displays in a wide range of web-enabled and smart phone browsers. The library mobile applications may be useful for quick, specific access to Smathers Libraries services. See www.uflib.ufl.edu/mobile for a listing of available apps.

In addition, two interactive apps have been created by former curator of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature Rita Smith and her daughter for books from the collection. See www.kandelsmith.com.

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last home, now a National Trust site) and east of the ECCO (Eighteenth-Century Collections Online).” Italo Calvino has referred to Tristram Shandy as the “undoubted progenitor of all avant-garde novels of our century.” Thomas Mann has suggested the influence of the work on his great Joseph saga, and James Joyce has paid tribute to Sterne in explaining the origins of his inexplicable Finnegans Wake. Goethe and Nietzsche both thought of him as the primary genius of English fiction, and more recently Salman Rushdie in Midnight’s Children, Juan Goytisolo in Juan the Landless, and Carlos Fuentes in Christopher Unborn have all written major fictions of national identity with acknowledgements to Sterne’s influence. It is no accident that Virginia Woolf herself edited A Sentimental Journey, and was one of the first to recognize in Sterne’s writing what she

wanted to achieve in her own highly stylized prose. Perhaps no other writer of eighteenth-century fiction has produced so stellar a progeny. The University Presses of Florida has published eight volumes of Professor New’s Works of Laurence Sterne, edited by himself and colleagues from England, Canada, and the Netherlands; a ninth and final volume, The Miscellanies, is in progress. The work of more than thirty-five years, the Sterne edition lies behind the collection now given to the Libraries, in that the books were gathered with an eye toward duplicating the books in Sterne’s own library, not only classics like Rabelais and Cervantes, Burton and Montaigne, but a good many esoteric titles of works that he wove into his own writings. In addition, in support of the edition of his forty-five surviving sermons, there are many theological works, adding to the fine collection

already in the Harold and Mary Jean Hanson Rare Book Collection, thanks to the efforts of Professor Aubrey Williams and Professor New, who spent many hours of their careers at UF combing through rare book catalogues and ordering books for the Libraries. In those years, professors indeed ordered books; English literature of the Renaissance and eighteenth century was taught by the English department; and the idea of preserving and passing on the great works of our literary heritage was believed to be our primary mission in the University. By housing their collection with the University of Florida’s Department of Special and Area Studies Collections, the New family hopes it will be there when students once again discover that Shakespeare and Sterne are more valuable to their lives and educations than Spiderman.

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Libraries hold open houseAn open house was held on Friday, October 5 in the Smathers Library Grand Reading Room to showcase rare and unique items from the Department of Special and Area Studies Collections as well from other select collections in the Libraries. Department curators from the Harold and Mary Jean Hanson Rare Book Collection, P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History, Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, Popular Culture, Archives & Manuscripts (University Archives, Architecture Archives, political papers, etc.), Latin American, Asian, African and Judaica collections were on hand to show and discuss the materials with attendees. Also present were representatives of the Map & Imagery Library, Government Documents collection, the Health Science Center Library and the Panama Canal Museum Collection. Attendees included friends of the libraries and the general public.

The Grand Reading Room recently underwent a renovation with the removal of a temporary wall that had blocked off the processing area, the installation of display cabinetry and the refinishing of the long tables previously used for processing materials, thus increasing the available space for researchers.

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The George A. Smathers Libraries have been awarded $477,312 in National Leadership grant funding from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) with a matching amount of $541,976 provided jointly by the University of Florida and the Libraries. The award was one of three in Florida and the fourth largest nationally out of 52 awards granted from 211 applications. Dean of University Libraries and principal investigator (PI) Judith C. Russell along with co-PI, Associate Dean for Technology and Support Services Rachel Schipper, will lead the project implementation.

The project was conceived as the result of the transfer of materials from the Panama Canal Museum to the Libraries when the museum closed in March 2012. The grant award will enable the Libraries to evaluate, preserve and integrate items from the former Panama Canal Museum. The transfer of over 20,000 objects, photos, books and maps was completed in July and the items will undergo conservation and select digitization. They will be accessible to scholars and other visitors to the Libraries and have the opportunity to be viewed in national/international exhibitions. The Libraries, along with collaborative partners, will lead a multi-

institutional centennial celebration of the opening of the Panama Canal in 2014-2015 to promote public understanding of the achievement and the heritage resources available for scholarly, educational and civic purposes.

“We are so grateful to the founders and patrons of the Panama Canal Museum for entrusting us with this collection and partnering with us to preserve it and make it accessible,” said Judith Russell. “There is a lot of work to do, and the grant provides additional resources to help us make the integration successful and the centennial celebration outstanding. Congratulations to everyone who has worked so hard and so well to make this award possible,” she added.

Formal partners include the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and UF partners, the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. Other UF partners include the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere, College of Business, College of Fine Arts, College of Engineering, Health Science Center and Legal Information Center, as well as venue support for cultural events from the Phillips Performing Arts Center. Additional non‐UF collaborating institutions are the Museum of Science and Industry (Tampa), Nationaal Baggermuseum in Sliedrecht (the Netherlands), the Natural History Museum of San Diego, Museo del Canal Interoceánico de Panamá, the Panama Canal Society and the Association of Southeast Research Libraries.

“The IMLS grant is significant not only for its high monetary value, but also because it validates the prolonged

efforts of the Panama Canal Museum and the University of Florida to preserve an important piece of United States and Panamian history and provides a model for the nation on how small museums and libraries can be integrated into larger institutions,” said Joseph J. Wood, former president of the Panama Canal Museum.

“Everyone who has participated in the establishment and growth of the Museum since 1998 is extremely gratified that our mutual efforts with the University of Florida will allow for the continued growth and preservation of the Museum’s collection, one that will remain as a long-lasting tribute to all the men and women of all nationalities who participated in the construction, operation, defense and expansion of the Panama Canal,” added Wood.

The Smathers Libraries were also acknowledged for this unique library-museum collaboration on September 14 with the 2012 Innovation Award from the Northeast Florida Library Information Network (NEFLIN). The award recognizes an innovative program or service that has demonstrated impact on the community a NEFLIN library serves.

Materials from the Panama Canal Museum Collection currently digitized can be viewed at http://ufdc.ufl.edu/pcm. Read more about the Panama Canal Centennial celebration weekend kickoff brochure here: www.uflib.ufl.edu/communications/Panama-canal-celebraton-1.pdf.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Through grant making, policy development, and research, IMLS helps communities and individuals thrive through broad public access to knowledge, cultural heritage and lifelong learning.

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The libraries of the University of Florida form the largest information resource system in the state of Florida and include eight libraries. Seven are in the system known as the George A. Smathers Libraries, and one (Legal Information Center) is attached to the law school’s administrative unit. Over the past 100 years, faculty and librarians have built hundreds of specialized collections, now totaling more than five million volumes, printed in practically every written language by publishers throughout the world.

The George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida include specialized collections in science, architecture, art, history, languages, music and health sciences. The collections cover all areas of contemporary knowledge, from agriculture to zoology and from philosophy to history. The libraries serve all of the university’s faculty and students, but each has a special mission to be the primary support of specific colleges and degree programs. The libraries support the very best educational, research and service performance by university faculty and students, using the latest online technology and time-honored methods of collection and preservation.

For more information on giving to the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida contact Samuel Huang, associate dean for advancement and development, at (352) 273-2505.

FFriends of the George A. Smathers LibrariesIncludes gifts received by the George A. Smathers Libraries from

October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012

GIFTS

CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS

Donors of $100,000 or MorePanama Canal MuseumSam & Charles LLC

Donors of $10,000 to $49,999A. H. Burnett FoundationRush & Glassman Donors of $1,000 to $9,999Bates Family FoundationCoca-Cola RefreshmentsMeredyth Anne Dasburg FoundationDLGVMactus Group LLCSP Medical-Legal Consultants, Inc.Wells Fargo FoundationThe Woodell Family Foundation, Inc.

Donors of $500 to $999CSX Corporate CitizenshipNextEra Energy Foundation, Inc.

Donors of $250 to $499Constellation Energy GroupEaton Corp.Gordon & Betty Moore FoundationHistoric American Engineering RecordISAERJewish Community Endowment FundProcter & Gamble Co.

Donors of Less than $249Deloitte FoundationEBSCO Industries, Inc.Intel FoundationJohnson & JohnsonJordan Wells AssociatesNew York Life FoundationParamount GrillThe Quaker Chemical FoundationSiemens Corp.State Farm Cos. FoundationUnited Technologies Corp.Verizon Foundation

INDIVIDUALS

Donors of $1,000,000 or moreDrs. Martin and Sandra Fackler Donors of $100,000 or MoreDr. Melvyn & Mrs. Joan NewMr. Charles B. & Mrs. Lauren PriceMr. Samuel & Mrs. Faye B. Price

Donors of $50,000 to $99,999Dr. David & Mrs. Enid D. OwensMr. Alan & Mrs. Ann RothschildMr. Frederic E. Stresau

Donors of $10,000 to $49,999Mr. Gregory R. AllenMs. Katherine E. Egolf

Ms. Marilyn J. Hapsis-HugoDr. Barbara D. HerbstmanMr. Bernard ParkerMr. Donald WilliamsMr. Warren B. & Mrs. Ruby Jean W. Wiltshire

Donors of $1,000 to $9,999Mr. Julio O. & Mrs. Maria R. de Armas AenlleMr. William P. Angrick IIMs. Cecilia BoteroCecilia A. Bryant, Esq. & Dr. Richard L. LipseyMrs. Cathy T. & Mr. Melvin BurresMs. Jane Anne S. CareyMr. Richard M. Carris & Ms. Lana M. GlassDr. Chauncey C. & Mrs. Cheng-Yung Y. ChuDr. A. David Crown & Ms. Deborah R. CohenMr. Dorr R. & Mrs. Caroline M. DennisDr. Frank Di TrolioMrs. Beverly Ann & Mr. Hugh M. EnglishMs. Dyan GershmanDr. Alex E. S. & Mrs. Freda K. GreenDr. Lillian GuerraMrs. Barbara M. & Mr. Martin G. Gundersen, Jr.Dr. Maurice GyerMrs. Anne M. & Mr. Phillip S. HaisleyMr. Ben HansenDr. M. J. Hardman-De-BautistaMr. Samuel T. & Mrs. Corinna K. HuangMr. Alain J. & Mrs. Louise A. HuinDr. John E. IngramProf. Ernest H. & Ms. Carol Ann Boyles-JerniganMr. Brian W. & Mrs. Elizabeth A. KeithDr. Vernon N. Kisling, Jr.Dr. Robert M. Kreamer (d)Mr. Craig KunaschkMrs. Mary L. & Mr. Todd J. LoganDr. Elizabeth B. MannMs. Emily MitchellDr. Geraldine C. NicholsMs. Elisabeth C. OdumMr. Stephen D. OssmerDr. Steven Pliskow & Mrs. Blanca A. LuacesDr. Miriam & Mr. Jack PriceMr. Ted C. & Mrs. Ellen B. ProsserMr. John D. RidgeMrs. Jeanne M. RochfordMr. Arthur & Mrs. Lauren S. RudickMr. James E. & Mrs. Leslie RutherfordDr. Edward E. & Mrs. Karen C. SchaeferDr. Rachel A. & Mr. Jan K. SchipperDr. Ofelia M. SchutteMr. Edward W. Scott, Jr.Mr. Ernest A. & Mrs. Norma M. SellersDr. Ruth S. & Dr. Yeayi P. ShengMrs. Eileen E. StephensDr. Nan-Yao & Mrs. Jill H. SuDr. Robert L. & Mrs. Christine B. SuberDr. Laurie N. & Mr. James C. TaylorDr. Michele R. Tennant & Dr. Michael M. MiyamotoMs. Susan VictoriaMr. Alfred C. & Mrs. Judy A. WarringtonMr. Joseph J. & Mrs. Beverly B. WoodJanet K. Yamamoto, Ph.D.Mrs. Eunice & Mr. Barry L. Zisser

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this report. Please accept our apologies if we are in error. Contact the development office at (352) 273-2505 so that we may adjust our records.

(d) = deceased

Includes gifts received by the George A. Smathers Libraries from October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012

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Donors of $500 to $999Mr. Ignacio J. & Mrs. Lourdes I. AbellaMs. Diane L. BruxvoortDr. Robert A. BryanDr. Avecita D. Chicchon & Mr. Ashburn R. Piland IIIMr. Steven G. & Mrs. Susan D. ChristovichMr. Florin & Mrs. Lucia CurtaMr. Manny & Mrs. Joanne M. FernandezMr. Robert J. & Mrs. Lili GirardotMr. Harvey L. GoldsteinDr. Harold P. & Mrs. Mary J. Hanson (d)Dr. Robert D. & Mrs. Lynne W. HoltMrs. Shu-Min L. & Dr. Chung K. HsiehProf. Roy HuntMrs. Barbara F. & Dr. Jonathan S. JonesMrs. Diane LinforsMrs. Iona R. & Mr. Peter P. MalanchukDr. Fiona McLaughlin & Dr. Leonardo A. VillalonDr. Charles R. & Mrs. Deborah C. MerrittMr. Michael S. PriceMrs. Joan G. & Dr. Richard E. ProminMs. Judith C. RussellMr. Brian D. Webb

Donors of $250 to $499Mrs. Mary Jane BallouMr. Wes & Mrs. Kim BattisteMs. Michele J. CrumpMrs. Melanie N. & Mr. Steven ForbrickDr. C. Herbert & Mrs. C. Herbert GillilandMr. Frank S. & Mrs. Rebecca C. HawksMr. Stanley R. & Mrs. Patricia M. HeathDr. Rebecca J. & Mr. Robert C. JeffersonMs. Nancy A. JohansenMs. Martha E. Kohen & Dr. Ignacio Porzecanski

Ms. Maribeth Krupczak & Mr. Robert C. DowdDr. Robert F. & Mrs. Patricia J. LanzillottiMs. Sue Mauk & Mr. Douglas A. HornbeckDr. N. Lindsay & Mrs. Linda P. McFadyenMr. Shaik M. & Mrs. Rabiya B. MohseenDr. Norton T. & Mrs. Cynthia G. MontagueMs. Hannah F. NortonDr. Sui-Kwong P. & Mrs. Juliet Z. PaoMrs. Brigitte & Mr. Angelo S. PaolaMrs. Elizabeth B. & Mr. Robert C. SanchezDr. Nancy J. Szabo & Mr. Kane WeiMrs. Florida Belle TarapaniMs. Antoinette T. Tidjani AlouMs. Nancy L. WilliamsDr. Chung L. & Mrs. Liu P. WuDr. Robert H. & Mrs. Gay A. Zieger

Donors of Less than $249Mr. Geoffrey S. AaronsonMs. Jackie AbrilMs. Andrea M. AdamsMs. Erika M. AenlleMrs. Adeline D. & Mr. Al Anthony O. AlabataMr. James R. & Mrs. Karen A. AlbrightMr. Thomas J. & Mrs. Mary B. AliMrs. Kathleen L. AlisonMr. H. Dewayne AllenMs. Helen L. AltieriMrs. Marina & Mr. Lev AltmanMr. Cromwell A. & Mrs. Shirley N. AndersonMs. Tanya AndersonDr. Bismarck A. & Mrs. Margaret AprakuMs. Sharon R. ArgovMs. Shelley A. Arlen & Dr. John H. MooreMr. E. Richard & Mrs. Carolyn F. Atkinson

Mr. Joseph L. & Dr. Marcia E. AufmuthMr. C. Elwood & Mrs. Trudy L. AustDr. Florence A. Babcock & Mr. Douglas A. LattaMr. Guillermo BaistrocchiMr. Greggory L. BakerDr. Tye E. Barber & Dr. Norma L. AyalaDr. Efrain BarradasMr. Christopher J. & Mrs. Catherine BarrasMrs. Aimee L. & Mr. John J. BarrettMs. Sally G. Barrett & Mr. Nicolas P. CuencaMrs. Virginia W. & Mr. Kenneth E. BaumDr. Christopher A. & Mrs. Lisa A. BaumannMr. Harvey E. & Mrs. Terry B. BaxterMr. Yaron & Mrs. Sheryl M. BechorDr. Michael S. Becker (d)Ms. Lourdes BeneriaMr. Richard F. & Mrs. Denise B. BennettDr. David W. & Mrs. Kathleen K. BerberichMr. Carl N. BergMr. Reggie & Mrs. Melissa BergeronMr. Robert M. & Mrs. Margaret J. BerntsenMrs. Teresa M. & Mr. Julio C. BerriosMr. Boyd M. & Mrs. Lucille BevingtonDr. Mary A. BishopMr. Kent M. & Mrs. Jane BlocherMs. Debora S. BloomDr. Sylvie E. Blum-Reid & Dr. Mark Allen ReidMr. Jerry B. & Mrs. Gloria K. BockMrs. Carol B. BoehlerMr. Ronald E. & Mrs. Barbara V. BoenauMs. Teresita E. BondMs. Marta R. BowenMs. Karen BoydDr. Stacey E. BoyetteMrs. Patricia M. & Mr. H. Alex BradfordMs. Stephanie K. BrennerMrs. Sharon B. & Mr. Gregory A. BrownMr. Greg & Mrs. Leanne G. BuchananMrs. Jennifer C. & Mr., Dennis BuddMr. Bruce S. BullockMr. Daniel A. & Mrs. Sheree BunyeMr. Stephen R. Burant & Ms. Roxane D. V. SismanidisMrs. June S. (d) & Mr. James C. Butler (d)Mr. Steven B. CarricoMrs. Sandra A. CarrionMr. Tim J. & Mrs. Larissa CaseyMr. Richard L. & Mrs. Carmen C. CashmanDr. Maria C. & Dr. Diego J. CastanoDr. Alfred A. CaveDr. John O. & Mrs. Eve B. CechDr. D. M. & Mrs. Jean ChalmersMr. Kam Wai F. ChanMs. Coral L. ChangMrs. Cecilia & Dr. Raymond ChenMrs. Dorothy H. ChenDr. John R. & Mrs. Barbara A. ChenaultDr. Sarah E. ChesrownMrs. Taiying & Dr. Yuan-Chieh R. ChowDr. Russell F. Christman & Ms. Barbara T. WaltonMrs. Shu Ching & Dr. Jacob N. ChungMr. Fred R. ChurchillMr. Craig A. CieslikowskiMs. Louise S. ClayMr. Wilbur R. & Mrs. Alice A. CloptonMs. Linda Hilsee CoadyMr. Daniel S. ColemanMr. Ralph L. & Mrs. Leona S. ColemanMrs. Martha L. & Mr. Warren C. Comiskey

Richard A. Wainio, former CEO/Port Director of Florida’s largest seaport, the Port of Tampa and Panama Canal senior economist and director of Economic Research and Market Development, spoke in Smathers Library on September 27 on the topic of the “Global Impact of the Panama Canal Expansion.”

Mr. Frank T. & Mrs. Marguerite R. CompianiMrs. Eleanor A. & Mr. Christopher J. ConnerMrs. Sachiko CookMrs. Michelle W. & Mr. Mark A. CopenhaverMrs. Dorothy D. & Dr. Lionel L. CornellMs. Yamila CortesMr. Karim J. & Mrs. Daphne C. CoureyMr. Thomas T. & Mrs. Kathleen D. CoxMrs. Betty J. & Dr. John M. CraigMs. Cynthia L. CraigMs. Sally A. CravensDr. Peter A. & Mrs. Virginia P. CrowleyMr. Troy D. CrumbaughMr. Jia CuiMr. Timothy M. & Mrs. Linda R. DavidsonMs. Bess G. de FarberMr. Alejandro de la CruzMrs. Lenice A. & Mr. Samuel C. DearingMr. Leon T. & Mrs. Iris S. DeckerDr. Susan D. deFrance & Dr. Michael E. MoseleyMr. James DelattreMrs. Nora & Mr. Julio E. DelgadoDr. William Randolph & Mrs. Mary E. DerrMr. Donald A. & Mrs. Patricia F. DertienMr. Gerarde C. & Mrs. Ingeborg E. DeToreDr. Charles W. DimmickMrs. Chelsea S. & Mr. Mark L. DinsmoreMr. Chuck & Mrs. Cindy DioguardiDr. John S. & Mrs. Stephanie P. DluzneskiMr. Ed DolanMr. Robert J. & Mrs. Meredith K. DonlyMrs. Teresa H. & Mr. Robert A. DoolittleMr. George R. & Mrs. Ann B. DowningMrs. Suzanne J. & Mr. Raymond J. DrollMr. Raymond J. & Mrs. Susan H. DuncanMr. Robert J. & Mrs. Catherine M. DuncanMs. Clare L. DyerDr. Steven N. Ebert & Ms. Svetlana ShtromMrs. Sandra S. & Mr. Joseph A. ErlerMr. Gregory E. EustonMr. Richard Falck & Ms. Jane C. PenMrs. Eugenia F. & Mr. Hossein FarajiMs. Michele FernandezMr. Floyd & Mrs. Patricia FinleyMr. Carl M. & Mrs. Marci J. FinneyMrs. Faith M. & Mr. G. W. Fitch IIDr. Robert G. & Mrs. Ann K. FlickMr. Ed FludMrs. Laura E. & Mr. Robert G. FlynnDr. James N. ForbesMs. Jacquelyn R. ForrestMrs. Leilani S. & Mr. John W. FreundMr. John K. & Mrs. Susan L. FridleyMr. Michael E. & Mrs. Judith L. FryeMs. Alexandra N. GaffeyMs. Elizabeth GalarzaDr. Mary L. GanikosMr. Joe GarciaMs. Clara GarganoDr. Robert H. & Dr. Gail West-GarinMs. Sarah A. GatesDr. Raymond & Mrs. Ruth Gay-CrosierMr. Richard J. & Mrs. Marilyn B. GayerMr. Robert B. Gentry & Ms. Mary Sue KoeppelMr. Duane D. & Mrs. Christina F. GerlachMrs. Alice D. & Mr. Stephen F. GertzmanMrs. Teresa F. & Mr. John C. Gilmour, Jr.Ms. Valerie J. GinnMr. Paul D. Glassburn

Mr. Michal J. & Mrs. Patricia P. GlennMs. Ana M. GonzalezMs. Sharon DeVore GonzalezMs. Joy K. GoodallMs. Catherine W. GoodrichMrs. Nancy L. & Mr. William R. GordonMrs. Tina A. & Mr. James A. GorskeMr. Jeffrey J. & Mrs. Evelyn Y. GoughMrs. Martha S. & Mr. Dale T. GrayDr. Constance R. GreenMrs. Barbara D. & Dr. Paul J. GreenstoneDr. Michele A. GregoireDr. David R. GriggsMrs. Laura B. & Mr. Mark A. GriglockMark D. Grover, Ph.D.Mr. Mark A. & Mrs. Sharon A. GuidaMs. Phyllis GuilliamsMr. Stevan N. & Mrs. Joy W. GutosMs. Mary L. HallMr. William H. & Mrs. Barbara A. HallMr. Michael L. HamiltonMrs. Debora S. & Mr. Neil J. HamptonMs. Christine HandMr. William R. HardinDr. James J. & Mrs. Marilyn C. HarrisMs. Janice HarrisMr. Stumpy & Mrs. Ruthie L. HarrisMr. Barry HartiganMr. E. Dale & Mrs. Lucy E. HarwardMrs. Jeanne G. HatcherDr. Daniel I. HaulmanMs. Jamie Lou P. HawthorneMs. Sandra HaydenDr. Joyce L. HaymanMr. R. Allen & Mrs. Susan H. HaywoodRobert A. & Mrs. Mary L. HeekinMs. Beth E. HeilmanDr. Raymond H. & Mrs. Susan J. HelfandMs. Carol A. HellumsMr. Robert J. & Mrs. Grace V. Canan-HemmesDr. Gene W. & Mrs. Evelyn H. HempDr. John W. & Dr. Lynn S. HermansonDr. Emil E. & Mrs. Teresa R. HerreroMr. David E. & Mrs. Leslie J. HeumannDr. Clay A. HipkeMr. Sol M. & Mrs. Beverly J. HirschMs. Anne-Marie HollingsheadMrs. Amy D. HollowayMrs. Barbara J. & Mr. Leo F. HoodDr. George M. & Mrs. Dorothy H. HopeMr. Michael J. HoranDr. Ronald C. & Mrs. Marilyn L. HoutsMr. John & Mrs. Maria HoweyDr. Eileen S. Huang & Dr. Kuo-Jang KaoMr. Patrick E. HughesDr. Robert HughesMr. Robert C. & Mrs. Lela R. HulsebusMr. Michael C. & Mrs. Dawn M. HuskeyMrs. Carolyn & Mr. Carmine IadovitoDr. Charles H. JackmanMr. Harry F. & Mrs. Geraldine B. JacksonIna Claire & Dr. Marc J. JaegerMrs. Michele M. & Mr. James I. JaffeeMr. Robert B. Jenkins & Ms. Lydia RampelMr. Martin J. & Mrs. Janet A. JennsMs. Rae JesanoMrs. Jeannie M. & Mr. Alex JobMrs. Diana C. & Mr. Brigham N. JohnsonMr. Ernest C. & Mrs. Lisa A. Johnson

Mrs. Lela A. & Mr. Billy W. JohnsonDr. Melvin J. & Mrs. Marsha J. JohnsonMr. Robert L. JohnsonDr. Carol J. & Mr. William JonesMs. Cathy JonesMr. Douglas T. & Dr. Sharon F. JonesDr. Pierce H. & Mrs. Laura JonesDr. Bernard E. & Mrs. Emilie S. KaneMrs. Marcia B. & Mr. Alan J. KarpLTC (Ret.) Robert J. & Mrs. Sara M. KarrerMr. David A. & Mrs. Catherine R. KasrielDr. Alan R. & Dr. Linde KatritzkyMrs. Terrie Sue & Mr. Bryan S. KatzMr. Michael J. KearneyMr. Brian M. & Mrs. Christine A. KearnsMrs. Patricia Steiner & LTC James R. Kearns, USA (Ret.)Mr. Chris & Mrs. Michelle D. KechriotisMr. David G. & Mrs. Estella L. KeeferDr. Marcia A. KeenerMrs. Kimberly B. & Mr. Anthony J. KehresMrs. Christine H. & Dr. John M. KellettMrs. Marta C. & Mr. Michael W. KendrickMs. Yvette H. KeyMr. Paul J. & Mrs. Beverly J. KeyserMr. Gary A. & Ms. Rose O. KingMr. Steven P. & Dr. Katrine G. KirnMs. Kinnan L. KlineMr. Donald E. KnerrCaptain Bernard D. KnoxMrs. Omaira & Mr. Nicholas L. KontaxDr. Leo A. & Mrs. Barbara G. KormannDr. Sherry E. KraglerMr. Eric W. KramerMrs. Colleen M. & Mr. Lawrence J. KremerDr. Jerome T. KresseMrs. Barbara A. & Mr. Ernest M. KruegerDr. G. Surya Kumar & Ms. Gollakota S. RekhaMrs. Kimberly A. & Mr. Curtis I. KunihiroMrs. Debra B. & Mr. John K. LaCosteMrs. Cheryl W. & Mr. David N. LaffeyMrs. Shameena & Mr. Ramesh LallMrs. Mary Lou & Mr. Peter S. LangMrs. Alyce H. LanierMr. Jeffrey LarsonMrs. Pui Y. & Mr. Philip C. LawMs. Deborah J. LawlessDr. Philip J. LazarusDr. Jeannie L. Laz-Hall & Mr. Christoper J. HallMr. Robert R. LeisyMr. Mark & Mrs. Debra LevyDr. Pei-Te LienMs. Deborah A. LightMr. Winfield M. & Mrs. Janet A. LindemanDr. William R. & Mrs. Lucille N. LindsayMr. William A. & Mrs. Susannah J. LinkMr. Wallace S. & Mrs. Priscilla D. LippincottDr. David & Mrs. Lucy D. LoehleMr. Paul S. & Mrs. Joelma R. LoschMr. Michael S. LouramoreMs. Mary LozanoDr. Wayne W. MaassDr. Murdo J. & Mrs. Shena M. MacLeodMrs. Cynthia B. & Dr. Richard T. MagriniMr. Victor MaltaMrs. Deena S. & Mr. Michael MankoMs. Laydene ManningDr. Richard M. Manshardt & Ms. Elizabeth A. Allingham

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Mrs. Raimonda & Mr. Genc MargjoniDr. James J. & Mrs. Katherine L. MaroisMr. W. Wesley MarstonMr. John D. & Mrs. Carolyn M. MartyMrs. Cathy L. & Mr. Richard M. MartyniakMrs. Debra A. & Mr. Paul A. MarzMr. Charles & Mrs. Ellen MastMr. Michael J. MatthewsMs. Valerie S. McAlisterMs. Brenda S. McArthurMr. James H. McClellandDr. Elzie & Mrs. Pinkie W. McCordDr. Jessica McCoyDr. Brian R. McCreaMs. Judith A. McCulloughMrs. Laura G. & Dr. John M. McDermottMr. Paul J. McDonoughDr. James R. & Mrs. Janet R. McGrawDr. Mary L. McGuiganDr. Nelya J. McKenzieMs. Harriet McQuayDr. Gail G. & Mr. David S. McRaeMr. Gustavo A. & Mrs. Nelly MellanderMrs. Anne D. & Dr. Albert R. Menard IIIMrs. Debbie S. & Mr. John G. MenoherMrs. Joelen K. & Mr. Robert G. MerkelMrs. Deborah L. & Dr. Lewis D. MillerMrs. Lora E. & Mr. Jonathan S. MillerMr. Mark W. & Mrs. Kimberly Q. MilnerMr. Carl W. & Mrs. Brenda J. MitchellDr. Hendrik J. Monkhorst & Dr. Alka VelenikMrs. Dian R. MoorhouseMr. Ralph A. Morales, Jr.Mrs. Catherine L. & Mr. Johnny D. MorganMr. David L. & Mrs. Susan M. MorganMr. Paul W. & Mrs. Stacia A. MorganMr. Jason S. & Mrs. Monica J. MorrisMr. Richard H. & Mrs. Donna V. MorrisMrs. Susan W. & Mr. Anthony P. MorrisMrs. Lisa J. & Mr. Mark B. MortonMs. E. Lynn Mosura-Bliss & Dr. Alan J. BlissMr. Fred L. & Mrs. Elizabeth F. AddisonMrs. Kathleen C. & Mr. James J. MurphyMrs. Susan I. & Mr. Darryl B. MurrayMrs. Dawn C. & Mr. Christopher A. MyersMr. M. Frank & Mrs. Sandra A. NormanMs. Kalika NovoaMs. Linda A. NugentMr. David R. & Mrs. Jessica O. NuteMrs. Renee & Mr. John NysMrs. Laura B. & Mr. Arne E. OakMs. Marilyn N. OchoaMs. Charlotte C. Olson & Mr. Timothy P. TolarMr. James A. & Mrs. Suzanne L. OrrMr. Thomas H. OrrMs. Tanja Ostapoff & Mr. Kenneth J. SelvigMr. Jonathan W. & Mrs. Bethany K. OwenMrs. Letha W. & Mr. Francis M. Palczynski IIMs. Jean PanebiancoMr. John E. & Mrs. Linda G. ParazynskiDr. Helen M. ParramoreMr. Mike PaulsonDr. D’Orsay W. PearsonDr. Mark J. & Mrs. Elovia PeddleMs. Carolyn PerroneMs. Rhea C. PetersMs. Janet M. & Mr. Larry C. PetersonMr. Joseph C. PiazzaDr. Nicholas P. & Mrs. Mercedes N. Piesco

Dr. R. Morgan & Mrs. Nancy A. PiggMs. Mary PillsburyMrs. Louise R. & M. John Plodinec, Ph.D.Mrs. Lora & Mr. Paul A. PolgarMr. Douglas J. PollardMr. Patrick R. & Mrs. Barbara S. PonceMr. Robert J. & Mrs. Susan N. PostonMrs. Faye M. & Dr. Robert M. PrednyDr. William C. & Mrs. Sarah T. PrentissMs. Karen N. PriceMrs. Marian D. & Mr. Gilbert R. ProstMrs. Angela J. & Mr. Wesley H. PruittMs. Kay A. QuinnMr. Chocku RadhakrishnanMs. Nila M. RaiszMr. Ethiraj & Mrs. Heamalatha RamchanderMrs. Anne M. H. & Mr. William E. RamsayMs. Jacquelyn Y. RandallMr. Craig RansonMrs. Meredith E. & Mr. Larry A. RatliffDr. Daniel A. Reboussin & Dr. Ann L. GlowaskyMs. Jacqueline M. ReedDr. Julia B. & Dr. Jonathan ReiskindMrs. Susan E. RemerDr. Richard R. & Mrs. Elisabeth J. RennerMrs. Diana S. & Mr. Clifton F. ReynoldsDr. Leonard A. & Mrs. Helene T. RhineMr. Karl H. & Mrs. Carolyn F. RiedlMrs. Susan N. & Dr. Abdalla RifaiMrs. Maureen C. & Dr. John E. Riski, Jr.Dr. Patt F. RobersonMr. Donald F. & Mrs. Marcia I. RobertsMr. Ronald W. & Mrs. Sandra RobertsonMs. Pamela J. RockMrs. Patricia A. & Mr. Randy G. RomanoMr. Ira RosenbergMs. Christine M. Ross & Mr. William FruinDr. Ira E. & Mrs. Annette Z. P. RossMr. Craig E. RothburdDr. Leslie K. & Dr. Louise S. RothmanDr. Wesley L. & Mrs. Rebecca RouseMr. Eric & Mrs. Rebecca P. RunnestrandMrs. Deborah H. & Mr. Joshua I. RutterMr. John W. & Mrs. Virginia W. RyalsMr. Thomas J. & Mrs. Vijay L. SaamMs. Sonya L. SalkinMr. Richard P. SaltzburgMs. Valerie SammonsMrs. Annabel SanchezMrs. Teresa & Mr. Jesus J. SardinasMr. Gerald F. SavageDr. Jonathan G. Scammell & Dr. Cindy S. SheetsDr. Michelle S. & Mr. Cory I. SchaferMr. Mark T. & Mrs. Patty A. SchieferDr. J. Eric SchonblomMs. Valeria B. SchroeterDr. Daniel M. Schulgasser & Dr. Patricia M. ConnorsMr. Lee Schwartz & Ms. Ann-Marie Y. MagneMr. Edwin S. & Mrs. Joyce S. SchwarzMr. David W. SchwiederDr. John C. SchwindtDr. John F. & Dr. Lynn T. ScottMr. John D. & Mrs. Elizabeth B. ShaferMr. Thomas R. SheltonDr. Chiayi & Dr. Cynthia H. ShenDr. Isabel D. & Dr. Christopher SilverMr. Thomas B. & Mrs. Elizabeth Y. SimpsonDr. Theresa A. Singleton

Dr. J. Edward & Mrs. June W. SingleyMrs. Joan & Mr. Thomas A. SkowronekMr. George W. SlaughterMs. Jan M. SlotnickMr. Eldon SmealMrs. Margaret N. & Mr. Charles L. SmithMrs. Robin B. & Mr. Jeffery K. SmithMr. Thomas A. & Mrs. Emma W. SmithMrs. Margaret O. & Mr. F. James SmootMs. Brittany A. SnipesMr. Peter K. & Mrs. Constance L. SoutulloMr. Theodore F. & Mrs. Jean M. SpasThe Hon. Richard T. & Mrs. Martha J. Stansell-GammMrs. Gail E. StephanMs. Grace E. StrawnMr. Nicholas M. & Mrs. Patricia A. StrippoliDr. Susan C. StyerMr. Robert P. & Mrs. Jan E. SummersMs. Misty L. SwainMr. Dennis P. Swaney & Ms. Karin E. LimburgDr. James R. & Dr. Lucille W. SwansonDr. Janie D. & Mr. George M. SweetDr. Kezhen L. Tang & Mr. Nels F. PoulsenMrs. Claudia P. TatomMs. Laura TenenbaumMrs. Kathryn J. ThomasMrs. Ruth Ann & Mr. John S. Thomas (d)Sunny K. ThomasMr. Daniel & Mrs. Elizabeth A. ThompsonDr. James P. ThompsonMr. Steven G. ThompsonMr. Leonard M. Tolentino, Jr.Rev. John A. & Mrs. Nancy A. TothMs. Mary Ann TothMrs. Selma H. & Mr. David TrachtenbergMr. Morris Trimmer & Ms. Amy K. DeHartMr. Ronald P. & Mrs. Kathryn L. TrunzoMs. Florence M. Turcotte

UF students reach for cake and pocket Constitutions before participating in the Libraries annual open-mic reading of the U.S. Constitution on September 17 on the Plaza of the Americas, sponsored by the Government Documents Department.


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Mr. Michael T. & Mrs. Connie E. TurnerMrs. Sandra B. & Mr. Rodell L. UrbanMrs. Dori O. & Mr. Lewis A. ValentiMr. Donald L. & Mrs. Diana M. Van HornMr. Carl L. Van Ness & Ms. Laurel J. DavisMr. Steven J. & Mrs. Holly C. Van WagenerMr. Dennis L. & Mrs. Sue A. VandelMrs. Mary Ruth C. & Mr. Stephen D. VaughnMr. Jeff VawterMr. Joel & Mrs. Elizabeth VillademorosMr. Fred W. & Mrs. Kathleen S. VincentMs. Grace C. WagnerMrs. Grace B. WaldronMr. Edward C. & Mrs. Marlene T. WalfordMrs. Karen R. & Mr. Ronald S. WalkerDr. Charles E. & Mrs. Patricia A. WallaceMr. Thomas S. & Mrs. Glenda WaltonMrs. Marci A. & Mr. Mark WassermanMrs. Aleyene WatkinsMr. Ronald WatsonDr. Thomas A. WebberDr. David J. & Mrs. E. Judith WeinerMr. David J. & Mrs. Christine L. WesleyDr. Felicia E. WestMs. Fulbia A. WestfallMr. James WheelerMr. Bradley L. & Mrs. Cheryl E. WhiteDr. Harold C. & Mrs. Lucile A. WhiteMrs. Judy & Mr. Bill WhiteMs. Carol A. WhitmerMr. Christopher WilcoxMs. Jeannine H. WilderCol. Nevin R. & Mrs. Alicia M. WilliamsMrs. Peggy B. WilliamsMrs. Wanda F. & Mr. Stan L. WilliamsMr. Milford P. & Mrs. Marijka D. WillisMr. Daniel H. & Mrs. Eileen W. WoodberyDr. Michael A. & Mrs. Ilene R. WormanMrs. Candace M. & Mr. Gregory T. WrobelDr.. Donna WrublewskiDr. Julia A. & Mr. Michael A. WuerzMrs. Judith J. & Mr. William H. WymerMr. Eldridge T. & Mrs. Keesha J. WynnMs. Robin Yack & Mr. Ronald E. MullinsMr. James C. & Mrs. Patricia L. YahnisDr. Koahsiung J. & Mrs. Chia-Ping H. YangDr. Mary E. Yontz & Mr. Jack R. Fisher IIMs. Judith YoungDr. Carl J. & Mrs. Sharon A. ZahnerMrs. Angel B. & Mr. Sherman D. ZentMrs. Sally F. ZepedaDr. David J. ZimetLt. Col. Robert F. & Mrs. Marguerite H. Zumbado

PLEDGES

Donors of $100,000 or MoreMr. Bruce A. & Mrs. Susan E. G. Smathers

Donors of $10,000 to $49,999Dr. Nan-Yao & Mrs. Jill H. Su

Donors of $250 to $499Ms. Judith C. Russell

Donors of Less than $249Ms. Sharon R. Argov

GIFTS IN KIND

Ms. Alena AissingMs. Kathleen Alison Mr. Gregory R. AllenMs. Alison AlmquistMs. Ava AndersonMr. Bill AngrickMs. Shelley ArlenMr. Carl N. BergDr. Sylvie E. BlumDr. David ChalmersDr. Chauncey ChiuDr. Justine ChristiansonCivic Media Center CoordinatorsMs. Louise S. ClayDr. and Mrs. David and Deborah CrownDr. Florin CurtaMr. Dorr DennisDr. Frank Di TrolioMr. Ed DolanMr. Patrick DunsheeMs. Katherine E. EgolfMr. Ed FludMs. Alise FreedMr. Joe GarciaMs. Sarah Ann GatesDr. Raymond Gay-CrosierMs. Dyan GershmanMs. Ana M. GonzalezMs. Lauray GriffinDr. Lillian Guerra Ms. Phyllis GuilliamsMr. and Mrs. Phil and Anne HaisleyDr. Martha J. HardmanMr. Gordon H. “Stumpy” HarrisMs. Janice HarrisDr. Karelisa HartiganDr. Daniel L. HaulmanDr. Christian HausserMs. Sandra HaydenMs. Beth HeilmanMs. Carol Agee HellumsMr. Jim HiglenMr. Kurko IbolyaInstitute Ramon LlullMs. Jeri IrwinDr. Marc JaegerDr. Eric KramerMr. Samuel I. KreamerMr. Craig KunaschkMr. Gerald LangfordDr. Robert F. LanzillottiMs. Deborah Ann LightDr. William A. LinkLouisiana State UniversityMs. Mary “Beth” LozanoMrs. Nancy C. MacaulayMs. Iona MalanchukMr. Victor MaltaMr. Jose Cardosa MarchioriMs. Frida C. MasdeuMs. Valerie Smith McAlisterMs. Brenda S. McArthurDr. Jessica McCoyDr. Fiona McLaughlinMs. Emily C. MitchellMr. Ralph A. Morales Jr.Dr. Melvyn NewDr. Geraldine C. Nichols

Ms. Kalika NovoaMr. Thomas C. and Patricia OrrDr. and Mrs. David OwensPanama Canal MuseumMr. Mike PaulsonMr. Victor PayneMr. Allan PitherMs. Karen Nadeau PriceMs. Nila RaiszDr. Patt RobersonMr. Alan and Mrs. Ann RothschildMr. Eric RunnestrandMr. Richard SaltzburgMs. Valerie SammonsDr. Edward SchaeferDr. Rachel SchipperDr. Ofelia SchutteDr. David SchwiederMr. John F. ScottDr. Todd SilerMr. George W. SlaughterMr. & Mrs. R. G. SlingsbyMr. David StirtMs. Marian SuskinMs. Christine Kervin TirpakMs. Reina Tito Mr. James TonkowichUniversidad Austral de Chile (Director, Luis Vera)Dr. Jane Villa-LobosDr. Leonardo A. VillalonDr. Kenneth D. WaldMs. Grace WaldronDr. Charles WallaceMs. Aleyene WatkinsDr. Ronald R. WatsonMr. James WheelerMs. Jeannine Hebert WilderDr. Donald E. WilliamsMs. Jane Jennison WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. and Beverly WoodDr. Donna Wrublewski


Archivist Florence M. Turcotte, center, discusses the legacy of author Zora Neale Hurston on October 26 in Smathers Library with a display of Hurston manuscripts and photographs during a celebration of the 75th anniversary of Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God.

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The Parents Library Endowment Fund is a general library endowment intended for the Libraries’ “greatest needs,” and the endowment fulfills that goal beautifully. The intent each year is to use funds generated by the endowment for items that directly or indirectly benefit students. There were a variety of small purchases in the past year for materials and supplies for programming and exhibits, but two major initiatives were directed at the students’ immediate needs.

The first major purchase was for science textbooks to put on course reserve at the Marston Science Library (MSL). Each semester MSL purchases multiple copies of several dozen science textbooks that are used by hundreds of students. Library funding is available for some of these purchases, but is insufficient, so an infusion from the Parents Library Endowment Fund allows them to serve more students. The circulation statistics reveal the hundreds of uses of these textbooks as does the need to replace them each year, as they literally fall apart from use. These textbooks are expensive and unwieldy, so some students use the ones at the library between classes and leave their copy in their dorm room. Others

may use the library copy rather than purchasing a textbook that costs two or three hundred dollars. In either case the need is great, and the additional funding is appreciated.

In fall 2011 Library West (LW) received a technology grant to purchase netbooks to circulate to students. These replaced laptops that had been circulating for several years and were completely worn out. The move to netbooks was well received in LW, but MSL was still limping along checking out laptops that were overdue to be retired. The Parents Library Endowment Fund was used to purchase 32 netbooks and a charging station for the students who use MSL. The netbook program has been very successful in both libraries and would not have been realized at MSL without this funding.

The Libraries take seriously the mission to support the teaching and learning of the University of Florida, and to respond to student needs in each library. The Parents Library Endowment Fund is an excellent resource to help students be successful in their academic careers. Thank you to all who contribute to the fund, and welcome to anyone who would like to join this effort.

Parents Library Endowment Fund supports studentsby Diane BruxvoortSenior Associate Dean

Students using multimedia computers in Library West

Library student assistant scholarship winnerDaphney Degand was awarded the fall 2012 James and Leslie Rutherford Library Student Assistant Scholarship essay competition. She works at the Health Science Center Library and is a second year graduate student in Public Health. Daphney is from Pembroke Pines, Florida. The $500 scholarship is awarded during the fall and spring semesters to a student assistant employed by the Smathers Libraries.

Associate Dean and Drs. Martin and Sandra Fackler Director, Health Science Center Libraries Cecilia Botero, Daphney Degand and Dean of University Libraries Judy Russell.

Authors UF:An evening with Paul Ortiz

February 5, 20135:30 p.m.Smathers Library (East), Room 1A

Dr. Paul Ortiz, associate professor of history and affiliated faculty, Latin American Studies and African American Studies, will be the next UF author to give a presentation in the Authors@UF speaker series. Details will be forthcoming at www.uflib.ufl.edu/authorsuf.

The series is free and open to the public.

@ SMATHERS LIBRARIES CAMPUS CONVERSATIONS

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The Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Florida and three Florida county public libraries’ systems, (Miami-Dade County, Broward County and Palm Beach County), will broaden access to the Florida Digital Newspaper Library (FDNL) through an award of $21,753 from Library Services and Technology Act program funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services. The FDNL (http://ufdc.ufl.edu/?c=fdnl1) is a key resource for research, comprising 730 Florida newspaper titles and over one million pages of information which attract more than one million online views each month.

Project funds will support the conversion of 127 reels of The Jewish Floridian from microfilm to digital format and these will become accessible through the FDNL hosted by the University of Florida Digital Collections. The Jewish Floridian is Florida’s first ethnic newspaper of note and is of great interest to a broad range of researchers, historians and writers who want to learn more about the cultural, social, historical and political life of Florida’s Jewish population throughout the 20th century in order to build a more comprehensive picture of Florida history. To date, no comprehensive history of the Jewish community of Florida has been written; yet this comparatively small section of the general population has made a significant impact on the state. Revealing the content of The Jewish Floridian (1924 – 1990) will contribute significantly to the effort of uncovering its hidden historical impact.

Led by Rebecca Jefferson, the project will use The Jewish Floridian online collection to establish a training program targeted for the partner institutions and their communities and for the citizens of Florida in general. The Florida Digital Newspaper Project was the only proposal in Florida to receive funding within the Technology category for the 2012-13 grant period.

Grant Award supports online access to The Jewish Floridian newspapersby Rebecca JeffersonCurator, Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica

@ your library Project team for the Archive of Haitian Religion and Culture: Laurie Taylor, digital humanities librarian; Richard Freeman, assistant librarian – anthropology subject specialist; Bess de Farber, Smathers Libraries grants manager; Sophia Acord, associate director, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere; and Ben Hebblethwaite, professor of Haitian Creole and French, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures.www.uflib.ufl.edu

Project team for the Archive of Haitian Religion and Culture: Laurie Taylor, digital humanities librarian; Richard Freeman, assistant librarian – anthropology subject specialist; Bess de Farber, Smathers Libraries grants manager; Sophia Acord, associate director, Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere; and Ben Hebblethwaite, professor of Haitian Creole and French, Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures.

Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department and the Libraries receive $240,804 grant award Online resource will create an Archive of Haitian Religion and Culture

The University of Florida and Duke University researchers and librarians have spearheaded a collaborative partnership project which has been awarded $240,804 from the National Endowment for the Humanities. This is the second largest award in Florida (and one of only five major grants awarded in the state) and one of 244 awarded nationally this year. The Archive of Haitian Religion and Culture: Collaborative Research and Scholarship on Haiti and the Haitian Diaspora grant, led by project director Benjamin Hebblethwaite (UF) and co-director Laurent Dubois (Duke) will document a central Haitian and Haitian-American spiritual tradition, the Vodou religion. It will gather video and print resoruces and disseminate them via an open access digital library hosted within the existing Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) – www.dloc.com.

Partnering with the researchers are the George A. Smathers Libraries, which hosts the dLOC. In addition to dLOC’s 29 international partners, the Archive of Haitian Religion and Culture includes collaboration from researchers at Duke, University of Notre Dame, the Schrijversvakschool in the Netherlands, the Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, and City Lore.

UF’s Dr. Benjamin Hebblethwaite is the author of Vodou songs in Haitian Creole and English.

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FFriends of the LibrariesYes, I support the University of Florida Libraries!I want to join the Friends of the George A. Smathers Libraries at the following level:

q $15 Student Friend q $250 Book Friendq $50 Friend q $500 Librarian’s Friendq $125 Contributing Friend q $1000+ Dean’s CircleI would like to use my annual membership in the following: q The Howe Society #004773 q Stewards of Florida History #013861 ORq Smathers Libraries Purchase Fund #008813q Special & Area Studies Collections #005433 Latin American Collection #016045 Price Library of Judaica #000013 African Studies Collection #011223 Asian Studies Collection #016271 P.K. Yonge Library of FL History #013861 Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature #004010 Popular Cultures Collection #016107 Rare Books #011265 Archives and Manuscripts #016735 Architecture Archives #017459 q Other

q Architecture & Fine Arts Library #008597q Education Library #005967q Health Science Center Libraries #004361q Humanities & Social Sciences Library (Library West) #012623q Journalism & Comm. Library #017269q Map & Imagery Library #017267q Music Library #005387q Marston Science Library #008591q Digitization of UF Collections #014781q Preservation #016209q Panama Canal Museum Collection at UF #016629

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The Florida Tomorrow Capital Campaign officially closed on September 30, 2012. With your generous support, the George A. Smathers Libraries raised $19,301,951 toward its $20 million goal. On behalf of UF’s 50,000 students, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our loyal library supporters.

Because of You• UF students are better prepared for

workforce• UF students are our future leaders,

and supporting the Libraries is a way to make sure our students reach their full potential

• UF faculty researchers are more productive

Because of You• The George A. Smathers Libraries

system is the largest academic research library system in Florida

• The George A. Smathers Libraries provide the possibility of changing lives

• The George A. Smathers Libraries play a critical role in advancing UF’s mission

• The George A. Smathers Libraries provide research resources and support academic programs excellence

Philanthropy means finding your investment and using it for a greater good. The Libraries at the University of Florida are privileged and proud to be a part this great team – Florida Tomorrow.

Any great university needs a great library. The Libraries are helping the University of Florida to achieve this ultimate goal. Please accept our sincerest gratitude for your ongoing support.

Go Gators!

Because of You Smathers Library 2nd floor gallery Open Mon-Fri, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Through December 14, 2012Imaging JerusalemIn celebration of the 20th anniversary of Dr. James and Adina Simmons gift to the George A. Smathers Libraries: an exhibition featuring the Holy Land Map Collection and historic photographs and rare books depicting, idealizing and imagining Jerusalem from the Price Library of Judaica. A companion display will be in the Map & Imagery Library in the Marston Science Library, 1st floor.

January 14-March 1, 2013Florida, 1513-2013: A Quincentennial CommemorationFeaturing materials from the P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History.

ONLINE:http://exhibits.uflib.ufl.edu/online.htmlAbout Face: Revisiting Jamaica’s First Exhibition in Europe

Samuel HuangAssociate Dean for Advancement and Development

E X H I B I T S

The libraries continue to be productive and evolving as ever to match the needs of students, faculty, staff and researchers. This year has held many highlights for new services and materials that are important to our users. Here are just a few:

24-hr student access After funding a pilot semester last spring to provide 24-hour student access Monday through Thursday to Library West, Student Government has agreed to continue the funding for three additional years during the fall and spring semesters. The overnight hours have proven to be very popular with students with often as many as 350 in the building between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m.

Endowed faculty positionDrs. Martin and Sandra Fackler established the first endowed library faculty position in the University of Florida library system for the director of the Health Science Center Libraries. This is also the first endowed faculty position in an academic health science or medical library in Florida.

Shared collection The University of Florida and the University of Miami have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to

create the Collaborative Academic Library Collection, a shared collection that will be housed in Gainesville for long-term preservation, retention and access to low use library materials. An interim off-campus storage facility has been leased to store materials until the Florida Academic Repository high density facility is built which will integrate this collection with other low-use print materials from libraries in the State University System.

Expanded digital accessImportant and often unique materials from the Libraries and partner institutions were added at the rate of 869,439 pages last year to the UF Digital Collection. Usage views for the fiscal year exceeded 38 million. Hosting digital copies of this content improves access for UF faculty and students and for scholars worldwide. Patron-driven e-book acquisitions We initiated a bilateral program with the Florida State University Libraries for the patron-driven acquisitions of e-books. The initiative began in December 2011 and through July 2012 allowed 2,115 uses of e-book content and resulted in the purchase of 185 e-books, which became permanently available to faculty and students from both universities. Both libraries

are benefiting via combined funding, reduced duplication of e-book titles purchased, and increased content from thousands of e-book records now available to all users at UF and FSU.

Grand Reading Room renovationsThe Special and Area Studies Collections Grand Reading Room in Smathers Library has undergone renovations (see Libraries Open House article on page 2). An additional large display cabinet has been built in room 1A of Smathers Library, sponsored by the Panama Canal Museum Collection and it will house a rotating exhibition of materials from the collection.

We will keep you updated in the coming year on our newest projects and programs. As always, your questions and comments are welcomed. Please contact me at (352) 273-2505 or [email protected].

Judith C. RussellDean of University Libraries

GEORGE A. SMATHERS LIBRARIESAT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDALibrary West • Marston Science LibrarySmathers Library • Architecture & Fine Arts Library Education Library • Health Science Center Libraries Music Library


Cecilia BoteroAssociate Dean and Drs. Martin and Sandra Fackler Director of Health Science Center Libraries

Diane BruxvoortSenior Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources and Research Services

Samuel T. HuangAssociate Dean for Development and Advancement

Brian W. KeithAssociate Dean for Administrative Services andFaculty Affairs

Rachel A. SchipperAssociate Dean for Technology and Support Services

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